Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: Feeder calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00-10.00 higher. Had a couple of good replacement cows that sold well.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $430.54/cwt on 12 head, up $10.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 26 comparable sales and sits +15.37 against this barn's trailing median of $415.17.

Average price

$430.54

▲ 10.66 vs prior sale

12 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$108.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.69

vs MS average

−41.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	468.61	2,366	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	522	428.40	2,236	5thin
Medium and Large 2	540	395.00	2,133	2thin
Medium and Large 3	595	360.00	2,142	1thin

One grade step is worth $108.61/cwt here — about $224 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $468.96, low $359.33, median $415.17 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale12 hd

430.54

—

MS average13 barns · 102 hd

438.23

−7.69

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

−41.58

This barn, trailing median26 sales

415.17

+15.37

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,446	190.20	2,751	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	167.13	2,458	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,126	166.49	1,875	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	149.00	1,674	3thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$3,640	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	940	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,292	$2,669	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	814	$2,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$3,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,137	$3,820	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$3,521	14

Every lot, as filed

86 lots · USDA AMS · Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	504.89/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	459.95/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	428.40/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,236	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	243	610.10/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	488.39/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	346.48/cwt	345.00–348.00	2,314	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	470.05/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,233	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,455	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	3,584.48/head	3,500.00–3,650.00	3,584	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	999	3,381.48/head	3,100.00–3,700.00	3,381	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	544.73/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	603.40/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,949	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	381.56/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,183	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	397.44/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	480.00/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,978	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	308.57/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	411.56/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	464.93/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	523.09/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,030	3
Bred Heifers	Small 2	—	618	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,546	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	162.90/cwt	162.00–164.00	2,427	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,242	1
Bulls	—	—	1,070	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,926	1
Bulls	—	—	1,403	190.73/cwt	187.00–194.00	2,676	2
Bulls	—	—	1,569	204.48/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,208	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	170.44/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,514	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	171.94/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,010	5
Bulls	—	—	1,437	174.20/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,503	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	163.67/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,732	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	158.50/cwt	158.00–159.00	1,831	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	484.73/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,142	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,325	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,385	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,338	2,902.80/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	349.80/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	547.44/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	377.27/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	375.46/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,253	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	495.05/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	334.29/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,690	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	3,754.18/head	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	468.61/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,366	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	4,071.70/head	4,050.00–4,100.00	4,072	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	4,054.21/head	4,000.00–4,100.00	4,054	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	379.76/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	362.52/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	377.42/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	556.95/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	439.94/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	334.91/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,468	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	370.11/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	403.15/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,084	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	436.68/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	352.55/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,408	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS

Mon Mar 16, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 216Last week 269Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 44Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 191Year ago 65

As compared to last weeks market: Feeder calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00-10.00 higher. Had a couple of good replacement cows that sold well.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	600.00–620.00	610.10
3	300–350	323	590.00–620.00	603.40
2	400–450	435	500.00–510.00	504.89
3	450–500	467	480.00–495.00	488.39
5	500–550	522	410.00–445.00	428.40
2	650–700	668	345.00–348.00	346.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	540.00–550.00	544.73
3	350–400	388	500.00–540.00	523.09
4	400–450	438	450.00–475.00	464.93
1	500–550	505	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	575	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	645	313.00	313.00
1	850–900	885	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	480.00–490.00	484.73
1	550–600	595	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	675.00	675.00
1	300–350	330	660.00	660.00
2	400–450	410	545.00–550.00	547.44
1	450–500	450	540.00	540.00
4	500–550	505	455.00–480.00	468.61
2	600–650	620	375.00–380.00	377.42
3	700–750	738	325.00–345.00	334.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	430.00–450.00	439.94
1	400–450	405	440.00	440.00
2	450–500	463	450.00–470.00	459.95
3	550–600	550	437.00	437.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	470.00–490.00	480.00
1	250–300	250	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	325	360.00–390.00	375.46
3	450–500	485	400.00–430.00	411.56
2	550–600	578	370.00–385.00	377.27
3	600–650	613	290.00–320.00	308.57
1	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	790	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	850	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	470	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	540.00–570.00	556.95
1	300–350	325	520.00	520.00
1	400–450	405	540.00	540.00
3	500–550	517	395.00–415.00	403.15
1	550–600	565	390.00	390.00
2	600–650	640	360.00–365.00	362.52
2	650–700	683	350.00–355.00	352.55
3	700–750	737	325.00–345.00	334.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	475	465.00–475.00	470.05
2	500–550	528	395.00–400.00	397.44
3	550–600	572	370.00–390.00	381.56
1	750–800	760	323.00	323.00
1	800–850	830	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	510.00	510.00
2	450–500	485	490.00–500.00	495.05
3	500–550	535	430.00–445.00	436.68
2	600–650	625	370.00–390.00	379.76
2	650–700	680	365.00–375.00	370.11
3	700–750	723	335.00–360.00	349.80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	3,300.00	3,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	3,600.00	3,600.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,338	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,902.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,754.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,088	3,500.00–3,650.00	3,584.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	999	3,100.00–3,700.00	3,381.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	2,850.00	2,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,385	3,950.00	3,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,135	4,050.00–4,100.00	4,071.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,158	4,000.00–4,100.00	4,054.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	3,900.00	3,900.00
Bred Heifers — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	618	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	3,500.00	3,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	138.00	138.00
2	—	1,125	154.00–155.00	154.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	162.00–164.00	162.90
1	—	1,410	159.00	159.00
5	—	1,475	168.00–173.00	170.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,169	168.00–175.00	171.94
4	—	1,058	160.00–166.00	163.67
2	—	1,155	158.00–159.00	158.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,403	187.00–194.00	190.73
4	—	1,569	200.00–208.00	204.48
3	—	1,437	171.00–178.00	174.20

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS

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