Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $380.02/cwt on 9 head, up $13.78 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 21 comparable sales and sits +7.33 against this barn's trailing median of $372.69.

Average price

$380.02

▲ 13.78 vs prior sale

9 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$386

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$78.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.05

vs MS average

−45.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	413.37	2,178	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	547	369.01	2,019	5thin
Medium and Large 2	535	335.00	1,792	1thin

One grade step is worth $78.37/cwt here — about $386 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.62, low $336.84, median $372.69 across 21 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 sale9 hd

380.02

—

MS average13 barns · 190 hd

396.07

−16.05

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−45.17

This barn, trailing median21 sales

372.69

+7.33

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	1,522	210.16	3,199	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	172.57	2,533	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,092	171.76	1,875	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,032	149.35	1,541	7thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,158	$3,950	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,187	$3,880	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,071	$3,000	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	685	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,037	$4,134	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,062	$4,083	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	945	$3,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 2	500–550	520	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	392.59/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	418.08/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,195	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	3,850.61/head	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,851	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	366.52/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	550.00/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	486.64/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,151	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	3,114.76/head	2,650.00–3,400.00	3,115	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	605.24/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	459.82/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	484.81/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	335.09/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	455.13/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,130	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	555.00/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,526	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	372.75/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	853	270.06/cwt	250.00–290.00	2,304	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	289.97/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,189	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	514.87/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	440.18/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,060	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,282	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	835	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	775	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	685	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	428.29/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,090	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	342.42/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,304	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	1,115	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	177.62/cwt	173.00–182.00	2,618	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	166.51/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,433	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	175.80/cwt	172.00–182.50	1,895	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	168.96/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,850	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,840	1
Bulls	—	—	1,641	218.24/cwt	203.00–228.00	3,581	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,510	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Bulls	—	—	1,415	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,674	1
Bulls	—	—	1,155	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,298	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	156.38/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,701	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	137.45/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,372	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	542.52/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	460.00/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,642	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	775	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,320	4,124.53/head	4,000.00–4,250.00	4,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,315	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,290	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	327.29/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	412.49/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,792	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,073	4,098.37/head	4,000.00–4,200.00	4,098	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	4,872.51/head	4,600.00–5,100.00	4,873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	498.15/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,082	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	377.49/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	409.93/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,316	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	437.53/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	673.33/cwt	660.00–690.00	1,347	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	420.05/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	311.50/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	654.94/cwt	650.00–660.00	1,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	500.00/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	344.98/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	369.98/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,331	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	483.22/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,237	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	452.36/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,352	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	391.59/cwt	388.00–395.00	2,408	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	985	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	4,434.34/head	4,300.00–4,600.00	4,434	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,062	4,273.63/head	4,100.00–4,500.00	4,274	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	644.41/cwt	630.00–660.00	2,049	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 216Year ago 361

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 65Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 196Last week 88Year ago 89

As compared to last weeks market: Feeder calves sold steady to 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle also 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	550.00–560.00	555.00
2	300–350	343	540.00–545.00	542.52
3	350–400	387	500.00–525.00	514.87
3	450–500	488	420.00–435.00	428.29
1	500–550	520	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	585	390.00	390.00
1	650–700	685	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	315	600.00–610.00	605.24
2	400–450	408	450.00–470.00	459.82
1	450–500	485	465.00	465.00
4	500–550	525	400.00–430.00	418.08
1	550–600	560	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	650.00–660.00	654.94
2	300–350	318	630.00–660.00	644.41
3	400–450	418	490.00–505.00	498.15
3	450–500	463	475.00–495.00	483.22
4	500–550	520	440.00–470.00	452.36
2	600–650	615	388.00–395.00	391.59
2	700–750	703	340.00–350.00	344.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	570.00	570.00
2	250–300	280	540.00–560.00	550.00
3	300–350	305	490.00–510.00	500.00
1	350–400	395	480.00	480.00
2	400–450	430	435.00–440.00	437.53
2	450–500	468	450.00–460.00	455.13
2	500–550	528	365.00–380.00	372.75
3	550–600	560	355.00–375.00	366.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	200	660.00–690.00	673.33
1	300–350	305	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	360	540.00	540.00
2	400–450	405	470.00–500.00	484.81
2	500–550	513	410.00–430.00	420.05
1	550–600	555	400.00	400.00
5	600–650	630	360.00–380.00	369.98
1	650–700	655	355.00	355.00
3	750–800	763	300.00–320.00	311.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	300	440.00	440.00
3	350–400	357	450.00–470.00	460.00
2	400–450	418	410.00–415.00	412.49
1	450–500	485	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	535	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	623	320.00–335.00	327.29
2	650–700	673	340.00–345.00	342.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	430.00–450.00	440.18
2	550–600	570	390.00–395.00	392.59
1	650–700	655	315.00	315.00
2	750–800	755	285.00–295.00	289.97
1	800–850	805	240.00	240.00
2	850–900	853	250.00–290.00	270.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	475.00–495.00	486.64
1	450–500	495	470.00	470.00
3	600–650	623	330.00–340.00	335.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	540.00	540.00
1	500–550	520	420.00	420.00
4	550–600	565	400.00–425.00	409.93
2	600–650	613	375.00–380.00	377.49
1	650–700	650	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	710	340.00	340.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,023	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,850.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,020	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	3,900.00	3,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	3,100.00	3,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,510	3,700.00	3,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	4,000.00	4,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,315	4,400.00	4,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,073	4,000.00–4,200.00	4,098.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,055	4,600.00–5,100.00	4,872.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	4,100.00	4,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,078	4,300.00–4,600.00	4,434.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,062	4,100.00–4,500.00	4,273.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,067	2,650.00–3,400.00	3,114.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	685	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	3,900.00	3,900.00
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,320	4,000.00–4,250.00	4,124.53
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	4,100.00	4,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	3,750.00	3,750.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	2,900.00	2,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,474	173.00–182.00	177.62
5	—	1,461	164.00–170.00	166.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,078	172.00–182.50	175.80
3	—	1,095	167.00–171.00	168.96
1	—	1,150	160.00	160.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,088	152.00–159.00	156.38
2	—	998	137.00–138.00	137.45
1	—	875	145.00	145.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,641	203.00–228.00	218.24
1	—	1,415	189.00	189.00
1	—	1,155	199.00	199.00

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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