Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves sold steady. Slaughter cattle also sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $422.01/cwt on 13 head, down $3.65 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 17 of 26 comparable sales and sits +6.84 against this barn's trailing median of $415.17.

Average price

$422.01

▼ 3.65 vs prior sale

13 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$45.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.27

vs MS average

−57.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	439.67	2,319	8thin
Medium and Large 2	567	393.77	2,233	5thin

One grade step is worth $45.90/cwt here — about $87 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

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 sale13 hd

422.01

—

MS average14 barns · 250 hd

447.28

−25.27

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

−57.02

This barn, trailing median26 sales

415.17

+6.84

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	—	Average	1,810	206.76	3,743	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	174.18	2,024	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,423	169.75	2,415	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,055	154.43	1,629	11

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)	1,410	$3,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,545	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$3,375	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,342	$3,024	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,143	$2,775	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$4,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$3,967	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,269	$3,825	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	603	$2,800	4thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,704	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	165.21/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,404	4
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,545	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,410	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	372.59/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,288	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	500.00/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,353	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,470	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	173.85/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,512	2
Bulls	—	—	2,083	207.76/cwt	200.00–215.00	4,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	414.93/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,112	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	361.83/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,243	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	348.62/cwt	347.00–352.00	2,709	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	339.47/cwt	335.00–341.00	2,790	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	382.12/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	838	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	487.46/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,135	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,265	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	565.03/cwt	560.00–570.00	2,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	302.47/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	364.87/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,273	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	324.97/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	419.86/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,755	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	458.65/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,192	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	464.95/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,176	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	589.84/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	570.06/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	393.77/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,233	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	330.08/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	495.20/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	515.31/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	390.02/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,204	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	493.01/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,341	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	610	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	845	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	925	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	595	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	177.98/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,403	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	172.56/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,010	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	180.28/cwt	177.00–187.00	2,070	4
Bulls	—	—	1,395	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,720	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	184.94/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,746	3
Bulls	—	—	1,863	224.58/cwt	216.00–232.00	4,184	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	161.26/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,663	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	152.49/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,653	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,685	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	167.66/cwt	166.00–169.00	1,973	3
Bulls	—	—	2,340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	4,095	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	141.21/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	474.93/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,164	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,335	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	2
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,465	3,413.82/head	3,250.00–3,650.00	3,414	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,427	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	346.62/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	640.87/cwt	620.00–660.00	2,019	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	332.59/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	347.72/cwt	341.00–354.00	2,719	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	449.06/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	645.00/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	614.77/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	444.62/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,325	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	439.71/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,260	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	439.54/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	397.43/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,468	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	522.70/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,133	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	960	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	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 Apr 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 396Last week 423Year ago 361

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 101Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 104Last week 149Year ago 68

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves sold steady. Slaughter cattle also sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	155.00	155.00
4	—	1,455	163.00–168.00	165.21
2	—	1,445	172.00–176.00	173.85
3	—	1,350	177.00–179.00	177.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,165	170.00–176.00	172.56
4	—	1,148	177.00–187.00	180.28
3	—	1,177	166.00–169.00	167.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,031	158.00–165.00	161.26
4	—	1,084	147.00–157.00	152.49
2	—	1,055	140.00–142.00	141.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,083	200.00–215.00	207.76
1	—	1,395	195.00	195.00
3	—	1,485	180.00–187.00	184.94
6	—	1,863	216.00–232.00	224.58
1	—	2,340	175.00	175.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	700–750	721	375.00	375.00
9	750–800	777	347.00–352.00	348.62
15	800–850	822	335.00–341.00	339.47
2	900–950	933	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	550.00	550.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	600.00	600.00
3	250–300	290	560.00–580.00	570.06
3	300–350	315	580.00–600.00	589.84
2	350–400	358	560.00–570.00	565.03
4	400–450	438	480.00–495.00	487.46
3	450–500	468	460.00–470.00	464.95
5	550–600	567	380.00–415.00	393.77
3	600–650	623	355.00–375.00	364.87
1	650–700	690	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	715	320.00–330.00	324.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	640.00–650.00	645.00
2	250–300	278	610.00–620.00	614.77
5	300–350	315	620.00–660.00	640.87
4	400–450	408	500.00–540.00	522.70
6	500–550	514	420.00–460.00	439.71
2	550–600	568	425.00–455.00	439.54
8	600–650	621	380.00–415.00	397.43
3	700–750	720	340.00–355.00	346.62
3	750–800	782	341.00–354.00	347.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	490.00–510.00	500.00
3	500–550	523	430.00–465.00	444.62
4	600–650	614	355.00–385.00	372.59
1	650–700	665	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	705	318.00	318.00
1	750–800	775	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	440.00	440.00
4	450–500	478	450.00–470.00	458.65
4	550–600	565	375.00–405.00	390.02
1	600–650	620	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	715	285.00	285.00
2	800–850	838	280.00–285.00	282.52
1	850–900	860	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	480.00–510.00	493.01
2	300–350	320	510.00–520.00	515.31
2	350–400	370	490.00–500.00	495.20
3	400–450	418	400.00–435.00	419.86
1	500–550	520	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	578	370.00–395.00	382.12
2	600–650	620	320.00–340.00	330.08
1	650–700	655	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
2	750–800	785	300.00–305.00	302.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	680	346.00	346.00
3	750–800	772	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	570.00	570.00
1	300–350	340	570.00	570.00
5	400–450	419	440.00–460.00	449.06
1	450–500	470	470.00	470.00
6	500–550	509	400.00–435.00	414.93
3	600–650	620	345.00–375.00	361.83
2	700–750	715	320.00–345.00	332.59
1	800–850	840	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	475.00	475.00
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	355	470.00–480.00	474.93
1	500–550	540	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	565	345.00	345.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,545	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	3,850.00	3,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,465	3,250.00–3,650.00	3,413.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,685	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	3,750.00	3,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	3,100.00	3,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,345	3,700.00	3,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,295	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,265	3,800.00	3,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	610	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	595	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,335	4,300.00	4,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,025	4,500.00	4,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	4,000.00	4,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	4,100.00	4,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	4,100.00	4,100.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	2,600.00	2,600.00

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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