Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: feeder cattle sold steady, had some quality heavy heifers that sold well. Slaughter cattle also sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $385.98/cwt on 10 head, down $6.64 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 21 comparable sales and sits +13.29 against this barn's trailing median of $372.69.

Average price

$385.98

▼ 6.64 vs prior sale

10 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$41.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.70

vs MS average

−38.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	402.47	2,120	6thin
Medium and Large 2	563	361.25	2,032	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.22/cwt here — about $88 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale10 hd

385.98

—

MS average11 barns · 245 hd

391.68

−5.70

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−38.09

This barn, trailing median21 sales

372.69

+13.29

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	1,730	208.05	3,599	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	171.40	1,987	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	163.55	2,437	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	151.64	1,657	12

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$3,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,343	$3,476	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$3,101	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$2,500	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	815	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$4,103	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,054	$4,038	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	815	$2,875	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	610	$3,000	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	349.91/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,299	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	385.29/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	455.12/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	367.50/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	451.30/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,126	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	282.51/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	582.28/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,339	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	532.81/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,987	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	440.05/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	544.64/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	295.09/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,114	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	478.11/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,242	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,403	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,973.94/head	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,974	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	411.89/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,649	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,351	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	407.47/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,082	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	382.44/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	417.32/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	540.08/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,375	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	357.50/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,213	6
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	610	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	615	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,983	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	142.92/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,494	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	162.70/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,912	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	172.01/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,997	4
Bulls	—	—	1,720	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,406	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	206.47/cwt	202.00–211.00	3,706	3
Bulls	—	—	1,781	222.31/cwt	217.00–229.00	3,959	5
Bulls	—	—	1,510	179.81/cwt	176.00–183.00	2,715	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	151.27/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,519	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,708	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	173.02/cwt	172.00–174.00	2,374	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	167.93/cwt	167.00–169.00	2,532	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	176.51/cwt	176.00–177.00	2,136	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,413	3,427.61/head	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,428	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,350	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,950	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	155.67/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,584	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	167.17/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,811	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,305	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,365	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,365	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	3,353.97/head	3,150.00–3,550.00	3,354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	604.77/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	444.92/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	484.96/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	594.56/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	392.47/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	536.71/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,254	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	400.92/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,494	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,522	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	965	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	586.58/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	570.28/cwt	560.00–580.00	2,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	484.76/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,036	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	414.67/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,169	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,496	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	943	4,054.11/head	4,000.00–4,100.00	4,054	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	940	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	449.71/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,352	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	635.16/cwt	620.00–650.00	1,772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,821	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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 431Last week 396Year ago 417

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 124Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 127Last week 104Year ago 113

As compared to last weeks market: feeder cattle sold steady, had some quality heavy heifers that sold well. Slaughter cattle also sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	430.00–450.00	440.05
2	500–550	525	375.00–395.00	385.29
2	550–600	580	380.00–385.00	382.44
3	650–700	657	335.00–360.00	349.91
1	750–800	795	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	805	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	480.00–490.00	484.76
1	450–500	475	470.00	470.00
3	500–550	523	400.00–430.00	414.67
1	600–650	600	395.00	395.00
1	750–800	755	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	510.00	510.00
1	300–350	335	520.00	520.00
1	350–400	355	510.00	510.00
1	450–500	480	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	610	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	695	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	540.00–550.00	544.64
2	300–350	323	530.00–550.00	540.08
1	350–400	350	540.00	540.00
2	400–450	420	445.00–465.00	455.12
4	450–500	471	440.00–460.00	451.30
2	500–550	530	365.00–370.00	367.50
2	550–600	595	350.00–360.00	355.00
6	600–650	619	345.00–370.00	357.50
2	700–750	723	290.00–300.00	295.09
1	750–800	795	295.00	295.00
2	800–850	818	280.00–285.00	282.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	668	352.00	352.00
7	800–850	810	327.00	327.00
5	850–900	890	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	590.00–600.00	594.56
1	250–300	295	570.00	570.00
2	300–350	320	600.00–610.00	604.77
3	400–450	415	475.00–500.00	484.96
4	500–550	511	400.00–415.00	407.47
2	550–600	558	390.00–395.00	392.47
2	600–650	630	440.00–450.00	444.92
1	650–700	660	435.00	435.00
1	700–750	745	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	755	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	830	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	560.00–600.00	582.28
1	250–300	285	570.00	570.00
1	300–350	320	540.00	540.00
3	350–400	373	520.00–550.00	532.81
1	400–450	445	475.00	475.00
4	450–500	469	460.00–500.00	478.11
2	500–550	513	410.00–425.00	417.32
3	550–600	570	400.00–420.00	411.89
1	600–650	625	380.00	380.00
1	750–800	775	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	455.00	455.00
1	550–600	575	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	620.00–650.00	635.16
3	300–350	317	570.00–600.00	586.58
2	350–400	360	560.00–580.00	570.28
3	400–450	420	520.00–550.00	536.71
1	450–500	460	510.00	510.00
4	500–550	523	435.00–465.00	449.71
1	550–600	555	430.00	430.00
5	600–650	622	390.00–415.00	400.92
1	650–700	655	385.00	385.00
1	700–750	730	360.00	360.00
1	900–950	910	310.00	310.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,238	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,973.94
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,413	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,427.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	3,400.00	3,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	3,650.00	3,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,260	3,150.00–3,550.00	3,353.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	3,850.00	3,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	615	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,365	4,200.00	4,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	4,200.00	4,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	943	4,000.00–4,100.00	4,054.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	4,300.00	4,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	2,700.00	2,700.00
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	610	3,000.00	3,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,045	137.00–147.00	142.92
4	—	1,175	158.00–167.00	162.70
4	—	1,004	149.00–154.00	151.27
1	—	1,265	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,161	170.00–174.00	172.01
2	—	1,210	176.00–177.00	176.51
3	—	1,123	165.00–169.00	167.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,372	172.00–174.00	173.02
2	—	1,508	167.00–169.00	167.93
1	—	1,300	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,660	152.00–160.00	155.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	198.00	198.00
3	—	1,795	202.00–211.00	206.47
5	—	1,781	217.00–229.00	222.31
2	—	1,510	176.00–183.00	179.81

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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Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter cattle

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Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle