Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves sold steady to slightly lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady. There were many nice replacement cows that sold well.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $368.28/cwt on 12 head, down $35.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 21 comparable sales and sits −4.41 against this barn's trailing median of $372.69.

Average price

$368.28

▼ 35.34 vs prior sale

12 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,002

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$36.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.67

vs MS average

−32.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	386.57	1,999	6thin
Medium and Large 2	570	349.98	1,995	6thin

One grade step is worth $36.59/cwt here — about $4 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale12 hd

368.28

—

MS average14 barns · 166 hd

377.95

−9.67

National average163 barns · 8,321 hd

400.52

−32.24

This barn, trailing median21 sales

372.69

−4.41

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	1,740	213.36	3,713	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	175.44	2,088	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	170.84	2,542	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,089	162.87	1,774	9thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$3,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,361	$3,550	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$3,117	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,935	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	763	$2,550	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	815	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,883	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$3,445	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	932	$2,535	6
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	855	$3,900	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	982	$2,533	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	891	$2,365	4thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	464.79/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,696	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	938	3,821.33/head	3,700.00–3,950.00	3,821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	437.49/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	401.30/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,043	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	364.96/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,204	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	314.68/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	545.09/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	363.40/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,260	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	352.50/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	416.60/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,362	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	595.16/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	360.21/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	554.55/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	329.98/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	453.23/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,962	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	965	2,377.33/head	2,150.00–2,600.00	2,377	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	855	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	680	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	740	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,934.65/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,935	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	615	2,964.63/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,965	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	790	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	171.07/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,523	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	167.82/cwt	167.00–169.00	2,816	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	180.40/cwt	177.50–183.00	2,170	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	172.96/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,048	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	153.22/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,621	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	168.55/cwt	168.00–169.00	1,770	2
Bred Cows	Large 4	—	1,475	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	164.46/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,837	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	173.50/cwt	173.00–174.00	2,287	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	197.29/cwt	190.00–203.00	3,206	3
Bulls	—	—	1,799	228.01/cwt	223.00–234.00	4,102	4
Bulls	—	—	1,777	209.90/cwt	203.00–215.00	3,730	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,395	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	2
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,390	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,405	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	389.96/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,293	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,046	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	2,364.87/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,365	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	441.57/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	388.28/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,089	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	336.60/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,087	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	422.43/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	354.98/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,045	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	393.28/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	306.54/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,225	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	555.60/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	401.29/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,910	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	430.00/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	431.94/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,806	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	371.81/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	383.96/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,354	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	386.57/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,999	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	331.39/cwt	315.00–345.00	2,230	3

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 Jun 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 389Last week 409Year ago 326

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 75Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 91Year ago 70

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves sold steady to slightly lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady. There were many nice replacement cows that sold well.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	550.00–560.00	554.55
1	300–350	325	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	365	450.00–480.00	464.79
5	400–450	418	420.00–445.00	431.94
1	450–500	485	450.00	450.00
6	500–550	517	370.00–400.00	386.57
3	600–650	622	350.00–380.00	363.40
1	700–750	730	370.00	370.00
1	800–850	825	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	280	510.00	510.00
1	300–350	345	435.00	435.00
2	350–400	375	420.00–425.00	422.43
1	400–450	415	418.00	418.00
4	450–500	476	390.00–410.00	401.29
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00
5	550–600	576	345.00–365.00	354.98
3	600–650	620	325.00–345.00	336.60
1	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
4	700–750	726	300.00–315.00	306.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	620.00	620.00
1	250–300	280	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	310	590.00–600.00	595.16
1	350–400	370	620.00	620.00
2	400–450	408	530.00–560.00	545.09
3	500–550	520	420.00–440.00	430.00
3	550–600	567	410.00–425.00	416.60
5	600–650	613	370.00–405.00	383.96
1	650–700	650	385.00	385.00
2	700–750	710	340.00–365.00	352.50
1	800–850	800	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	580.00	580.00
1	300–350	310	550.00	550.00
2	350–400	375	540.00–570.00	555.60
1	400–450	400	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	460	500.00	500.00
3	500–550	538	380.00–400.00	388.28
3	550–600	588	375.00–405.00	389.96
1	600–650	605	365.00	365.00
1	750–800	755	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	430.00–450.00	441.57
1	450–500	465	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	445.00–465.00	453.23
2	450–500	453	435.00–440.00	437.49
4	500–550	509	390.00–420.00	401.30
4	600–650	604	355.00–380.00	364.96
2	700–750	728	325.00–335.00	329.98
1	750–800	780	330.00	330.00
2	800–850	828	300.00–330.00	314.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	385.00–400.00	393.28
3	500–550	523	355.00–385.00	371.81
3	550–600	562	350.00–370.00	360.21
1	600–650	620	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	673	315.00–345.00	331.39
1	750–800	780	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	2,700.00	2,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	891	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,364.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	938	3,700.00–3,950.00	3,821.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	4,000.00	4,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	965	2,150.00–2,600.00	2,377.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	3,600.00	3,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	615	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,964.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	790	3,500.00	3,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,395	4,050.00	4,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	3,350.00	3,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	3,600.00	3,600.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	680	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,140	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,934.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Large 4$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,475	3,600.00	3,600.00
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,405	3,700.00	3,700.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	855	3,900.00	3,900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	2,600.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,475	170.00–172.00	171.07
2	—	1,678	167.00–169.00	167.82
2	—	1,318	173.00–174.00	173.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	177.50–183.00	180.40
4	—	1,184	170.00–175.00	172.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	150.00–156.00	153.22
2	—	1,050	168.00–169.00	168.55
5	—	1,117	162.00–167.00	164.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,625	190.00–203.00	197.29
4	—	1,799	223.00–234.00	228.01
3	—	1,777	203.00–215.00	209.90

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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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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS

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