Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: lighter feeder steers and heifers were 10.00 lower. Heavier feeder steers and heifers were steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cattle also sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. There were many nice replacement cows that sold well.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $405.60/cwt on 14 head, down $11.61 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 26 comparable sales and sits −9.57 against this barn's trailing median of $415.17.

Average price

$405.60

▼ 11.61 vs prior sale

14 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,191

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$61.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.50

vs MS average

−13.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	433.84	2,282	4thin
Medium and Large 2	541	399.77	2,164	8thin
Medium and Large 3	563	372.44	2,097	2thin

One grade step is worth $61.40/cwt here — about $185 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale14 hd

405.60

—

MS average13 barns · 343 hd

415.10

−9.50

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

−13.44

This barn, trailing median26 sales

415.17

−9.57

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	1,599	220.55	3,526	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,186	177.57	2,107	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,404	172.28	2,419	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,099	162.11	1,781	6thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,268	$3,780	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$3,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	780	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,008	$3,761	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	866	$3,225	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$3,100	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	916	$3,006	6

Every lot, as filed

74 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	600–650	631	369.75/cwt	353.00–378.00	2,333	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	428.46/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,219	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	357.61/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,827	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	342.41/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,133	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	362.67/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	394.84/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,026	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	348.19/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	436.47/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	411.98/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	575.05/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	407.68/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	532.73/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,774	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	349.81/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,176	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	444.97/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	314.29/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,250	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	464.94/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,976	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,087	4,048.54/head	3,700.00–4,250.00	4,049	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	925	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	770	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	916	3,005.57/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,006	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	3,450.63/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,451	4
Bulls	—	—	1,235	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,322	1
Bulls	—	—	1,533	210.62/cwt	205.00–216.00	3,229	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,151	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	181.49/cwt	181.00–182.00	2,120	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	177.51/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,088	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	168.04/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	3,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	292.49/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	417.42/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	279.93/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	469.69/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	545.18/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	453.58/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,247	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	337.67/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	477.76/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	454.64/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	438.44/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,126	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	402.05/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,079	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	358.12/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,031	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	337.56/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,245	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	372.44/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	372.91/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	395.97/cwt	380.00–408.00	2,305	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	372.01/cwt	368.00–375.00	2,065	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,058	2,807.33/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,807	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	4,212.26/head	4,100.00–4,350.00	4,212	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	3,594.06/head	3,250.00–3,900.00	3,594	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	167.49/cwt	167.00–168.00	2,236	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	159.14/cwt	153.00–164.00	1,692	4
Bulls	—	—	1,681	229.28/cwt	220.00–241.00	3,854	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	175.48/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,544	3
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,512	4,249.39/head	4,150.00–4,300.00	4,249	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,490	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	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 Jul 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 395Year ago 256

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 55Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 122Last week 101Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	560.00	560.00
2	250–300	263	570.00–580.00	575.05
5	300–350	333	520.00–550.00	532.73
7	400–450	425	450.00–480.00	464.94
3	500–550	518	420.00–440.00	428.46
1	550–600	550	450.00	450.00
5	600–650	631	353.00–378.00	369.75
3	650–700	662	360.00–365.00	362.67
3	700–750	722	335.00–360.00	348.19
3	750–800	755	330.00–345.00	337.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	540.00–550.00	545.18
1	300–350	345	490.00	490.00
4	350–400	369	460.00–500.00	477.76
1	400–450	445	435.00	435.00
3	450–500	485	430.00–445.00	438.44
5	500–550	517	385.00–415.00	402.05
3	550–600	582	380.00–408.00	395.97
1	600–650	630	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	665	335.00–340.00	337.56
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	563	370.00–375.00	372.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	570.00	570.00
1	250–300	280	590.00	590.00
1	350–400	385	560.00	560.00
3	400–450	417	400.00–430.00	411.98
1	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	585	415.00	415.00
2	600–650	630	400.00–415.00	407.68
5	700–750	716	300.00–335.00	314.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	440.00–470.00	453.58
2	300–350	325	460.00–480.00	469.69
3	350–400	367	445.00–470.00	454.64
7	450–500	474	350.00–390.00	372.91
5	500–550	511	350.00–365.00	357.61
3	550–600	555	368.00–375.00	372.01
2	600–650	623	335.00–350.00	342.41
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
2	800–850	840	290.00–295.00	292.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	545.00	545.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	440.00–450.00	444.97
3	450–500	463	430.00–445.00	436.47
4	500–550	513	385.00–405.00	394.84
7	600–650	622	335.00–365.00	349.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	410.00–425.00	417.42
1	500–550	500	345.00	345.00
3	550–600	567	350.00–370.00	358.12
1	600–650	630	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	712	275.00–285.00	279.93
1	750–800	750	250.00	250.00

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	2	—	955	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	800	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,450.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,087	3,700.00–4,250.00	4,048.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	2,900.00	2,900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	916	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,005.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,058	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,807.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,290	4,100.00–4,350.00	4,212.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,165	3,250.00–3,900.00	3,594.06
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,512	4,150.00–4,300.00	4,249.39
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,490	3,700.00	3,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	3,100.00	3,100.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	3,400.00	3,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	188.00	188.00
2	—	1,533	205.00–216.00	210.62
6	—	1,681	220.00–241.00	229.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	170.00	170.00
2	—	1,168	181.00–182.00	181.49
4	—	1,176	174.00–180.00	177.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	167.00–169.00	168.04
4	—	1,063	153.00–164.00	159.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	167.00–168.00	167.49
3	—	1,450	173.00–178.00	175.48

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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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle