Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: light calves sold mixed to 5.00 lower. Heavy calves sold steady. Slaughter cattle also sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold well.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $362.27/cwt on 12 head, up $25.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 22 comparable sales and sits −8.21 against this barn's trailing median of $370.48.

Average price

$362.27

▲ 25.43 vs prior sale

12 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$595

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

$118.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.95

vs MS average

−4.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	450.00	2,475	1thin
Medium and Large 2	537	367.07	1,972	7thin
Medium and Large 3	567	331.94	1,880	4thin

One grade step is worth $118.06/cwt here — about $595 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

22 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.62, low $306.82, median $370.48 across 22 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

362.27

—

MS average14 barns · 276 hd

357.32

+4.95

National average163 barns · 7,070 hd

366.65

−4.38

This barn, trailing median22 sales

370.48

−8.21

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	1,584	206.06	3,265	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,352	170.65	2,307	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,442	166.30	2,398	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,087	162.54	1,766	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$4,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$3,615	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,204	$2,906	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$2,865	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	850	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	765	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$3,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$3,536	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	890	$3,000	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	815	$3,350	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	827	$2,695	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	885	$2,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	500–550	531	370.95/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,970	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	408.90/cwt	405.00–413.00	1,676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	325.06/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,145	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	412.72/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,721	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	412.40/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	554.49/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	165	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	990	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	343.21/cwt	328.00–365.00	2,111	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	318.53/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,287	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	363.84/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,859	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	341.49/cwt	338.00–345.00	2,059	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	827	2,694.56/head	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,998	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	3,418.23/head	3,000.00–3,750.00	3,418	6
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	4,108.65/head	4,000.00–4,200.00	4,109	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	950	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	3,459.53/head	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,460	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	3,048.02/head	2,950.00–3,150.00	3,048	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	885	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	3,615.28/head	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,615	2
Bulls	—	—	1,728	216.67/cwt	215.00–222.00	3,744	5
Bulls	—	—	1,682	203.21/cwt	200.00–205.00	3,418	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,621	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	168.93/cwt	166.00–172.00	1,851	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	159.45/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,711	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	166.30/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	379.98/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,778	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	433.19/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	357.83/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	375.31/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	334.87/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	585.84/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	514.96/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	359.92/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	364.84/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,926	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	385.00/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	479.95/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	372.66/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	329.25/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	524.90/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,338	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	920	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	297.52/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	529.69/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,414	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	171.98/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,310	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,302	1
Bulls	—	—	1,247	191.22/cwt	185.00–198.00	2,385	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	2,905.79/head	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,906	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	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 Aug 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 406Year ago 659

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 61Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 133Last week 120Year ago 63

As compared to last weeks market: light calves sold mixed to 5.00 lower. Heavy calves sold steady. Slaughter cattle also sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold well.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	660.00	660.00
2	200–250	223	570.00–600.00	585.84
2	300–350	333	510.00–520.00	514.96
1	350–400	375	550.00	550.00
5	400–450	417	400.00–435.00	412.72
5	500–550	531	360.00–385.00	370.95
1	600–650	625	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	690	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	735	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	510.00	510.00
3	250–300	267	520.00–540.00	529.69
1	300–350	340	460.00	460.00
3	350–400	363	470.00–490.00	479.95
1	400–450	425	395.00	395.00
5	450–500	468	370.00–390.00	379.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	350	450.00	450.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	600.00	600.00
2	200–250	223	540.00–570.00	554.49
1	300–350	315	415.00	415.00
3	350–400	368	425.00–445.00	433.19
2	400–450	410	405.00–413.00	408.90
1	550–600	550	450.00	450.00
3	600–650	615	328.00–365.00	343.21
1	700–750	735	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	520.00–530.00	524.90
2	300–350	340	370.00–400.00	385.00
3	400–450	422	350.00–370.00	359.92
4	450–500	471	345.00–375.00	357.83
5	500–550	528	350.00–380.00	364.84
2	550–600	560	355.00–390.00	372.66
1	600–650	615	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	665	295.00–300.00	297.52
1	750–800	755	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
3	550–600	587	320.00–335.00	329.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	416	400.00–425.00	412.40
4	500–550	511	350.00–380.00	363.84
1	550–600	555	360.00	360.00
2	600–650	603	338.00–345.00	341.49
3	650–700	660	320.00–330.00	325.06
4	700–750	718	300.00–330.00	318.53
1	750–800	760	323.00	323.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	390.00	390.00
4	450–500	471	365.00–390.00	375.31
4	500–550	524	320.00–345.00	334.87
1	600–650	645	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	655	315.00	315.00
2	750–800	770	280.00–285.00	282.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	905	3,000.00–3,750.00	3,418.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,063	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,459.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,040	4,000.00–4,200.00	4,108.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	3,850.00	3,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	2,900.00	2,900.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	3,200.00	3,200.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	3,500.00	3,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	827	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,694.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,265	2,950.00–3,150.00	3,048.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,204	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,905.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,080	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,615.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,728	215.00–222.00	216.67
3	—	1,682	200.00–205.00	203.21
3	—	1,247	185.00–198.00	191.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	146.00	146.00
5	—	1,096	166.00–172.00	168.93
5	—	1,073	153.00–165.00	159.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	165.00–168.00	166.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	170.00–174.00	171.98
1	—	1,370	168.00	168.00

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

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle