Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cattle also sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Replacement cows sold well.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $359.33/cwt on 10 head, down $15.51 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −55.84 against this barn's trailing median of $415.17.

Average price

$359.33

▼ 15.51 vs prior sale

10 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$34.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.69

vs MS average

−29.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	372.96	2,005	6thin
Medium and Large 2	559	338.88	1,893	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.09/cwt here — about $112 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 sale10 hd

359.33

—

MS average12 barns · 455 hd

376.02

−16.69

National average109 barns · 4,104 hd

388.41

−29.08

This barn, trailing median26 sales

415.17

−55.84

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	1,701	199.53	3,393	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,397	156.52	2,187	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,123	154.48	1,734	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)	1,328	$3,417	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,152	$2,864	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,248	$2,625	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,204	$2,517	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,425	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,123	$3,676	8

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	2,863.97/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,864	3
Bulls	—	—	1,500	191.58/cwt	182.00–195.00	2,874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	308.87/cwt	300.00–318.00	2,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	289.06/cwt	285.00–293.00	1,980	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	3,778.16/head	3,700.00–3,850.00	3,778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	509.73/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	367.64/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,401	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	315.11/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	449.91/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	378.04/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	560.00/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	319.82/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,957	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	334.66/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,992	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,429	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	310.79/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,806	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	277.55/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	367.63/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	379.69/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,781	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	317.53/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	609.76/cwt	590.00–630.00	1,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	335.17/cwt	328.00–345.00	1,927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,939	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	431.18/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,811	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,314	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,207	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	499.89/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	334.31/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,039	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	500.15/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	326.96/cwt	320.00–338.00	2,393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	365.16/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	282.31/cwt	270.00–295.00	2,030	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	315.75/cwt	305.00–323.00	1,942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	353.64/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,878	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	352.80/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	375.63/cwt	363.00–390.00	1,950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	635.00/cwt	630.00–640.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	327.49/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	352.76/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	3,589.46/head	2,900.00–3,900.00	3,589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,355	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	3,574.83/head	3,100.00–3,850.00	3,575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	427.44/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	282.51/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,127	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,845	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	—	—	2,200	203.68/cwt	202.00–206.00	4,481	2
Bulls	—	—	1,505	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	3,356	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	142.98/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,498	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,762	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	156.22/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,811	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	156.52/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,187	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 Aug 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 381Last week 280Year ago 490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 62Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 133Year ago 125

As compared to last weeks market: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cattle also sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Replacement cows sold well.

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,152	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,863.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,460	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,233	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,360	2,900.00–3,900.00	3,589.46
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,128	3,700.00–3,850.00	3,778.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,118	3,100.00–3,850.00	3,574.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,500	182.00–195.00	191.58
2	—	2,200	202.00–206.00	203.68
1	—	1,505	223.00	223.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	140.00–146.00	142.98
1	—	1,055	167.00	167.00
6	—	1,159	150.00–163.00	156.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	153.00–160.00	156.52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	550.00–570.00	560.00
1	300–350	325	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	375	460.00	460.00
5	450–500	469	360.00–405.00	378.04
1	500–550	510	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	575	328.00–345.00	335.17
2	650–700	685	300.00–318.00	308.87
1	800–850	800	283.00	283.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	500.00–520.00	509.73
1	300–350	335	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	355	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	649	340.00	340.00
32	650–700	663	349.00	349.00
18	700–750	745	326.00	326.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	590.00–630.00	609.76
3	300–350	328	490.00–510.00	500.15
7	400–450	420	415.00–450.00	431.18
4	500–550	519	363.00–390.00	375.63
2	550–600	575	360.00–375.00	367.63
6	600–650	610	320.00–350.00	334.31
1	650–700	665	335.00	335.00
3	700–750	732	320.00–338.00	326.96
1	750–800	785	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	845	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	860	313.00	313.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	685	285.00–293.00	289.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	440.00–460.00	449.91
1	300–350	340	370.00	370.00
5	350–400	381	350.00–390.00	367.64
4	450–500	475	325.00–345.00	334.66
2	500–550	538	315.00–320.00	317.53
5	550–600	572	300.00–325.00	315.11
5	600–650	612	300.00–330.00	319.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	527	368.00	368.00
20	550–600	591	337.00	337.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	185	630.00–640.00	635.00
2	200–250	238	490.00–510.00	499.89
1	300–350	315	430.00	430.00
3	400–450	417	350.00–390.00	365.16
1	450–500	475	365.00	365.00
4	500–550	531	340.00–370.00	353.64
2	550–600	570	345.00–360.00	352.76
1	650–700	680	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
2	800–850	813	325.00–330.00	327.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	469	365.00–395.00	379.69
4	550–600	581	300.00–320.00	310.79
1	600–650	640	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	678	275.00–280.00	277.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	420.00–435.00	427.44
1	450–500	450	410.00	410.00
4	500–550	523	330.00–365.00	352.80
1	550–600	565	340.00	340.00
4	600–650	615	305.00–323.00	315.75
1	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
4	700–750	719	270.00–295.00	282.31
2	750–800	753	280.00–285.00	282.51

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle