Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cattle also sold steady. There were some nice replacement cows that sold well.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $415.48/cwt on 16 head, down $40.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 25 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $415.48.

Average price

$415.48

▼ 40.09 vs prior sale

16 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,257

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$447

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

$68.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.74

vs MS average

−59.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	448.48	2,415	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	556	415.00	2,307	5thin
Medium and Large 2	544	403.74	2,196	5thin
Medium and Large 3	518	380.02	1,969	2thin

One grade step is worth $68.46/cwt here — about $447 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

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $468.96, low $359.33, median $415.48 across 25 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 sale16 hd

415.48

—

MS average13 barns · 372 hd

445.22

−29.74

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−59.00

This barn, trailing median25 sales

415.48

+0.00

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	1,678	213.79	3,587	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,166	177.07	2,065	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	176.76	2,514	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,036	162.52	1,683	13

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,044	$3,420	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,262	$3,190	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$2,965	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,675	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$3,685	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	820	$2,500	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,020	$2,742	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,455	2thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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	617	395.89/cwt	390.00–403.00	2,443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	357.94/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,234	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	442.03/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,892	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	332.49/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	301	547.59/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	359.93/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	349.00/cwt	348.00–350.00	2,757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	342.46/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	331.45/cwt	328.00–335.00	3,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	589.64/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	446.31/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,334	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	524.82/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,220	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,331	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,087	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	311.67/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,537	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	351.69/cwt	336.00–379.00	2,381	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	437.02/cwt	420.00–443.00	2,089	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	331.80/cwt	330.00–333.00	2,545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,307	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	359.47/cwt	352.00–366.00	2,308	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	594.62/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	402.42/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,064	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	579.55/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	382.46/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,352	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,058	3,951.50/head	3,900.00–4,050.00	3,952	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,454.65/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,455	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	2,742.16/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,742	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,093	3,726.22/head	3,600.00–3,900.00	3,726	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	820	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	875	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	900	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	168.53/cwt	168.00–169.00	1,977	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	184.44/cwt	182.00–186.00	2,066	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	172.95/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,115	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	170.22/cwt	166.00–175.00	1,767	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	159.80/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,716	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,323	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	170.97/cwt	169.00–173.00	2,472	5
Bulls	—	—	2,325	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	4,534	1
Bulls	—	—	1,240	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,282	1
Bulls	—	—	1,410	202.85/cwt	200.00–206.00	2,860	2
Bulls	—	—	1,732	225.54/cwt	221.00–232.00	3,906	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,352	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,478	3,729.19/head	3,700.00–3,750.00	3,729	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,445	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,435	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,330	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	181.59/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,546	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	380.02/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,969	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	3,100.21/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,946.93/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,947	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	382.47/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,192	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	553.54/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	394.91/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,290	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	409.62/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,130	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	473.81/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,227	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	482.01/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	361.64/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	407.79/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	544.77/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	286	554.98/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	257.63/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	492.26/cwt	470.00–515.00	1,600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	287.53/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	516.84/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,370	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	407.87/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	398.22/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	317.43/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	332.52/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	454.96/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,147	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	417.46/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,208	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	3,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	353.02/cwt	352.00–354.00	2,768	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,324	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	346.77/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,542	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	749	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,479	9

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 May 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 610Last week 208Year ago 614

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 51Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 33Year ago 94

As compared to last weeks market: feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cattle also sold steady. There were some nice replacement cows that 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	200–250	245	620.00	620.00
3	250–300	275	580.00–600.00	589.64
4	300–350	311	580.00–610.00	594.62
4	400–450	423	510.00–540.00	524.82
1	450–500	450	500.00	500.00
3	500–550	523	430.00–470.00	446.31
1	550–600	585	455.00	455.00
3	600–650	617	390.00–403.00	395.89
2	700–750	710	355.00–365.00	359.93
2	750–800	790	348.00–350.00	349.00
1	800–850	815	350.00	350.00
2	850–900	875	340.00–345.00	342.46
2	900–950	918	328.00–335.00	331.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	556	415.00	415.00
7	600–650	642	362.00	362.00
27	650–700	677	336.00–379.00	351.69
47	700–750	733	335.00–350.00	346.77
10	750–800	784	352.00–354.00	353.02
2	850–900	880	351.00	351.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	375.00–385.00	380.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	286	540.00–570.00	554.98
3	300–350	320	530.00–570.00	553.54
2	350–400	373	540.00–550.00	544.77
3	400–450	420	460.00–490.00	473.81
1	450–500	465	450.00	450.00
3	500–550	520	395.00–420.00	409.62
2	550–600	580	390.00–400.00	394.91
1	600–650	610	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	670	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	570.00–590.00	579.55
4	300–350	301	530.00–570.00	547.59
5	400–450	428	430.00–460.00	442.03
6	500–550	513	390.00–415.00	402.42
8	600–650	624	340.00–375.00	357.94
1	700–750	748	345.00	345.00
2	750–800	758	330.00–335.00	332.49
1	800–850	815	318.00	318.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	478	420.00–443.00	437.02
3	500–550	535	390.00	390.00
12	550–600	551	423.00	423.00
8	600–650	642	352.00–366.00	359.47
9	700–750	749	331.00	331.00
5	750–800	767	330.00–333.00	331.80
6	800–850	814	310.00–315.00	311.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	500.00–540.00	516.84
3	300–350	325	470.00–515.00	492.26
2	350–400	360	465.00–500.00	482.01
2	400–450	428	395.00–420.00	407.87
4	450–500	468	390.00–425.00	407.79
1	500–550	525	345.00	345.00
3	550–600	593	350.00–370.00	361.64
2	600–650	623	300.00–335.00	317.43
1	650–700	660	315.00	315.00
2	850–900	865	285.00–290.00	287.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	520.00	520.00
1	500–550	500	485.00	485.00
4	600–650	615	370.00–400.00	382.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	380.00–385.00	382.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	480.00	480.00
5	450–500	472	440.00–470.00	454.96
4	500–550	529	405.00–430.00	417.46
3	550–600	577	390.00–410.00	398.22
1	600–650	645	355.00	355.00
2	650–700	690	330.00–335.00	332.52
2	700–750	718	250.00–265.00	257.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	3,750.00	3,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,058	3,900.00–4,050.00	3,951.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,478	3,700.00–3,750.00	3,729.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,330	4,300.00	4,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
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)	3	—	1,093	3,600.00–3,900.00	3,726.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	2,675.00	2,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,445	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,435	3,150.00	3,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,218	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,100.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,220	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,946.93
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,454.65
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,742.16
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	3,100.00	3,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	168.00–169.00	168.53
4	—	1,120	182.00–186.00	184.44
3	—	1,223	170.00–176.00	172.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,038	166.00–175.00	170.22
4	—	1,074	157.00–165.00	159.80
1	—	980	135.00	135.00
1	—	920	147.00	147.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,446	169.00–173.00	170.97
6	—	1,402	178.00–185.00	181.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,325	195.00	195.00
1	—	1,240	184.00	184.00
2	—	1,410	200.00–206.00	202.85
6	—	1,732	221.00–232.00	225.54

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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

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