Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher. There were many nice replacement cows that sold high both today and at the special sell last Friday (5/22/2026).

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $402.18/cwt on 37 head, down $13.30 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 25 comparable sales and sits −13.30 against this barn's trailing median of $415.48.

Average price

$402.18

▼ 13.30 vs prior sale

37 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,256

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$34.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.39

vs MS average

−58.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	412.90	2,252	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	563	403.45	2,273	31
Medium and Large 2	552	378.29	2,088	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.61/cwt here — about $164 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale37 hd

402.18

—

MS average13 barns · 324 hd

433.56

−31.39

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

−58.19

This barn, trailing median25 sales

415.48

−13.30

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	1,715	217.34	3,728	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	179.54	2,076	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	175.24	2,529	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	163.88	1,627	8thin

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)	1,293	$3,900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$3,563	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$3,395	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,223	$3,050	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	983	$2,375	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$4,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$4,526	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,082	$4,365	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,172	$4,352	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	887	$3,283	6
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	695	$3,700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	362.47/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	362.40/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	414.35/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,167	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	355.05/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	363.16/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	569.84/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	380.54/cwt	379.00–387.00	2,257	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,820	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	386.49/cwt	382.00–400.00	1,909	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,213	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	384.94/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	525.16/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,197	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,203	4,630.77/head	4,200.00–4,900.00	4,631	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,380	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,913	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	630	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	955	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	4,451.43/head	4,400.00–4,500.00	4,451	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	860	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	695	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	172.54/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,573	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	173.71/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,953	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	183.43/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,161	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	181.43/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,453	5
Bulls	—	—	1,475	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,921	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	182.86/cwt	177.00–188.00	2,789	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,245	5,100.00/head	5,100.00–5,100.00	5,100	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	155.39/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,526	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	168.98/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,688	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	166.51/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,586	2
Bulls	—	—	1,840	214.33/cwt	209.00–218.00	3,944	3
Bulls	—	—	1,746	229.50/cwt	220.00–239.00	4,007	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,308	4,847.42/head	4,800.00–4,900.00	4,847	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,335	4,800.00/head	4,800.00–4,800.00	4,800	2
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,345	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,435	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,350	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,335	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,218	2,925.56/head	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,926	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	3,502.23/head	3,000.00–4,100.00	3,502	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	3,344.80/head	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,345	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	855	4,800.00/head	4,800.00–4,800.00	4,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,415	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	396.48/cwt	395.00–398.00	1,923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	446.22/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	399.89/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,740	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	3,852.59/head	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	347.54/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,120	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	322.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	352.35/cwt	338.00–355.00	2,326	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	465.41/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	508.34/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,171	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	317.94/cwt	303.00–333.00	2,165	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	364.27/cwt	362.00–365.00	2,459	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,276	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	3,167	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	514.74/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	379.93/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	302	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	609.09/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	480.00/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	339.78/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	2,251	26

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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 359Last week 610Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 88Year ago 214

Replacement CattleReceipts 183Last week 90Year ago 180

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	—	1,000	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	3,850.00	3,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,203	4,200.00–4,900.00	4,630.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	4,600.00	4,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,050	4,400.00–4,500.00	4,451.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	855	4,800.00	4,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	630	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	3,800.00	3,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,245	5,100.00	5,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,308	4,800.00–4,900.00	4,847.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,335	4,800.00	4,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,415	4,100.00	4,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,852.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,218	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,925.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	3,350.00	3,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,195	3,000.00–4,100.00	3,502.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,083	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,344.80
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,435	4,000.00	4,000.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	3,100.00	3,100.00
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	695	3,700.00	3,700.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	600.00–620.00	609.09
2	300–350	305	560.00–580.00	569.84
1	350–400	375	590.00	590.00
1	400–450	410	590.00	590.00
2	500–550	523	400.00–430.00	414.35
1	550–600	590	410.00	410.00
2	600–650	638	360.00–365.00	362.47
1	650–700	655	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	715	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	770	330.00	330.00
1	800–850	830	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	337	540.00	540.00
2	400–450	418	515.00	515.00
26	450–500	452	498.00	498.00
18	500–550	542	420.00	420.00
13	550–600	593	379.00–387.00	380.54
20	650–700	675	362.00–365.00	364.27
9	1000–1050	1,025	309.00	309.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	570.00	570.00
4	300–350	333	500.00–530.00	514.74
6	400–450	427	490.00–530.00	508.34
1	500–550	520	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	568	365.00–395.00	379.93
2	600–650	610	345.00–350.00	347.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	520.00–530.00	525.16
1	250–300	290	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	310	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	430	550.00	550.00
3	500–550	520	380.00–390.00	384.94
2	600–650	640	350.00–375.00	362.40
1	650–700	650	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	720	415.00	415.00
1	800–850	800	323.00	323.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	302	505.00	505.00
5	400–450	424	410.00	410.00
8	450–500	494	382.00–400.00	386.49
6	600–650	625	354.00	354.00
13	650–700	660	338.00–355.00	352.35
5	750–800	786	345.00	345.00
3	850–900	873	304.00	304.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	470.00–490.00	480.00
2	250–300	278	450.00–480.00	465.41
1	300–350	340	440.00	440.00
4	350–400	358	430.00–460.00	446.22
3	400–450	435	385.00–415.00	399.89
2	450–500	485	395.00–398.00	396.48
1	500–550	545	355.00	355.00
2	550–600	573	330.00–350.00	339.78
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00
4	650–700	681	303.00–333.00	317.94
1	700–750	710	308.00	308.00
2	750–800	768	320.00–325.00	322.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	455	460.00	460.00
3	500–550	517	355.00–370.00	363.16
2	550–600	555	350.00–360.00	355.05
1	700–750	700	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,491	170.00–176.00	172.54
5	—	1,352	178.00–185.00	181.43
2	—	1,553	165.00–168.00	166.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,124	170.00–177.00	173.71
6	—	1,178	180.00–188.00	183.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	982	150.00–160.00	155.39
5	—	999	167.00–171.00	168.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	198.00	198.00
2	—	1,525	177.00–188.00	182.86
3	—	1,840	209.00–218.00	214.33
8	—	1,746	220.00–239.00	229.50

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