Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves sold steady. Slaughter cattle also 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 $404.36/cwt on 9 head, down $1.85 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 25 comparable sales and sits −11.11 against this barn's trailing median of $415.48.

Average price

$404.36

▼ 1.85 vs prior sale

9 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,130

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$358

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

$47.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.43

vs MS average

−54.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	430.72	2,332	4thin
Medium and Large 2	515	383.28	1,974	5thin

One grade step is worth $47.44/cwt here — about $358 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale9 hd

404.36

—

MS average13 barns · 351 hd

439.79

−35.43

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

−54.69

This barn, trailing median25 sales

415.48

−11.11

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	1,707	216.39	3,694	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	177.56	2,125	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	173.13	2,490	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	157.27	1,564	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)	1,305	$3,375	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,219	$3,084	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,062	$2,783	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	770	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$4,176	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	893	$3,367	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	967	$3,353	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	995	$3,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	635	$2,900	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	600	$2,800	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	918	$2,159	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	897	$2,107	6

Every lot, as filed

88 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	Large 1	—	1,488	3,605.97/head	3,550.00–3,650.00	3,606	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	183.05/cwt	182.00–184.00	2,220	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	175.37/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,087	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	340.02/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	418.92/cwt	413.00–425.00	2,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	374.60/cwt	368.00–385.00	2,296	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	419.78/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	203	615.19/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,249	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	589.70/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1250–1300	1,280	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	3,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	362.66/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,430	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	424.96/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,189	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	428.34/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,090	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	475.08/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,943	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	383.78/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,007	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,195	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,964	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	449.65/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,273	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	495.06/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	357.50/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,485	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	4,176.42/head	3,900.00–4,500.00	4,176	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	2,782.50/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	445.04/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	402.48/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,234	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,993	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	820	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	770	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	3,582.00/head	3,450.00–3,700.00	3,582	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	730	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	600	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	635	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	675	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	140.57/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,230	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	168.23/cwt	166.00–171.00	1,867	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	157.39/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,524	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	179.00/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,390	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	172.38/cwt	168.00–176.00	2,565	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	165.46/cwt	164.00–167.00	2,512	2
Bulls	—	—	1,425	190.38/cwt	185.50–195.00	2,713	2
Bulls	—	—	1,641	217.04/cwt	214.00–219.00	3,562	4
Bulls	—	—	1,914	228.75/cwt	225.00–234.00	4,378	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	918	2,159.33/head	2,000.00–2,275.00	2,159	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	897	2,106.78/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,107	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,794.75/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,795	2
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,420	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	438.25/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	439.57/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	352.46/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,397	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	330.00/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	383.28/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,974	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	350.09/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,381	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	379.91/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	338.30/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	535.13/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,453	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	374.89/cwt	355.00–395.00	2,219	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	569.13/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	362.48/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,266	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	442.52/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,257	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	368.83/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,933	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	346.89/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1400–1450	1,435	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	3,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	407.50/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	356.00/cwt	353.00–360.00	2,563	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 Jun 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 371Last week 389Year ago 198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 53Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 100Year ago 33

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,488	3,550.00–3,650.00	3,605.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,420	3,750.00	3,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,062	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,782.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,238	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,794.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	3,600.00	3,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,028	3,450.00–3,700.00	3,582.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	995	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	3,500.00	3,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,145	3,900.00–4,500.00	4,176.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	3,800.00	3,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	730	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	635	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	675	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	2,400.00	2,400.00
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	600	2,800.00	2,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	918	2,000.00–2,275.00	2,159.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	897	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,106.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	182.00–184.00	183.05
5	—	1,190	173.00–178.00	175.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	140.00–141.00	140.57
3	—	1,110	166.00–171.00	168.23
4	—	968	154.00–163.00	157.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,335	178.00–180.00	179.00
3	—	1,488	168.00–176.00	172.38
2	—	1,518	164.00–167.00	165.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	185.50–195.00	190.38
4	—	1,641	214.00–219.00	217.04
4	—	1,914	225.00–234.00	228.75

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	203	600.00–630.00	615.19
1	250–300	275	560.00	560.00
2	300–350	330	580.00–600.00	589.70
1	350–400	355	560.00	560.00
4	400–450	409	460.00–490.00	475.08
2	500–550	510	440.00–445.00	442.52
2	550–600	573	413.00–425.00	418.92
4	600–650	613	368.00–385.00	374.60
3	650–700	670	360.00–365.00	362.66
3	700–750	720	353.00–360.00	356.00
2	750–800	768	335.00–345.00	340.02
1	1150–1200	1,195	248.00	248.00
1	1250–1300	1,280	245.00	245.00
1	1400–1450	1,435	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	580.00	580.00
3	250–300	267	550.00–590.00	569.13
1	300–350	300	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	375	530.00–540.00	535.13
3	400–450	418	430.00–450.00	438.25
3	450–500	460	420.00–455.00	439.57
5	500–550	515	360.00–400.00	383.28
2	600–650	600	325.00–335.00	330.00
2	650–700	680	350.00–355.00	352.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	693	354.00	354.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	440.00–460.00	449.65
4	300–350	316	480.00–510.00	495.06
2	400–450	405	400.00–415.00	407.50
3	450–500	465	410.00–430.00	419.78
4	500–550	523	370.00–400.00	383.78
2	650–700	695	350.00–365.00	357.50
1	700–750	710	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	760	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	350	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	445	395.00	395.00
4	450–500	474	370.00–390.00	379.91
3	500–550	520	325.00–355.00	338.30
3	550–600	568	330.00–360.00	346.89
1	600–650	645	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	850	295.00	295.00
1	950–1000	985	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	440.00–450.00	445.04
3	450–500	488	420.00–435.00	428.34
4	500–550	515	415.00–435.00	424.96
2	550–600	555	400.00–405.00	402.48
1	650–700	665	450.00	450.00
1	700–750	730	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	475	400.00	400.00
4	500–550	524	360.00–380.00	368.83
3	550–600	592	355.00–395.00	374.89
2	600–650	625	360.00–365.00	362.48
3	650–700	680	345.00–355.00	350.09
1	750–800	770	300.00	300.00

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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How this sale compares

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