Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves sold steady. Slaughter cattle also sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $327.18/cwt on 15 head, down $45.93 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −84.44 against this barn's trailing median of $411.62.

Average price

$327.18

▼ 45.93 vs prior sale

15 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$26.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.80

vs MS average

−44.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	346.56	1,757	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	596	324.00	1,931	7thin
Medium and Large 2	550	319.99	1,760	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.57/cwt here — about −$3 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

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $468.96, low $327.18, median $411.62 across 28 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 sale15 hd

327.18

—

MS average13 barns · 349 hd

340.98

−13.80

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−44.21

This barn, trailing median28 sales

411.62

−84.44

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	1,651	199.07	3,287	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	152.49	1,949	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,505	148.00	2,227	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	144.82	1,602	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$2,849	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,366	$2,697	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,266	$2,639	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,078	$3,325	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	923	$2,325	4thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	650–700	672	317.93/cwt	313.00–323.00	2,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,139	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,944	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,197	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,931	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,461	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	490.00/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	322.56/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	431.79/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	479.93/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	539.48/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,160	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	543.26/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,195	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	435.10/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	324.00/cwt	323.00–325.00	2,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	325.70/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	193	584.81/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,129	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	309.72/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,230	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	372.37/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	334.95/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	299.11/cwt	285.00–313.00	1,848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	321.43/cwt	310.00–343.00	2,154	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	346.56/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	472.54/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,999	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,655	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	152.66/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,630	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	137.30/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,494	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	146.54/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,669	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,227	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	152.49/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,949	2
Bulls	—	—	1,724	193.71/cwt	187.00–197.00	3,340	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,773.33/head	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,773	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	2,751.34/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,751	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	2,728.40/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,728	3
Bulls	—	—	1,578	204.42/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,226	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	415.02/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,793	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	322.54/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	384.89/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	278.38/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	289.00/cwt	288.00–290.00	2,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	289.97/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,198	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	327.48/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	442.01/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	296.22/cwt	288.00–305.00	1,842	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	394.89/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	277.60/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	455.00/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,297	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	301.48/cwt	285.00–313.00	1,718	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	274.99/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	353.71/cwt	338.00–375.00	1,521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	285.05/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	337.45/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,387	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	309.87/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	294.05/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	319.16/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	330.21/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,868	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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 434Year ago 551

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 36Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 91Year ago 223

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves sold steady. Slaughter cattle also sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	520.00–560.00	539.48
2	300–350	325	480.00–500.00	490.00
2	350–400	368	470.00–490.00	479.93
4	400–450	423	465.00–480.00	472.54
3	500–550	507	335.00–365.00	346.56
2	600–650	620	315.00–330.00	322.56
3	650–700	672	313.00–323.00	317.93
2	700–750	703	323.00–325.00	324.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	596	324.00	324.00
12	650–700	678	324.00	324.00
14	700–750	746	320.00	320.00
11	800–850	815	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	450.00–460.00	455.00
1	300–350	335	450.00	450.00
5	350–400	369	430.00–460.00	442.01
6	400–450	432	400.00–430.00	415.02
2	500–550	505	325.00–330.00	327.48
3	550–600	580	310.00–320.00	315.00
1	600–650	610	283.00	283.00
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	745	303.00	303.00
2	750–800	758	280.00–300.00	289.97
2	800–850	840	288.00–290.00	289.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	375	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	435	380.00–390.00	384.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	627	310.00	310.00
7	700–750	713	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	193	570.00–600.00	584.81
3	200–250	220	530.00–560.00	543.26
1	250–300	250	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	310	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	393	420.00–450.00	435.10
3	400–450	415	415.00–450.00	431.79
4	500–550	513	315.00–345.00	325.70
4	650–700	670	310.00–343.00	321.43
1	700–750	735	305.00	305.00
1	1150–1200	1,160	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	320.00–325.00	322.54
1	450–500	470	313.00	313.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	460.00	460.00
2	300–350	338	390.00–400.00	394.89
1	350–400	370	375.00	375.00
3	400–450	430	338.00–375.00	353.71
2	450–500	475	335.00–340.00	337.45
2	500–550	530	280.00–290.00	285.05
6	550–600	570	285.00–313.00	301.48
5	600–650	622	288.00–305.00	296.22
3	650–700	665	270.00–285.00	278.38
2	700–750	725	270.00–285.00	277.60
1	850–900	890	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	365.00–380.00	372.37
1	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
4	500–550	529	325.00–350.00	334.95
1	550–600	585	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	618	285.00–313.00	299.11
1	650–700	650	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	720	300.00–320.00	309.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	325.00–335.00	330.21
2	450–500	475	300.00–340.00	319.16
3	500–550	527	305.00–315.00	309.87
2	550–600	565	288.00–300.00	294.05
3	600–650	617	270.00–280.00	274.99
1	700–750	705	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	775	270.00	270.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	3,700.00	3,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,655	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,773.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,303	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,751.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,312	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,728.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	150.00–156.00	152.66
3	—	1,088	135.00–140.00	137.30
4	—	1,139	145.00–148.00	146.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	148.00	148.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	151.00–154.00	152.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,724	187.00–197.00	193.71
4	—	1,578	200.00–208.00	204.42

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle