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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 12

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

377 head

▲ 76 vs last sale 301▼ 186 vs year ago 563 · −33.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 40▼ 12 vs year ago 67 · −17.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 48▲ 16 vs year ago 98 · +16.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: Light feeder steers sold 10.00 lower, heavy feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cattle sold steady to slightly higher. There were many nice replacement cows that sold well.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $347.73/cwt on 12 head, down $29.70 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits −57.87 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.

Average price

$347.73

▼ 29.70 vs prior sale

12 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$30.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.04

vs MS average

−84.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	362.94	1,933	6thin
Medium and Large 2	569	332.53	1,893	6thin

One grade step is worth $30.42/cwt here — about $40 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale12 hd

347.73

—

MS average14 barns · 211 hd

367.78

−20.04

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

−84.56

This barn, trailing median29 sales

405.60

−57.87

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $468.96, low $327.18, median $405.60 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,662	173.92	2,890	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	133.60	1,762	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,572	132.55	2,083	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,152	130.95	1,508	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,058	$3,281	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,610	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$3,000	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,242	$2,502	9
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$4,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,177	$4,136	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	978	$3,072	8
Open Heifers	N/A	(<2 yrs)	638	$2,578	8

Every lot, as filed

84 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	180	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,224	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	474.12/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,304	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	515.07/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,437	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,364	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	520.13/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,654	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	463.64/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,530	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,764	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,570	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	419.65/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,784	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	392.44/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,719	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	429.69/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,050	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	387.25/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,855	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	365.53/cwt	358.00–375.00	1,912	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,792	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	332.03/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,912	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,030	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	337.54/cwt	328.00–345.00	2,086	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	322.55/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,187	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	323.67/cwt	310.00–332.00	2,214	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	321.50/cwt	320.00–323.00	2,347	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	793	321.49/cwt	318.00–325.00	2,549	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,480	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,593	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	945	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,627	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	170	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	969	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,323	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	210	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,050	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,210	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	273	479.54/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,309	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	307	489.95/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,504	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	449.74/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,430	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	414.96/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,589	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	385.00/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,579	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	349.94/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,445	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,443	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	342.69/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,631	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	326.41/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,707	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,137	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	320.49/cwt	318.00–323.00	1,804	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	330.85/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,012	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,829	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	312.51/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,041	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,251	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	285.10/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,038	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,377	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,503	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,869	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	397.39/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,868	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	359.93/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,692	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	351.87/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,816	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	322.49/cwt	308.00–335.00	1,870	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	317.42/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,984	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,810	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,059	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	277.42/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,006	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	299.97/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,175	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,566	169.82/cwt	163.00–176.00	2,659	6
Bulls	—	—	1,948	186.20/cwt	184.00–188.00	3,627	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,673	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	122.68/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,383	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,179	132.39/cwt	129.00–137.50	1,561	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,820	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	132.00/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,748	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	130.33/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,877	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,703	134.76/cwt	133.00–137.00	2,295	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	900	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	3,523.33/head	3,200.00–3,800.00	3,523	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	925	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,055	2,621.45/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,621	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,167	4,333.50/head	4,300.00–4,350.00	4,334	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,270	4,383.99/head	4,100.00–4,500.00	4,384	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,058	3,280.50/head	3,200.00–3,350.00	3,281	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,130	1,913.05/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,913	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	2,556.22/head	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,556	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,285	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,465	2,954.78/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,955	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,610	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	2,577.78/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,578	8

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 Oct 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 377Last week 301Year ago 563

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 40Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 114Last week 48Year ago 98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	900	3,200.00–3,800.00	3,523.33

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	4	—	1,055	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,621.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,270	4,100.00–4,500.00	4,383.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,167	4,300.00–4,350.00	4,333.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	900	4,500.00	4,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,198	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,556.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,130	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,913.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,465	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,954.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,285	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,058	3,200.00–3,350.00	3,280.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,610	3,050.00	3,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	8	—	638	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,577.78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	684	310.00–332.00	323.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	680.00	680.00
4	250–300	279	500.00–530.00	515.07
5	300–350	318	500.00–540.00	520.13
2	400–450	425	410.00–430.00	419.65
3	450–500	477	415.00–450.00	429.69
5	500–550	523	358.00–375.00	365.53
1	550–600	580	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	618	328.00–345.00	337.54
1	650–700	655	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	730	320.00–323.00	321.50
2	750–800	793	318.00–325.00	321.49
1	800–850	800	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	850	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	460.00–490.00	474.12
3	300–350	330	450.00–480.00	463.64
1	350–400	360	490.00	490.00
4	400–450	438	380.00–405.00	392.44
4	450–500	479	370.00–400.00	387.25
1	500–550	535	335.00	335.00
5	550–600	576	320.00–345.00	332.03
2	650–700	678	320.00–325.00	322.55
1	900–950	945	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	365	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	745	319.00	319.00
2	800–850	840	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	550.00	550.00
3	300–350	318	430.00–465.00	449.74
3	400–450	413	345.00–355.00	349.94
5	450–500	476	330.00–365.00	342.69
5	500–550	523	310.00–345.00	326.41
2	550–600	563	318.00–323.00	320.49
1	600–650	620	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	653	310.00–315.00	312.51
2	700–750	715	280.00–290.00	285.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	273	470.00–490.00	479.54
3	350–400	383	410.00–420.00	414.96
1	400–450	440	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	570.00	570.00
1	200–250	210	630.00	630.00
3	300–350	307	480.00–500.00	489.95
2	400–450	410	370.00–400.00	385.00
1	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	555	385.00	385.00
3	600–650	608	320.00–350.00	330.85
1	700–750	710	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	470	345.00–375.00	359.93
1	500–550	525	315.00	315.00
5	550–600	580	308.00–335.00	322.49
1	600–650	635	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	723	270.00–285.00	277.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	470	395.00–400.00	397.39
5	500–550	516	340.00–365.00	351.87
2	600–650	625	315.00–320.00	317.42
1	650–700	675	305.00	305.00
2	700–750	725	295.00–305.00	299.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	140.00	140.00
4	—	1,324	129.00–134.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,127	120.00–125.00	122.68
4	—	1,179	129.00–137.50	132.39
1	—	1,115	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	129.00–132.00	130.33
3	—	1,703	133.00–137.00	134.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,566	163.00–176.00	169.82
2	—	1,948	184.00–188.00	186.20

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.