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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-12

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

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

510 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 413▲ 189 vs year ago 321 · +58.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 147▲ 113 vs year ago 37 · +305.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

183 head

▲ 99 vs last sale 84▲ 151 vs year ago 32 · +471.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher; Heifers sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls sold 1.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold Steady to 8.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $297.45/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −68.79 against this barn's trailing median of $366.24.

Average price

$297.45

14 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$24.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.46

vs MS average

−42.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	306.13	1,604	9thin
Medium and Large 2	546	281.84	1,539	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.29/cwt here — about $65 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 sale14 hd

297.45

—

MS average12 barns · 160 hd

308.91

−11.46

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−42.43

This barn, trailing median25 sales

366.24

−68.79

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

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.62, low $306.82, median $366.24 across 25 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	—	Low	1,673	184.37	3,084	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	146.10	1,767	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	139.55	2,136	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	941	126.46	1,189	6thin

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,134	$2,639	27
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,360	$1,939	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,134	$3,486	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,205	$3,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,053	$2,950	4thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	499.20/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,088	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	497.45/cwt	470.00–540.00	1,368	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	432.50/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,362	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	357.44/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,172	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	433.91/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,618	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	352.32/cwt	335.00–390.00	1,328	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,323	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	343.78/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,465	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,193	1
Steers	450–500	Medium 3	455	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,342	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	344.76/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,593	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	323.22/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,674	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,854	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	304.65/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,901	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,105	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	263.07/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,928	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	262.44/cwt	260.00–265.00	2,042	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,324	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	268.31/cwt	255.00–280.00	2,340	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,579	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,015	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,106	1
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,140	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,565	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	424.71/cwt	400.00–450.00	926	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	432.73/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,190	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	378.84/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,243	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	347.38/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,275	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	334.94/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,403	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	287.53/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,222	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	315.05/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,493	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	286.27/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,377	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	309.31/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,587	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	284.86/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,501	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,661	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	277.30/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,594	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	283.20/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,739	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	259.13/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,770	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	263.96/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,903	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	247.10/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,910	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,091	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	864	246.66/cwt	222.00–260.00	2,131	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	231.41/cwt	225.00–238.00	2,113	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,169	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,025	223.86/cwt	212.50–235.00	2,295	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,050	220.00/cwt	210.00–230.00	2,310	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	513.08/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,103	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	482.57/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,390	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	377.71/cwt	320.00–440.00	1,239	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	389.78/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,462	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	348.07/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,469	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	343.17/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,623	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	326.32/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,690	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,378	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	316.65/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,795	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	295.16/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,812	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,853	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	244.74/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,769	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,002	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,075	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,393	170.78/cwt	167.00–175.00	2,379	6
Bulls	—	—	1,770	183.57/cwt	179.00–187.00	3,249	6
Bulls	—	—	1,772	192.21/cwt	188.00–198.00	3,406	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	139.44/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,259	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	124.97/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,280	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	141.61/cwt	137.00–147.50	1,702	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	151.89/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,832	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	131.61/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,636	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,235	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	143.38/cwt	139.00–147.00	2,158	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	133.98/cwt	133.00–136.00	2,094	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,094	3,396.96/head	2,150.00–3,900.00	3,397	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,105	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	3,692.32/head	3,000.00–4,000.00	3,692	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	878	1,602.85/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,603	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	985	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,161	2,761.92/head	1,950.00–3,100.00	2,762	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	1,938.97/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,939	2

This sale against other markets

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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 510Last week 413Year ago 321

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 147Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 183Last week 84Year ago 32

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher; Heifers sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls sold 1.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold Steady to 8.00 higher.

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	218	490.00–510.00	499.20
5	250–300	275	470.00–540.00	497.45
2	300–350	315	415.00–450.00	432.50
5	350–400	373	400.00–450.00	433.91
9	400–450	426	325.00–355.00	343.78
6	450–500	462	325.00–365.00	344.76
6	500–550	518	320.00–330.00	323.22
2	550–600	575	320.00–325.00	322.50
4	600–650	624	285.00–325.00	304.65
1	650–700	690	305.00	305.00
3	700–750	733	255.00–280.00	263.07
2	750–800	778	260.00–265.00	262.44
1	800–850	845	275.00	275.00
3	850–900	872	255.00–280.00	268.31
1	900–950	905	285.00	285.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	207.50	207.50
1	1100–1150	1,140	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	575	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	350.00–365.00	357.44
6	350–400	377	335.00–390.00	352.32
1	400–450	420	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	450	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	400.00–450.00	424.71
4	250–300	275	410.00–450.00	432.73
4	300–350	328	345.00–400.00	378.84
8	350–400	367	325.00–360.00	347.38
4	400–450	419	330.00–345.00	334.94
7	450–500	474	305.00–335.00	315.05
7	500–550	513	300.00–320.00	309.31
2	550–600	563	295.00	295.00
8	600–650	614	270.00–295.00	283.20
3	650–700	683	250.00–265.00	259.13
9	700–750	721	220.00–275.00	263.96
2	750–800	773	230.00–265.00	247.10
1	800–850	820	255.00	255.00
4	850–900	864	222.00–260.00	246.66
2	900–950	913	225.00–238.00	231.41
1	950–1000	975	222.50	222.50
2	1000–1050	1,025	212.50–235.00	223.86
2	1050–1100	1,050	210.00–230.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	425	285.00–290.00	287.53
4	450–500	481	285.00–290.00	286.27
3	500–550	527	270.00–295.00	284.86
2	550–600	575	270.00–285.00	277.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	500.00–525.00	513.08
2	250–300	288	475.00–490.00	482.57
2	300–350	328	320.00–440.00	377.71
3	350–400	375	380.00–400.00	389.78
8	400–450	422	340.00–365.00	348.07
3	450–500	473	340.00–350.00	343.17
11	500–550	518	320.00–340.00	326.32
3	550–600	567	315.00–320.00	316.65
4	600–650	614	285.00–310.00	295.16
1	650–700	650	285.00	285.00
2	700–750	723	230.00–260.00	244.74
1	750–800	770	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	830	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	590	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 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,094	2,150.00–3,900.00	3,396.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	3,300.00	3,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,250	3,000.00–4,000.00	3,692.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	3,700.00	3,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	878	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,602.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	24	—	1,161	1,950.00–3,100.00	2,761.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,360	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,938.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	105.00	105.00
2	—	903	135.00–144.00	139.44
3	—	1,024	121.00–128.00	124.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,202	137.00–147.50	141.61
4	—	1,243	126.00–135.00	131.61
17	—	1,206	148.00–157.00	151.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,505	139.00–147.00	143.38
6	—	1,563	133.00–136.00	133.98
1	—	1,490	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,393	167.00–175.00	170.78
6	—	1,770	179.00–187.00	183.57
11	—	1,772	188.00–198.00	192.21

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.