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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 15

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113

← Dec 8Dec 15Jan 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

339 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 283▼ 100 vs year ago 439 · −22.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 51▼ 33 vs year ago 89 · −37.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 54▼ 20 vs year ago 97 · −20.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves were steady to 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle were also steady to 5.00 higher. Remember, this was the last sell of the year. The sell will resume on January 5th. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

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 $361.91/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 12 of 25 comparable sales and sits −4.33 against this barn's trailing median of $366.24.

Average price

$361.91

11 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$716

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$145.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.79

vs MS average

−28.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	425.00	2,263	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	537	397.48	2,134	3thin
Medium and Large 2	564	344.65	1,944	4thin
Medium and Large 3	553	280.00	1,547	2thin

One grade step is worth $145.00/cwt here — about $716 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale11 hd

361.91

—

MS average14 barns · 244 hd

353.13

+8.79

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−28.00

This barn, trailing median25 sales

366.24

−4.33

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	—	Average	1,684	201.29	3,390	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,551	159.85	2,479	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	158.68	1,913	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	143.49	1,448	7thin

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)	1,250	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,147	$2,599	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,213	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,415	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,118	$3,815	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,413	$3,489	10

Every lot

96 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,045	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	226	555.80/cwt	545.00–570.00	1,256	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,485	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	524.97/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,444	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,316	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,298	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	537.51/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,699	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,504	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	454.79/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,660	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	498.63/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,845	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	534.30/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,993	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	435.06/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,762	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	466.67/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,951	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	503.77/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,121	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,303	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	412.96/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,139	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	382.61/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,001	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	455.00/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,389	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,760	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,260	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,239	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,953	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,380	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,220	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,716	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	228	400.00/cwt	390.00–410.00	912	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	488.59/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,148	4
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,032	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,246	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,148	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	449.64/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,259	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	436.77/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,376	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,666	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	469.73/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,715	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	430.00/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,699	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	456.41/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,908	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,365	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	359.71/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,540	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,763	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	415.25/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,964	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	380.05/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,855	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,222	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,733	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,471	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	397.48/cwt	385.00–407.00	2,134	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,296	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,625	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	349.53/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,017	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	342.25/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,098	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	305.07/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,870	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,946	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,774	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,891	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	434.86/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,013	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	389.94/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,223	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,624	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	311.15/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,938	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	364.01/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,271	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,129	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,740	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,430	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,617	1
Bulls	—	—	1,719	207.80/cwt	197.00–220.00	3,572	5
Bulls	—	—	1,765	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,301	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,031	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,391	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	137.85/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,337	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	151.90/cwt	150.00–153.50	1,701	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,779	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	161.43/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,913	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	155.53/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,980	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,466	162.63/cwt	156.00–170.00	2,384	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,362	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,025	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	3,119	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,110	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,110	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,156	2,748.16/head	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,748	4
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,245	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,250	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,385	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 2	1,415	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,118	3,814.88/head	3,600.00–4,025.00	3,815	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,275	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1	1,395	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1	1,410	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1	1,493	4,147.91/head	3,900.00–4,400.00	4,148	4

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 Dec 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 339Last week 283Year ago 439

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 51Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 54Year ago 97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	430.00	430.00
2	250–300	280	440.00–460.00	449.64
3	300–350	315	425.00–450.00	436.77
2	350–400	395	420.00–440.00	430.00
1	400–450	430	410.00	410.00
3	450–500	473	400.00–425.00	415.25
3	500–550	537	385.00–407.00	397.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	390.00–410.00	400.00
1	250–300	270	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	375	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	428	345.00–375.00	359.71
2	450–500	488	370.00–390.00	380.05
1	500–550	525	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	577	335.00–365.00	349.53
3	600–650	613	300.00–310.00	305.07
1	700–750	740	263.00	263.00
1	750–800	755	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	535	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	570	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	610	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	655	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	235	480.00–500.00	488.59
1	250–300	265	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	340	490.00	490.00
3	350–400	365	460.00–480.00	469.73
3	400–450	418	440.00–470.00	456.41
1	500–550	505	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	560	410.00	410.00
4	600–650	613	330.00–360.00	342.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	520.00–530.00	524.97
1	300–350	320	470.00	470.00
3	350–400	370	490.00–505.00	498.63
3	400–450	418	460.00–475.00	466.67
1	450–500	490	470.00	470.00
3	500–550	518	395.00–425.00	412.96
1	550–600	565	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	475.00	475.00
1	250–300	280	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	365	450.00–460.00	454.79
2	400–450	405	430.00–440.00	435.06
2	500–550	523	380.00–385.00	382.61
1	600–650	620	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	780	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	550	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	226	545.00–570.00	555.80
1	250–300	275	540.00	540.00
4	300–350	316	530.00–545.00	537.51
2	350–400	373	520.00–550.00	534.30
4	400–450	421	500.00–510.00	503.77
3	500–550	525	440.00–465.00	455.00
1	600–650	605	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	680	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	740	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	580	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	623	300.00–320.00	311.15
1	650–700	655	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	725	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	445.00	445.00
2	450–500	463	430.00–440.00	434.86
3	550–600	570	385.00–395.00	389.94
5	600–650	624	350.00–375.00	364.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,156	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,748.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,245	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	2,300.00	2,300.00

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	2	—	1,275	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,493	3,900.00–4,400.00	4,147.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,410	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,395	3,000.00	3,000.00

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	4	—	1,118	3,600.00–4,025.00	3,814.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	187.00	187.00
5	—	1,719	197.00–220.00	207.80
1	—	1,430	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	134.00–143.00	137.85
3	—	1,120	150.00–153.50	151.90
1	—	940	148.00	148.00
1	—	825	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	149.00	149.00
6	—	1,466	156.00–170.00	162.63
1	—	2,025	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,185	158.00–164.00	161.43
2	—	1,273	155.00–156.00	155.53
1	—	1,155	154.00	154.00

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.