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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

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

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113

← Jan 5Jan 12Jan 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

359 head

▼ 133 vs last sale 492▼ 41 vs year ago 400 · −10.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 142▼ 20 vs year ago 70 · −28.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 151▼ 91 vs year ago 161 · −56.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $337.64/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 6 of 25 comparable sales and sits −28.60 against this barn's trailing median of $366.24.

Average price

$337.64

13 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$428

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

$93.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.24

vs MS average

−75.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	363.24	1,940	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	549	327.98	1,802	5thin
Medium and Large 2	595	300.00	1,785	1thin
Medium and Large 3	560	270.00	1,512	1thin

One grade step is worth $93.24/cwt here — about $428 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

337.64

—

MS average14 barns · 286 hd

368.88

−31.24

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−75.84

This barn, trailing median25 sales

366.24

−28.60

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	—	High	1,729	190.34	3,291	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	155.47	1,839	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	151.44	2,208	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,080	138.81	1,500	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)	1,402	$3,565	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,348	$3,200	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,262	$2,662	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,100	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$3,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,083	$2,183	6

Every lot

97 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	210	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,260	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,183	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	644.67/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,451	2
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,148	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	585.10/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,521	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	664.76/cwt	660.00–670.00	1,748	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	267	619.94/cwt	610.00–630.00	1,655	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	2,010	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	619.84/cwt	610.00–630.00	1,952	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,764	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,755	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,160	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	585.07/cwt	580.00–590.00	2,106	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	520.04/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,940	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	525.03/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,116	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	473.16/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,973	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,892	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	446.05/cwt	443.00–450.00	2,110	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,828	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	414.91/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,174	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	379.72/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,013	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,214	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,419	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	354.88/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,158	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	332.46/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,094	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,226	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	307.48/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,484	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	210	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,134	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,416	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,148	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	489.17/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,335	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,596	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	307	549.95/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,688	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	500.05/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,640	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	443.29/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,662	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	422.43/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,605	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	455.12/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,866	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	410.17/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,776	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	396.87/cwt	393.00–398.00	1,897	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	374.92/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,830	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	368.61/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,920	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	330.22/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,727	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,974	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	326.49/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,851	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	379.98/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,310	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	344.94/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,097	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,261	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,232	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,128	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	823	257.34/cwt	250.00–265.00	2,118	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,980	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,904	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	437.49/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,135	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,751	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,898	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	387.38/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,034	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	387.50/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,209	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,088	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,258	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	342.45/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,305	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,059	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	317.20/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,325	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,379	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,212	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,138	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,360	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,638	1
Bulls	—	—	1,588	174.05/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,764	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	182.81/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,355	2
Bulls	—	—	1,839	201.33/cwt	190.00–209.00	3,702	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	123.56/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,227	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	136.96/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,442	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,680	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	147.10/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,696	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	155.47/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,839	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	151.44/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,208	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	765	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	955	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	2,515.43/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,515	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,230	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,355	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,402	3,564.68/head	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,565	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,485	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	840	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1	915	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,205	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,205	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1	1,320	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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 Jan 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 359Last week 492Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 142Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 151Year ago 161

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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	550.00	550.00
2	250–300	260	580.00–590.00	585.10
1	300–350	315	560.00	560.00
2	350–400	360	580.00–590.00	585.07
1	400–450	435	435.00	435.00
3	450–500	473	443.00–450.00	446.05
1	500–550	515	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	575	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	630	330.00–335.00	332.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	600.00	600.00
3	250–300	267	610.00–630.00	619.94
3	300–350	315	610.00–630.00	619.84
1	350–400	360	600.00	600.00
3	400–450	417	460.00–490.00	473.16
2	500–550	530	370.00–390.00	379.72
1	550–600	575	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	510.00	510.00
1	300–350	325	540.00	540.00
3	350–400	373	510.00–530.00	520.04
1	450–500	495	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	640.00–650.00	644.67
2	250–300	263	660.00–670.00	664.76
1	300–350	300	670.00	670.00
2	400–450	403	520.00–530.00	525.03
5	500–550	524	400.00–430.00	414.91
1	550–600	590	410.00	410.00
2	600–650	608	345.00–365.00	354.88
1	700–750	700	318.00	318.00
2	800–850	808	300.00–315.00	307.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	488	435.00–440.00	437.49
2	500–550	525	375.00–400.00	387.38
2	550–600	570	385.00–390.00	387.50
1	600–650	645	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	673	340.00–345.00	342.45
2	700–750	733	300.00–335.00	317.20
1	750–800	780	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	520	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	580	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	675	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	790	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	855	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	515	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	540.00	540.00
3	300–350	328	490.00–510.00	500.05
2	400–450	433	400.00–420.00	410.17
7	450–500	478	393.00–398.00	396.87
2	500–550	523	315.00–345.00	330.22
3	550–600	567	320.00–335.00	326.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	480.00–500.00	489.17
3	350–400	375	430.00–460.00	443.29
2	450–500	488	370.00–380.00	374.92
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	608	340.00–350.00	344.94
1	650–700	675	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	760	280.00	280.00
2	800–850	823	250.00–265.00	257.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	380	420.00–425.00	422.43
1	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	560	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	650	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	590.00	590.00
1	250–300	285	560.00	560.00
3	300–350	307	540.00–560.00	549.95
2	400–450	410	450.00–460.00	455.12
4	500–550	521	360.00–380.00	368.61
2	550–600	560	350.00–355.00	352.50
2	600–650	608	375.00–385.00	379.98
1	700–750	720	310.00	310.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	1,750.00	1,750.00

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	—	1,485	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,402	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,564.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	3,200.00	3,200.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,188	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,515.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,700.00	2,700.00

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	—	1,205	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	840	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	3,000.00	3,000.00

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	2	—	1,320	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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	3,200.00	3,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,153	145.00–149.00	147.10
2	—	993	122.00–125.00	123.56
3	—	1,053	135.00–139.00	136.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	150.00–153.00	151.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	155.00–156.00	155.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,835	180.00–185.00	182.81
2	—	1,588	173.00–175.00	174.05
1	—	1,360	194.00	194.00
4	—	1,839	190.00–209.00	201.33

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.