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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 30

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113

← Mar 23Mar 30Apr 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

341 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 274▲ 13 vs year ago 328 · +4.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 57▲ 47 vs year ago 42 · +111.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

154 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 196▲ 91 vs year ago 63 · +144.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: Feeder cattle sold steady to $5.00 higher in spots. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

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 $443.06/cwt on 11 head, up $20.17 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 27 of 29 comparable sales and sits +37.45 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.

Average price

$443.06

▲ 20.17 vs prior sale

11 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,376

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$2.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.99

vs MS average

−40.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	558	444.77	2,482	4thin
Medium and Large 1	524	442.08	2,316	7thin

One grade step is worth $2.69/cwt here — about $165 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 sale11 hd

443.06

—

MS average12 barns · 203 hd

452.05

−8.99

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

−40.12

This barn, trailing median29 sales

405.60

+37.45

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	1,483	201.90	2,994	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	173.80	2,063	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,561	169.34	2,643	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	146.36	1,463	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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,314	$4,363	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	987	$2,456	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,113	$2,322	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,156	$4,230	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	979	$3,762	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$3,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	695	$1,700	2thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	208	685.52/cwt	650.00–720.00	1,426	3
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,387	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	634.72/cwt	620.00–650.00	1,765	8
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	566.55/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,643	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	637.63/cwt	620.00–650.00	2,002	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	574.31/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,838	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	573.26/cwt	570.00–580.00	2,081	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,227	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	485.10/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,858	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	514.95/cwt	490.00–560.00	2,178	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	498.36/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,278	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	461.93/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,208	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	389.63/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,862	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	394.93/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,065	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	442.08/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,316	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	494.60/cwt	400.00–590.00	2,933	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	388.80/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,372	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	389.50/cwt	389.50–389.50	2,594	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,535	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	687	344.96/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,370	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,530	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,557	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	221	614.92/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,359	4
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	567.01/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,361	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,556	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	554.51/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,525	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	537.22/cwt	510.00–570.00	1,724	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	464.89/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,595	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	467.79/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,740	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	459.97/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,877	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	423.35/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,778	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	295.06/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,284	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	452.51/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,095	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	399.74/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,931	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	413.61/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,188	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	392.49/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,092	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,280	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	389.98/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,313	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	373.02/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,324	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,287	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	335.07/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,396	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	808	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,464	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,558	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	502.64/cwt	490.00–535.00	2,106	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	480.03/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,175	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	448.19/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,151	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	385.76/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,365	7
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	867	229.52/cwt	214.00–250.00	1,990	3
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,023	206.25/cwt	205.00–207.50	2,110	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,469	194.30/cwt	190.00–198.00	2,854	5
Bulls	—	—	1,470	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,675	1
Bulls	—	—	1,504	216.38/cwt	207.00–225.00	3,254	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	147.37/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,356	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	133.56/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,285	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	155.45/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,660	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,137	185.78/cwt	182.00–190.00	2,112	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	175.19/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,067	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	164.10/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,017	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,561	169.34/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,643	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	695	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	790	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	3,742.66/head	3,700.00–3,800.00	3,743	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,156	4,229.99/head	3,300.00–5,000.00	4,230	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	755	1,431.79/head	1,100.00–1,700.00	1,432	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	2,322.13/head	1,600.00–2,850.00	2,322	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,142	3,138.39/head	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,138	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,160	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,314	4,363.27/head	3,750.00–5,000.00	4,363	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 Mar 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 274Year ago 328

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 57Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 154Last week 196Year ago 63

As compared to last weeks market: Feeder cattle sold steady to $5.00 higher in spots. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	240	550.00–580.00	567.01
5	250–300	275	540.00–590.00	554.51
2	300–350	343	450.00–480.00	464.89
7	350–400	372	450.00–490.00	467.79
3	400–450	420	420.00–425.00	423.35
2	450–500	483	390.00–410.00	399.74
2	500–550	533	390.00–395.00	392.49
2	550–600	593	385.00–395.00	389.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	221	600.00–630.00	614.92
1	250–300	255	610.00	610.00
7	300–350	321	510.00–570.00	537.22
2	400–450	408	455.00–465.00	459.97
6	450–500	463	445.00–460.00	452.51
4	500–550	529	400.00–430.00	413.61
2	550–600	570	400.00	400.00
3	600–650	623	355.00–385.00	373.02
2	700–750	715	330.00–340.00	335.07
1	800–850	825	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	663	345.00	345.00
3	800–850	808	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	290.00–300.00	295.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	666	389.50	389.50
1	900–950	920	275.00	275.00
1	950–1000	965	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	590.00	590.00
3	250–300	290	550.00–580.00	566.55
5	300–350	320	540.00–600.00	574.31
3	350–400	363	570.00–580.00	573.26
6	450–500	478	450.00–475.00	461.93
2	500–550	523	390.00–400.00	394.93
2	550–600	593	400.00–590.00	494.60
3	650–700	687	340.00–350.00	344.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	208	650.00–720.00	685.52
8	250–300	278	620.00–650.00	634.72
9	300–350	314	620.00–650.00	637.63
1	350–400	365	610.00	610.00
6	400–450	423	490.00–560.00	514.95
3	450–500	457	490.00–510.00	498.36
7	500–550	524	420.00–455.00	442.08
5	600–650	610	370.00–400.00	388.80
1	650–700	685	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	480.00–490.00	485.10
2	450–500	478	380.00–400.00	389.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	419	490.00–535.00	502.64
2	450–500	453	475.00–485.00	480.03
7	600–650	613	380.00–395.00	385.76
2	1000–1050	1,023	205.00–207.50	206.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	435.00–455.00	448.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	867	214.00–250.00	229.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,068	154.00–157.00	155.45
2	—	920	146.00–149.00	147.37
3	—	962	129.00–138.00	133.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,180	170.00–179.00	175.19
5	—	1,229	161.00–169.00	164.10
3	—	1,137	182.00–190.00	185.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,561	166.00–175.00	169.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,469	190.00–198.00	194.30
1	—	1,470	182.00	182.00
4	—	1,504	207.00–225.00	216.38

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	12	—	1,156	3,300.00–5,000.00	4,229.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,073	3,700.00–3,800.00	3,742.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	3,700.00	3,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	695	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	790	3,800.00	3,800.00

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)	3	—	1,142	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,138.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,314	3,750.00–5,000.00	4,363.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,113	1,600.00–2,850.00	2,322.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,800.00	2,800.00

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	—	755	1,100.00–1,700.00	1,431.79

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.