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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 31

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113

← Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

380 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 434▼ 171 vs year ago 551 · −31.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 36▼ 63 vs year ago 113 · −55.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 91▼ 145 vs year ago 223 · −65.0%

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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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $327.18/cwt on 15 head, down $45.93 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −78.43 against this barn's trailing median of $405.60.

Average price

$327.18

▼ 45.93 vs prior sale

15 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$26.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.80

vs MS average

−44.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	346.56	1,757	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	596	324.00	1,931	7thin
Medium and Large 2	550	319.99	1,760	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.57/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale15 hd

327.18

—

MS average13 barns · 349 hd

340.98

−13.80

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−44.21

This barn, trailing median29 sales

405.60

−78.43

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	1,651	199.07	3,287	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	152.49	1,949	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,505	148.00	2,227	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	144.82	1,602	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)	1,103	$2,849	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,366	$2,697	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,266	$2,639	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,078	$3,325	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	923	$2,325	4thin

Every lot

83 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	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	455.00/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,297	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	539.48/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,554	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	490.00/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,593	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,508	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	479.93/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,766	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	442.01/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,631	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,594	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	472.54/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,999	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	415.02/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,793	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	384.89/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,674	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	327.48/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,654	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	346.56/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,757	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,827	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	596	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,931	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,726	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	322.56/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,000	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	317.93/cwt	313.00–323.00	2,136	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,197	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	324.00/cwt	323.00–325.00	2,278	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,257	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	746	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,387	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	758	289.97/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,198	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,461	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	289.00/cwt	288.00–290.00	2,428	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	193	584.81/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,129	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	543.26/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,195	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,300	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,219	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,364	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	394.89/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,335	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,388	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	435.10/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,710	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	431.79/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,792	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	353.71/cwt	338.00–375.00	1,521	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	322.54/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,397	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,471	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	337.45/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,603	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	325.70/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,671	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	285.05/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,511	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	301.48/cwt	285.00–313.00	1,718	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	296.22/cwt	288.00–305.00	1,842	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,944	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	278.38/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,851	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	321.43/cwt	310.00–343.00	2,154	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,139	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	277.60/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,013	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,242	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	890	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,448	1
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,160	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,668	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	330.21/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,380	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	372.37/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,575	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	319.16/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,516	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	309.87/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,633	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	334.95/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,772	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	294.05/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,661	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	274.99/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,697	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	299.11/cwt	285.00–313.00	1,848	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,868	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	309.72/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,230	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,093	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,578	204.42/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,226	4
Bulls	—	—	1,724	193.71/cwt	187.00–197.00	3,340	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	152.66/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,630	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	137.30/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,494	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,139	146.54/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,669	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	152.49/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,949	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,227	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	900	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,773.33/head	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,773	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,155	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,240	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	2,751.34/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,751	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,312	2,728.40/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,728	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,655	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1

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 Aug 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 434Year ago 551

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 36Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 91Year ago 223

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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	520.00–560.00	539.48
2	300–350	325	480.00–500.00	490.00
2	350–400	368	470.00–490.00	479.93
4	400–450	423	465.00–480.00	472.54
3	500–550	507	335.00–365.00	346.56
2	600–650	620	315.00–330.00	322.56
3	650–700	672	313.00–323.00	317.93
2	700–750	703	323.00–325.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	596	324.00	324.00
12	650–700	678	324.00	324.00
14	700–750	746	320.00	320.00
11	800–850	815	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	450.00–460.00	455.00
1	300–350	335	450.00	450.00
5	350–400	369	430.00–460.00	442.01
6	400–450	432	400.00–430.00	415.02
2	500–550	505	325.00–330.00	327.48
3	550–600	580	310.00–320.00	315.00
1	600–650	610	283.00	283.00
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	745	303.00	303.00
2	750–800	758	280.00–300.00	289.97
2	800–850	840	288.00–290.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	375	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	435	380.00–390.00	384.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	627	310.00	310.00
7	700–750	713	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	193	570.00–600.00	584.81
3	200–250	220	530.00–560.00	543.26
1	250–300	250	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	310	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	393	420.00–450.00	435.10
3	400–450	415	415.00–450.00	431.79
4	500–550	513	315.00–345.00	325.70
4	650–700	670	310.00–343.00	321.43
1	700–750	735	305.00	305.00
1	1150–1200	1,160	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	320.00–325.00	322.54
1	450–500	470	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	460.00	460.00
2	300–350	338	390.00–400.00	394.89
1	350–400	370	375.00	375.00
3	400–450	430	338.00–375.00	353.71
2	450–500	475	335.00–340.00	337.45
2	500–550	530	280.00–290.00	285.05
6	550–600	570	285.00–313.00	301.48
5	600–650	622	288.00–305.00	296.22
3	650–700	665	270.00–285.00	278.38
2	700–750	725	270.00–285.00	277.60
1	850–900	890	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	365.00–380.00	372.37
1	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
4	500–550	529	325.00–350.00	334.95
1	550–600	585	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	618	285.00–313.00	299.11
1	650–700	650	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	720	300.00–320.00	309.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	325.00–335.00	330.21
2	450–500	475	300.00–340.00	319.16
3	500–550	527	305.00–315.00	309.87
2	550–600	565	288.00–300.00	294.05
3	600–650	617	270.00–280.00	274.99
1	700–750	705	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	775	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 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	2,950.00	2,950.00

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	—	1,075	3,700.00	3,700.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,655	3,000.00	3,000.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,300.00	2,300.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,773.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,303	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,751.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,312	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,728.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	150.00–156.00	152.66
3	—	1,088	135.00–140.00	137.30
4	—	1,139	145.00–148.00	146.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	151.00–154.00	152.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,724	187.00–197.00	193.71
4	—	1,578	200.00–208.00	204.42

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.