Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2025-01-15

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Jan 15
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
523 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 413▲ 523 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 43▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 40▲ 63 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers under 400# sold 15.00 - 35.00 higher ; steers over 400 # sold 2.00 - 18.00 higher ; feeder heifers sold firmer to 21.00 higher ; feeder yearling groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and were reported as # 1-2s ; slaughter cows sold 8.00 -15.00 higher ; slaughter bulls sold firmer to 2.00 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $296.50/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −125.03 against this barn's trailing median of $421.53.
Average price
$296.50
44 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,624
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$140
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$26.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.60
vs MS average
−45.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2525312.331,6408thin
Medium and Large 1555303.701,68610thin
Medium and Large 1-2560289.821,62420
Medium and Large 3525285.701,5006thin
One grade step is worth $26.63/cwt here — about $140 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 sale44 hd
296.50
—
MS average13 barns · 319 hd
298.11
−1.60
National average190 barns · 32,836 hd
342.45
−45.95
This barn, trailing median30 sales
421.53
−125.03
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

30 sales
477425373320median 421.5303/0404/2907/0809/0210/21
Steers 500–600 lb: high $463.14, low $334.44, median $421.53 across 30 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,615152.052,4567thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,234127.911,57922
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,490124.481,8552thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,025119.101,22110

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,042$2,28824
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,043$3,2407
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$97126

Every lot

74 lots · USDA AMS · Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275436.34/cwt420.00–450.001,20012
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275415.45/cwt410.00–420.001,1424
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275384.08/cwt380.00–387.501,0566
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325419.41/cwt410.00–427.501,3638
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325393.56/cwt382.00–407.001,2796
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375404.65/cwt390.00–417.501,5178
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375364.11/cwt346.00–380.001,3658
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added388370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4362
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425351.90/cwt340.00–362.501,4966
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425342.64/cwt340.00–345.001,4566
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added445341.71/cwt340.00–343.001,5217
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added464345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6018
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475339.46/cwt330.00–348.001,6126
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475292.94/cwt284.00–301.001,3914
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525333.08/cwt320.00–345.001,7494
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7064
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525312.33/cwt305.00–319.001,6408
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525285.70/cwt270.00–300.001,5006
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569281.02/cwt255.25–304.501,59916
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575284.12/cwt275.00–292.501,6346
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625279.61/cwt270.00–288.501,7484
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625274.16/cwt270.00–278.001,7144
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added643287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,8492
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670272.68/cwt264.00–288.001,82724
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675266.15/cwt262.00–270.001,7974
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675250.23/cwt243.00–258.001,6894
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728248.24/cwt240.00–252.001,8076
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735250.50/cwt250.50–250.501,8413
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,8931
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1828232.46/cwt230.00–235.001,9252
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added833242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,0206
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1883225.01/cwt220.00–230.001,9872
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275375.89/cwt365.00–385.001,0346
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275358.17/cwt350.00–365.0098510
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275344.51/cwt320.00–365.009476
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added310365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1322
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325343.02/cwt332.00–352.501,1154
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325315.54/cwt290.00–337.501,0264
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1339375.58/cwt355.00–380.001,2735
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375345.98/cwt330.00–360.001,2978
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375315.65/cwt305.00–325.001,1844
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375301.91/cwt279.00–322.001,1324
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425344.54/cwt330.00–357.501,46414
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425273.60/cwt258.00–287.501,1636
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,3785
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475288.15/cwt275.00–300.001,36912
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475260.68/cwt257.00–264.001,2386
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475252.63/cwt250.00–255.001,2004
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5152
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525280.93/cwt260.00–300.001,4756
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525253.80/cwt247.00–260.001,3324
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575256.52/cwt250.00–262.501,47512
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575241.17/cwt237.00–245.001,3874
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580258.50/cwt258.50–258.501,4998
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625250.86/cwt248.00–253.501,5682
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625239.24/cwt233.00–245.001,4956
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658254.02/cwt253.50–255.251,67110
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5911
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1753213.99/cwt211.00–217.001,6112
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375354.32/cwt345.00–362.501,3298
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425345.87/cwt330.00–360.001,47012
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525291.78/cwt280.00–302.501,53210
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625241.39/cwt231.00–251.001,5096
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,585128.50/cwt128.50–128.502,0371
Bulls——1,620155.98/cwt153.00–158.502,5276
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025119.10/cwt115.00–122.001,22110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,050117.69/cwt116.50–118.501,2364
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275130.18/cwt122.50–137.001,66018
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490124.48/cwt123.50–125.501,8552
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925971.35/head900.00–1,020.0097126
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,590.54/head1,210.00–1,850.001,5918
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,636.36/head1,900.00–3,100.002,63616
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 18502,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0753,422.09/head2,500.00–4,025.003,4226

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.