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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Jan 29

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← Jan 15Jan 29Feb 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

567 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 523▼ 69 vs year ago 636 · −10.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 42▼ 27 vs year ago 70 · −38.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 63▼ 26 vs year ago 67 · −38.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 1-15-25 Feeder steers sold 5.00-13.00 higher ,with some classes 25.00-28.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 8.00-28.00 higher , with 300#-400# selling weaker ;feeder yearling groups sold as #1-2s and groups which were weaned with shots ,had added value; slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-7.00 higher

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 $309.93/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −111.61 against this barn's trailing median of $421.53.

Average price

$309.93

53 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$16.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.27

vs MS average

−38.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	313.21	1,745	21
Medium and Large 1	555	312.40	1,734	20
Medium and Large 2	525	307.62	1,615	4thin
Medium and Large 3	525	296.28	1,555	8thin

One grade step is worth $16.93/cwt here — about $190 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale53 hd

309.93

—

MS average12 barns · 348 hd

311.20

−1.27

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

−38.73

This barn, trailing median30 sales

421.53

−111.61

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,367	150.79	2,060	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	130.16	1,567	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	127.81	1,981	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	113.25	1,161	16

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)	1,013	$1,687	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	957	$2,017	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,730	2thin

Every lot

94 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	426.44/cwt	422.00–430.00	959	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	465.42/cwt	442.00–485.00	1,280	14
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	387.43/cwt	370.00–402.00	1,065	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	308	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,340	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	433.07/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,407	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	408.07/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,326	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	340	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	1,442	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	416.66/cwt	410.00–422.50	1,562	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	380.37/cwt	358.00–400.00	1,426	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,559	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	351.63/cwt	340.00–362.00	1,494	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	429	364.22/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,563	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	351.36/cwt	344.00–358.00	1,669	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	308.40/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,465	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	495	346.08/cwt	344.50–350.00	1,713	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	308.50/cwt	308.50–308.50	1,598	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	321.36/cwt	302.00–339.00	1,687	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	307.62/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,615	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	296.28/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,555	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,779	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,724	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	306.43/cwt	296.00–316.00	1,762	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	27.75/cwt	27.75–27.75	173	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	283.68/cwt	279.00–288.00	1,773	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	275.34/cwt	273.00–277.50	1,721	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	242.64/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,517	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	271.30/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,831	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	685	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	1,846	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	252.62/cwt	249.00–256.00	1,831	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	738	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,860	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	812	247.25/cwt	247.25–247.25	2,008	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,886	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	861	247.52/cwt	242.00–250.00	2,131	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,046	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,018	215.19/cwt	210.00–220.50	2,191	2
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,080	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,322	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	401.93/cwt	395.00–407.50	904	6
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	380.55/cwt	375.00–385.00	856	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	390.44/cwt	382.00–397.50	1,074	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	376.36/cwt	375.00–377.50	1,035	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	363.62/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,000	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	362.69/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,179	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	336.13/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,092	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,182	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	365	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,332	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	339.13/cwt	337.00–341.00	1,272	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	325.33/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,220	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	412	342.23/cwt	325.00–348.00	1,410	39
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,354	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	346.23/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,471	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	323.46/cwt	315.00–331.00	1,375	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	281.63/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,197	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	315.56/cwt	287.00–327.50	1,493	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	269.20/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,279	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	507	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,516	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	287.08/cwt	274.00–299.00	1,507	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	255.76/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,343	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	238.57/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,252	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,492	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	270.71/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,538	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	257.27/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,608	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	247.89/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,673	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	237.44/cwt	232.00–242.50	1,603	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	210.36/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,420	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	676	250.48/cwt	240.00–278.00	1,693	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,653	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	227.24/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,647	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	233.77/cwt	230.00–241.50	1,707	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,841	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,693	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	212.72/cwt	202.00–224.00	1,857	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,010	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,985	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	341.74/cwt	319.00–362.00	1,452	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	335.19/cwt	331.00–338.00	1,569	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	338.15/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,606	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	329.94/cwt	320.00–339.00	1,732	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	259.11/cwt	243.00–274.00	1,619	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	221.29/cwt	213.00–229.00	1,494	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	138.80/cwt	129.50–145.00	1,735	4
Bulls	—	—	1,483	162.77/cwt	157.50–166.00	2,414	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	123.22/cwt	120.00–125.50	1,263	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	118.76/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,217	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	107.73/cwt	101.00–112.50	1,104	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	132.94/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,695	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	127.81/cwt	124.50–129.50	1,981	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1	925	1,637.16/head	1,325.00–1,850.00	1,637	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1	925	1,610.00/head	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,610	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	2,522.50/head	2,425.00–2,650.00	2,523	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	1,436.49/head	1,050.00–1,700.00	1,436	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,938.07/head	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,938	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	144.46/cwt	129.00–155.00	1,336	16

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 →

Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS

Wed Jan 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 567Last week 523Year ago 636

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 42Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 63Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	375.00–385.00	380.55
2	250–300	275	375.00–377.50	376.36
6	300–350	325	320.00–350.00	336.13
6	350–400	375	320.00–330.00	325.33
8	400–450	425	315.00–331.00	323.46
6	450–500	475	260.00–277.50	269.20
6	500–550	525	250.00–261.00	255.76
8	650–700	675	232.00–242.50	237.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	362.50	362.50
2	400–450	418	324.00	324.00
2	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
4	500–550	533	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	708	233.50	233.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	365.00	365.00
39	400–450	412	325.00–348.00	342.23
7	450–500	473	287.00–327.50	315.56
3	500–550	507	299.00	299.00
17	550–600	568	270.00–272.00	270.71
9	650–700	676	240.00–278.00	250.48
6	700–750	730	230.00–241.50	233.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	275	350.00–375.00	363.62
8	400–450	425	270.00–292.00	281.63
4	500–550	525	237.00–240.00	238.57
4	650–700	675	200.00–220.00	210.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	225	395.00–407.50	401.93
4	250–300	275	382.00–397.50	390.44
4	300–350	325	360.00–365.00	362.69
6	350–400	375	337.00–341.00	339.13
6	400–450	425	342.00–350.00	346.23
8	500–550	525	274.00–299.00	287.08
6	600–650	625	250.00–264.00	257.27
2	650–700	675	245.00–251.00	247.89
4	700–750	725	220.00–234.00	227.24
1	750–800	780	236.00	236.00
1	800–850	810	209.00	209.00
2	850–900	873	202.00–224.00	212.72
1	1000–1050	1,010	196.50	196.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	422.00–430.00	426.44
8	350–400	375	358.00–400.00	380.37
8	400–450	425	340.00–362.00	351.63
4	500–550	525	305.00–310.00	307.62
2	600–650	625	273.00–277.50	275.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	424.00	424.00
12	400–450	429	360.00–370.00	364.22
7	450–500	495	344.50–350.00	346.08
3	500–550	518	308.50	308.50
15	550–600	563	316.00	316.00
11	600–650	624	27.75	27.75
12	650–700	685	269.50	269.50
4	700–750	738	252.00	252.00
5	800–850	812	247.25	247.25
7	850–900	861	242.00–250.00	247.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	435.00	435.00
2	350–400	384	406.00	406.00
2	450–500	480	340.00	340.00
3	550–600	567	304.00	304.00
2	800–850	820	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	370.00–402.00	387.43
4	300–350	325	400.00–415.00	408.07
6	450–500	475	290.00–325.00	308.40
8	500–550	525	290.00–302.00	296.28
6	600–650	625	239.00–246.00	242.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	275	442.00–485.00	465.42
10	300–350	325	425.00–440.00	433.07
4	350–400	375	410.00–422.50	416.66
8	450–500	475	344.00–358.00	351.36
8	500–550	525	302.00–339.00	321.36
12	550–600	575	296.00–316.00	306.43
4	600–650	625	279.00–288.00	283.68
4	650–700	675	270.00–272.50	271.30
4	700–750	725	249.00–256.00	252.62
1	850–900	880	232.50	232.50
2	1000–1050	1,018	210.00–220.50	215.19
1	1050–1100	1,080	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	425	319.00–362.00	341.74
8	450–500	475	325.00–350.00	338.15
6	500–550	525	320.00–339.00	329.94
4	600–650	625	243.00–274.00	259.11
4	650–700	675	213.00–229.00	221.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	468	331.00–338.00	335.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	1,325.00–1,850.00	1,637.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,610.00	1,610.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	2,425.00–2,650.00	2,522.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	925	1,050.00–1,700.00	1,436.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,100	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,938.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	925	129.00–155.00	144.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	101.00–112.50	107.73
8	—	1,025	117.00–120.00	118.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,550	124.50–129.50	127.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,275	125.00–140.00	132.94
4	—	1,025	120.00–125.50	123.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	129.50–145.00	138.80
4	—	1,483	157.50–166.00	162.77

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.