Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2025-02-12

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Feb 12
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
321 head
▼ 314 vs last sale 635▼ 561 vs year ago 882 · −63.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 72▼ 38 vs year ago 69 · −55.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 71▼ 104 vs year ago 132 · −78.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers under 500# sold 5.00-12.00 lower ; steers over 500#sold steady to 5.00 higher ; feeder heifers sold mixed ; slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher ; slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $297.08/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −124.45 against this barn's trailing median of $421.53.
Average price
$297.08
18 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,630
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$473
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$66.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.09
vs MS average
−41.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544326.001,7734thin
Medium and Large 1560297.341,6655thin
Medium and Large 2550287.101,5798thin
Medium and Large 3500260.001,3001thin
One grade step is worth $66.00/cwt here — about $473 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale18 hd
297.08
—
MS average13 barns · 232 hd
298.17
−1.09
National average155 barns · 9,244 hd
338.67
−41.59
This barn, trailing median30 sales
421.53
−124.45
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

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—High1,447163.522,36610
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,125135.981,53020
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,468135.601,9914thin

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)1,000$1,78214
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)962$1,7265
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)820$1,3201thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3225389.97/cwt375.00–402.008774
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275448.63/cwt447.00–450.001,2344
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275420.89/cwt407.00–432.501,1576
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275390.89/cwt380.00–400.001,0754
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325405.23/cwt402.00–408.001,3174
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325360.76/cwt350.00–370.001,1726
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added327408.00/cwt408.00–408.001,3345
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3204
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375389.00/cwt385.00–392.501,4598
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375350.98/cwt335.00–365.001,3166
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6361
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425340.29/cwt335.00–345.001,4462
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425290.77/cwt272.00–307.501,2364
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,7221
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475323.15/cwt320.00–326.001,5354
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475318.78/cwt313.00–324.001,5148
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added493320.78/cwt315.00–325.001,58112
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1500312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,5631
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3500260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525306.19/cwt302.00–310.001,6074
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added544326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,7734
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575293.55/cwt280.00–306.001,6884
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575268.00/cwt262.00–273.501,5414
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625287.75/cwt268.00–306.001,7984
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added639243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,5534
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2666242.40/cwt241.00–245.001,6143
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675259.07/cwt257.00–261.001,7494
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,8062
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723244.46/cwt233.00–256.001,7672
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,075192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,0641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275328.17/cwt320.00–335.009028
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325330.34/cwt322.00–337.501,07410
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325295.76/cwt285.00–305.009616
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375322.99/cwt315.00–330.001,2116
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375289.37/cwt267.00–309.001,08510
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425306.81/cwt292.00–320.001,3046
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425275.75/cwt262.00–288.001,1724
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added444318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,4124
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475291.10/cwt284.00–297.501,3834
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475278.15/cwt265.00–290.001,3218
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475250.52/cwt240.00–260.001,1904
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525275.70/cwt260.00–290.001,4474
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525269.88/cwt267.00–272.501,4172
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,5325
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575247.09/cwt245.00–249.001,4216
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,5241
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,5508
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625223.47/cwt211.00–235.001,3974
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,6271
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added788234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,8442
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added900208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,8723
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325383.02/cwt372.00–392.501,2456
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425353.98/cwt336.00–370.001,5046
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475317.88/cwt300.00–334.001,51010
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525284.76/cwt279.00–290.001,4954
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625252.47/cwt240.00–264.001,5784
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675243.07/cwt241.00–245.001,6412
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250152.10/cwt148.50–154.501,9014
Bulls——1,578171.13/cwt162.50–176.502,7006
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025131.60/cwt127.50–134.501,34912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275142.56/cwt137.00–147.501,8188
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,468135.60/cwt132.50–138.001,9914
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 27501,113.33/head1,000.00–1,200.001,1132
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,572.97/head1,460.00–1,650.001,5734
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,052.84/head1,700.00–2,275.002,0538
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925137.68/cwt124.00–147.001,2748
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 18201,320.00/head1,320.00–1,320.001,3201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,632.43/head1,460.00–1,750.001,6324
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1102,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001

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.