Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2025-02-26

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Feb 26
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
336 head
▲ 112 vs last sale 224▼ 508 vs year ago 844 · −60.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 20▼ 57 vs year ago 85 · −67.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 28▼ 91 vs year ago 116 · −78.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 10.00-20.0 higher ; feeder heifers sold 20.00-30.00 higher; feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s and groups with 2 rounds of shots and weaned had added value ; calf quality was good but seemed to be high percentage of bull to steers calves this reflexed in price between bulls and steers ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 higher ; slaughter bulls sold 5.00-10.00 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.64/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −103.75 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.
Average price
$276.64
22 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,533
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$159
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.22
vs MS average
−30.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556284.771,58415thin
Medium and Large 2550259.201,4257thin
One grade step is worth $25.58/cwt here — about $159 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale22 hd
276.64
—
MS average13 barns · 221 hd
272.42
+4.22
National average189 barns · 18,586 hd
307.01
−30.37
This barn, trailing median34 sales
380.38
−103.75
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

34 sales
426378329281median 380.3803/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $411.86, low $295.28, median $380.38 across 34 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—High1,800172.273,10110
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,236148.191,83114
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,237143.111,7703thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low75061.504612thin

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)1,100$2,1926
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,095$2,6501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)675$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$1,9124thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,0801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275447.72/cwt442.00–452.501,2314
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275419.53/cwt410.00–427.501,1546
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275389.53/cwt380.00–397.501,0714
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2284417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,1848
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325433.40/cwt417.00–447.501,4096
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325413.47/cwt410.00–417.501,3444
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360407.00/cwt407.00–407.001,4652
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375419.00/cwt415.00–422.501,5714
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2416373.59/cwt370.00–380.001,5543
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425411.11/cwt400.00–421.001,7474
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added434370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6064
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,6064
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,6622
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475356.57/cwt350.00–362.501,6942
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475330.53/cwt330.00–331.001,5704
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525333.14/cwt330.00–336.001,7496
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525323.57/cwt322.00–325.001,6992
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7101
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620295.45/cwt292.00–300.001,8325
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,8701
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8202
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1745231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,7211
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,8881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225400.55/cwt395.00–405.009014
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2263372.00/cwt372.00–372.009783
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275375.45/cwt370.00–380.001,0326
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275359.53/cwt350.00–367.509894
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275264.51/cwt240.00–285.007272
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325362.10/cwt350.00–372.501,1778
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325308.61/cwt307.00–310.001,0034
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329358.44/cwt340.00–369.001,1795
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333365.88/cwt357.50–370.001,2186
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375362.59/cwt357.00–367.501,3606
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375337.99/cwt330.00–345.001,2678
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421351.43/cwt340.00–365.001,4807
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,4223
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425324.54/cwt310.00–337.501,37910
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425281.52/cwt272.00–290.001,1964
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469313.67/cwt291.00–327.001,47114
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475297.88/cwt280.00–314.001,41512
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478328.42/cwt315.00–337.501,5707
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2516265.67/cwt260.00–276.001,3713
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525288.62/cwt286.00–291.001,5156
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575254.34/cwt240.00–267.501,4624
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577282.21/cwt275.00–287.501,6289
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616263.32/cwt257.00–275.001,6223
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added647250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6185
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1683254.56/cwt245.00–259.001,7393
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,7162
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725226.29/cwt215.00–234.001,6413
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,7485
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,6971
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325410.71/cwt397.00–422.501,3354
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375407.59/cwt402.00–412.501,5288
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425380.58/cwt370.00–390.001,6176
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2458358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,6408
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475361.03/cwt340.00–380.001,7154
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525327.90/cwt319.00–336.001,72112
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575301.60/cwt287.00–315.001,73412
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625278.39/cwt268.00–288.001,7404
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1683252.58/cwt242.00–257.501,7253
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,800172.27/cwt164.00–177.003,10110
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75061.50/cwt55.00–68.004612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,000135.20/cwt134.00–136.001,3522
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,237143.11/cwt142.00–145.001,7703
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275150.35/cwt144.00–156.001,91712
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 26752,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,912.16/head1,600.00–2,125.001,9124
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0952,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1913149.33/cwt135.00–160.501,36315
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,191.93/head2,060.00–2,275.002,1926

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.