Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2025-03-05

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Mar 5
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
242 head
▼ 94 vs last sale 336▼ 192 vs year ago 434 · −44.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 28▼ 7 vs year ago 48 · −14.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 25▼ 25 vs year ago 51 · −49.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold mixed; feeder heifers sold mixed ; feeder calf groups were reported as number 1-2s and weaned groups had added value; slaughter cows sold 3.00-6.00 Higher ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00- 5.00 Higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.44/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −108.94 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.
Average price
$271.44
18 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,470
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$280
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$44.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.90
vs MS average
−33.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542291.641,5806thin
Medium and Large 2550268.201,4758thin
Medium and Large 3525247.621,3004thin
One grade step is worth $44.02/cwt here — about $280 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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
271.44
—
MS average13 barns · 439 hd
283.33
−11.90
National average185 barns · 16,988 hd
305.02
−33.58
This barn, trailing median34 sales
380.38
−108.94
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—Average1,429159.492,27912
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,244153.551,91016
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,520142.522,16610
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,025120.541,2364thin

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)1,013$1,9858
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$2,57818
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)750$1,8254thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Value Added218439.00/cwt439.00–439.009573
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225428.30/cwt407.50–445.009644
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2243431.00/cwt431.00–431.001,0472
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275420.89/cwt410.00–430.001,1574
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325421.84/cwt417.00–426.001,3716
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325405.84/cwt401.00–410.001,3194
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325392.65/cwt387.00–397.501,2764
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5172
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375402.66/cwt400.00–405.001,5104
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375337.31/cwt320.00–352.501,2654
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425401.23/cwt397.00–405.001,7054
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425385.29/cwt380.00–390.001,6374
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425346.23/cwt342.00–350.001,4712
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added435392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,7052
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,7393
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525357.01/cwt340.00–372.501,8744
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,8982
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225360.50/cwt330.00–385.008112
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275383.17/cwt375.00–390.001,0542
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275355.45/cwt350.00–360.009774
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,0952
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325363.61/cwt362.00–365.001,1824
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375354.93/cwt352.00–357.501,3316
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375336.66/cwt330.00–342.501,2628
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375302.52/cwt294.00–310.001,1346
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425323.60/cwt308.00–337.501,3758
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425286.61/cwt280.00–292.501,2184
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475321.31/cwt320.00–322.501,5264
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475305.52/cwt295.00–315.001,4518
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475290.52/cwt280.00–300.001,3804
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525292.37/cwt284.00–300.001,5354
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525279.88/cwt277.00–282.501,4694
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525247.62/cwt245.00–250.001,3004
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575290.17/cwt286.00–294.001,6682
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575256.51/cwt244.00–268.001,4754
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425383.75/cwt370.00–396.001,63110
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475365.41/cwt350.00–382.501,73610
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525340.99/cwt330.00–351.001,7906
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575304.34/cwt290.00–317.501,7506
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625283.76/cwt277.00–290.001,7748
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers650–700Medium and Large 4688146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0042
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,263152.68/cwt140.00–161.001,9288
Bulls——1,760173.11/cwt161.00–182.003,0474
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025136.40/cwt128.50–142.001,3982
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025120.54/cwt110.00–128.001,2364
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275156.00/cwt147.00–164.001,98914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,520142.52/cwt138.50–145.502,16610
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 17501,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8254
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 11,100155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,7054
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,598.65/head1,450.00–1,700.001,5994
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,371.59/head1,850.00–2,700.002,3724
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19252,054.05/head1,950.00–2,125.002,0542
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,929.05/head1,825.00–2,000.001,9294
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0752,881.51/head2,425.00–3,180.002,88212

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.