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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Apr 9

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← Apr 2Apr 9Apr 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

231 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 266▼ 19 vs year ago 250 · −7.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 34▼ 48 vs year ago 102 · −47.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 48▼ 69 vs year ago 138 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

With low numbers this week some classes of calves didn't have many to test from. Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers under 350 # sold 10.00-20.00 Lower; steers over 350# sold 1.00-15.00 Higher; feeder Heifers under 400# sold 1.00-5.00 Higher , Heifers over 400 # sold 10.00-20.00 Lower; Feeder Yearling groups were reported as #1-2s and groups with shots and weaned had added value ; Slaughter cows sold Weaker to 3.00 Lower ; Slaughter Bulls sold Steady to 5.00 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 $336.55/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −84.99 against this barn's trailing median of $421.53.

Average price

$336.55

13 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$15.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.79

vs MS average

−17.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	525	345.00	1,811	3thin
Medium and Large 2	525	340.00	1,785	1thin
Medium and Large 1	558	335.15	1,871	6thin
Medium and Large 3	533	329.75	1,758	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.25/cwt here — about $54 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 sale13 hd

336.55

—

MS average11 barns · 140 hd

323.76

+12.79

National average175 barns · 9,187 hd

354.30

−17.75

This barn, trailing median30 sales

421.53

−84.99

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	—	High	1,695	179.04	3,035	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	140.91	1,708	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,698	137.82	2,340	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	121.85	1,249	6thin

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)	1,089	$2,168	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,848	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$3,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	986	$3,021	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	650	$2,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$1,910	16

Every lot

82 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,103	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	435.45/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,197	8
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	413.62/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,137	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	434.03/cwt	430.00–437.50	1,411	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	358.61/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,165	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	432.66/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,622	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	392.52/cwt	384.00–400.00	1,472	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	381.76/cwt	377.00–386.00	1,622	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	361.90/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,538	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	379.36/cwt	372.00–386.00	1,802	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	345.41/cwt	332.00–357.50	1,641	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	488	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,842	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	347.02/cwt	341.00–352.50	1,822	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,811	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	329.75/cwt	327.00–331.00	1,758	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	329.21/cwt	324.00–334.00	1,893	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,785	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	608	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,988	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,016	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,964	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	259.93/cwt	240.00–269.00	1,884	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,048	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	261.91/cwt	258.00–266.00	2,025	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,225	1
Steers	1350–1400	Medium and Large 1	1,350	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,309	1
Steers	1400–1450	Medium and Large 1	1,430	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,274	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	404.49/cwt	400.00–410.00	902	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	383.53/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,085	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	382.65/cwt	377.00–387.50	1,244	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	358.07/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,164	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	325.76/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,059	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,305	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	348.93/cwt	342.00–355.00	1,308	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	328.64/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,232	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,466	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	317.35/cwt	311.00–323.00	1,349	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	297.67/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,289	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	312.63/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,485	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	297.67/cwt	284.00–310.00	1,414	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	290.52/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,380	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	300.52/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,578	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	286.94/cwt	277.00–296.00	1,506	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,491	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	279.38/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,606	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,605	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,638	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	608	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,654	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	263.61/cwt	254.00–272.50	1,648	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,547	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,806	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	251.29/cwt	243.00–259.00	1,696	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3Full	675	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,681	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,793	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	244.49/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,895	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	236.25/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,914	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	412.48/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,374	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	403.25/cwt	387.00–417.50	1,512	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	371.52/cwt	362.00–380.00	1,579	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	307.35/cwt	285.00–327.50	1,460	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	322.27/cwt	305.00–338.00	1,692	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	314.60/cwt	300.00–328.00	1,809	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	295.35/cwt	286.00–304.00	1,846	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	258.74/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,746	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	251.01/cwt	249.00–253.00	1,857	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,844	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,962	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,695	179.04/cwt	164.00–189.00	3,035	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	121.85/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,249	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	133.88/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,406	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	143.81/cwt	138.50–148.00	1,839	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,698	137.82/cwt	127.00–143.50	2,340	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	925	1,847.97/head	1,400.00–2,250.00	1,848	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	1,323.78/head	1,300.00–1,340.00	1,324	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,136	2,409.43/head	1,900.00–2,650.00	2,409	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	650	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1	867	2,564.42/head	2,300.00–2,925.00	2,564	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	3,362.79/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,363	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,100	1,910.00/head	1,640.00–2,080.00	1,910	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	167.75/cwt	134.00–189.00	1,845	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 Apr 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 266Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 34Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 48Year ago 138

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	490.00	490.00
8	250–300	275	430.00–440.00	435.45
6	300–350	325	430.00–437.50	434.03
8	350–400	375	430.00–435.00	432.66
6	400–450	425	377.00–386.00	381.76
6	450–500	475	372.00–386.00	379.36
2	500–550	525	341.00–352.50	347.02
4	550–600	575	324.00–334.00	329.21
1	600–650	625	322.50	322.50
4	700–750	725	240.00–269.00	259.93
2	750–800	773	258.00–266.00	261.91
1	950–1000	955	233.00	233.00
1	1350–1400	1,350	171.00	171.00
1	1400–1450	1,430	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	377.50	377.50
3	500–550	525	345.00	345.00
5	600–650	608	327.00	327.00
2	750–800	750	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	400.00–425.00	413.62
4	350–400	375	384.00–400.00	392.52
6	400–450	425	350.00–372.50	361.90
1	500–550	525	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	600	297.50	297.50
1	650–700	675	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	357.00–360.00	358.61
4	450–500	475	332.00–357.50	345.41
3	500–550	533	327.00–331.00	329.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	395.00–420.00	412.48
4	350–400	375	387.00–417.50	403.25
8	400–450	425	362.00–380.00	371.52
4	450–500	475	285.00–327.50	307.35
10	500–550	525	305.00–338.00	322.27
4	550–600	575	300.00–328.00	314.60
12	600–650	625	286.00–304.00	295.35
2	650–700	675	252.00–265.00	258.74
2	700–750	740	249.00–253.00	251.01
1	750–800	765	241.00	241.00
1	800–850	835	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	400.00–410.00	404.49
3	250–300	283	380.00–385.00	383.53
4	300–350	325	377.00–387.50	382.65
1	400–450	425	345.00	345.00
4	450–500	475	310.00–315.00	312.63
2	500–550	525	300.00–301.00	300.52
1	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	600	273.00	273.00
1	650–700	675	267.50	267.50
1	700–750	720	249.00	249.00
2	750–800	775	244.00–245.00	244.49
2	800–850	810	235.00–237.50	236.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	350.00–365.00	358.07
2	350–400	375	342.00–355.00	348.93
8	400–450	425	311.00–323.00	317.35
4	450–500	475	284.00–310.00	297.67
8	500–550	525	277.00–296.00	286.94
6	550–600	575	270.00–288.00	279.38
4	600–650	625	254.00–272.50	263.61
2	650–700	675	243.00–259.00	251.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	272.00	272.00
3	600–650	608	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	348	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	315.00–335.00	325.76
4	350–400	375	310.00–345.00	328.64
3	400–450	433	270.00–310.00	297.67
4	450–500	475	280.00–300.00	290.52
1	550–600	550	271.00	271.00
1	600–650	625	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	249.00	249.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	925	1,300.00–1,340.00	1,323.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	925	1,400.00–2,250.00	1,847.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,136	1,900.00–2,650.00	2,409.43

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	3	—	867	2,300.00–2,925.00	2,564.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	2,150.00	2,150.00

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	4	—	1,075	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,362.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	3,750.00	3,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,100	1,640.00–2,080.00	1,910.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,100	134.00–189.00	167.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,695	164.00–189.00	179.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	116.00–126.00	121.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,279	138.50–148.00	143.81
7	—	1,050	128.00–137.00	133.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,698	127.00–143.50	137.82

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.