Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2025-04-16

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Apr 16
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
345 head
▲ 114 vs last sale 231▼ 144 vs year ago 489 · −29.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 54▼ 24 vs year ago 103 · −23.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 69▼ 41 vs year ago 94 · −43.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 5.00-12.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 5.00-24.00 higher; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s ; slaughter cows sold 6.00-12.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold Steady

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $331.56/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −89.98 against this barn's trailing median of $421.53.
Average price
$331.56
28 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,800
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$322
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$40.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.85
vs MS average
−33.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556342.971,90816thin
Medium and Large 2525330.661,7366thin
Medium and Large 3525302.011,5866thin
One grade step is worth $40.96/cwt here — about $322 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 sale28 hd
331.56
—
MS average13 barns · 378 hd
332.41
−0.85
National average169 barns · 11,281 hd
364.76
−33.20
This barn, trailing median30 sales
421.53
−89.98
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—High1,648175.742,89618
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,225149.341,82950
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,605148.752,38712

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)975$1,71910
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,010$2,8225
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)750$1,8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)700$1,5373thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,050$1,9364thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225456.98/cwt447.00–465.001,0286
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275447.72/cwt442.00–452.501,2312
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275432.26/cwt426.00–437.501,1894
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275369.98/cwt355.00–382.501,0174
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325433.99/cwt427.00–440.001,41016
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325422.54/cwt422.00–423.001,3734
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328422.43/cwt420.00–424.001,3867
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340437.00/cwt437.00–437.001,4862
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375418.64/cwt400.00–435.001,5706
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375387.33/cwt382.00–392.001,4526
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375367.31/cwt350.00–382.501,3776
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425386.90/cwt375.00–397.501,6448
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425365.58/cwt355.00–375.001,5548
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425348.46/cwt340.00–356.001,4814
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475370.62/cwt363.00–377.501,7606
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475349.99/cwt340.00–359.001,6628
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475324.05/cwt323.00–325.001,5394
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525351.78/cwt340.00–362.501,8476
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525330.66/cwt327.00–334.001,7366
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525302.01/cwt285.00–317.501,5866
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575337.69/cwt327.00–347.501,94210
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625316.87/cwt307.50–323.001,9803
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1733253.39/cwt220.00–269.001,8579
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775255.15/cwt242.00–267.501,9776
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020213.00/cwt213.00–213.002,1731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225415.00/cwt415.00–415.009341
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225392.77/cwt390.00–395.008842
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2238422.55/cwt417.50–427.501,0064
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275402.97/cwt385.00–418.001,1086
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275359.98/cwt345.00–372.509906
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325396.67/cwt380.00–411.001,28910
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325362.10/cwt350.00–372.501,1776
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325341.72/cwt335.00–347.501,11110
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2361390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4084
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375370.65/cwt360.00–380.001,3906
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375348.32/cwt335.00–360.001,3068
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425343.22/cwt330.00–355.001,4598
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475329.20/cwt320.00–337.501,5648
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475306.57/cwt300.00–312.501,4566
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575272.61/cwt270.00–275.001,5682
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625263.60/cwt261.00–266.001,6482
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2634307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,9465
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720248.41/cwt243.00–256.001,7895
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830219.94/cwt215.00–225.001,8262
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375389.91/cwt367.00–410.001,4628
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425379.44/cwt376.00–382.501,6136
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475353.15/cwt340.00–365.001,6778
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525317.18/cwt302.00–331.001,6654
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575289.87/cwt287.00–292.501,6672
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625291.87/cwt282.00–301.001,8242
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666270.49/cwt260.00–290.001,8013
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730240.49/cwt240.00–241.001,7562
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,9561
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870223.11/cwt200.00–234.001,9414
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,648175.74/cwt160.00–185.002,89618
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025136.82/cwt129.50–142.001,40210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275152.47/cwt144.00–160.001,94440
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,605148.75/cwt139.50–154.502,38712
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925168.32/cwt138.00–189.001,55724
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,0501,936.43/head1,840.00–1,990.001,9364
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 18751,489.29/head1,375.00–1,575.001,4894
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19252,099.32/head2,025.00–2,150.002,0992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,759.09/head900.00–2,300.001,7594
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 36251,230.00/head975.00–1,400.001,2302
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 17501,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 17501,320.00/head1,320.00–1,320.001,3201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18502,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0753,197.67/head2,850.00–3,425.003,1984

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.