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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Apr 23

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

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Feeder Cattle receipts

524 head

▲ 179 vs last sale 345▲ 47 vs year ago 477 · +9.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 79▲ 25 vs year ago 55 · +45.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

101 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 53▲ 55 vs year ago 46 · +119.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale , feeder steers sold mixed on calves under 400# ; with most classes over 400# selling 3.00-15.00 higher ; feeder heifers under 400# sold weaker ; heifers over 400# sold 15.00-22.00 higher; feeder yearling groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-10.00 lower ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $300.25/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −80.13 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.

Average price

$300.25

41 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

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

$44.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.61

vs MS average

−29.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	310.54	1,694	23
Medium and Large 1-2	570	305.90	1,744	5thin
Medium and Large 2	544	285.87	1,556	9thin
Medium and Large 3	525	266.42	1,399	4thin

One grade step is worth $44.12/cwt here — about $295 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 sale41 hd

300.25

—

MS average13 barns · 332 hd

303.86

−3.61

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−29.70

This barn, trailing median34 sales

380.38

−80.13

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,652	167.07	2,761	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	145.09	2,126	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	143.73	1,730	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	135.90	1,393	10

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)	1,036	$2,450	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,375	$4,113	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$3,302	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,198	$3,111	22
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	525	$1,526	10

Every lot

90 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	422.77/cwt	420.00–425.00	951	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	459.54/cwt	459.00–460.00	1,264	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	390.89/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,075	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	433.99/cwt	427.00–440.00	1,410	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	417.14/cwt	408.00–425.00	1,356	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	415.38/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,350	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	384.65/cwt	370.00–397.50	1,442	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	412.06/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,558	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	350.58/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,490	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	406.99/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,742	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	429	381.60/cwt	370.00–403.00	1,637	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	374.12/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,605	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	368.10/cwt	366.00–370.00	1,748	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	353.96/cwt	345.00–358.00	1,710	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	488	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,786	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	365.03/cwt	324.00–381.00	1,873	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	286.59/cwt	242.50–335.00	1,505	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	348.44/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,857	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	341.38/cwt	332.00–350.00	1,963	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	589	327.16/cwt	323.25–335.00	1,927	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	300.68/cwt	296.00–305.00	1,879	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	283.51/cwt	270.00–296.00	1,772	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	322.68/cwt	315.00–328.00	2,026	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	640	325.75/cwt	325.75–325.75	2,085	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,759	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	290.12/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,982	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	292.06/cwt	286.50–300.50	2,112	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	270.58/cwt	261.00–276.00	1,983	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	778	263.75/cwt	244.00–283.50	2,052	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,258	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	828	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,302	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,138	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,231	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	880	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,901	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	935	252.75/cwt	252.75–252.75	2,363	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	953	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	2,387	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	398.61/cwt	382.00–412.50	1,096	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	276.81/cwt	270.00–282.50	761	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	364.03/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,183	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	369.39/cwt	363.00–375.00	1,385	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	353.83/cwt	345.00–359.00	1,341	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	355.20/cwt	347.00–362.50	1,510	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	342.64/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,456	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	284.09/cwt	272.00–295.00	1,349	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	342.65/cwt	329.00–352.50	1,634	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	321.37/cwt	316.00–325.00	1,536	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	319.42/cwt	310.00–328.00	1,677	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	291.23/cwt	286.00–296.00	1,529	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	266.42/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,399	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	305.90/cwt	301.00–309.00	1,744	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	296.72/cwt	280.00–309.00	1,712	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	275.14/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,604	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	288.20/cwt	283.00–293.00	1,801	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	276.20/cwt	271.00–281.00	1,726	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	629	237.52/cwt	227.00–244.00	1,494	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	646	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	1,806	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	669	276.18/cwt	265.50–287.00	1,848	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	225.18/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,520	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	270.99/cwt	250.00–284.00	1,840	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	254.11/cwt	247.50–261.00	1,817	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	729	262.11/cwt	262.00–263.00	1,911	28
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	234.51/cwt	229.00–242.50	1,806	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	784	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,991	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800	249.20/cwt	248.00–251.00	1,994	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	227.74/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,872	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	356.47/cwt	332.00–377.50	1,159	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	383.25/cwt	367.00–397.50	1,437	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	388.22/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,650	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	357.43/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,705	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	330.32/cwt	322.00–336.00	1,744	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	314.12/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,806	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	301.55/cwt	287.00–315.00	1,885	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	266.85/cwt	257.00–276.00	1,801	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,793	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,943	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,989	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,273	151.96/cwt	138.00–161.00	1,934	6
Bulls	—	—	1,880	176.13/cwt	163.50–182.50	3,311	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	136.28/cwt	127.50–142.50	1,397	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	135.90/cwt	128.00–141.50	1,393	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	146.71/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,871	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	145.09/cwt	138.00–150.00	2,126	12
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	525	1,525.71/head	1,200.00–1,770.00	1,526	10
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	138.43/cwt	120.00–151.00	1,280	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	1,975.68/head	1,500.00–2,300.00	1,976	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,721.59/head	2,200.00–3,050.00	2,722	28
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1	925	2,493.24/head	1,970.00–2,850.00	2,493	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	3,302.43/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,302	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1	1,375	4,112.73/head	4,000.00–4,200.00	4,113	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1	1,425	3,626.32/head	3,250.00–3,900.00	3,626	12

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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 524Last week 345Year ago 477

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 79Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 53Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	420.00–425.00	422.77
4	300–350	325	410.00–420.00	415.38
4	350–400	375	370.00–397.50	384.65
5	400–450	429	360.00–382.50	374.12
3	450–500	483	345.00–358.00	353.96
4	500–550	525	242.50–335.00	286.59
2	600–650	625	296.00–305.00	300.68
1	850–900	880	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	429	370.00–403.00	381.60
2	450–500	488	366.00	366.00
7	500–550	513	324.00–381.00	365.03
6	550–600	589	323.25–335.00	327.16
4	600–650	640	325.75	325.75
2	650–700	655	268.50	268.50
18	700–750	723	286.50–300.50	292.06
4	750–800	778	244.00–283.50	263.75
12	800–850	828	278.00	278.00
2	900–950	935	252.75	252.75
2	950–1000	953	250.50	250.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	275	380.00–400.00	390.89
2	300–350	325	408.00–425.00	417.14
6	400–450	425	340.00–360.00	350.58
4	600–650	625	270.00–296.00	283.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	459.00–460.00	459.54
6	300–350	325	427.00–440.00	433.99
7	350–400	378	400.00–420.00	412.06
7	400–450	428	395.00–415.00	406.99
2	450–500	475	366.00–370.00	368.10
3	500–550	533	345.00–350.00	348.44
6	550–600	575	332.00–350.00	341.38
7	600–650	628	315.00–328.00	322.68
3	650–700	683	285.00–292.50	290.12
3	700–750	733	261.00–276.00	270.58
1	750–800	795	284.00	284.00
1	800–850	845	253.00	253.00
1	850–900	875	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	360.00–367.50	364.03
5	350–400	379	345.00–359.00	353.83
10	400–450	425	340.00–345.00	342.64
7	450–500	478	316.00–325.00	321.37
6	500–550	525	286.00–296.00	291.23
3	550–600	583	270.00–277.50	275.14
2	600–650	625	271.00–281.00	276.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	570	301.00–309.00	305.90
4	600–650	646	279.50	279.50
13	650–700	669	265.50–287.00	276.18
28	700–750	729	262.00–263.00	262.11
11	750–800	784	254.00	254.00
5	800–850	800	248.00–251.00	249.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	270.00–282.50	276.81
6	450–500	475	272.00–295.00	284.09
4	500–550	525	257.00–275.00	266.42
5	600–650	629	227.00–244.00	237.52
4	650–700	675	220.00–230.00	225.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	382.00–412.50	398.61
6	350–400	375	363.00–375.00	369.39
4	400–450	425	347.00–362.50	355.20
9	450–500	477	329.00–352.50	342.65
14	500–550	525	310.00–328.00	319.42
9	550–600	577	280.00–309.00	296.72
14	600–650	625	283.00–293.00	288.20
5	650–700	679	250.00–284.00	270.99
2	700–750	715	247.50–261.00	254.11
4	750–800	770	229.00–242.50	234.51
3	800–850	822	222.50–235.00	227.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	332.00–377.50	356.47
8	350–400	375	367.00–397.50	383.25
14	400–450	425	375.00–400.00	388.22
9	450–500	477	340.00–370.00	357.43
7	500–550	528	322.00–336.00	330.32
6	550–600	575	305.00–322.50	314.12
10	600–650	625	287.00–315.00	301.55
4	650–700	675	257.00–276.00	266.85
1	700–750	720	249.00	249.00
1	750–800	785	247.50	247.50
1	800–850	815	244.00	244.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	14	—	925	120.00–151.00	138.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	525	1,200.00–1,770.00	1,525.71

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)	16	—	925	1,500.00–2,300.00	1,975.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,100	2,200.00–3,050.00	2,721.59

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	10	—	925	1,970.00–2,850.00	2,493.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,425	3,250.00–3,900.00	3,626.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,375	4,000.00–4,200.00	4,112.73

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,030	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,302.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,273	138.00–161.00	151.96
10	—	1,880	163.50–182.50	176.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	128.00–141.50	135.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,465	138.00–150.00	145.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,275	143.00–150.00	146.71
12	—	1,025	127.50–142.50	136.28

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.