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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Apr 30

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← Apr 23Apr 30May 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

485 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 524▲ 8 vs year ago 477 · +1.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 80▼ 9 vs year ago 55 · −16.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 101▲ 34 vs year ago 46 · +73.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 2.00-20.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 3.00-18.00 higher ; feeder yearling groups were weaned with shots and reported as #1-2s ; Slaughter cows sold Steady to 2.00 higher ; Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-5.00 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 $296.20/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −84.18 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.

Average price

$296.20

41 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$20.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.92

vs MS average

−33.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	304.48	1,675	20
Medium and Large 1-2	553	298.00	1,648	3thin
Medium and Large 2	525	290.47	1,525	8thin
Medium and Large 3	525	283.66	1,489	10thin

One grade step is worth $20.82/cwt here — about $185 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

296.20

—

MS average13 barns · 268 hd

297.11

−0.92

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−33.14

This barn, trailing median34 sales

380.38

−84.18

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	—	High	1,735	165.21	2,866	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	144.37	1,705	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	141.72	2,076	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	128.37	1,316	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)	1,020	$2,190	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$3,493	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,078	$2,780	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	570	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	785	$1,863	6

Every lot

81 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	475.55/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,070	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	266	361.23/cwt	350.00–380.00	961	9
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	469.06/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,290	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	443.82/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,442	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	420.38/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,366	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	412.65/cwt	402.00–422.00	1,547	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	378.32/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,419	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	380.58/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,617	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	360.76/cwt	356.00–365.00	1,533	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	336.76/cwt	292.00–387.00	1,431	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	433	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,602	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	372.26/cwt	367.00–377.00	1,768	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	353.31/cwt	347.00–359.00	1,678	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	350.50/cwt	350.50–350.50	1,823	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	353.09/cwt	351.00–355.00	1,854	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	307.79/cwt	290.00–324.00	1,616	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	325.21/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,870	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	321.65/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,849	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,906	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	312.64/cwt	309.00–316.00	1,954	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	296.83/cwt	288.00–305.00	1,855	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	643	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	1,997	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	297.29/cwt	289.00–305.00	2,007	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	266.15/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,797	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	275.68/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,999	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	269.35/cwt	258.00–280.00	2,087	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	803	262.51/cwt	258.00–267.00	2,108	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,221	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	323.09/cwt	312.00–332.00	727	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	403.62/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,110	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	320	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,296	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	400.76/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,302	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	382.38/cwt	377.00–387.00	1,243	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	341.51/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,110	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	353	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,191	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	384.99/cwt	377.00–392.00	1,444	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	367.66/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,379	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	359.93/cwt	352.00–367.00	1,530	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	315.82/cwt	310.00–321.00	1,342	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	340.52/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,617	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	317.89/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,510	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	477	320.93/cwt	305.00–337.00	1,531	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	313.33/cwt	306.00–320.00	1,645	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	290.47/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,525	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	283.66/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,489	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	553	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,648	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	295.64/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,700	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,747	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	285.12/cwt	282.00–288.00	1,782	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	275.72/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,723	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	661	271.68/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,796	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	271.81/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,835	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	708	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,933	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	268.61/cwt	250.00–286.00	1,947	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	247.74/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,920	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	806	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	2,140	59
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,927	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	234.01/cwt	233.00–235.00	2,031	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	381.31/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,430	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	383.88/cwt	377.00–390.00	1,631	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	351.57/cwt	340.00–362.00	1,670	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	316.76/cwt	311.00–322.00	1,663	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	315.64/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,815	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	299.27/cwt	292.00–306.00	1,870	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	263.14/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,776	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	251.17/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,803	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	231.95/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,786	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,735	165.21/cwt	144.00–176.50	2,866	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	138.72/cwt	135.50–141.00	1,422	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	128.37/cwt	119.00–135.00	1,316	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	147.76/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,884	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	141.72/cwt	133.50–147.50	2,076	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	570	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1	925	2,406.76/head	2,050.00–2,650.00	2,407	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	2,543.02/head	2,150.00–2,800.00	2,543	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	3,493.16/head	3,250.00–3,700.00	3,493	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,136	3,045.80/head	2,700.00–3,175.00	3,046	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	1,908.51/head	1,525.00–2,170.00	1,909	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	12
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	785	1,862.90/head	1,400.00–2,165.00	1,863	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	160.61/cwt	133.00–178.00	1,767	14

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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 485Last week 524Year ago 477

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 80Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 101Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	390.00–415.00	403.62
4	300–350	325	390.00–410.00	400.76
4	350–400	375	377.00–392.00	384.99
14	400–450	425	352.00–367.00	359.93
10	450–500	475	330.00–350.00	340.52
10	500–550	525	306.00–320.00	313.33
10	550–600	575	280.00–310.00	295.64
4	600–650	625	282.00–288.00	285.12
4	650–700	675	263.00–280.00	271.81
10	700–750	725	250.00–286.00	268.61
6	750–800	775	240.00–255.00	247.74
1	800–850	820	235.00	235.00
2	850–900	868	233.00–235.00	234.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	405.00	405.00
2	350–400	353	337.50	337.50
13	450–500	477	305.00–337.00	320.93
3	550–600	553	298.00	298.00
2	600–650	613	285.00	285.00
6	650–700	661	270.00–272.50	271.68
2	700–750	708	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
59	800–850	806	265.50	265.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	377.00–387.00	382.38
8	350–400	375	365.00–370.00	367.66
12	450–500	475	310.00–325.00	317.89
8	500–550	525	280.00–300.00	290.47
6	600–650	625	270.00–281.00	275.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	312.00–332.00	323.09
8	300–350	325	320.00–360.00	341.51
6	400–450	425	310.00–321.00	315.82
10	500–550	525	280.00–287.00	283.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	520	350.50	350.50
5	550–600	581	328.00	328.00
4	600–650	643	310.50	310.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	325	415.00–425.00	420.38
6	350–400	375	365.00–390.00	378.32
6	400–450	425	370.00–390.00	380.58
4	450–500	475	347.00–359.00	353.31
4	550–600	575	318.00–325.00	321.65
6	600–650	625	288.00–305.00	296.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	266	350.00–380.00	361.23
6	400–450	425	356.00–365.00	360.76
6	500–550	525	290.00–324.00	307.79
4	650–700	675	262.00–270.00	266.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	470.00–480.00	475.55
4	250–300	275	450.00–485.00	469.06
8	300–350	325	425.00–460.00	443.82
4	350–400	375	402.00–422.00	412.65
4	400–450	425	292.00–387.00	336.76
6	450–500	475	367.00–377.00	372.26
4	500–550	525	351.00–355.00	353.09
8	550–600	575	320.00–330.00	325.21
6	600–650	625	309.00–316.00	312.64
4	650–700	675	289.00–305.00	297.29
10	700–750	725	255.00–295.00	275.68
6	750–800	775	258.00–280.00	269.35
2	800–850	803	258.00–267.00	262.51
1	850–900	885	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	375	360.00–400.00	381.31
12	400–450	425	377.00–390.00	383.88
12	450–500	475	340.00–362.00	351.57
6	500–550	525	311.00–322.00	316.76
6	550–600	575	300.00–330.00	315.64
4	600–650	625	292.00–306.00	299.27
4	650–700	675	245.00–280.00	263.14
4	700–750	718	242.00–260.00	251.17
2	750–800	770	224.00–240.00	231.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	925	2,050.00–2,650.00	2,406.76

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	—	570	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	6	—	1,075	2,150.00–2,800.00	2,543.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,136	2,700.00–3,175.00	3,045.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,115	3,250.00–3,700.00	3,493.16

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)	10	—	925	1,525.00–2,170.00	1,908.51

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)	12	—	1,100	2,425.00	2,425.00

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	14	—	1,100	133.00–178.00	160.61

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	6	—	785	1,400.00–2,165.00	1,862.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,275	143.00–152.00	147.76
6	—	1,025	135.50–141.00	138.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	119.00–135.00	128.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,465	133.50–147.50	141.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,735	144.00–176.50	165.21

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.