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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, May 28

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

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Feeder Cattle receipts

245 head

▼ 414 vs last sale 659▼ 102 vs year ago 347 · −29.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 54▼ 22 vs year ago 65 · −33.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 41▼ 17 vs year ago 55 · −30.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 2.00-22.00 Higher; feeder Heifers under 400# sold steady , heifers over 400# sold 3.00- 12.00 higher ; feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups with shots had added value; Slaughter cows sold 1.00-6.00 higher ;Slaughter bull sold 1.00-6.00 higher. Long time manager of Lucedale Livestock and current manager of Gulf Regional Livestock Moley Herring said the highest slaughter bull to ever sell at this location was today at 203.00/ cwt @ 2125#s

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 $337.72/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −83.81 against this barn's trailing median of $421.53.

Average price

$337.72

37 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$41.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.15

vs MS average

−36.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	345.20	1,903	19thin
Medium and Large 1	555	342.95	1,903	10thin
Medium and Large 2	575	322.82	1,856	4thin
Medium and Large 3	550	304.04	1,672	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.15/cwt here — about $231 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale37 hd

337.72

—

MS average11 barns · 225 hd

334.57

+3.15

National average120 barns · 5,578 hd

374.14

−36.42

This barn, trailing median30 sales

421.53

−83.81

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	1,623	187.00	3,034	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	149.92	1,882	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,668	147.25	2,455	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	823	119.00	979	11

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)	1,013	$1,992	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$2,437	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,013	$1,073	8

Every lot

69 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	493.32/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,110	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	516.34/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,420	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,320	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	443.44/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,441	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,430	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	420.58/cwt	407.00–432.50	1,577	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	408.13/cwt	392.00–422.50	1,735	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,641	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	353.75/cwt	340.00–366.00	1,503	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	388.54/cwt	383.00–400.00	1,807	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	385.62/cwt	378.00–392.50	1,832	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	364.78/cwt	359.00–370.00	1,733	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	347.50/cwt	342.00–352.50	1,824	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	316.71/cwt	312.00–321.00	1,663	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	350.41/cwt	343.50–352.50	1,892	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	339.91/cwt	330.00–349.00	1,954	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	322.82/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,856	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	291.38/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,675	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	333.90/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,923	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	328.13/cwt	318.00–337.50	2,051	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	309.16/cwt	305.00–313.00	1,932	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	314.22/cwt	308.00–320.00	2,121	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	283.98/cwt	264.00–295.00	2,053	3
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,010	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,980	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	911	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	404.53/cwt	395.00–412.50	1,112	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,341	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	361.26/cwt	357.00–365.00	1,355	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	340.65/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,277	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	355.76/cwt	351.00–360.00	1,512	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	336.75/cwt	323.00–349.00	1,431	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	349.46/cwt	335.00–362.50	1,660	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	322.67/cwt	309.00–335.00	1,533	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	485	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,613	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	327.85/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,721	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,641	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	306.94/cwt	297.00–316.00	1,611	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	313.69/cwt	309.00–318.00	1,804	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	292.82/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,684	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,843	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,608	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	296.35/cwt	287.00–305.00	1,852	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	264.22/cwt	258.00–270.00	1,783	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,807	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	376.90/cwt	365.00–387.50	1,602	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	333.26/cwt	328.00–338.00	1,583	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	339.42/cwt	330.00–348.00	1,782	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	321.01/cwt	310.00–333.00	1,846	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	291.98/cwt	286.00–297.50	1,825	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,991	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,419	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	231.52/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,875	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 4	915	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,610	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,120	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,915	6
Bulls	—	—	2,125	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	4,314	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	750	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	803	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	126.50/cwt	121.50–134.00	1,075	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,007	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	141.42/cwt	135.50–144.50	1,697	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	2,221	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,163	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,790	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	2,766	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	1,688.51/head	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,689	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,295.45/head	2,050.00–2,450.00	2,295	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1	925	2,740.54/head	1,700.00–3,450.00	2,741	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1	925	1,830.81/head	1,700.00–1,920.00	1,831	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	896.76/head	760.00–990.00	897	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,249.32/head	1,010.00–1,400.00	1,249	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	151.89/cwt	139.00–160.00	1,671	46

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 May 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 659Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 54Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 41Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	485.00–500.00	493.32
4	250–300	275	500.00–530.00	516.34
4	300–350	325	430.00–455.00	443.44
8	350–400	375	407.00–432.50	420.58
6	400–450	425	392.00–422.50	408.13
8	450–500	475	378.00–392.50	385.62
4	500–550	525	342.00–352.50	347.50
6	550–600	575	330.00–349.00	339.91
4	600–650	625	318.00–337.50	328.13
4	650–700	675	308.00–320.00	314.22
3	700–750	723	264.00–295.00	283.98
1	1000–1050	1,010	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	465	383.00–400.00	388.54
13	500–550	540	343.50–352.50	350.41
6	550–600	576	330.00–337.50	333.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	325	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	425	386.00	386.00
4	450–500	475	359.00–370.00	364.78
4	550–600	575	315.00–330.00	322.82
4	600–650	625	305.00–313.00	309.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	340.00–366.00	353.75
2	500–550	525	312.00–321.00	316.71
2	550–600	575	282.00–300.00	291.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	405.00	405.00
4	250–300	275	395.00–412.50	404.53
1	300–350	325	412.50	412.50
6	400–450	425	351.00–360.00	355.76
10	450–500	475	335.00–362.50	349.46
12	500–550	525	320.00–335.00	327.85
4	550–600	575	309.00–318.00	313.69
4	600–650	625	287.00–305.00	296.35
1	700–750	730	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	332.50	332.50
2	550–600	585	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	357.00–365.00	361.26
6	400–450	425	323.00–349.00	336.75
10	450–500	475	309.00–335.00	322.67
2	500–550	525	297.00–316.00	306.94
2	550–600	575	285.00–300.00	292.82
2	650–700	675	258.00–270.00	264.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	330.00–350.00	340.65
1	500–550	525	312.50	312.50
1	600–650	600	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	365.00–387.50	376.90
2	450–500	475	328.00–338.00	333.26
6	500–550	525	330.00–348.00	339.42
2	550–600	575	310.00–333.00	321.01
4	600–650	625	286.00–297.50	291.98
1	650–700	675	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	735	193.00	193.00
2	800–850	810	228.00–235.00	231.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	915	176.00	176.00

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)	4	—	925	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,688.51

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)	4	—	1,100	2,050.00–2,450.00	2,295.45

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	1,700.00–3,450.00	2,740.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	1,700.00–1,920.00	1,830.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	760.00–990.00	896.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	1,010.00–1,400.00	1,249.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	46	—	1,100	139.00–160.00	151.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,200	135.50–144.50	141.42
7	—	1,350	164.50	164.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	850	118.50	118.50
3	—	750	107.00	107.00
5	—	850	121.50–134.00	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,790	154.50	154.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,125	203.00	203.00
6	—	1,120	171.00	171.00

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.