Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2025-06-04

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Jun 4
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
413 head
▲ 168 vs last sale 245▼ 81 vs year ago 494 · −16.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 43▼ 66 vs year ago 132 · −50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 38▲ 9 vs year ago 76 · +11.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold Steady to Firmer ; Feeder Heifers sold Steady to 22.00 Higher; Feeder yearlings groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups had added Value ; Slaughter cows sold 1.00-10.00 Higher; Slaughter Bulls Sold 1.00-10.00 Higher ; Bulls broke last weeks all time High at Lucedale location with new high price record. With 7 bulls selling over 200.00 / cwt

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $340.49/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −81.04 against this barn's trailing median of $421.53.
Average price
$340.49
39 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,859
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$213
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.03
vs MS average
−38.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539353.001,90414thin
Medium and Large 1-2572340.001,9459thin
Medium and Large 2542332.411,80112thin
Medium and Large 3525322.081,6914thin
One grade step is worth $30.92/cwt here — about $213 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 sale39 hd
340.49
—
MS average12 barns · 372 hd
345.53
−5.03
National average158 barns · 13,435 hd
378.58
−38.09
This barn, trailing median30 sales
421.53
−81.04
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—Average1,541189.672,92224
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,262163.022,05738
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,428158.982,2706thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low950121.311,1526thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,435$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,038$2,59030
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$3,8104thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,117$3,40128
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,82552
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)750$1,7676

Every lot

85 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225445.55/cwt440.00–450.001,0024
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3225392.18/cwt370.00–410.008824
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,0863
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275429.08/cwt422.00–435.001,1806
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325434.53/cwt427.00–441.001,4124
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325415.91/cwt403.00–427.001,3526
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325369.58/cwt340.00–395.001,2016
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4532
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375419.59/cwt410.00–428.001,5736
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375388.64/cwt370.00–405.001,4576
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3-4Value Added390295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1513
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425411.32/cwt410.00–412.501,7486
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425388.99/cwt380.00–397.001,6538
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425359.23/cwt355.00–363.001,5276
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475389.89/cwt387.00–392.501,8528
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475369.09/cwt357.00–380.001,75310
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475319.78/cwt314.00–325.001,5192
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added496366.00/cwt366.00–366.001,81511
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525359.16/cwt350.00–367.501,88610
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525338.90/cwt330.00–347.001,7798
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525322.08/cwt309.00–334.001,6914
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9459
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575337.61/cwt335.00–340.001,9414
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575319.43/cwt309.00–329.001,8374
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625322.31/cwt314.00–330.002,0146
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625301.04/cwt300.00–302.001,8822
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added641330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1158
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675311.74/cwt305.00–318.002,1044
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3675279.54/cwt264.00–294.001,8872
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720291.09/cwt272.00–311.002,0962
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,1651
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,4111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225470.27/cwt437.00–497.001,0584
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270386.00/cwt386.00–386.001,0423
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275397.44/cwt386.00–407.001,0934
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275340.16/cwt326.00–352.009354
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325412.43/cwt392.00–430.001,3408
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325379.37/cwt367.00–390.001,2334
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325339.90/cwt320.00–357.001,1054
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375362.99/cwt355.00–370.001,36110
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375351.07/cwt350.00–352.001,3174
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375327.37/cwt305.00–347.001,2284
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,5203
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425371.15/cwt350.00–390.001,5778
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425343.88/cwt337.00–350.001,4618
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425306.44/cwt280.00–330.001,30210
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475351.46/cwt342.00–360.001,6698
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475331.46/cwt322.00–340.001,57410
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475304.72/cwt290.00–318.001,4474
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525337.93/cwt317.00–357.001,7748
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525312.09/cwt310.00–314.001,6384
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6863
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575316.17/cwt312.00–320.001,8188
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added591312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,8474
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625293.95/cwt282.00–305.001,8376
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675289.77/cwt282.00–297.001,9564
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,9261
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,0121
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0881
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1855240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425385.14/cwt355.00–412.001,6376
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475359.46/cwt345.00–372.501,7076
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525286.94/cwt255.00–322.001,5068
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575316.08/cwt302.00–329.001,8178
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625311.04/cwt310.00–312.001,9442
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675288.55/cwt287.00–290.001,9484
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,118150.72/cwt130.00–167.501,6854
Bulls——1,625197.46/cwt177.00–212.003,20920
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%800104.38/cwt98.00–110.008352
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025143.17/cwt142.00–144.001,4672
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025129.77/cwt124.50–133.501,3304
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275164.12/cwt153.00–174.002,09336
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,428158.98/cwt148.50–167.502,2706
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19253,195.95/head2,750.00–3,500.003,1964
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,569.59/head1,525.00–1,600.001,5702
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0753,810.47/head3,100.00–4,275.003,8104
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1343,581.55/head2,550.00–3,975.003,58219
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1752,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1Registered1,5054,273.42/head4,250.00–4,300.004,2732
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 38731,122.49/head1,000.00–1,225.001,1222
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,800.00/head1,580.00–1,950.001,8008
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1003,052.27/head2,500.00–3,400.003,05220
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4353,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy7501,766.67/head1,150.00–2,075.001,7676
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,825.00/head1,150.00–2,250.001,82552

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.