Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2025-06-11

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Jun 11
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
315 head
▼ 98 vs last sale 413▼ 76 vs year ago 391 · −19.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 66▼ 5 vs year ago 76 · −6.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 85▲ 2 vs year ago 55 · +3.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 1.00-13.00 higher; feeder heifers under 500# sold mixed ; heifers over 500# sold 2.00-9.00 higher; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold 1.00-9.00 lower ; slaughter bulls sold 4.00- 15.00 lower however bull were not as good quality

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $307.06/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −73.32 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.
Average price
$307.06
28 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,700
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$279
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$64.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.68
vs MS average
−33.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546327.541,79014thin
Medium and Large 2550304.411,6748thin
Medium and Large 3575262.821,5116thin
One grade step is worth $64.72/cwt here — about $279 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
307.06
—
MS average14 barns · 307 hd
316.74
−9.68
National average161 barns · 10,769 hd
340.92
−33.86
This barn, trailing median34 sales
380.38
−73.32
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
426378329281median 380.3803/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,558175.192,7294thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,168152.311,77942
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,378151.732,0918thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low941127.961,20416

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)1,050$2,35114
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$1,8586
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)575$1,2092thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,300$4,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)892$2,29516
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,025$1,8001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)665$1,3654thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275454.51/cwt430.00–475.001,2502
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275416.34/cwt400.00–430.001,1456
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275377.70/cwt357.00–395.001,0398
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325473.51/cwt452.00–492.001,5394
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325418.07/cwt410.00–425.001,3594
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325371.03/cwt335.00–402.001,2064
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375427.20/cwt424.00–430.001,6028
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375402.37/cwt380.00–422.001,5094
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375342.24/cwt322.00–360.001,2832
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425416.05/cwt406.00–425.001,7686
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425408.70/cwt405.00–412.001,7372
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425354.57/cwt335.00–372.001,5074
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475396.04/cwt385.00–406.001,8816
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475372.89/cwt365.00–380.001,7716
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525363.32/cwt345.00–380.001,90714
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525350.70/cwt335.00–365.001,8414
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575342.43/cwt332.00–352.001,9696
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625333.31/cwt325.00–341.002,0834
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675322.77/cwt315.00–330.002,1792
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2111
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,1831
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805278.26/cwt276.50–280.002,2402
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225451.09/cwt440.00–460.001,0152
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275370.45/cwt365.00–375.001,0194
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275300.89/cwt290.00–310.008274
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325406.68/cwt397.00–415.001,3224
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325365.27/cwt340.00–387.001,1872
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325324.76/cwt321.00–328.001,0552
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375373.59/cwt364.00–382.001,4016
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375347.65/cwt337.00–357.001,3046
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375328.38/cwt314.00–341.001,2314
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425360.58/cwt350.00–370.001,53214
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425350.58/cwt340.00–360.001,4906
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475354.21/cwt350.00–358.001,6826
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475343.68/cwt340.00–347.001,6324
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525334.08/cwt321.00–346.001,7548
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525303.08/cwt290.00–315.001,5914
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575318.83/cwt315.00–323.001,8336
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575305.73/cwt300.00–311.001,7584
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575262.82/cwt255.00–270.001,5116
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625310.39/cwt300.00–320.001,9404
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625280.59/cwt265.00–295.001,7544
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,9884
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675301.22/cwt295.00–307.002,0334
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,8691
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738271.00/cwt271.00–271.002,0006
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,8631
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1788275.50/cwt275.00–276.002,1712
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1955240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425395.43/cwt360.00–427.001,68112
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475378.30/cwt362.00–393.001,7976
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525341.66/cwt338.00–345.001,7942
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575325.69/cwt321.00–330.001,8732
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675277.77/cwt270.00–285.001,8754
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,253166.32/cwt158.00–173.002,0842
Bulls——1,863184.05/cwt182.50–185.503,4292
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%800116.25/cwt112.00–120.009306
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025145.23/cwt138.50–150.001,48918
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025134.98/cwt130.00–138.501,38410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275157.62/cwt151.00–163.502,01024
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,378151.73/cwt143.50–157.502,0918
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 16651,364.66/head1,050.00–1,500.001,3654
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925186.39/cwt163.50–202.001,72412
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 35751,208.70/head1,000.00–1,400.001,2092
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,858.11/head1,650.00–2,000.001,8586
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,691.35/head1,400.00–1,890.001,6914
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,614.20/head2,200.00–2,875.002,61410
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 37131,100.88/head910.00–1,250.001,1014
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 17881,613.57/head1,500.00–1,725.001,6142
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19252,645.27/head2,125.00–3,000.002,6456
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0753,305.23/head2,625.00–3,750.003,3054
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3004,800.00/head4,800.00–4,800.004,8001

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.