Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2025-06-25

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Jun 25
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
330 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 358▼ 14 vs year ago 344 · −4.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 63▼ 34 vs year ago 83 · −41.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 62▼ 33 vs year ago 63 · −52.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold firmer to 8.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 5.00-15.00 higher; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and #2-3s and weaned groups had added value ; slaughter cows sold 2.00-8.00 higher ; slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $343.83/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −77.71 against this barn's trailing median of $421.53.
Average price
$343.83
43 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,880
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$69
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$30.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.28
vs MS average
−25.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544349.311,90023
Medium and Large 1550348.961,91912thin
Medium and Large 3525322.371,6924thin
Medium and Large 2575318.341,8304thin
One grade step is worth $30.97/cwt here — about $69 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 sale43 hd
343.83
—
MS average13 barns · 366 hd
340.55
+3.28
National average140 barns · 6,212 hd
369.58
−25.75
This barn, trailing median30 sales
421.53
−77.71
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—High1,698202.113,43214
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,554162.252,5215thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,086159.091,72822
CowsLean 85-90%Low956131.211,2549thin

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 (2-4 yrs)865$2,4251thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)995$2,12510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$2,4806
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)625$1,8314thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,1031
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275414.54/cwt408.00–420.001,1402
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325420.80/cwt413.00–427.501,3684
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2352352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,2395
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375430.33/cwt425.00–435.001,6146
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375347.57/cwt322.00–370.001,3036
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425403.40/cwt396.00–410.001,7146
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425357.64/cwt355.00–360.001,5204
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7392
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475395.77/cwt380.00–410.001,8806
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2494363.51/cwt360.00–367.001,7964
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525361.62/cwt359.00–364.001,8996
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525322.37/cwt314.00–330.001,6924
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528354.43/cwt354.00–355.001,87111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,9313
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565339.83/cwt337.00–343.501,9209
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575336.30/cwt329.00–343.001,9346
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575318.34/cwt310.00–326.001,8304
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,9736
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625323.91/cwt304.00–332.502,0245
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657315.75/cwt315.75–315.752,0748
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,1062
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,0881
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added792277.25/cwt277.25–277.252,1965
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,1941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1276400.98/cwt265.00–445.001,1077
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,3812
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375333.93/cwt327.00–340.001,2524
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383369.12/cwt350.00–377.501,4143
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3405275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1142
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4635
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425356.28/cwt342.00–369.001,51410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425335.29/cwt330.00–340.001,4254
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465346.00/cwt346.00–346.001,6093
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475344.35/cwt327.00–360.001,63610
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475318.41/cwt310.00–326.001,5124
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475313.05/cwt312.00–314.001,4874
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3523300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5692
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525332.37/cwt324.00–340.001,7456
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525314.64/cwt306.00–322.501,6528
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525306.07/cwt299.00–312.501,6074
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536325.45/cwt323.00–327.001,7445
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2322
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575304.73/cwt299.00–310.001,7526
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,7784
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603312.25/cwt312.25–312.251,8834
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,9203
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675287.74/cwt281.00–294.001,9424
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730266.50/cwt266.50–266.501,9451
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0541
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830256.00/cwt256.00–256.002,1251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375387.04/cwt362.00–409.001,4518
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425377.86/cwt353.00–400.001,6064
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475374.14/cwt351.00–395.001,77714
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525345.75/cwt329.00–361.001,8158
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575306.10/cwt286.00–328.001,7608
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675295.36/cwt285.00–305.001,9948
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,698202.11/cwt186.50–213.003,43214
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%900124.33/cwt122.00–125.501,1195
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025143.02/cwt136.00–148.001,4664
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025139.82/cwt132.50–145.001,4334
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,100162.66/cwt151.00–170.001,78918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,554162.25/cwt157.00–165.002,5215
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19252,617.57/head2,350.00–2,800.002,6184
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19252,204.05/head1,990.00–2,350.002,2042
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy8652,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,899.86/head1,775.00–1,985.001,9006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,463.64/head1,850.00–2,850.002,4644
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy6251,831.40/head1,655.00–1,970.001,8314
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,100160.02/cwt141.00–172.001,7606

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.