Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2025-07-09

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Jul 9
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
513 head
▲ 183 vs last sale 330▲ 81 vs year ago 432 · +18.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 49▲ 12 vs year ago 87 · +13.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 30▼ 5 vs year ago 73 · −6.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago (6-25-25) feeder steers sold mixed ; Feeder Heifers under 450# sold steady; Heifers over 450# sold weaker; Feeder Calf groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups were reported Added Value; Slaughter cows sold 1.00-5.00 Lower ; Slaughter bulls Sold 1.00-3.00 Lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $332.60/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −88.93 against this barn's trailing median of $421.53.
Average price
$332.60
96 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,857
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.87
vs MS average
−46.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553347.881,92318thin
Medium and Large 1-2561332.521,86556
Medium and Large 2555328.681,82410thin
Medium and Large 3558313.311,74912thin
One grade step is worth $34.57/cwt here — about $174 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 sale96 hd
332.60
—
MS average13 barns · 582 hd
346.47
−13.87
National average153 barns · 8,707 hd
379.13
−46.53
This barn, trailing median30 sales
421.53
−88.93
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—High1,597191.703,06218
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,177150.431,77146
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,468142.402,0908thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average985137.131,35130

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)1,056$2,46732
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)975$2,0774thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$3,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$2,4684thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225483.86/cwt470.00–495.001,0892
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275479.06/cwt460.00–495.001,3176
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275449.26/cwt440.00–457.001,2354
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275411.80/cwt402.00–420.001,1328
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325451.72/cwt445.00–457.501,4684
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325434.41/cwt425.00–442.501,4124
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325414.84/cwt410.00–419.001,3484
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375431.64/cwt405.00–455.001,6196
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425397.93/cwt390.00–405.001,69112
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added464378.00/cwt378.00–378.001,7544
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475388.40/cwt370.00–405.001,8454
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475362.52/cwt357.00–367.501,7228
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475347.52/cwt342.00–352.501,6518
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522332.53/cwt256.00–362.501,73621
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525357.80/cwt351.00–364.001,8788
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525339.04/cwt327.00–350.001,7804
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525316.54/cwt310.00–322.501,6624
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573334.25/cwt334.25–334.251,91512
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575339.95/cwt329.00–350.001,95510
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575321.78/cwt315.00–328.001,8506
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575311.70/cwt305.00–319.001,7928
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590331.62/cwt323.00–334.001,95723
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2601329.14/cwt328.00–330.001,9787
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625323.76/cwt317.00–330.002,02410
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625294.03/cwt280.00–307.001,8384
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,1026
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675312.77/cwt305.00–320.002,11116
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,1113
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725295.17/cwt290.00–300.002,1404
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778289.47/cwt286.00–293.002,2522
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1871
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,195232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,7781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225428.66/cwt427.00–430.009642
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275423.80/cwt414.00–432.001,1654
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325414.37/cwt402.00–425.001,3476
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325377.69/cwt375.00–380.001,2274
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added370395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4622
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375381.31/cwt360.00–400.001,4308
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375330.65/cwt320.00–340.001,2406
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425375.12/cwt350.00–397.501,59412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425330.58/cwt320.00–340.001,4056
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475353.14/cwt330.00–374.001,67716
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475323.04/cwt312.00–333.001,5346
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475322.63/cwt320.00–325.001,5324
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486374.00/cwt374.00–374.001,8184
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525326.66/cwt323.00–330.001,7158
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525317.09/cwt315.00–319.001,6656
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2543324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,7596
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575310.73/cwt305.00–316.001,78714
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575286.26/cwt280.00–292.001,6464
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625300.39/cwt290.00–310.001,87710
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625285.16/cwt281.00–289.001,7826
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625276.08/cwt274.00–278.001,7266
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675281.33/cwt272.00–290.001,8998
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,0846
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728267.64/cwt250.00–280.001,9487
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1778248.53/cwt240.00–257.001,9342
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8861
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,1101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2323425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,3733
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375404.58/cwt387.00–420.001,51710
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2413398.00/cwt398.00–398.001,6444
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425385.87/cwt370.00–400.001,6406
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475364.71/cwt340.00–387.001,73216
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2481358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,7226
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525336.22/cwt320.00–351.001,76514
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575317.86/cwt309.00–326.001,8286
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625305.91/cwt295.00–316.001,9128
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,168163.43/cwt152.00–172.001,9094
Bulls——1,720199.78/cwt180.00–211.503,43614
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%875125.29/cwt119.00–130.001,0968
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025141.68/cwt137.00–145.001,45218
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025141.44/cwt135.00–146.001,45022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275156.06/cwt146.00–165.001,99028
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,468142.40/cwt138.00–146.002,0908
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,564.05/head1,350.00–1,710.001,5648
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19752,076.92/head1,950.00–2,175.002,0774
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,768.18/head2,400.00–3,000.002,76824
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19252,467.57/head2,200.00–2,650.002,4684
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,100199.86/cwt152.00–230.002,19824

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.