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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Jul 23

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

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Feeder Cattle receipts

309 head

▼ 260 vs last sale 569▼ 250 vs year ago 559 · −44.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 52▼ 20 vs year ago 49 · −40.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

119 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 42▲ 69 vs year ago 50 · +138.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold uneven mixed , some classes had a lot of interest , those classes were up to 15.00 higher, some classes didn't have much interest and they sold as much as 9.00 lower; feeder heifers sold about steady to 10.00 dollars higher ; feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s and #3-4s and weaned groups had added value; slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 higher ; slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.39/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −64.00 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.

Average price

$316.39

36 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$388

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

$61.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.34

vs MS average

−23.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	336.70	1,835	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	568	324.21	1,840	11thin
Medium and Large 2	550	303.78	1,671	8thin
Medium and Large 3-4	590	295.00	1,741	5thin
Medium and Large 3	525	275.70	1,447	2thin

One grade step is worth $61.00/cwt here — about $388 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 sale36 hd

316.39

—

MS average14 barns · 312 hd

322.73

−6.34

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−23.79

This barn, trailing median34 sales

380.38

−64.00

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,390	188.96	2,627	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	158.92	1,947	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,589	155.23	2,466	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	128.56	1,241	10

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)	1,034	$2,580	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,045	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$2,623	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	425	$1,272	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,815	22

Every lot

77 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	515.45/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,417	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	460.89/cwt	447.00–472.50	1,267	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	305	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,205	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,503	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	465.34/cwt	457.00–472.50	1,512	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	453.32/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,700	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	420.33/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,576	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	375.33/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,407	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,673	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	423.88/cwt	417.00–430.00	1,801	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	382.34/cwt	367.00–396.00	1,625	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	393.94/cwt	390.00–397.50	1,871	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	365.26/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,735	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	373.47/cwt	370.00–377.00	1,935	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	378.76/cwt	373.00–384.00	1,988	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	343.95/cwt	333.00–354.00	1,978	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	2,065	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	336.83/cwt	328.00–345.00	2,105	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	322.88/cwt	312.00–333.00	2,179	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,272	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	451.09/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,015	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	424.16/cwt	420.00–427.50	954	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	446.80/cwt	437.00–455.00	1,229	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	419.06/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,152	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	302	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,321	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	426.51/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,386	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	326.89/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,062	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	379.25/cwt	367.00–390.00	1,422	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,391	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	325.86/cwt	320.00–331.00	1,222	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3-4	415	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,365	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	372.48/cwt	350.00–392.50	1,583	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	340.53/cwt	340.00–341.00	1,447	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	324.23/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,378	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	432	362.37/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,565	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	340.52/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,617	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	322.89/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,534	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	314.21/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,492	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	493	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,726	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3-4	498	314.50/cwt	314.50–314.50	1,566	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	503	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,680	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	347.72/cwt	326.00–367.50	1,826	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	309.94/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,627	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	275.70/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,447	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	320.17/cwt	310.00–329.50	1,841	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	297.61/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,711	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	322.03/cwt	318.50–329.50	1,874	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3-4	590	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,741	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	315.16/cwt	311.00–319.00	1,970	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	236.16/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,476	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	296.74/cwt	290.00–303.00	2,003	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,056	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	284.35/cwt	280.50–289.00	2,047	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,113	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	405.38/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,317	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	434.65/cwt	420.00–447.50	1,630	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	403.80/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,716	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	367.24/cwt	342.00–390.00	1,744	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	341.78/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,794	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	302.16/cwt	280.00–322.50	1,737	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	306.74/cwt	300.00–313.00	2,070	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	288.79/cwt	286.00–293.00	2,128	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,390	188.96/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,627	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	118.00/cwt	104.00–128.50	1,033	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	142.37/cwt	133.00–149.00	1,459	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	135.60/cwt	131.50–138.50	1,390	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	163.06/cwt	153.00–172.00	2,079	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	161.46/cwt	158.00–164.50	2,446	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,638	151.07/cwt	144.50–153.50	2,475	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	2,252.03/head	1,925.00–2,475.00	2,252	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,777.27/head	2,225.00–3,125.00	2,777	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,045.45/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,045	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	425	1,271.67/head	1,240.00–1,325.00	1,272	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	925	2,472.97/head	1,700.00–3,000.00	2,473	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	3,173.91/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,174	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,110	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,814.77/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,815	22

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 Jul 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 309Last week 569Year ago 559

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 52Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 119Last week 42Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	395.00	395.00
4	500–550	518	370.00–377.00	373.47
5	600–650	610	338.50	338.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	472.50	472.50
2	400–450	408	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	415.00–425.00	420.33
4	400–450	425	367.00–396.00	382.34
6	450–500	475	360.00–370.00	365.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	447.00–472.50	460.89
4	350–400	375	370.00–380.00	375.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	510.00–520.00	515.45
4	300–350	325	457.00–472.50	465.34
6	350–400	375	440.00–465.00	453.32
6	400–450	425	417.00–430.00	423.88
4	450–500	475	390.00–397.50	393.94
4	500–550	525	373.00–384.00	378.76
4	550–600	575	333.00–354.00	343.95
6	600–650	625	328.00–345.00	336.83
2	650–700	675	312.00–333.00	322.88
1	700–750	710	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	325	400.00–410.00	405.38
10	350–400	375	420.00–447.50	434.65
10	400–450	425	380.00–425.00	403.80
18	450–500	475	342.00–390.00	367.24
12	500–550	525	330.00–352.50	341.78
4	550–600	575	280.00–322.50	302.16
8	650–700	675	300.00–313.00	306.74
3	700–750	737	286.00–293.00	288.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	440.00–460.00	451.09
6	250–300	275	437.00–455.00	446.80
4	300–350	325	405.00–445.00	426.51
8	350–400	375	367.00–390.00	379.25
10	400–450	425	350.00–392.50	372.48
8	450–500	475	330.00–350.00	340.52
6	500–550	525	326.00–367.50	347.72
4	550–600	575	310.00–329.50	320.17
2	600–650	625	311.00–319.00	315.16
6	650–700	675	290.00–303.00	296.74
4	700–750	720	280.50–289.00	284.35
1	800–850	805	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	302	437.50	437.50
2	350–400	375	371.00	371.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	432	360.00–372.50	362.37
2	450–500	493	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	503	334.00	334.00
9	550–600	582	318.50–329.50	322.03
2	700–750	715	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	400.00–435.00	419.06
4	400–450	425	340.00–341.00	340.53
6	450–500	475	315.00–330.00	322.89
4	500–550	525	300.00–319.00	309.94
4	550–600	575	295.00–300.00	297.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	420.00–427.50	424.16
4	300–350	325	300.00–350.00	326.89
4	350–400	375	320.00–331.00	325.86
2	400–450	425	320.00–328.00	324.23
2	450–500	475	310.00–318.00	314.21
2	500–550	525	260.00–290.00	275.70
4	600–650	625	232.00–240.00	236.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	415	329.00	329.00
3	450–500	498	314.50	314.50
5	550–600	590	295.00	295.00

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)	6	—	925	1,925.00–2,475.00	2,252.03

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,100	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,045.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,100	2,225.00–3,125.00	2,777.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	925	1,700.00–3,000.00	2,472.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	425	1,240.00–1,325.00	1,271.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,173.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	2,425.00	2,425.00

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	22	—	1,100	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,814.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	875	104.00–128.50	118.00
6	—	1,025	131.50–138.50	135.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	158.00–164.50	161.46
3	—	1,638	144.50–153.50	151.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,275	153.00–172.00	163.06
4	—	1,025	133.00–149.00	142.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,390	180.00–195.00	188.96

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.