Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2025-07-30

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Jul 30
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
346 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 309▲ 97 vs year ago 249 · +39.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 29▲ 6 vs year ago 53 · +11.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 119▼ 9 vs year ago 50 · −18.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 5.00-15.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 5.00-11.00 higher ; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups had added value; slaughter cows sold 3.00-10.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold 10.00-21.00 higher . This weeks sale showed A lot of interest in all classes of feeder cattle . With slaughter buyers being real aggressive

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $341.21/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 13 of 34 comparable sales and sits −39.17 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.
Average price
$341.21
24 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,848
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+2.60
vs MS average
−6.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542341.211,84824
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale24 hd
341.21
—
MS average13 barns · 322 hd
338.62
+2.60
National average149 barns · 6,369 hd
347.50
−6.29
This barn, trailing median34 sales
380.38
−39.17
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—High1,785217.053,87410
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,575178.602,8136thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,236169.142,09038
CowsLean 85-90%Average965138.921,34110

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$2,76914
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,9864thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)959$2,7128
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)395$1,4001thin

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3225455.55/cwt450.00–460.001,0252
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255532.50/cwt532.50–532.501,3581
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275502.72/cwt500.00–505.001,3822
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275441.08/cwt434.00–447.001,2138
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325485.44/cwt472.00–497.001,5784
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325481.68/cwt472.00–490.001,5652
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325406.45/cwt400.00–412.001,3212
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375466.92/cwt452.00–480.001,7514
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375439.53/cwt439.00–440.001,6482
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375371.31/cwt350.00–390.001,3924
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425428.11/cwt417.00–438.001,8194
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425398.75/cwt385.00–411.001,6954
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425347.93/cwt340.00–355.001,4794
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471385.50/cwt385.50–385.501,8166
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475397.05/cwt391.00–402.501,8862
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475372.78/cwt362.00–382.501,7718
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525383.08/cwt370.00–395.002,0118
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525359.42/cwt350.00–368.001,88710
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525322.85/cwt315.00–330.001,6952
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575353.82/cwt346.00–361.002,0348
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625333.39/cwt323.00–343.002,0848
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625309.87/cwt300.00–319.001,9372
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added642343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,2023
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675324.70/cwt319.00–330.002,1926
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added703330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3203
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725322.27/cwt314.00–330.002,3364
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775307.58/cwt305.00–310.002,3844
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3381
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added860310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6662
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,0241
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225430.00/cwt430.00–430.009681
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225252.00/cwt252.00–252.005671
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2651
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275427.70/cwt410.00–442.501,1764
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2300390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1701
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325430.71/cwt417.00–442.501,4006
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2191
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375391.06/cwt382.00–399.001,4666
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375353.60/cwt352.00–355.001,3262
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375322.65/cwt312.00–332.001,2106
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425369.63/cwt358.00–380.001,57110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425352.64/cwt350.00–355.001,49910
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425328.88/cwt322.00–335.001,3982
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,7634
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,6144
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475364.03/cwt338.00–387.501,72910
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525347.65/cwt333.00–361.001,82516
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575328.34/cwt320.00–336.001,8888
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625323.42/cwt319.00–327.502,02112
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625309.09/cwt300.00–317.501,9324
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625220.78/cwt200.00–240.001,3802
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,0229
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675308.58/cwt292.00–324.002,08310
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,1821
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1451
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1975252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,4621
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275460.89/cwt450.00–470.001,2674
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325461.72/cwt455.00–467.501,5016
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375429.30/cwt400.00–455.001,6108
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425405.14/cwt375.00–432.001,72212
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475368.15/cwt355.00–380.001,74910
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525345.70/cwt330.00–360.001,8158
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575329.95/cwt319.00–340.001,8978
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625317.35/cwt308.00–326.001,98310
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,0511
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1785287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,2531
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1875241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,1091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,785217.05/cwt204.00–226.503,87410
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%875122.57/cwt114.00–129.001,0724
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025149.82/cwt142.50–155.001,5366
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025148.21/cwt136.50–156.501,5196
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275173.06/cwt163.00–182.002,20732
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,575178.60/cwt175.50–181.502,8136
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19252,666.22/head2,250.00–2,950.002,6666
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19502,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1703,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19252,082.43/head1,800.00–2,275.002,0824
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1003,043.07/head2,500.00–3,385.003,04310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,986.14/head1,980.00–1,990.001,9864
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy3951,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,100234.98/cwt227.00–240.002,5858

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.