Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2025-08-27

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Aug 27
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
370 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 418▼ 85 vs year ago 455 · −18.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 44▼ 55 vs year ago 126 · −43.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 67▼ 33 vs year ago 84 · −39.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold Mixed ; feeder heifers sold mixed ; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and were weaned and bunk broke this gave them added value ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 higher ; slaughter bulls sold 4.00-7.00 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $345.72/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 14 of 34 comparable sales and sits −34.66 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.
Average price
$345.72
32 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,880
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$181
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.21
vs MS average
−24.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550350.181,92624
Medium and Large 2525332.321,7458thin
One grade step is worth $17.86/cwt here — about $181 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 sale32 hd
345.72
—
MS average14 barns · 478 hd
344.51
+1.21
National average160 barns · 10,603 hd
369.81
−24.09
This barn, trailing median34 sales
380.38
−34.66
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—High1,502193.832,91120
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,175165.251,94230
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,583161.922,5638thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,025153.801,57620

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)1,270$2,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,033$2,69326
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)905$2,9251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)605$2,3001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$1,6016

Every lot

72 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 1225589.16/cwt557.00–615.001,3266
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275548.62/cwt535.00–560.001,5096
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275498.59/cwt467.00–525.001,3716
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325515.38/cwt510.00–520.001,6756
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325498.76/cwt495.00–502.001,6212
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325495.07/cwt487.00–502.001,6094
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375505.30/cwt480.00–527.501,8956
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375459.06/cwt450.00–467.001,7214
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375387.57/cwt362.00–410.001,4536
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425419.26/cwt410.00–427.501,7826
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8922
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475420.15/cwt412.00–427.501,9966
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475373.04/cwt357.00–387.501,7724
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1792
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525404.04/cwt392.00–415.002,1214
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575378.99/cwt367.00–390.002,1798
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575357.61/cwt355.00–360.002,0564
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625356.01/cwt349.00–362.502,22510
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625324.68/cwt320.00–329.002,0294
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3Value Added630312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,9692
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665360.50/cwt360.50–360.502,39712
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675342.92/cwt338.00–347.502,3152
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700325.50/cwt305.00–346.002,2792
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4861
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2840275.50/cwt275.50–275.502,3141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225494.21/cwt487.00–500.001,1122
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225432.18/cwt410.00–450.009724
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275474.51/cwt450.00–495.001,3054
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275429.06/cwt410.00–445.001,1806
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added298487.50/cwt487.50–487.501,4533
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325455.65/cwt425.00–482.001,4816
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325432.69/cwt430.00–435.001,4066
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325346.30/cwt342.00–350.001,1252
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added358447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,6022
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375422.13/cwt420.00–424.001,5832
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375386.92/cwt372.00–400.001,4516
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425416.99/cwt408.00–425.001,77210
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425387.93/cwt380.00–395.001,6496
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475362.62/cwt350.00–374.001,72210
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added489376.98/cwt372.50–389.001,8437
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525358.90/cwt350.00–367.001,88412
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525332.32/cwt314.00–349.001,7458
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575341.47/cwt330.00–352.001,96312
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625324.72/cwt319.00–330.002,0304
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625293.27/cwt286.00–300.001,8334
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625273.95/cwt262.00–285.001,7126
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675321.59/cwt319.00–324.002,1712
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715305.21/cwt295.00–315.002,1822
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2745260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375452.92/cwt442.00–462.501,69816
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425430.12/cwt405.00–452.501,82814
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475385.92/cwt362.00–407.501,83310
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525370.93/cwt350.00–390.001,9478
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575338.11/cwt317.00–357.501,94412
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625320.39/cwt310.00–330.002,0028
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675308.14/cwt290.00–325.002,0804
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725292.60/cwt282.00–313.002,1214
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1768284.89/cwt280.00–290.002,1882
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1823251.97/cwt225.00–270.002,0743
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250172.70/cwt158.00–182.502,1596
Bulls——1,610202.89/cwt187.50–214.003,26714
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025157.15/cwt151.00–161.501,61112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025153.80/cwt138.00–165.001,57620
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275170.65/cwt163.50–177.002,17618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,583161.92/cwt152.00–169.502,5638
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 16052,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19052,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19252,461.49/head2,075.00–2,725.002,46110
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,837.50/head2,500.00–3,050.002,83816
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2702,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,0501,601.19/head1,500.00–1,670.001,6016
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,100246.82/cwt210.00–270.002,71510

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.