Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2025-09-10

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Sep 10
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
463 head
▲ 103 vs last sale 360▲ 337 vs year ago 126 · +267.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 41▲ 54 vs year ago 39 · +138.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
98 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 28▲ 74 vs year ago 24 · +308.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks high calf prices. Feeder Steers sold 2.00-35.00 lower ; feeder heifers under 350# sold Mixed, feeder heifers over 350# sold 15.00-22.00 lower; Feeder calf groups were reported as # 1-2s; Slaughter cows sold Steady; Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-15.00 lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $343.95/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 13 of 34 comparable sales and sits −36.43 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.
Average price
$343.95
43 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,890
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$300
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$36.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.41
vs MS average
−24.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2575361.002,0765thin
Medium and Large 1546351.451,91824
Medium and Large 2546324.991,77614thin
One grade step is worth $36.01/cwt here — about $300 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
343.95
—
MS average14 barns · 376 hd
355.36
−11.41
National average171 barns · 13,169 hd
368.34
−24.39
This barn, trailing median34 sales
380.38
−36.43
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—High1,463180.202,63616
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,490160.192,38710
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,155159.411,84150
CowsLean 85-90%Low995137.831,37120

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)1,068$3,29444
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$3,0008
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,039$3,23017
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)795$1,7701thin

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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275587.25/cwt572.00–600.001,6152
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275493.17/cwt485.00–500.001,3566
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325545.54/cwt520.00–567.501,7734
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325528.99/cwt522.00–535.001,7194
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325480.76/cwt470.00–490.001,5624
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375502.64/cwt480.00–522.501,88512
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375451.31/cwt430.00–470.001,6924
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375399.91/cwt377.00–420.001,5004
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425428.51/cwt410.00–445.001,82110
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425418.51/cwt400.00–435.001,77910
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425363.22/cwt350.00–375.001,5444
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475414.46/cwt400.00–427.501,9696
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475371.94/cwt363.00–380.001,7674
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475355.77/cwt340.00–370.001,6904
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,9702
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525384.86/cwt360.00–407.502,02112
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525345.23/cwt340.00–350.001,8126
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,0682
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575375.47/cwt364.00–386.002,15912
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575347.30/cwt340.00–354.001,9976
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625360.79/cwt353.00–368.002,2558
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625334.91/cwt324.00–345.002,0934
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675344.88/cwt334.00–355.002,3286
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,3241
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,4571
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225432.18/cwt410.00–450.009724
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275421.78/cwt397.00–442.501,1606
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275383.62/cwt370.00–395.001,0554
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325434.79/cwt420.00–447.501,4136
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325401.13/cwt385.00–415.001,3048
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375410.30/cwt385.00–432.501,5396
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375351.96/cwt320.00–380.001,32010
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425412.02/cwt375.00–445.001,75112
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425363.22/cwt350.00–375.001,54412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425333.51/cwt315.00–350.001,4178
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475370.52/cwt360.00–380.001,76016
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475348.40/cwt330.00–365.001,6558
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525359.39/cwt345.00–372.501,88714
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525330.47/cwt320.00–340.001,7358
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,0765
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575340.34/cwt332.00–348.001,95710
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575317.69/cwt307.00–327.501,8276
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625323.63/cwt307.00–339.002,0234
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675306.51/cwt292.00–320.002,0696
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0161
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270458.80/cwt410.00–520.001,2395
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325507.64/cwt470.00–540.001,6506
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375430.96/cwt395.00–462.501,61612
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425403.80/cwt380.00–425.001,71612
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475388.92/cwt360.00–415.001,84720
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525360.46/cwt339.00–380.001,89212
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575336.07/cwt310.00–360.001,93214
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625326.89/cwt310.00–342.502,04310
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675306.85/cwt297.00–316.002,0716
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,283166.35/cwt145.00–180.002,1348
Bulls——1,643194.06/cwt187.00–199.503,1888
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%925121.89/cwt110.00–130.001,1276
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025152.61/cwt145.00–158.001,56424
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025144.66/cwt135.00–151.501,48314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275165.68/cwt158.00–172.502,11226
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490160.19/cwt151.00–167.502,38710
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 17951,770.00/head1,770.00–1,770.001,7701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19252,899.46/head2,510.00–3,165.002,8996
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0753,500.70/head2,890.00–3,900.003,50110
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3652,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19252,726.22/head2,200.00–3,085.002,7268
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1003,420.45/head2,500.00–4,000.003,42036
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1003,000.00/head2,325.00–3,425.003,0008
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,100191.03/cwt149.00–217.502,10124

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.