Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2025-10-22

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Oct 22
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
413 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 383▼ 14 vs year ago 427 · −3.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 73▼ 8 vs year ago 65 · −12.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 44▼ 35 vs year ago 76 · −46.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale Feeder Steers sold 5.00-20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers Sold Unevenly mixed ,with most classes selling 7.00-25.00 Higher; a few classes sold 3.00-11.00 Lower ; feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s or #3-4s; weaned groups had added Value and were noted in description

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $344.41/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 13 of 34 comparable sales and sits −35.97 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.
Average price
$344.41
27 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,848
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$85
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$10.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.71
vs MS average
−46.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534348.461,86013thin
Medium and Large 1545341.641,86210thin
Medium and Large 2525338.191,7754thin
One grade step is worth $10.27/cwt here — about $85 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale27 hd
344.41
—
MS average14 barns · 316 hd
352.13
−7.71
National average186 barns · 24,193 hd
390.82
−46.41
This barn, trailing median34 sales
380.38
−35.97
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—High1,745189.693,3108thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,575160.002,5201thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,184156.551,85422
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,010134.971,36320

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)991$2,60316
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$2,2836
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,440$3,5822thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,220$2,7972thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,7501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$2,3444thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275460.89/cwt450.00–470.001,2678
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325510.17/cwt490.00–527.501,6584
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325459.95/cwt425.00–490.001,4956
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325410.76/cwt400.00–420.001,3356
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375475.30/cwt450.00–497.501,7824
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375436.86/cwt431.00–442.001,6384
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425448.13/cwt432.00–462.501,90510
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425418.63/cwt398.00–437.001,7796
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425396.59/cwt395.00–398.001,6862
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8492
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475417.51/cwt397.00–436.001,98310
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475355.26/cwt350.00–360.001,6872
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,9853
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added503412.00/cwt412.00–412.002,0725
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525342.64/cwt317.00–366.001,7994
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2543373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,0253
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575375.21/cwt370.00–380.002,1576
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,9326
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3131
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3961
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3706320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2594
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725312.13/cwt293.00–330.002,2634
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1845305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,5771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225348.02/cwt330.00–362.507834
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275385.45/cwt380.00–390.001,0606
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275359.53/cwt347.00–370.009894
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325427.56/cwt416.00–437.501,3904
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325378.29/cwt367.00–388.001,2294
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375409.65/cwt395.00–422.501,5366
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375386.59/cwt377.00–395.001,4506
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375350.32/cwt337.00–362.001,3146
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425408.71/cwt382.00–432.501,73714
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425355.11/cwt344.00–365.001,5094
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425337.64/cwt335.00–340.001,4354
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475370.56/cwt349.00–390.001,76012
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475344.21/cwt340.00–348.001,6358
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added484360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7425
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525345.23/cwt340.00–350.001,8126
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525338.19/cwt334.00–342.001,7754
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,8448
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540349.20/cwt348.00–350.001,8865
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575336.25/cwt324.00–347.501,9334
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625339.88/cwt310.00–367.502,1248
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3-4665255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6962
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675317.92/cwt313.00–322.502,1464
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2084
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1788307.63/cwt295.50–320.002,4242
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1833295.72/cwt294.00–297.502,4632
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added838310.50/cwt310.50–310.502,6023
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870291.95/cwt290.00–294.002,5402
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added890290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5814
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1945275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5991
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325430.71/cwt385.00–470.001,4008
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375421.57/cwt392.00–447.501,58110
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425421.68/cwt400.00–441.001,7928
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475392.35/cwt370.00–412.501,86420
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,8722
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525361.41/cwt341.00–380.001,89714
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575334.68/cwt318.00–350.001,9248
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623333.50/cwt333.50–333.502,0784
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625335.91/cwt325.00–346.002,0994
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675313.92/cwt302.00–325.002,1196
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1728301.68/cwt291.00–312.002,1962
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added783295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,3102
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1785280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1981
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1810290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,745189.69/cwt186.50–192.003,3108
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%975123.73/cwt118.50–127.001,2066
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025149.44/cwt143.00–154.001,5328
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025139.78/cwt131.00–146.001,43314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275160.62/cwt154.00–166.502,04814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,575160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,5201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19252,139.19/head1,610.00–2,500.002,13910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1003,375.57/head2,225.00–4,100.003,3766
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,282.95/head1,700.00–2,650.002,2836
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 11,1002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2202,796.72/head2,225.00–3,350.002,7972
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4403,581.77/head3,500.00–3,650.003,5822
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,343.75/head2,175.00–2,450.002,3444
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,100170.70/cwt148.00–185.001,8786

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.