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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Oct 29

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

267 head

▼ 146 vs last sale 413▼ 72 vs year ago 339 · −21.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 57▼ 11 vs year ago 62 · −17.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 41▼ 33 vs year ago 67 · −49.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last Weeks Sale Feeder Steers sold 20.00-35.00 lower; Feeder Heifers sold 5.00-37.00 lower; Feeder Calf Groups were Reported as #1-2s Groups were given Shots but had not been Weaned ; Slaughter Cows sold 2.00-10.00 Lower; Slaughter Bulls Sold 1.00-4.00 Lower

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $346.49/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −75.05 against this barn's trailing median of $421.53.

Average price

$346.49

41 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$339

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

$44.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.88

vs MS average

−83.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	355.09	1,971	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	563	346.04	1,948	23
Medium and Large 2	525	345.76	1,815	6thin
Medium and Large 3	525	310.76	1,631	2thin

One grade step is worth $44.33/cwt here — about $339 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 sale41 hd

346.49

—

MS average12 barns · 378 hd

363.37

−16.88

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−83.23

This barn, trailing median30 sales

421.53

−75.05

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

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $463.14, low $334.44, median $421.53 across 30 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	1,654	178.55	2,954	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	150.11	1,695	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	149.01	2,183	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	961	132.31	1,271	14

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)	953	$1,774	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	540	$1,600	1thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,170	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	475.42/cwt	455.00–492.50	1,307	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	489.03/cwt	485.00–492.50	1,589	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	446.30/cwt	442.00–450.00	1,450	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	402.14/cwt	393.00–410.00	1,307	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	465.58/cwt	452.00–477.50	1,746	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	425.98/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,597	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	386.24/cwt	362.00–407.50	1,448	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	409.16/cwt	392.50–424.00	1,739	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	376.15/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,599	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,833	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	412.89/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,961	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	378.39/cwt	350.00–404.00	1,797	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	369.18/cwt	354.00–383.00	1,938	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	345.76/cwt	340.00–351.00	1,815	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	310.76/cwt	305.00–316.00	1,631	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,913	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	345.69/cwt	341.00–350.00	1,988	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,988	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	339.68/cwt	335.00–344.00	2,123	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,117	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,024	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,366	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	340.60/cwt	332.00–347.50	766	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	390.44/cwt	382.00–397.50	1,074	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	346.35/cwt	339.00–352.50	952	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	390.76/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,270	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	383.61/cwt	382.00–385.00	1,247	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	312.85/cwt	290.00–332.50	1,017	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	405.58/cwt	392.00–417.50	1,521	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	379.32/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,422	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,559	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	373.88/cwt	367.00–380.00	1,589	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	336.70/cwt	333.00–340.00	1,431	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	367.61/cwt	340.00–392.50	1,746	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	341.84/cwt	335.00–348.00	1,624	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	352.00/cwt	324.00–377.50	1,848	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	318.22/cwt	302.00–333.00	1,671	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	314.91/cwt	305.00–324.00	1,811	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	260.43/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,497	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,906	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	292.99/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,831	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,126	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	265.10/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,935	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	402.64/cwt	380.00–422.50	1,510	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	373.04/cwt	354.00–390.00	1,585	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	331.46/cwt	310.00–351.00	1,740	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	293.98/cwt	270.00–316.00	1,690	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	310.64/cwt	307.00–314.00	1,942	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,720	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,927	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,922	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	798	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,075	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,227	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,587	167.78/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,663	3
Bulls	—	—	1,705	186.62/cwt	185.50–187.50	3,182	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	122.57/cwt	120.00–124.50	1,072	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	147.73/cwt	141.00–152.50	1,514	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	139.61/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,431	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	153.44/cwt	150.00–156.50	1,956	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	149.01/cwt	142.50–155.00	2,183	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	540	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1	990	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	148.46/cwt	133.00–159.00	1,373	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	203.36/cwt	169.00–225.00	2,237	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	800	1,265.63/head	1,175.00–1,320.00	1,266	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	895	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	1,713.51/head	1,440.00–1,900.00	1,714	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,214.77/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,215	6

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 Oct 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 413Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 57Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 41Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	382.00–397.50	390.44
4	300–350	325	380.00–400.00	390.76
8	350–400	375	392.00–417.50	405.58
6	400–450	425	367.00–380.00	373.88
2	450–500	475	340.00–392.50	367.61
4	500–550	525	324.00–377.50	352.00
4	550–600	575	305.00–324.00	314.91
1	600–650	625	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	675	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	730	260.00–270.00	265.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	382.00–385.00	383.61
2	350–400	375	370.00–387.50	379.32
2	400–450	425	333.00–340.00	336.70
4	450–500	475	335.00–348.00	341.84
8	500–550	525	302.00–333.00	318.22
4	600–650	625	280.00–305.00	292.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	407.00	407.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	332.00–347.50	340.60
4	250–300	275	339.00–352.50	346.35
2	300–350	325	290.00–332.50	312.85
2	550–600	575	250.00–270.00	260.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	380.00–422.50	402.64
6	400–450	425	354.00–390.00	373.04
8	500–550	525	310.00–351.00	331.46
6	550–600	575	270.00–316.00	293.98
4	600–650	625	307.00–314.00	310.64
1	750–800	775	248.00	248.00
1	850–900	865	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	688	250.00	250.00
4	700–750	719	268.00	268.00
2	750–800	798	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	442.00–450.00	446.30
2	350–400	375	410.00–440.00	425.98
6	450–500	475	350.00–404.00	378.39
6	500–550	525	340.00–351.00	345.76
6	600–650	625	335.00–344.00	339.68
1	700–750	725	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	800	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	520.00	520.00
2	250–300	275	455.00–492.50	475.42
2	300–350	325	485.00–492.50	489.03
4	350–400	375	452.00–477.50	465.58
6	400–450	425	392.50–424.00	409.16
6	450–500	475	405.00–420.00	412.89
4	500–550	525	354.00–383.00	369.18
6	550–600	575	341.00–350.00	345.69
1	700–750	730	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	830	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	390.00	390.00
13	500–550	542	353.00	353.00
10	550–600	590	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	393.00–410.00	402.14
4	350–400	375	362.00–407.50	386.24
4	400–450	425	355.00–395.00	376.15
2	500–550	525	305.00–316.00	310.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	540	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	925	133.00–159.00	148.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,100	169.00–225.00	203.36

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)	10	—	925	1,440.00–1,900.00	1,713.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	800	1,175.00–1,320.00	1,265.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	1,500.00	1,500.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,100	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,214.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	132.00–145.00	139.61
6	—	875	120.00–124.50	122.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	141.00–152.50	147.73
10	—	1,275	150.00–156.50	153.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,465	142.50–155.00	149.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,705	185.50–187.50	186.62
3	—	1,587	165.00–170.00	167.78

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.