Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2025-11-05

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Nov 5
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
469 head
▲ 202 vs last sale 267▲ 223 vs year ago 246 · +90.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 51▲ 30 vs year ago 32 · +93.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 34▲ 46 vs year ago 28 · +164.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale Feeder Steers sold unevenly mixed ; Feeder Heifers Sold Mixed , however most classes sold 7.00-16.00 Higher; with few classes weaker; Feeder yearling Groups Sold as # 1-2s and weaned groups had added value; Slaughter Cows sold 1.00-4.00 Lower ; Slaughter Bulls sold 5.00-15.00 Higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $350.54/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 14 of 34 comparable sales and sits −29.84 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.
Average price
$350.54
50 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,936
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$466
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$99.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.83
vs MS average
−15.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548386.652,11822
Medium and Large 1-2560334.901,87716thin
Medium and Large 2525323.081,6966thin
Medium and Large 3575287.301,6526thin
One grade step is worth $99.35/cwt here — about $466 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale50 hd
350.54
—
MS average14 barns · 300 hd
336.71
+13.83
National average198 barns · 25,157 hd
365.61
−15.07
This barn, trailing median34 sales
380.38
−29.84
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—High1,459173.442,53012
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,513149.272,2588thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,121147.251,65126
CowsLean 85-90%Average958134.321,28718

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)1,013$2,29936
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$1,9156
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,019$3,03216
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)925$1,83710

Every lot

83 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275460.89/cwt450.00–470.001,2674
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275435.62/cwt422.00–447.001,1984
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275397.23/cwt370.00–420.001,09212
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325450.12/cwt427.00–470.001,4634
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325405.54/cwt380.00–427.501,3186
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375459.32/cwt450.00–467.501,7224
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375433.32/cwt420.00–445.001,62512
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375371.64/cwt345.00–395.001,3944
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425440.87/cwt425.00–455.001,8746
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425386.88/cwt380.00–393.001,6444
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425358.05/cwt348.00–367.001,5224
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475366.46/cwt357.00–375.001,7416
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483380.17/cwt375.00–390.001,8366
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486373.89/cwt370.00–378.001,8178
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added495394.78/cwt390.00–402.001,9545
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525378.80/cwt372.00–385.001,9896
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525349.05/cwt348.00–350.001,8332
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0948
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575342.17/cwt338.00–346.001,9672
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575328.86/cwt320.00–337.001,8914
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9593
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623335.81/cwt335.00–336.002,09210
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625332.17/cwt321.00–342.502,0764
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625293.90/cwt270.00–316.001,8378
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675332.14/cwt321.00–342.502,2422
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2104
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725303.55/cwt302.00–305.002,2014
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,2071
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275339.03/cwt302.00–370.009324
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325387.81/cwt362.00–410.001,2608
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325345.38/cwt340.00–350.001,1224
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325327.06/cwt312.00–340.001,0636
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375367.99/cwt360.00–375.001,3804
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375336.45/cwt321.00–350.001,2624
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425372.63/cwt361.00–383.001,5848
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425334.54/cwt320.00–347.501,4226
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7125
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2453347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,5723
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475350.52/cwt340.00–360.001,6656
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475335.88/cwt323.00–347.501,5958
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475317.10/cwt315.00–319.001,5064
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added490332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,6272
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525329.80/cwt323.00–336.001,73112
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525323.08/cwt310.00–335.001,6966
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added539332.73/cwt332.00–334.001,7938
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575454.88/cwt340.00–580.002,61610
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy575369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,1223
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575287.30/cwt280.00–294.001,6526
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586317.92/cwt310.00–330.001,8635
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,96510
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625307.95/cwt296.00–319.001,9254
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625275.39/cwt265.00–285.001,7214
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625268.31/cwt260.00–276.001,6774
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,7952
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,0081
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4091
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0791
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0154
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,7571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320428.91/cwt405.00–450.001,3738
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375412.62/cwt370.00–450.001,5476
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425397.78/cwt356.00–435.001,69114
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475356.61/cwt339.00–372.501,69410
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525329.26/cwt301.00–355.001,7298
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575326.07/cwt300.00–350.001,8758
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625301.50/cwt275.00–326.001,8844
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675273.56/cwt229.00–315.001,8474
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775277.57/cwt267.00–287.502,1516
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,1351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250155.30/cwt146.00–161.501,9416
Bulls——1,668191.57/cwt170.00–205.003,1956
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%875124.57/cwt120.00–128.001,0906
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000139.20/cwt130.50–145.001,39212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025144.98/cwt140.00–148.501,48616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275150.88/cwt148.50–153.001,92410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,513149.27/cwt144.00–153.002,2588
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19252,597.30/head2,300.00–2,800.002,5976
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0753,293.02/head2,900.00–3,550.003,29310
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 19251,837.16/head1,525.00–2,050.001,83710
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,972.97/head1,420.00–2,350.001,97318
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0751,914.65/head1,440.00–2,225.001,9156
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,624.32/head1,710.00–3,200.002,62418

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.