Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2025-11-12

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Nov 12
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
313 head
▼ 156 vs last sale 469▼ 11 vs year ago 324 · −3.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 62▲ 16 vs year ago 31 · +51.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 74▲ 29 vs year ago 38 · +76.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale All feeder classes showed good interest , Feeder steers sold 13.00-30.00 Higher; Feeder heifers sold 5.00-35.00 Higher; group calves were reported as #1-2s; Slaughter cows sold Steady to 6.00 Higher; Slaughter Bulls sold Weaker

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.78/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −61.61 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.
Average price
$318.78
40 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,745
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$259
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$66.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.42
vs MS average
−45.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538332.391,78716thin
Medium and Large 2550318.511,75220
Medium and Large 3575265.641,5274thin
One grade step is worth $66.75/cwt here — about $259 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale40 hd
318.78
—
MS average14 barns · 356 hd
339.20
−20.42
National average183 barns · 20,348 hd
363.96
−45.18
This barn, trailing median34 sales
380.38
−61.61
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—High1,386177.682,4629thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,075152.271,63712
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,275144.741,8452thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,018129.961,32217

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)1,100$2,34716
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$2,2686
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)925$1,81116
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)873$9312thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,038$2,4622thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$1,1203thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)610$1,7875

Every lot

67 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225483.32/cwt475.00–490.001,0874
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3225377.73/cwt350.00–400.008508
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275494.08/cwt487.00–500.001,3594
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325512.81/cwt487.00–535.001,6674
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325467.69/cwt465.00–470.001,5204
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375480.35/cwt467.50–495.001,8014
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375369.98/cwt350.00–387.501,3876
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425458.80/cwt435.00–480.001,9504
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425368.43/cwt333.00–400.001,5666
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475405.41/cwt392.00–417.501,9264
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475378.58/cwt377.00–380.001,7984
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475342.50/cwt312.00–370.001,6276
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525396.65/cwt382.00–410.002,0826
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525355.70/cwt340.00–370.001,8674
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575354.34/cwt340.00–367.502,0374
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575332.61/cwt330.00–335.001,9134
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625345.20/cwt340.00–350.002,1584
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1745315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3471
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225342.18/cwt320.00–360.007704
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275453.17/cwt445.00–460.001,2464
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275343.62/cwt330.00–355.009454
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325408.23/cwt380.00–432.501,3276
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325360.76/cwt350.00–370.001,1724
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325331.51/cwt310.00–350.001,0776
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375405.30/cwt380.00–427.501,5206
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375362.99/cwt355.00–370.001,3614
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375339.25/cwt327.00–350.001,2726
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,6254
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425343.05/cwt337.50–348.001,4584
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425308.22/cwt295.00–320.001,3108
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1449397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,7854
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475370.71/cwt341.00–397.501,7618
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475326.89/cwt319.00–334.001,5538
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475317.89/cwt310.00–325.001,5104
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525333.28/cwt327.00–339.001,75012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525322.33/cwt315.00–329.001,69210
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575329.73/cwt324.00–335.001,8964
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575314.69/cwt310.00–319.001,80910
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575265.64/cwt250.00–280.001,5274
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625317.76/cwt311.00–324.001,9868
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675233.32/cwt210.00–255.001,5754
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1773292.48/cwt280.00–315.002,2614
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1818286.89/cwt282.00–292.002,3472
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1920262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,4151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425393.42/cwt372.00–412.501,6728
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475372.35/cwt350.00–392.501,76910
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525338.03/cwt315.00–359.001,7758
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575325.64/cwt310.00–340.001,87212
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625320.05/cwt312.00–327.502,0006
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675295.54/cwt280.00–310.001,9956
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765277.50/cwt265.00–290.002,1232
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,200167.25/cwt162.00–172.502,0075
Bulls——1,618190.71/cwt176.50–203.003,0864
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,007120.65/cwt113.50–124.001,2157
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025146.30/cwt142.50–149.001,5004
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025136.48/cwt131.50–140.001,39910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,100155.25/cwt148.50–159.501,7088
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,275144.74/cwt141.00–148.501,8452
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 39001,120.00/head1,120.00–1,120.001,1203
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 11,0382,462.05/head2,250.00–2,650.002,4622
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3873930.87/head875.00–975.009312
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,810.81/head1,350.00–2,125.001,81116
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,347.16/head2,125.00–2,700.002,34716
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,268.18/head1,900.00–2,500.002,2686
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy6101,787.26/head1,500.00–1,995.001,7875
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,100205.41/cwt187.00–217.002,26016

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.