Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2025-11-19

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Nov 19
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
415 head
▲ 102 vs last sale 313▲ 125 vs year ago 290 · +43.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 47▲ 43 vs year ago 38 · +113.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 67▲ 14 vs year ago 43 · +32.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale Light steers under 400# sold 10.00-14.00 Higher; Feeder Steers over 400# sold 8.00-20.00 Lower ; Feeder Heifers under 500# sold 2.00-14.00 Lower ; Heifers over 500# sold 4.00-11.00 Higher ; just really depended how many people had each order; Feeder Yearling Groups were Weaned with shots and Groups Reported as #1-2s ; Slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 Lower; Slaughter Bulls Sold 1.00-3.00 Lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $352.36/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −69.17 against this barn's trailing median of $421.53.
Average price
$352.36
23 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,965
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$6
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$22.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−26.95
vs MS average
−57.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2538363.811,9579thin
Medium and Large 1-2567347.721,9728thin
Medium and Large 1575341.381,9636thin
One grade step is worth $22.43/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale23 hd
352.36
—
MS average14 barns · 314 hd
379.31
−26.95
National average185 barns · 23,076 hd
410.08
−57.72
This barn, trailing median30 sales
421.53
−69.17
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
477425373320median 421.5303/0404/2907/0809/0210/21
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,519175.872,67112
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,473147.952,17914
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,170146.951,71938
CowsLean 85-90%Low980131.111,28422

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$2,32132
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,053$2,9996

Every lot

69 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3225398.02/cwt380.00–412.508966
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275504.98/cwt490.00–517.501,3896
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325503.44/cwt490.00–515.001,63614
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325479.96/cwt477.00–482.501,5602
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325413.02/cwt402.00–422.501,3422
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375467.31/cwt450.00–482.501,7528
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375417.97/cwt390.00–442.501,5676
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425435.29/cwt430.00–440.001,8502
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425413.22/cwt400.00–425.001,7568
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425369.09/cwt340.00–395.001,5698
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7863
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475391.57/cwt385.00–397.501,8604
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475375.26/cwt370.00–380.001,7824
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475356.83/cwt345.00–367.501,69510
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2538363.81/cwt340.00–370.001,9579
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567347.72/cwt340.00–352.501,9728
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575341.38/cwt332.00–350.001,9636
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625339.16/cwt335.00–343.002,1204
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625235.16/cwt211.00–257.501,4702
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1352
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675335.22/cwt329.00–341.002,2632
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675323.40/cwt319.00–327.502,1834
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added684331.25/cwt331.25–331.252,2667
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,4841
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2815303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,4691
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added857310.75/cwt310.75–310.752,6636
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225344.37/cwt300.00–380.007754
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275391.36/cwt387.00–395.001,0766
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275363.59/cwt335.00–387.501,0004
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325401.09/cwt382.00–417.501,3048
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375407.24/cwt387.00–425.001,5276
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375373.25/cwt357.00–387.501,40010
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425342.37/cwt331.00–352.501,4558
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added474350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6595
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475369.50/cwt344.00–392.501,7556
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475313.84/cwt307.00–320.001,4918
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525341.42/cwt332.00–350.001,7928
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525323.71/cwt319.00–328.001,6996
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566325.38/cwt324.25–326.501,8428
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575311.62/cwt302.50–320.001,7924
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625310.39/cwt300.00–320.001,9406
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625245.20/cwt240.00–250.001,5334
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added648317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,0572
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675286.55/cwt285.00–288.001,9342
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675228.76/cwt207.00–249.001,5442
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,1021
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,0581
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325467.48/cwt450.00–482.501,5196
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375401.96/cwt370.00–430.001,5076
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425413.71/cwt387.00–437.501,75816
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475366.03/cwt345.00–385.001,73920
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525328.78/cwt300.00–355.001,72616
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575325.43/cwt315.00–335.001,8718
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625316.07/cwt301.00–330.001,97514
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675286.48/cwt280.00–292.501,9346
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1001
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815256.55/cwt240.00–272.502,0914
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250161.30/cwt159.50–162.502,0166
Bulls——1,788190.43/cwt176.50–200.503,4056
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%925120.96/cwt116.50–124.001,11910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025139.56/cwt134.00–143.501,43012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025139.44/cwt133.00–144.001,42916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275152.41/cwt145.00–159.001,94322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,473147.95/cwt142.00–152.502,17914
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925152.30/cwt141.00–160.001,40910
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,936.49/head1,550.00–2,200.001,93616
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,705.00/head2,300.00–2,960.002,70516
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0102,419.86/head2,325.00–2,500.002,4202
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0753,288.49/head3,225.00–3,330.003,2884

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.