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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Dec 3

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

337 head

▲ 337 vs last sale 0▼ 148 vs year ago 485 · −30.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 0▼ 49 vs year ago 96 · −51.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 0▼ 48 vs year ago 83 · −57.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last Sale before Thanksgiving 11-19-25 , feeder Steers sold 12.00-35.00 Higher; feeder Heifers under 400 # Sold 5.00-30.00 Higher ; Heifers over 400 # Sold unevenly mixed ; Feeder Yearling Groups were weaned with Shots and were Reported as #1-2s; Slaughter cows sold Weaker; Slaughter Bulls sold Steady to 10.00 Higher

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 $375.37/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 12 of 30 comparable sales and sits −46.17 against this barn's trailing median of $421.53.

Average price

$375.37

14 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,135

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$71

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$16.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.45

vs MS average

−53.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	382.40	2,103	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	594	366.00	2,174	6thin

One grade step is worth $16.39/cwt here — about −$71 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 sale14 hd

375.37

—

MS average14 barns · 160 hd

373.92

+1.45

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−53.78

This barn, trailing median30 sales

421.53

−46.17

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

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	1,543	188.97	2,915	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,153	147.02	1,695	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	916	122.36	1,121	22

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)	1,030	$2,463	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$2,095	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$1,800	1thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	386.64/cwt	370.00–400.00	870	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	532.25/cwt	520.00–542.50	1,464	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	522.10/cwt	510.00–532.50	1,697	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	486.13/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,580	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	452.81/cwt	427.00–475.00	1,472	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	494.84/cwt	469.00–517.50	1,856	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	469.33/cwt	415.00–500.00	1,826	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	420.29/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,786	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	424.59/cwt	407.50–440.00	2,017	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	402.71/cwt	370.00–432.50	2,114	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	362.08/cwt	348.00–375.00	2,082	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	594	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,174	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	351.50/cwt	351.50–351.50	2,214	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	347.66/cwt	338.50–375.00	2,347	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	346.25/cwt	339.00–353.00	2,337	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	707	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	2,308	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	311.50/cwt	311.50–311.50	2,227	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,565	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	775	315.45/cwt	314.50–318.00	2,445	25
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	312.58/cwt	304.00–321.00	2,573	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,263	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,746	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,125	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	424.08/cwt	420.00–427.50	1,166	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	407.72/cwt	402.00–412.50	1,121	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	430.12/cwt	407.00–450.00	1,398	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	378.82/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,231	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	413.64/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,551	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	404.45/cwt	387.00–420.00	1,719	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	363.80/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,546	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	367.09/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,744	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	339.20/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,611	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	481	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,789	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	353.04/cwt	341.00–364.00	1,853	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	336.78/cwt	330.00–343.00	1,936	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	604	329.25/cwt	329.25–329.25	1,989	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	315.34/cwt	313.00–317.50	1,971	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	319.04/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,154	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	676	320.25/cwt	320.25–320.25	2,165	17
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	758	310.25/cwt	310.25–310.25	2,352	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,434	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	410.28/cwt	365.00–450.00	1,539	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	425.87/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,810	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	400.23/cwt	370.00–427.50	1,901	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	359.73/cwt	354.00–365.00	2,068	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	331.00/cwt	324.00–337.50	2,234	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,318	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	165.60/cwt	154.50–173.00	2,070	4
Bulls	—	—	1,738	204.55/cwt	188.50–214.50	3,555	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	89.47/cwt	83.00–94.50	716	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	121.57/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,064	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,000	140.10/cwt	133.50–144.50	1,401	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	139.78/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,433	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	152.56/cwt	147.00–157.50	1,945	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	1,804.05/head	1,480.00–2,025.00	1,804	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,901.93/head	2,230.00–3,325.00	2,902	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	800	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1	1,015	2,094.58/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,095	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	184.55/cwt	160.00–200.00	2,030	10

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 Dec 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 0Year ago 485

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 0Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 0Year ago 83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	275	420.00–427.50	424.08
8	300–350	325	407.00–450.00	430.12
12	350–400	375	395.00–430.00	413.64
8	400–450	425	387.00–420.00	404.45
8	450–500	475	350.00–382.50	367.09
8	500–550	525	341.00–364.00	353.04
10	550–600	575	330.00–343.00	336.78
2	600–650	625	313.00–317.50	315.34
2	650–700	675	318.00–320.00	319.04
1	750–800	785	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	481	372.00	372.00
8	600–650	604	329.25	329.25
17	650–700	676	320.25	320.25
4	750–800	758	310.25	310.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	402.00–412.50	407.72
6	300–350	325	360.00–395.00	378.82
6	400–450	425	340.00–385.00	363.80
4	450–500	475	330.00–347.50	339.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	275	520.00–542.50	532.25
10	300–350	325	510.00–532.50	522.10
10	350–400	375	469.00–517.50	494.84
12	450–500	475	407.50–440.00	424.59
4	500–550	525	370.00–432.50	402.71
4	550–600	575	348.00–375.00	362.08
1	600–650	625	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	675	339.00–353.00	346.25
1	700–750	715	311.50	311.50
1	750–800	775	331.00	331.00
2	800–850	823	304.00–321.00	312.58
1	900–950	905	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	950	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	594	366.00	366.00
5	600–650	630	351.50	351.50
20	650–700	675	338.50–375.00	347.66
9	700–750	707	326.50	326.50
25	750–800	775	314.50–318.00	315.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	470.00–500.00	486.13
5	350–400	389	415.00–500.00	469.33
2	400–450	425	415.00–425.00	420.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	370.00–400.00	386.64
4	300–350	325	427.00–475.00	452.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	375	365.00–450.00	410.28
10	400–450	425	410.00–440.00	425.87
8	450–500	475	370.00–427.50	400.23
12	550–600	575	354.00–365.00	359.73
6	650–700	675	324.00–337.50	331.00
1	700–750	720	322.00	322.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	8	—	925	1,480.00–2,025.00	1,804.05

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)	12	—	1,100	2,230.00–3,325.00	2,901.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,094.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	10	—	1,100	160.00–200.00	184.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,738	188.50–214.50	204.55
4	—	1,250	154.50–173.00	165.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,275	147.00–157.50	152.56
8	—	1,000	133.50–144.50	140.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	875	117.00–125.00	121.57
4	—	800	83.00–94.50	89.47
8	—	1,025	131.00–146.00	139.78

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.