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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Dec 10

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

453 head

▲ 116 vs last sale 337▼ 123 vs year ago 576 · −21.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 47▲ 8 vs year ago 49 · +16.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

74 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 35▲ 20 vs year ago 54 · +37.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last weeks sale Feeder Steers sold Unevenly Mixed with Bull calves over 400#s 1.00-25.00 lower than steers; Feeder heifers sold most classes 1.00-10.00 Higher; Feeder Yearling Groups were reported as #1-2s , and Groups were weaned showing added value; slaughter cows sold 1.00-8.00 Higher; Slaughter Bulls sold Firmer

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 $375.46/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 12 of 30 comparable sales and sits −46.07 against this barn's trailing median of $421.53.

Average price

$375.46

24 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$671

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$102.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.68

vs MS average

−55.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	402.00	2,171	4thin
Medium and Large 1	554	387.31	2,144	14thin
Medium and Large 3	575	345.21	1,985	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	500	300.00	1,500	2thin

One grade step is worth $102.00/cwt here — about $671 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 sale24 hd

375.46

—

MS average13 barns · 232 hd

389.14

−13.68

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−55.17

This barn, trailing median30 sales

421.53

−46.07

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	1,645	195.45	3,215	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,635	156.67	2,562	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	154.70	1,900	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	125.02	1,156	12

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,082	28
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,669	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$2,009	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,038	$3,179	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	735	$1,838	14
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$1,318	6

Every lot

72 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	543.61/cwt	527.00–557.50	1,495	16
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	527.06/cwt	512.00–540.00	1,713	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	499.98/cwt	480.00–517.50	1,875	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	455.65/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,709	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	421.31/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,580	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	413	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,384	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	445.58/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,894	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	464	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,856	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	416.25/cwt	401.00–430.00	1,977	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	392.52/cwt	387.00–397.50	1,864	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	397.18/cwt	382.00–411.00	2,085	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,171	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	379.90/cwt	358.00–400.00	2,184	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	345.21/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,985	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,234	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	344.09/cwt	335.00–352.50	2,151	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,392	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	334.15/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,256	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,371	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,425	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,422	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	890	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,439	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	980	283.50/cwt	283.50–283.50	2,778	14
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,088	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,622	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	482.68/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,327	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	377.23/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,037	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	420.71/cwt	407.00–432.50	1,367	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	399.96/cwt	397.00–402.50	1,300	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	359.37/cwt	347.00–370.00	1,168	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	415.98/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,560	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	391.26/cwt	387.00–395.00	1,467	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	423	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,808	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	426.25/cwt	408.00–442.50	1,812	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	372.48/cwt	350.00–392.50	1,583	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	375.67/cwt	357.00–392.50	1,784	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	355.77/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,690	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	347.85/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,826	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	331.19/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,739	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	330.60/cwt	316.00–344.00	1,901	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,965	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,020	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	322.79/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,017	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	302.79/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,892	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	313.46/cwt	307.50–319.00	2,116	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	295.51/cwt	280.00–310.00	2,142	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	280.83/cwt	270.00–291.00	2,176	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,480	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,184	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	473.07/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,537	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	442.62/cwt	400.00–480.00	1,660	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	431.45/cwt	414.00–447.00	1,834	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	382.34/cwt	355.00–407.00	1,816	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	372.45/cwt	340.00–402.00	1,955	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	352.21/cwt	341.00–362.50	2,025	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	246.15/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,662	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	170.67/cwt	167.50–173.50	2,424	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	200.41/cwt	177.00–215.50	3,387	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	116.57/cwt	110.00–121.50	1,020	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	142.32/cwt	135.00–147.50	1,459	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	141.93/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,455	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	157.56/cwt	147.50–166.50	2,009	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	156.67/cwt	147.50–162.50	2,562	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	2,009.46/head	1,290.00–2,500.00	2,009	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	3,081.82/head	2,100.00–3,700.00	3,082	28
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,669.32/head	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,669	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1	925	2,848.65/head	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,849	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	3,289.53/head	2,700.00–3,675.00	3,290	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,330	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	735	1,838.44/head	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,838	14
Stock Cows	—	Small 4	800	1,317.50/head	1,070.00–1,510.00	1,318	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 Dec 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 453Last week 337Year ago 576

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 47Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 35Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	335.00	335.00
4	450–500	464	400.00	400.00
4	500–550	540	402.00	402.00
6	600–650	612	365.00	365.00
2	650–700	650	368.00	368.00
2	700–750	710	334.00	334.00
14	950–1000	980	283.50	283.50
2	1050–1100	1,088	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	250–300	275	527.00–557.50	543.61
14	300–350	325	512.00–540.00	527.06
10	350–400	375	480.00–517.50	499.98
12	400–450	425	435.00–455.00	445.58
8	450–500	475	401.00–430.00	416.25
6	500–550	525	382.00–411.00	397.18
8	550–600	575	358.00–400.00	379.90
6	600–650	625	335.00–352.50	344.09
4	650–700	675	330.00–338.00	334.15
1	750–800	790	307.00	307.00
1	800–850	835	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	445.00–465.00	455.65
4	450–500	475	387.00–397.50	392.52
1	850–900	890	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	500	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	375	400.00–440.00	421.31
4	550–600	575	340.00–350.00	345.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	450.00–510.00	482.68
12	300–350	325	407.00–432.50	420.71
12	350–400	375	400.00–430.00	415.98
12	400–450	425	408.00–442.50	426.25
10	450–500	475	357.00–392.50	375.67
10	500–550	525	340.00–355.00	347.85
8	550–600	575	316.00–344.00	330.60
6	600–650	625	315.00–330.00	322.79
6	650–700	675	307.50–319.00	313.46
6	700–750	725	280.00–310.00	295.51
4	750–800	775	270.00–291.00	280.83
1	850–900	855	290.00	290.00
1	900–950	910	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	397.00–402.50	399.96
4	350–400	375	387.00–395.00	391.26
8	400–450	425	350.00–392.50	372.48
6	450–500	475	340.00–370.00	355.77
2	500–550	525	327.00–335.00	331.19
6	600–650	625	295.00–310.00	302.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	423	427.50	427.50
2	550–600	578	340.00	340.00
5	600–650	612	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	350.00–400.00	377.23
4	300–350	325	347.00–370.00	359.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	465.00–480.00	473.07
10	350–400	375	400.00–480.00	442.62
8	400–450	425	414.00–447.00	431.45
20	450–500	475	355.00–407.00	382.34
8	500–550	525	340.00–402.00	372.45
8	550–600	575	341.00–362.50	352.21
4	650–700	675	242.00–250.00	246.15

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)	12	—	925	1,290.00–2,500.00	2,009.46

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,100	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,669.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	—	1,100	2,100.00–3,700.00	3,081.82

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	—	925	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,848.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,075	2,700.00–3,675.00	3,289.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 4$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	800	1,070.00–1,510.00	1,317.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	14	—	735	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,838.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,690	177.00–215.50	200.41
2	—	1,420	167.50–173.50	170.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	139.00–144.00	141.93
8	—	875	110.00–121.50	116.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,635	147.50–162.50	156.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,275	147.50–166.50	157.56
6	—	1,025	135.00–147.50	142.32

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.