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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Dec 17

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

476 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 453▼ 125 vs year ago 601 · −20.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 57▲ 5 vs year ago 48 · +10.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 74▼ 39 vs year ago 92 · −42.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale . The feeder calves and yearlings had lots of interest . Pee Wee steers under 400#s sold 32.00-56.00 Higher; Yearling Steers over 400# sold 9.00-22.00 Higher; Pee Wee Heifers under 400# sold 25.00-53.00 Higher; heifers over 400# sold 1.00-27.00 Higher; Feeder Groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and Groups were reported as #1-2s; slaughter Cows sold 1.00-5.00 Higher; slaughter bulls sold Weaker with not much selection

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $353.07/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 16 of 34 comparable sales and sits −27.32 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.

Average price

$353.07

47 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$56.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.92

vs MS average

−36.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	522	378.86	1,978	13thin
Medium and Large 1	547	358.48	1,962	18thin
Medium and Large 2	550	329.24	1,811	8thin
Medium and Large 3	525	322.79	1,695	8thin

One grade step is worth $56.07/cwt here — about $283 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 sale47 hd

353.07

—

MS average14 barns · 248 hd

359.98

−6.92

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−36.84

This barn, trailing median34 sales

380.38

−27.32

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,495	183.41	2,742	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,533	162.12	2,485	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	155.53	1,893	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	4,850	139.62	6,772	8thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,862	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,540	14
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	623	$820	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,089	$3,656	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$2,662	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	505	$1,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,928	8

Every lot

82 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	503.32/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,132	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	604.53/cwt	592.00–615.00	1,662	6
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	381.31/cwt	347.00–410.00	1,049	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	562.27/cwt	530.00–590.00	1,827	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	500.54/cwt	475.00–522.50	1,627	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	426.13/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,385	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	515.89/cwt	477.00–550.00	1,935	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	476.26/cwt	472.00–480.00	1,786	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	429.93/cwt	427.00–432.50	1,612	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	423	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,872	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	449.45/cwt	432.00–465.00	1,910	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	434.54/cwt	420.00–447.50	1,847	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	406.90/cwt	395.00–417.50	1,729	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,987	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	414.72/cwt	400.00–428.00	1,970	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	395.15/cwt	392.00–398.00	1,877	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	370.52/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,760	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	423.00/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,221	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	419.39/cwt	405.00–432.50	2,202	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	385.18/cwt	370.00–399.00	2,022	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	400.85/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,305	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	376.80/cwt	360.00–389.00	2,347	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	362.99/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,269	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	343.40/cwt	339.00–347.50	2,318	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	322.14/cwt	318.00–326.00	2,336	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,560	1
Steers	1300–1350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,048	1
Steers	1400–1450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,425	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	3,107	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	539.41/cwt	520.00–555.00	1,214	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	501.76/cwt	462.00–535.00	1,380	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	418.17/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,150	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	458.19/cwt	427.00–485.00	1,489	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	415.44/cwt	402.00–427.00	1,350	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	372.85/cwt	350.00–392.50	1,212	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	430.23/cwt	402.00–455.00	1,613	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	363.57/cwt	342.00–382.50	1,363	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	390	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,726	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	412	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,800	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	431.25/cwt	413.00–447.50	1,833	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	375.49/cwt	362.00–387.50	1,596	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,797	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	386.03/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,834	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	356.57/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,694	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	378.86/cwt	374.00–382.00	1,978	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	367.01/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,927	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	345.23/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,812	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	322.79/cwt	305.00–339.00	1,695	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	347.82/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,000	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	313.25/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,801	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	324.09/cwt	315.00–332.50	2,026	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,201	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	260.51/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,883	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	277.16/cwt	272.00–282.00	2,148	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,270	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,863	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	815	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,282	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,040	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,480	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	503.31/cwt	482.00–522.00	1,887	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	388	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,882	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	429.09/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,824	22
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	463	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,875	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	395.49/cwt	360.00–427.50	1,879	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	363.36/cwt	344.00–381.00	1,908	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	344.07/cwt	324.00–362.50	1,978	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	340.05/cwt	332.00–347.50	2,125	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,265	165.64/cwt	160.50–169.00	2,095	6
Bulls	—	—	1,725	201.18/cwt	188.50–210.00	3,470	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	142.90/cwt	135.00–148.50	1,465	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	159.32/cwt	149.00–168.50	2,031	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	162.12/cwt	156.00–167.00	2,485	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	4,850	139.62/cwt	139.00–144.00	6,772	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	623	820.06/head	775.00–860.00	820	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	1,890.54/head	1,475.00–2,500.00	1,891	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	3,026.70/head	2,275.00–3,500.00	3,027	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,861.82/head	2,285.00–3,225.00	2,862	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	505	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	3,695.35/head	3,000.00–4,150.00	3,695	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	2,662.21/head	2,375.00–2,850.00	2,662	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,173	3,420.04/head	3,050.00–3,700.00	3,420	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,928.41/head	1,100.00–2,450.00	1,928	8

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 476Last week 453Year ago 601

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 57Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 74Year ago 92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	592.00–615.00	604.53
12	300–350	325	530.00–590.00	562.27
8	350–400	375	477.00–550.00	515.89
8	400–450	425	432.00–465.00	449.45
10	450–500	475	400.00–428.00	414.72
6	500–550	525	405.00–432.50	419.39
6	550–600	575	380.00–420.00	400.85
2	600–650	625	350.00–375.00	362.99
4	650–700	675	339.00–347.50	343.40
4	700–750	725	318.00–326.00	322.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	442.50	442.50
4	450–500	473	420.00	420.00
10	500–550	525	420.00–425.00	423.00
8	600–650	623	360.00–389.00	376.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	495.00–510.00	503.32
4	300–350	325	475.00–522.50	500.54
6	350–400	375	472.00–480.00	476.26
10	400–450	425	420.00–447.50	434.54
4	450–500	475	392.00–398.00	395.15
4	500–550	525	370.00–399.00	385.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	347.00–410.00	381.31
4	300–350	325	410.00–440.00	426.13
4	350–400	375	427.00–432.50	429.93
8	400–450	425	395.00–417.50	406.90
4	450–500	475	360.00–380.00	370.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	800	320.00	320.00
1	1300–1350	1,325	230.00	230.00
1	1400–1450	1,425	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	520.00–555.00	539.41
6	250–300	275	462.00–535.00	501.76
12	300–350	325	427.00–485.00	458.19
14	350–400	375	402.00–455.00	430.23
16	400–450	425	413.00–447.50	431.25
14	450–500	475	365.00–405.00	386.03
10	500–550	525	350.00–382.50	367.01
8	550–600	575	340.00–355.00	347.82
4	600–650	625	315.00–332.50	324.09
2	700–750	723	260.00–261.00	260.51
4	750–800	775	272.00–282.00	277.16
1	800–850	805	282.00	282.00
1	850–900	855	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	442.50	442.50
3	400–450	412	437.00	437.00
2	450–500	473	380.00	380.00
13	500–550	522	374.00–382.00	378.86
3	600–650	635	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	710	310.00	310.00
2	800–850	815	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	410.00–425.00	418.17
6	300–350	325	402.00–427.00	415.44
10	400–450	425	362.00–387.50	375.49
10	450–500	475	350.00–362.50	356.57
4	500–550	525	340.00–350.00	345.23
4	550–600	575	295.00–330.00	313.25
1	800–850	810	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	850	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	350.00–392.50	372.85
4	350–400	375	342.00–382.50	363.57
8	500–550	525	305.00–339.00	322.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	485.00	485.00
2	450–500	463	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	375	482.00–522.00	503.31
22	400–450	425	400.00–455.00	429.09
14	450–500	475	360.00–427.50	395.49
8	500–550	525	344.00–381.00	363.36
6	550–600	575	324.00–362.50	344.07
4	600–650	625	332.00–347.50	340.05

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)	6	—	925	1,475.00–2,500.00	1,890.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	623	775.00–860.00	820.06

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)	10	—	1,100	2,285.00–3,225.00	2,861.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,100	2,275.00–3,500.00	3,026.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	505	1,500.00	1,500.00

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	2	—	1,173	3,050.00–3,700.00	3,420.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	2,375.00–2,850.00	2,662.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,075	3,000.00–4,150.00	3,695.35

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,100	1,100.00–2,450.00	1,928.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,725	188.50–210.00	201.18
6	—	1,265	160.50–169.00	165.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	135.00–148.50	142.90
20	—	1,275	149.00–168.50	159.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	4,850	139.00–144.00	139.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,533	156.00–167.00	162.12

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.