Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2026-01-14

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Jan 14
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
313 head
▼ 122 vs last sale 435▼ 210 vs year ago 523 · −40.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 50▼ 14 vs year ago 42 · −33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 64▼ 33 vs year ago 63 · −52.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale Feeder Steers sold Mostly 5.00-25.00 higher only 2 weight classes were weaker; Feeder Heifers sold unevenly mixed , with 2 weight classes 32.00-37.00 higher; The other Heifer weight classes sold From 10.00 lower to 7.00 Higher; Most Feeder Yearling groups were weaned this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s; Slaughter cows sold1.00-5.00 Higher; Slaughter Bulls sold 10.00-18.00 Higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $355.38/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 16 of 34 comparable sales and sits −25.00 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.
Average price
$355.38
20 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,956
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$338
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$51.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.00
vs MS average
−58.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543378.332,0536thin
Medium and Large 1558365.022,0386thin
Medium and Large 2575335.211,9274thin
Medium and Large 3525326.651,7154thin
One grade step is worth $51.68/cwt here — about $338 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 sale20 hd
355.38
—
MS average14 barns · 331 hd
370.38
−15.00
National average188 barns · 26,809 hd
413.48
−58.10
This barn, trailing median34 sales
380.38
−25.00
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—High1,518180.702,7448thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,350152.852,0634thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,132149.251,69014
CowsLean 85-90%Low875125.861,1014thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)963$2,42520
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$1,7101thin

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225629.96/cwt605.00–650.001,4174
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275644.95/cwt615.00–670.001,7746
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275593.62/cwt580.00–605.001,6326
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275583.62/cwt570.00–595.001,6054
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325613.44/cwt600.00–625.001,99410
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325576.89/cwt550.00–600.001,8756
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325492.01/cwt410.00–562.501,5994
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375534.91/cwt512.00–555.002,0068
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375499.98/cwt480.00–517.501,8756
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375440.33/cwt435.00–445.001,6512
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425488.22/cwt475.00–500.002,0752
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425454.26/cwt445.00–462.501,9314
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475434.46/cwt420.00–447.502,0644
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475407.24/cwt382.00–430.001,9344
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525428.08/cwt415.00–440.002,2474
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525391.89/cwt372.00–410.002,05710
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540429.00/cwt429.00–429.002,3174
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2353
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575425.12/cwt410.00–439.002,4444
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625333.08/cwt331.00–335.002,0824
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,3402
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3666346.15/cwt339.00–350.002,3053
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716355.99/cwt355.00–356.502,54910
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added840326.50/cwt326.50–326.502,7438
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,065298.00/cwt298.00–298.003,1741
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225618.27/cwt585.00–645.001,3914
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275548.15/cwt525.00–567.501,5076
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275372.68/cwt340.00–400.001,0258
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325502.27/cwt470.00–530.001,6326
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325434.20/cwt410.00–455.001,4118
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325428.78/cwt407.00–447.501,3948
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375439.63/cwt405.00–470.001,64914
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375390.65/cwt380.00–400.001,46510
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375344.63/cwt325.00–367.001,2928
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425452.84/cwt442.00–462.501,9254
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425417.17/cwt414.00–420.001,7738
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425379.09/cwt350.00–405.001,6118
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475417.24/cwt392.00–440.001,9828
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475369.48/cwt360.00–380.001,7556
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added494394.00/cwt394.00–394.001,9464
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525379.42/cwt370.00–388.001,9922
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525326.65/cwt312.00–340.001,7154
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,0542
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540381.00/cwt381.00–381.002,0572
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0442
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575357.82/cwt350.00–365.002,0574
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575335.21/cwt330.00–340.001,9274
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619355.47/cwt353.00–356.002,20011
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625349.76/cwt343.00–356.002,1864
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675301.33/cwt292.00–310.002,0342
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2841
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added754325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4517
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1823295.62/cwt282.00–310.002,4332
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375454.00/cwt450.00–457.501,7036
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425425.53/cwt370.00–475.001,8096
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475424.35/cwt407.00–440.002,0164
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625375.20/cwt370.00–380.002,3454
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,300172.77/cwt161.00–178.002,2465
Bulls——1,882193.93/cwt182.00–198.003,6503
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%875125.86/cwt125.00–126.501,1014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025142.95/cwt133.00–150.001,4658
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275157.65/cwt155.00–160.002,0106
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,350152.85/cwt148.00–157.002,0634
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18302,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Small 38751,871.43/head1,700.00–2,000.001,8716
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19252,272.97/head2,050.00–2,600.002,2738
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1003,181.25/head2,675.00–3,500.003,1816
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 38901,710.00/head1,710.00–1,710.001,7101
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,100142.27/cwt130.00–150.001,56510

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.