Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2026-01-21

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Jan 21
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
382 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 313▲ 382 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 28▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 30▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last Weeks sale feeder Steer sold mixed from 19.00 Lower to 30.00 Higher; Feeder Heifers sold Mixed 11.00 Lower to 32.00 Higher; Feeder Yearling Groups were weaned with Shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s; Slaughter cows sold 1.00-9.00 Higher; Slaughter Bulls sold Steady to Firmer; Also sold a Real good Set of Replacement Pairs and Bred Cows

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $373.21/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 17 of 34 comparable sales and sits −7.17 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.
Average price
$373.21
52 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,007
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$187
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.04
vs MS average
−37.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533378.992,02112thin
Medium and Large 1-2542374.092,02634
Medium and Large 2525371.071,9482thin
Medium and Large 3525349.421,8344thin
One grade step is worth $29.57/cwt here — about $187 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 sale52 hd
373.21
—
MS average13 barns · 211 hd
373.17
+0.04
National average175 barns · 20,266 hd
410.87
−37.66
This barn, trailing median34 sales
380.38
−7.17
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

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—High1,440179.842,59014
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,219161.291,96718
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,513154.702,3412thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,025147.021,50714

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)1,125$3,19340
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,144$3,69324
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)975$2,2632thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225679.96/cwt655.00–700.001,5304
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275652.68/cwt620.00–680.001,7954
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275588.62/cwt575.00–600.001,6194
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325611.68/cwt602.00–620.001,9884
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325546.13/cwt530.00–560.001,7754
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375547.57/cwt522.00–570.002,0534
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375468.64/cwt450.00–485.001,7574
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425463.88/cwt457.00–470.001,9714
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added444450.32/cwt443.00–457.501,9994
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added450457.00/cwt457.00–457.002,0576
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475457.52/cwt452.00–462.502,1736
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525436.19/cwt432.00–440.002,2902
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525393.79/cwt376.00–410.002,0674
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added547376.00/cwt376.00–376.002,0573
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575413.78/cwt407.00–420.002,3794
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575395.43/cwt385.00–405.002,2744
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577393.99/cwt385.00–407.002,27310
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625410.96/cwt410.00–412.002,5692
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625310.50/cwt310.50–310.501,9415
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675368.55/cwt367.00–370.002,4882
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712347.07/cwt342.00–350.002,47114
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723346.95/cwt344.00–350.002,5082
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,6681
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added816328.30/cwt325.00–330.002,67921
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1935290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,7121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225517.68/cwt465.00–560.001,1654
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275573.62/cwt560.00–585.001,5774
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325459.03/cwt455.00–462.501,4924
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added368457.00/cwt457.00–457.001,6824
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375440.23/cwt412.00–465.001,65112
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375384.58/cwt367.00–400.001,4422
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425360.58/cwt350.00–370.001,5324
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added438380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6642
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8404
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475413.15/cwt400.00–425.001,9624
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475386.31/cwt385.00–387.501,8352
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525382.56/cwt370.00–394.002,00810
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525371.07/cwt364.00–377.501,9482
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525349.42/cwt340.00–358.001,8344
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527389.05/cwt379.50–394.002,05021
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565349.93/cwt318.00–360.001,97713
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575361.17/cwt357.00–365.002,0772
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623343.33/cwt330.00–357.002,13916
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625337.31/cwt329.00–345.002,1084
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,2302
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675336.33/cwt327.00–345.002,2704
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added704317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,23216
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723300.06/cwt280.00–335.002,1695
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3183
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1805301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,4231
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added874283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,4737
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325564.95/cwt530.00–595.001,83614
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425454.45/cwt437.00–470.001,9316
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475426.03/cwt405.00–445.002,0248
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525389.50/cwt367.00–410.002,0454
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575379.91/cwt370.00–389.002,1842
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1733313.49/cwt312.00–315.002,2982
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1810287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,3291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,290170.25/cwt158.00–178.002,1968
Bulls——1,640192.62/cwt182.00–200.003,1596
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025150.60/cwt146.50–153.501,5444
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025147.02/cwt140.00–152.001,50714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275164.35/cwt158.00–170.002,09514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,513154.70/cwt153.00–156.002,3412
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19253,074.32/head2,450.00–3,500.003,0744
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1003,675.00/head3,000.00–4,100.003,6754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,2103,852.89/head2,650.00–4,700.003,85316
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925205.34/cwt187.50–217.501,89910
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 19752,263.46/head2,175.00–2,325.002,2632
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19252,368.92/head2,030.00–2,600.002,36910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,639.77/head2,425.00–2,775.002,6408
Bred Cows—Large 11,2253,769.39/head3,000.00–4,300.003,76922

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.