Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2026-02-25

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Feb 25
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
268 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 282▼ 68 vs year ago 336 · −20.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 44▲ 21 vs year ago 28 · +75.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 55▲ 32 vs year ago 25 · +128.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks: Feeder steers Under 500 lbs sold 8.00-22.00 lower with under 300 lbs 45.00-50.00 lower; feeder Steers over 500#s sold mixed. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 35.00-60.00 lower; 400-500 lb heifers sold 1.00-12.00 higher; heifers over 500 lbs sold 12.00-40.00 lower. Feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups had added value. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-19.00 lower. However, last week we only had one real good high yield bull that sold extremely high

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $405.10/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 34 of 34 comparable sales and sits +24.72 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.
Average price
$405.10
22 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,250
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$267
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$31.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.42
vs MS average
−25.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550413.822,2768thin
Medium and Large 1-2564403.042,27312thin
Medium and Large 2525382.622,0092thin
One grade step is worth $31.20/cwt here — about $267 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 sale22 hd
405.10
—
MS average14 barns · 205 hd
394.68
+10.42
National average177 barns · 14,680 hd
430.41
−25.31
This barn, trailing median34 sales
380.38
+24.72
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—Low1,519183.972,7948thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,279166.392,12816
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,178160.011,88513
CowsLean 85-90%Average875138.961,21612

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)978$2,49114
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)808$1,6482thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,425$4,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$3,19710
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)624$2,3465

Every lot

71 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2193600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,1582
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225620.55/cwt615.00–625.001,3962
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225598.32/cwt590.00–605.001,3464
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3250550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3753
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275634.06/cwt615.00–650.001,7442
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2299595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,7793
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325629.20/cwt605.00–650.002,0458
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325583.82/cwt565.00–600.001,8976
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325548.07/cwt540.00–555.001,7814
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3350360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1399572.50/cwt572.50–572.502,2841
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415514.44/cwt510.00–518.002,13513
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1449540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,4256
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475427.63/cwt425.00–430.002,0314
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525476.65/cwt462.00–490.002,5022
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575419.38/cwt410.00–428.002,4114
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added598428.00/cwt428.00–428.002,5593
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,6881
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added639416.00/cwt416.00–416.002,6587
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,9711
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added783353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,7644
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275510.89/cwt500.00–520.001,4052
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275458.57/cwt415.00–495.001,2616
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325497.69/cwt495.00–500.001,6174
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325443.07/cwt435.00–450.001,4404
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1348500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7402
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375488.32/cwt475.00–500.001,8316
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375414.38/cwt400.00–427.001,5542
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425484.45/cwt467.00–500.002,0598
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425445.58/cwt435.00–455.001,8944
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475452.34/cwt425.00–477.002,1494
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475408.15/cwt405.00–411.001,9394
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2497419.00/cwt419.00–419.002,0826
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525413.56/cwt401.00–425.002,1714
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525382.62/cwt380.00–385.002,0092
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,2415
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575414.08/cwt400.00–427.002,3814
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581394.50/cwt394.50–394.502,2927
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614374.20/cwt374.00–375.002,2985
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,42021
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3631
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1795292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,3251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325568.36/cwt549.00–585.001,8476
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375534.63/cwt500.00–565.002,0058
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425516.15/cwt495.00–535.002,1948
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2460463.54/cwt437.50–480.002,1328
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2518432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,2403
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0355
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2576404.50/cwt404.50–404.502,3308
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1599407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,4385
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625386.55/cwt372.00–400.002,4166
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675329.88/cwt319.00–340.002,2272
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,4131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,000162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,6252
Bulls——1,540185.44/cwt183.50–187.502,8564
Bulls——1,995202.50/cwt202.50–202.504,0402
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%850143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2165
Cows—Lean 85-90%893136.08/cwt131.00–140.001,2157
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,128154.40/cwt154.00–156.001,7424
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,187159.17/cwt157.00–160.001,8897
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,9509
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,350172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,3229
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy6242,345.96/head2,325.00–2,410.002,3465
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925159.86/cwt145.00–170.001,47910
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,100227.31/cwt186.50–253.002,50010
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 27731,410.03/head1,300.00–1,500.001,4102
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 18081,648.07/head1,375.00–1,900.001,6482
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19252,316.89/head1,975.00–2,550.002,3176
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1003,024.43/head2,825.00–3,150.003,0246
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19253,197.30/head2,900.00–3,400.003,19710
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4254,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001

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.