Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2026-03-11

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Mar 11
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
321 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 264▲ 321 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 39▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 30▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold unevenly mixed , from 25.00 lower to 30.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 1.00-22.00 higher ; feeder yearling groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold steady to 7.00 lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.96/cwt on 34 head, up $0.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 34 comparable sales and sits +11.58 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.
Average price
$391.96
▲ 0.97 vs prior sale
34 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,132
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$259
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$36.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.45
vs MS average
−21.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543394.982,14314thin
Medium and Large 1547393.282,15218thin
Medium and Large 3525358.931,8842thin
One grade step is worth $36.05/cwt here — about $259 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 sale34 hd
391.96
—
MS average14 barns · 201 hd
387.51
+4.45
National average182 barns · 10,991 hd
413.78
−21.82
This barn, trailing median34 sales
380.38
+11.58
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—High1,576196.483,0976thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,161163.291,89622
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,543161.282,48914
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,025148.201,5196thin

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)1,056$3,51616
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$2,6914thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$2,9164thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)800$2,5316

Every lot

77 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225626.59/cwt585.00–660.001,4106
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225555.55/cwt550.00–560.001,2506
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275604.95/cwt575.00–630.001,6648
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275540.45/cwt535.00–545.001,4862
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325579.95/cwt545.00–610.001,88510
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325531.51/cwt510.00–550.001,7274
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2357506.38/cwt500.00–511.001,8087
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375540.65/cwt530.00–550.002,0274
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375433.55/cwt392.00–470.001,6264
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425501.90/cwt490.00–512.502,13310
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425469.16/cwt457.00–480.001,9944
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475477.89/cwt470.00–485.002,27014
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475443.77/cwt423.00–462.502,1084
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525461.78/cwt450.00–472.502,4244
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575439.17/cwt435.00–443.002,5254
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625349.08/cwt347.00–351.002,1822
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added647398.00/cwt398.00–398.002,5753
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675377.52/cwt377.00–378.002,5484
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720362.60/cwt355.00–370.002,6112
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6572
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1813330.51/cwt328.00–333.002,6872
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875306.00/cwt302.00–310.002,6782
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2751
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1950308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,9261
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275542.25/cwt530.00–552.501,4914
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275463.62/cwt450.00–475.001,2752
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325560.33/cwt520.00–595.001,8216
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325493.44/cwt480.00–505.001,6046
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375507.31/cwt490.00–522.501,9024
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375462.37/cwt440.00–482.001,73410
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375396.31/cwt375.00–415.001,4862
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423434.00/cwt434.00–434.001,8362
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425460.87/cwt445.00–475.001,95910
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425425.87/cwt410.00–440.001,8106
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425386.52/cwt377.00–395.001,6432
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added469431.38/cwt425.00–438.002,0234
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475427.51/cwt407.00–446.002,03110
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475395.26/cwt390.00–400.001,8774
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515399.45/cwt397.00–401.002,0575
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525405.81/cwt382.00–427.502,13110
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525358.93/cwt355.00–362.501,8842
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,1909
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575377.61/cwt375.00–380.002,1718
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618376.00/cwt376.00–376.002,3244
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625361.69/cwt350.00–372.502,2616
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675340.36/cwt330.00–350.002,2974
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675307.02/cwt285.00–327.502,0724
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added698346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,4152
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1722314.02/cwt292.00–327.002,2673
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1828308.81/cwt287.50–330.002,5572
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1868262.19/cwt242.50–282.002,2762
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325542.06/cwt527.00–555.001,7626
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375501.92/cwt487.00–515.001,8826
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425464.76/cwt428.00–497.501,97510
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475444.61/cwt422.00–465.002,1124
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525442.48/cwt415.00–467.502,3238
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575398.67/cwt370.00–425.002,2928
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625380.78/cwt360.00–400.002,38010
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675359.76/cwt338.00–380.002,4286
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1740325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4051
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1763319.39/cwt309.00–328.002,4373
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,4351
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2191
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1905307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,7831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,228185.30/cwt185.00–185.502,2752
Bulls——1,750202.07/cwt192.50–208.003,5364
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025159.18/cwt154.50–162.501,63210
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025148.20/cwt140.00–154.001,5196
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275166.71/cwt163.00–170.002,12612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488155.57/cwt152.50–158.002,3154
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,565163.56/cwt158.50–167.502,56010
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19253,038.51/head2,325.00–3,525.003,0394
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1003,675.57/head3,200.00–3,975.003,67612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,691.48/head2,400.00–2,875.002,6914
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy8002,531.25/head1,750.00–3,000.002,5316
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925198.38/cwt152.00–230.001,8356
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19252,916.22/head2,500.00–3,200.002,9164

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.