Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2026-03-18

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Mar 18
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
352 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 321▼ 26 vs year ago 378 · −6.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 48▼ 33 vs year ago 83 · −39.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 38▲ 25 vs year ago 58 · +43.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale most classes of feeder steers sold 12.00-32.00 higher; stocker heifers under 400#s sold 5.00-20.00 lower; feeder heifers over 400#s sold 5.00-15.00 higher; calf and yearling groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups had shots and were listed as added value ; slaughter cows sold 2.00-8.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold firmer to 2.00 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $396.73/cwt on 37 head, up $4.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 34 comparable sales and sits +16.35 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.
Average price
$396.73
▲ 4.77 vs prior sale
37 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,150
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$463
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$115.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.52
vs MS average
−19.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527420.292,21319thin
Medium and Large 1558409.082,2846thin
Medium and Large 2550377.632,0778thin
Medium and Large 3575304.501,7514thin
One grade step is worth $115.79/cwt here — about $463 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale37 hd
396.73
—
MS average12 barns · 153 hd
398.25
−1.52
National average164 barns · 8,069 hd
416.12
−19.39
This barn, trailing median34 sales
380.38
+16.35
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—High1,613193.143,11510
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,555173.642,7008thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,246170.672,12634
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,025157.901,6188thin

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)1,061$3,10736
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$2,6104thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,009$3,78124

Every lot

80 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 1225645.00/cwt645.00–645.001,4511
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225586.09/cwt575.00–595.001,3192
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275604.51/cwt580.00–625.001,6622
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325604.58/cwt575.00–630.001,9652
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374575.50/cwt575.50–575.502,1527
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375495.98/cwt480.00–510.001,8604
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375452.43/cwt421.00–480.001,6974
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425517.39/cwt492.00–540.002,1998
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added441577.50/cwt577.50–577.502,5475
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475500.67/cwt482.00–517.502,3784
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475466.31/cwt460.00–472.002,2154
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525483.80/cwt477.00–490.002,5404
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575434.42/cwt412.00–455.002,4984
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4239
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,5631
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675371.15/cwt367.00–375.002,5052
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675349.77/cwt342.00–357.002,3612
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added689375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,5848
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5672
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2171
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,6801
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added842330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,7793
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,008279.50/cwt279.50–279.502,8172
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,080289.00/cwt289.00–289.003,1211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,3731
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,7191
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275508.62/cwt495.00–520.001,3994
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325556.51/cwt535.00–575.001,8096
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325493.82/cwt475.00–510.001,6052
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325439.20/cwt415.00–460.001,4278
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375509.32/cwt500.00–517.501,9106
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375466.31/cwt445.00–485.001,74912
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added381498.00/cwt498.00–498.001,8977
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,9866
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425469.83/cwt450.00–487.501,9978
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425430.63/cwt410.00–449.001,8306
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added443472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,0935
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475440.15/cwt432.00–447.502,0918
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524421.50/cwt421.50–421.502,2099
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525435.11/cwt427.00–442.502,2842
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525409.62/cwt407.00–412.002,1514
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529419.20/cwt419.00–420.002,21810
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575396.07/cwt370.00–420.002,2774
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575345.64/cwt330.00–360.001,9874
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575304.50/cwt280.00–327.001,7514
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625369.09/cwt360.00–377.502,3074
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625306.75/cwt287.00–325.001,9174
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3839
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675355.18/cwt350.00–360.002,3974
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675310.36/cwt300.00–320.002,0952
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1773310.74/cwt310.00–311.502,4022
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,4961
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1875279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,4411
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1955278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,6551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325525.88/cwt492.00–555.001,7094
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2367544.64/cwt527.00–572.501,99910
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375503.97/cwt480.00–525.001,89010
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425497.93/cwt490.00–505.002,1164
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475483.84/cwt477.00–490.002,2986
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,3883
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525463.78/cwt435.00–490.002,4354
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2535460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,4614
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575386.81/cwt367.00–405.002,2244
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2583406.00/cwt406.00–406.002,3672
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1810277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,2441
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1995288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,8661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,223177.18/cwt169.50–182.502,1674
Bulls——1,873203.78/cwt194.00–210.503,8176
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025159.80/cwt156.00–162.501,6384
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025157.90/cwt150.00–163.501,6188
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275172.12/cwt165.50–178.002,19530
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555173.64/cwt167.50–178.502,7008
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19253,616.22/head3,200.00–3,900.003,61610
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0353,382.61/head3,150.00–3,600.003,3832
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0753,983.72/head3,500.00–4,300.003,98412
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1925320.07/cwt302.50–335.002,9614
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925180.89/cwt158.00–196.501,67324
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19252,425.68/head1,950.00–2,750.002,4268
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1003,302.27/head2,750.00–3,650.003,30228
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,609.66/head1,950.00–3,025.002,6104

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.