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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Apr 1

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

709 head

▲ 385 vs last sale 324▲ 443 vs year ago 266 · +166.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 72▲ 17 vs year ago 34 · +50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 57▼ 7 vs year ago 48 · −14.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, with very good Quality Steers and Heifers; Stocker Steers under 400#s sold 4.00-20.00 Higher, Feeder Steers over 500#s sold 23.00-50.00 Higher; Most classes of Heifers sold 15.00-30.00 Higher; Feeder yearling Groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned Groups with shots were reported with added values; Slaughter cows sold 1.00-200 Higher; Slaughter Bulls sold 1.00-2.00 Higher

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $404.43/cwt on 34 head, up $2.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 33 of 34 comparable sales and sits +24.05 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.

Average price

$404.43

▲ 2.58 vs prior sale

34 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$715

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3-4

$99.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.82

vs MS average

−18.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	568	424.17	2,409	12thin
Medium and Large 1	554	410.59	2,273	14thin
Medium and Large 2	525	403.08	2,116	4thin
Medium and Large 3-4	521	325.00	1,693	4thin

One grade step is worth $99.17/cwt here — about $715 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

404.43

—

MS average14 barns · 287 hd

403.60

+0.82

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−18.76

This barn, trailing median34 sales

380.38

+24.05

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,684	215.41	3,627	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	175.52	2,170	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,385	174.20	2,413	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	147.51	1,512	4thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$2,748	20
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	645	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$2,919	6

Every lot

93 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	679.91/cwt	630.00–720.00	1,530	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	628.62/cwt	615.00–640.00	1,729	6
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	547.23/cwt	520.00–570.00	1,505	6
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	299	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,734	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	610.76/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,985	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	349	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	2,338	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	370	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,257	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	591.31/cwt	570.00–610.00	2,217	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,100	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	542.99/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,036	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	510.65/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,915	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	531.15/cwt	510.00–550.00	2,257	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	490.58/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,085	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	465.87/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,980	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	429	525.89/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,256	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	505.52/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,401	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	463.15/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,200	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	503	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,465	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	490.93/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,577	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	453.08/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,379	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	469.10/cwt	430.00–505.00	2,697	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	383.03/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,202	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	432.99/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,706	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	387.60/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,423	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	418.71/cwt	418.00–419.00	2,629	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	382.95/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,585	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	379.58/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,733	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	337.49/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,612	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	775	365.97/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,836	45
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,706	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,913	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	877	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	3,008	35
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	905	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	3,050	23
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,957	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	980	301.75/cwt	301.75–301.75	2,957	3
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,020	311.85/cwt	300.00–312.75	3,181	28
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,150	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	3,370	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	587.23/cwt	560.00–610.00	1,615	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	492.68/cwt	460.00–520.00	1,355	8
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	296	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,658	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	566.13/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,840	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	526.13/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,710	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	415.38/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,350	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	341	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,739	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	342	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,932	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	509.30/cwt	480.00–535.00	1,910	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	386	490.52/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,893	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	468.22/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,990	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	471	444.20/cwt	437.50–450.00	2,092	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	452.89/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,151	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	425.77/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,022	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	360.52/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,712	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3-4Value Added	521	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,693	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	432.85/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,272	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	403.08/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,116	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,360	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	393.89/cwt	360.00–425.00	2,265	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,477	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	364.50/cwt	364.50–364.50	2,249	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	360.39/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,252	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,350	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	347.95/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,349	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	315.54/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,130	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	703	353.06/cwt	346.00–355.50	2,482	43
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	337.58/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,447	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	317.98/cwt	316.00–320.00	2,474	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	787	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,695	21
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	811	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,672	18
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	318.54/cwt	317.00–320.00	2,787	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	880	329.75/cwt	329.75–329.75	2,902	58
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,885	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,010	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,818	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	545.98/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,047	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	476.44/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,025	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	487.11/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,314	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	485.70/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,550	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	417.61/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,401	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	360.98/cwt	335.00–385.00	2,256	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	357.77/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,415	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,171	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	194.40/cwt	186.00–200.00	2,430	4
Bulls	—	—	1,808	221.41/cwt	210.00–229.50	4,003	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	166.22/cwt	163.00–168.50	1,704	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	147.51/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,512	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	177.21/cwt	169.00–184.50	2,259	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	174.20/cwt	167.00–180.00	2,413	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	645	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	2,475.68/head	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,476	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	3,155.68/head	2,450.00–3,600.00	3,156	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1	925	2,918.92/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,919	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	253.75/cwt	220.00–275.00	2,791	14

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS

Wed Apr 1, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 709Last week 324Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 72Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 57Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	610.00	610.00
15	400–450	429	510.00–530.00	525.89
4	500–550	503	490.00	490.00
28	600–650	628	418.00–419.00	418.71
45	750–800	775	335.00–370.00	365.97
35	850–900	877	343.00	343.00
23	900–950	905	337.00	337.00
3	950–1000	980	301.75	301.75
28	1000–1050	1,020	300.00–312.75	311.85
2	1150–1200	1,150	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	600.00–620.00	610.76
4	350–400	375	535.00–550.00	542.99
8	400–450	425	480.00–500.00	490.58
10	500–550	525	440.00–465.00	453.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	299	580.00	580.00
3	350–400	375	560.00	560.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	520.00–570.00	547.23
4	350–400	375	500.00–520.00	510.65
2	400–450	425	450.00–480.00	465.87
2	450–500	475	450.00–475.00	463.15
4	550–600	575	370.00–395.00	383.03
2	600–650	625	385.00–390.00	387.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	630.00–720.00	679.91
6	250–300	275	615.00–640.00	628.62
5	300–350	349	670.00	670.00
4	350–400	375	570.00–610.00	591.31
6	400–450	425	510.00–550.00	531.15
10	450–500	475	495.00–515.00	505.52
10	500–550	525	470.00–510.00	490.93
6	550–600	575	430.00–505.00	469.10
4	600–650	625	420.00–445.00	432.99
4	650–700	675	370.00–395.00	382.95
2	700–750	720	360.00–400.00	379.58
4	750–800	774	330.00–345.00	337.49
1	800–850	820	330.00	330.00
2	850–900	863	337.50	337.50
1	900–950	930	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	576	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	510.00–540.00	526.13
8	450–500	475	410.00–440.00	425.77
4	500–550	525	390.00–415.00	403.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	342	565.00	565.00
9	350–400	386	485.00–510.00	490.52
14	450–500	471	437.50–450.00	444.20
7	550–600	562	420.00	420.00
16	600–650	617	364.50	364.50
2	650–700	660	356.00	356.00
43	700–750	703	346.00–355.50	353.06
21	750–800	787	342.50	342.50
18	800–850	811	329.50	329.50
58	850–900	880	329.75	329.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	560.00–610.00	587.23
6	300–350	325	550.00–580.00	566.13
10	350–400	375	480.00–535.00	509.30
10	400–450	425	455.00–480.00	468.22
4	450–500	475	445.00–460.00	452.89
6	500–550	525	425.00–440.00	432.85
8	550–600	575	360.00–425.00	393.89
6	600–650	625	350.00–370.00	360.39
4	650–700	675	335.00–360.00	347.95
4	700–750	725	335.00–340.00	337.58
2	750–800	778	316.00–320.00	317.98
6	850–900	875	317.00–320.00	318.54
1	900–950	910	317.00	317.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	275	460.00–520.00	492.68
4	300–350	325	410.00–420.00	415.38
4	450–500	475	350.00–370.00	360.52
4	650–700	675	300.00–330.00	315.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	296	560.00	560.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	510.00	510.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	521	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	375	530.00–560.00	545.98
8	400–450	425	450.00–500.00	476.44
6	450–500	475	480.00–495.00	487.11
4	500–550	525	470.00–500.00	485.70
2	550–600	575	415.00–420.00	417.61
4	600–650	625	335.00–385.00	360.98
2	650–700	675	350.00–365.00	357.77
1	700–750	720	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	940	231.00	231.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	925	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,475.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	645	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,100	2,450.00–3,600.00	3,155.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	925	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,918.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,800.00	3,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,100	220.00–275.00	253.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	144.00–150.00	147.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,385	167.00–180.00	174.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,275	169.00–184.50	177.21
4	—	1,025	163.00–168.50	166.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,808	210.00–229.50	221.41
4	—	1,250	186.00–200.00	194.40

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.