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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Apr 8

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← Apr 1Apr 8Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

382 head

▼ 327 vs last sale 709▲ 151 vs year ago 231 · +65.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 51▼ 3 vs year ago 54 · −5.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 41▼ 41 vs year ago 69 · −59.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale, most classes of feeder steers sold 2.00-15.00 Higher; Stocker Heifers under 400 #s sold weaker; feeder heifers over 400#s sold firmer to 5.00 Higher; Feeder Yearling groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups showed added value; Slaughter cows sold Firmer - 3.00 Higher; High Yielding Slaughter Bulls sold 1.00-6.00 Higher

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $454.63/cwt on 40 head, down $8.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 30 comparable sales and sits +33.09 against this barn's trailing median of $421.53.

Average price

$454.63

▼ 8.51 vs prior sale

40 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,493

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$408

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

$81.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.85

vs MS average

−36.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	473.81	2,567	8thin
Medium and Large 1	553	468.96	2,592	18thin
Medium and Large 2	545	438.35	2,389	10thin
Medium and Large 3	550	392.46	2,159	4thin

One grade step is worth $81.35/cwt here — about $408 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 sale40 hd

454.63

—

MS average12 barns · 200 hd

460.48

−5.85

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−36.20

This barn, trailing median30 sales

421.53

+33.09

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

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $463.14, low $334.44, median $421.53 across 30 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	1,763	222.76	3,927	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,653	178.24	2,946	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	176.74	2,171	32

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)	1,042	$2,892	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	998	$2,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$4,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$3,568	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$3,381	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$2,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,750	1thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	686.64/cwt	670.00–700.00	1,545	4
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	597.82/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,345	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	648.62/cwt	635.00–660.00	1,784	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	610.89/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,680	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	646.13/cwt	630.00–660.00	2,100	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	608.07/cwt	600.00–615.00	1,976	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,145	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	596.31/cwt	575.00–615.00	2,236	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	545.33/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,045	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	504.30/cwt	475.00–530.00	1,891	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	546.44/cwt	520.00–570.00	2,322	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	497.93/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,116	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	477.93/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,031	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	526.29/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,500	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	488.08/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,562	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	455.23/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,390	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	396.41/cwt	376.00–415.00	2,081	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,564	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,562	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	453.67/cwt	425.00–480.00	2,609	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	413.03/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,375	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	388.51/cwt	376.00–400.00	2,234	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	422.22/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,605	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	442.60/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,766	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	400.39/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,502	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,513	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	386.51/cwt	372.00–400.00	2,609	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,776	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,716	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	801	350.50/cwt	350.50–350.50	2,808	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	570.89/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,570	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	525.45/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,445	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	566.13/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,840	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	530.76/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,725	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	431.51/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,402	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	504.30/cwt	475.00–530.00	1,891	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	447.99/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,680	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	475.58/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,021	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	435.87/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,852	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,065	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	473.92/cwt	445.00–500.00	2,251	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	428.15/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,034	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	440.23/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,311	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	373.90/cwt	365.00–382.00	1,963	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,296	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	396.07/cwt	370.00–420.00	2,277	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	370.70/cwt	368.00–373.00	2,306	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	368.80/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,305	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,451	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	342.15/cwt	320.00–372.00	2,498	3
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,103	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,088	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	510.65/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,915	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	508.51/cwt	490.00–525.00	2,161	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	498.92/cwt	470.00–525.00	2,370	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	465.70/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,445	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	420.85/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,420	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	381.43/cwt	370.00–392.00	2,384	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	373.14/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,519	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	363.04/cwt	340.00–385.00	2,643	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	341.94/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,623	5
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,635	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,502	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,892	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,763	222.76/cwt	200.00–235.50	3,927	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	166.93/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,711	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	179.00/cwt	170.00–187.00	2,282	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,653	178.24/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,946	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	817	319.89/cwt	288.00–339.00	2,614	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,005	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	199.84/cwt	171.00–218.00	2,198	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	795	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	2,416.22/head	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,416	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	3,129.55/head	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,130	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1	1,015	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	3,876.74/head	3,000.00–4,450.00	3,877	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	3,381.40/head	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,381	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,090	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1

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 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 382Last week 709Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 51Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 41Year ago 69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	560.00–580.00	570.89
10	300–350	325	550.00–580.00	566.13
8	350–400	375	475.00–530.00	504.30
6	400–450	425	465.00–485.00	475.58
10	450–500	475	445.00–500.00	473.92
4	500–550	525	435.00–445.00	440.23
8	550–600	575	370.00–420.00	396.07
4	600–650	625	365.00–375.00	368.80
3	700–750	730	320.00–372.00	342.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	574	400.00	400.00
9	600–650	622	368.00–373.00	370.70
2	700–750	725	338.00	338.00
6	1100–1150	1,103	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	520.00–540.00	530.76
6	400–450	425	420.00–450.00	435.87
4	450–500	475	415.00–440.00	428.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	520.00–530.00	525.45
4	300–350	325	410.00–450.00	431.51
4	350–400	375	440.00–455.00	447.99
2	500–550	525	365.00–382.00	373.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	444	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	500.00–520.00	510.65
10	400–450	425	490.00–525.00	508.51
18	450–500	475	470.00–525.00	498.92
8	500–550	525	450.00–480.00	465.70
6	550–600	575	400.00–440.00	420.85
2	600–650	625	370.00–392.00	381.43
6	650–700	675	355.00–390.00	373.14
2	700–750	728	340.00–385.00	363.04
5	750–800	767	330.00–350.00	341.94
1	850–900	850	310.00	310.00
1	900–950	900	278.00	278.00
1	950–1000	975	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	650.00	650.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	526	487.50	487.50
3	550–600	568	451.00	451.00
7	600–650	617	415.00–440.00	422.22
3	650–700	670	375.00	375.00
4	800–850	801	350.50	350.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	600.00–620.00	610.89
2	300–350	325	600.00–615.00	608.07
4	350–400	375	540.00–550.00	545.33
4	400–450	425	490.00–505.00	497.93
6	500–550	525	450.00–460.00	455.23
4	550–600	575	400.00–425.00	413.03
6	600–650	625	390.00–410.00	400.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	580.00–620.00	597.82
4	350–400	375	475.00–530.00	504.30
6	400–450	425	470.00–485.00	477.93
2	500–550	525	376.00–415.00	396.41
2	550–600	575	376.00–400.00	388.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	670.00–700.00	686.64
4	250–300	275	635.00–660.00	648.62
6	300–350	325	630.00–660.00	646.13
8	350–400	375	575.00–615.00	596.31
6	400–450	425	520.00–570.00	546.44
8	450–500	475	500.00–550.00	526.29
8	500–550	525	475.00–500.00	488.08
10	550–600	575	425.00–480.00	453.67
2	600–650	625	440.00–445.00	442.60
6	650–700	675	372.00–400.00	386.51
1	700–750	710	391.00	391.00
1	750–800	765	355.00	355.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	817	288.00–339.00	319.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	2,750.00	2,750.00

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	8	—	1,100	171.00–218.00	199.84

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)	4	—	925	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,416.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	1,400.00	1,400.00

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	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,129.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	3,000.00–4,450.00	3,876.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,065	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,381.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,653	170.00–185.00	178.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	164.00–169.00	166.93
26	—	1,275	170.00–187.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,763	200.00–235.50	222.76

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.