Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2026-04-15

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Apr 15
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
497 head
▲ 115 vs last sale 382▲ 152 vs year ago 345 · +44.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 51▼ 17 vs year ago 79 · −21.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 28▲ 24 vs year ago 53 · +45.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder calves started out sharply lower. However as sale progressed most classes of yearling showed more value. Pee Wee Steers under 400# sold 5.00-20.00 lower; stocker and feeder steers over 400#s sold mixed depending on which classes the buyers wanted. some 15.00 lower and some classes 30.00 higher; stocker heifers under 400# sold 30.00-50.00 lower; bigger heifers over 400# sold 2.00-15.00 higher; Feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s ,most groups were weaned this was reported as added value; Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 lower ; slaughter bulls sold 5.00-20.00 lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $411.86/cwt on 36 head, up $7.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 34 of 34 comparable sales and sits +31.48 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.
Average price
$411.86
▲ 7.99 vs prior sale
36 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,273
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$38
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$20.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.83
vs MS average
−15.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554422.142,33714thin
Medium and Large 2525409.362,14910thin
Medium and Large 1-2572401.942,29912thin
One grade step is worth $20.20/cwt here — about $38 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale36 hd
411.86
—
MS average13 barns · 258 hd
412.69
−0.83
National average182 barns · 12,591 hd
427.39
−15.53
This barn, trailing median34 sales
380.38
+31.48
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—High1,533193.402,96416
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,166165.341,92732
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,728165.142,8543thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average950140.551,33512

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)967$2,63130
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$2,5684thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$3,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)981$3,2049
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)780$2,7251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$2,5996

Every lot

87 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275621.79/cwt600.00–640.001,7106
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275610.89/cwt600.00–620.001,6808
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275494.06/cwt475.00–510.001,3596
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325634.20/cwt610.00–655.002,06112
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325593.87/cwt580.00–610.001,9304
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325590.76/cwt580.00–600.001,9204
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375581.96/cwt550.00–610.002,18214
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375523.97/cwt500.00–545.001,9654
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375505.98/cwt490.00–520.001,8976
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382572.50/cwt572.50–572.502,1873
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425551.73/cwt520.00–580.002,34510
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425500.87/cwt485.00–515.002,1298
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425440.08/cwt425.00–457.001,8704
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added458514.82/cwt510.00–517.502,35817
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475501.83/cwt490.00–512.502,3848
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475478.58/cwt477.00–480.002,2738
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475452.35/cwt430.00–472.502,1494
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525489.39/cwt475.00–502.502,56912
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525437.85/cwt430.00–445.002,2996
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525415.23/cwt410.00–420.002,1804
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,5792
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575468.25/cwt450.00–485.002,6928
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575417.00/cwt411.00–422.502,3984
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625420.39/cwt410.00–430.002,6276
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added647413.00/cwt413.00–413.002,6723
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675408.32/cwt385.00–430.002,7562
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added690375.50/cwt375.50–375.502,5912
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725366.33/cwt350.00–376.002,6564
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775348.94/cwt337.50–362.002,7044
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225499.91/cwt450.00–540.001,1254
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275526.34/cwt510.00–540.001,4474
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275479.06/cwt460.00–495.001,3176
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325532.10/cwt520.00–542.501,7296
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325496.13/cwt480.00–510.001,6126
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375535.33/cwt530.00–540.002,0074
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375481.31/cwt460.00–500.001,80510
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375439.95/cwt400.00–475.001,6506
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425482.10/cwt462.00–500.002,04914
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425435.87/cwt420.00–450.001,8526
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added461447.30/cwt403.00–490.002,0628
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475468.92/cwt440.00–495.002,22712
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475411.98/cwt392.00–430.001,9576
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475360.52/cwt350.00–370.001,7126
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525440.11/cwt432.00–447.502,3116
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525409.36/cwt390.00–427.002,14910
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572401.94/cwt397.00–427.502,29912
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575408.67/cwt380.00–435.002,3508
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625383.76/cwt377.00–390.002,3996
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625364.95/cwt353.00–376.002,2816
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675351.69/cwt332.00–370.002,3746
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added688362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,49415
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,4342
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725336.58/cwt334.00–339.002,4408
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775341.60/cwt322.00–360.002,6476
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1803326.23/cwt320.00–332.502,6202
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added818322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,6343
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1875321.05/cwt301.00–340.002,8098
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1918309.13/cwt245.00–387.502,8383
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,055287.00/cwt287.00–287.003,0281
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325593.78/cwt540.00–640.001,9304
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425501.15/cwt480.00–520.002,13014
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475473.15/cwt460.00–485.002,24710
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525439.74/cwt412.00–465.002,3098
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575401.38/cwt392.00–410.002,3086
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625402.08/cwt380.00–422.502,5136
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4151
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,5561
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1910275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250178.00/cwt160.00–190.002,2258
Bulls——1,815208.80/cwt200.00–215.003,7908
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%875127.14/cwt110.00–140.001,1126
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025159.07/cwt150.00–165.501,63014
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025153.95/cwt144.00–161.001,5786
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275170.21/cwt166.50–173.502,17018
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,728165.14/cwt157.50–169.502,8543
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 17802,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18953,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19252,772.97/head2,000.00–3,300.002,7736
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19953,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1934,472.33/head3,700.00–4,900.004,4722
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925166.59/cwt144.00–182.001,54116
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,599.43/head2,400.00–2,725.002,5996
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,100204.35/cwt179.50–220.002,2488
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 27252,166.38/head1,725.00–2,525.002,1666
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19252,297.30/head2,000.00–2,500.002,29710
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1003,068.18/head2,700.00–3,300.003,06814
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,568.18/head2,200.00–2,800.002,5684

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.