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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Apr 29

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

360 head

▼ 329 vs last sale 689▼ 125 vs year ago 485 · −25.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 38▲ 23 vs year ago 46 · +50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 58▼ 12 vs year ago 80 · −15.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale Quality of yearlings didn't seem as good. Feeder calves under 450#s sold Steady; Feeder yearlings over 450#s sold 5.00-17.00 Higher; Most classes Feeder Heifers sold 10.00-30.00 Lower , with Quality not as good ; Feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups were listed as added value; Slaughter cows sold Firmer; Slaughter Bulls sold 1.00-7.00 Higher with high yielding bulls very good

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 $451.58/cwt on 38 head, up $7.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 30 comparable sales and sits +30.04 against this barn's trailing median of $421.53.

Average price

$451.58

▲ 7.36 vs prior sale

38 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,428

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$72.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.41

vs MS average

−29.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	469.08	2,551	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	513	459.00	2,357	10thin
Medium and Large 2	538	434.75	2,337	8thin
Medium and Large 3	575	396.65	2,281	4thin

One grade step is worth $72.43/cwt here — about $270 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 sale38 hd

451.58

—

MS average13 barns · 200 hd

441.17

+10.41

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

−29.44

This barn, trailing median30 sales

421.53

+30.04

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	1,450	196.19	2,845	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	165.78	1,920	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,558	162.69	2,535	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	141.62	1,357	12

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)	1,052	$2,976	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$2,296	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$3,859	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$2,757	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	570	$1,004	10

Every lot

86 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	603.62/cwt	590.00–615.00	1,660	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	590.76/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,920	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	566.13/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,840	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	554.75/cwt	537.00–570.00	1,803	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	573.32/cwt	560.00–585.00	2,150	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	535.33/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,007	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	510.29/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,169	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	491.63/cwt	480.00–502.00	2,089	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	474.26/cwt	465.00–482.50	2,016	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,230	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	493.41/cwt	485.00–501.00	2,344	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	470.26/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,234	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,386	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,336	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	480.93/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,525	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	441.19/cwt	437.00–445.00	2,316	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	449.34/cwt	435.00–462.50	2,584	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	415.43/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,389	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	396.65/cwt	393.00–400.00	2,281	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	405.59/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,535	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	643	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,598	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	645	383.50/cwt	383.50–383.50	2,474	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	367.95/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,484	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	385.50/cwt	385.50–385.50	2,633	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	722	387.32/cwt	383.00–389.50	2,796	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,570	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	358.67/cwt	350.00–366.00	2,733	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,689	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	811	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,830	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,975	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	915	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	2,923	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	548.86/cwt	535.00–560.00	1,235	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	531.79/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,462	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	477.23/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,312	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	544.75/cwt	527.00–560.00	1,770	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	461.51/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,500	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,865	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	502.66/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,885	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	490.65/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,840	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,623	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	474.26/cwt	465.00–482.50	2,016	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	450.20/cwt	442.00–457.50	1,913	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	429	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,840	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	423.82/cwt	370.00–440.00	2,000	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	445.26/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,115	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	432.52/cwt	427.00–437.50	2,054	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	431.54/cwt	425.00–437.50	2,266	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	411.80/cwt	405.00–418.00	2,162	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	387.01/cwt	370.00–402.50	2,032	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,108	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	406.94/cwt	390.00–422.50	2,340	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	380.43/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,187	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	354.12/cwt	345.00–362.50	2,036	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	364.29/cwt	350.00–377.50	2,277	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	357.77/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,415	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	346.50/cwt	346.50–346.50	2,356	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,364	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	319.31/cwt	305.00–334.00	2,459	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,623	1
Heifers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,205	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,398	1
Heifers	1400–1450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,420	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,266	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	510.61/cwt	460.00–555.00	1,915	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	491.15/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,087	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	471.03/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,237	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,290	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	446.89/cwt	427.00–465.00	2,346	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	420.33/cwt	400.00–439.00	2,417	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	374.29/cwt	360.00–387.50	2,339	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,995	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,517	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,511	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	183.00/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,288	10
Bulls	—	—	1,950	229.16/cwt	228.00–230.00	4,469	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	135.65/cwt	130.00–139.50	1,255	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	160.56/cwt	155.00–164.50	1,646	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	153.56/cwt	148.00–157.50	1,574	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	170.35/cwt	164.00–176.00	2,172	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	162.69/cwt	154.50–168.00	2,535	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	2,439.19/head	1,800.00–2,875.00	2,439	6
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	2,295.95/head	1,850.00–2,600.00	2,296	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	3,177.27/head	2,625.00–3,525.00	3,177	16
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1	925	2,756.76/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,757	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	970	3,859.02/head	3,500.00–4,200.00	3,859	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3Thin Fleshed	570	1,003.51/head	750.00–1,175.00	1,004	10
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	174.19/cwt	173.00–175.00	1,611	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	269.93/cwt	219.00–302.00	2,969	16

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 360Last week 689Year ago 485

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 38Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 58Year ago 80

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	500–550	505	472.50	472.50
2	600–650	643	404.00	404.00
9	700–750	722	383.00–389.50	387.32
7	800–850	811	349.00	349.00
2	900–950	915	319.50	319.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	433	515.00	515.00
6	500–550	519	450.00	450.00
8	650–700	683	385.50	385.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	590.00–615.00	603.62
4	300–350	325	550.00–580.00	566.13
4	350–400	375	530.00–540.00	535.33
8	400–450	425	480.00–502.00	491.63
6	500–550	525	437.00–445.00	441.19
2	550–600	575	405.00–425.00	415.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	537.00–570.00	554.75
4	400–450	425	465.00–482.50	474.26
4	450–500	475	465.00–475.00	470.26
4	550–600	575	393.00–400.00	396.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	645	383.50	383.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	580.00–600.00	590.76
6	350–400	375	560.00–585.00	573.32
2	400–450	425	505.00–515.00	510.29
4	450–500	475	485.00–501.00	493.41
10	500–550	525	460.00–500.00	480.93
6	550–600	575	435.00–462.50	449.34
2	600–650	625	390.00–420.00	405.59
4	650–700	675	355.00–380.00	367.95
1	700–750	745	345.00	345.00
3	750–800	762	350.00–366.00	358.67
1	800–850	805	334.00	334.00
1	850–900	855	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	560.00	560.00
4	350–400	391	415.00	415.00
9	450–500	472	370.00–440.00	423.82
3	500–550	527	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	527.00–560.00	544.75
6	350–400	375	500.00–505.00	502.66
10	400–450	425	465.00–482.50	474.26
6	450–500	475	440.00–450.00	445.26
6	500–550	525	425.00–437.50	431.54
6	550–600	575	390.00–422.50	406.94
2	600–650	625	350.00–377.50	364.29
4	650–700	675	350.00–365.00	357.77
1	700–750	710	333.00	333.00
2	750–800	770	305.00–334.00	319.31
1	850–900	860	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	535.00–560.00	548.86
4	250–300	275	510.00–550.00	531.79
6	350–400	375	480.00–500.00	490.65
4	400–450	425	442.00–457.50	450.20
2	450–500	475	427.00–437.50	432.52
4	500–550	525	405.00–418.00	411.80
8	550–600	575	370.00–390.00	380.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	429.00	429.00
3	650–700	680	346.50	346.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	450.00–500.00	477.23
6	300–350	325	440.00–480.00	461.51
4	500–550	525	370.00–402.50	387.01
4	550–600	575	345.00–362.50	354.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1200–1250	1,205	199.00	199.00
1	1400–1450	1,420	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	460.00–555.00	510.61
8	400–450	425	470.00–510.00	491.15
4	450–500	475	450.00–490.00	471.03
6	500–550	525	427.00–465.00	446.89
4	550–600	575	400.00–439.00	420.33
4	600–650	625	360.00–387.50	374.29
1	700–750	700	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	765	329.00	329.00
1	800–850	830	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	518	442.00	442.00

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)	6	—	925	1,800.00–2,875.00	2,439.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	925	1,850.00–2,600.00	2,295.95

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)	16	—	1,100	2,625.00–3,525.00	3,177.27

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	4	—	925	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,756.76

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	2	—	970	3,500.00–4,200.00	3,859.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	570	750.00–1,175.00	1,003.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	925	173.00–175.00	174.19

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	16	—	1,100	219.00–302.00	269.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	148.00–157.50	153.56
8	—	925	130.00–139.50	135.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,558	154.50–168.00	162.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	155.00–164.50	160.56
16	—	1,275	164.00–176.00	170.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,950	228.00–230.00	229.16
10	—	1,250	180.00–185.00	183.00

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.