Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2026-05-20

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, May 20
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
397 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 318▼ 262 vs year ago 659 · −39.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 51▼ 9 vs year ago 54 · −16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 63▲ 23 vs year ago 41 · +56.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale Stocker steers under 450# sold 1.00-5.00 Lower; Feeder Steers over 450# sold 1.00-5.00 higher ; Feeder Heifers sold 1.00-15.00 Lower; Feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups listed as value added; slaughter cows sold steady to weaker; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-15.00 Lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $446.84/cwt on 48 head, up $8.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 30 comparable sales and sits +25.31 against this barn's trailing median of $421.53.
Average price
$446.84
▲ 8.09 vs prior sale
48 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,500
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$94
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$36.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.35
vs MS average
−27.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550453.722,49516thin
Medium and Large 1-2563447.092,51628
Medium and Large 2575417.612,4014thin
One grade step is worth $36.11/cwt here — about $94 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale48 hd
446.84
—
MS average14 barns · 379 hd
441.49
+5.35
National average171 barns · 13,387 hd
474.48
−27.64
This barn, trailing median30 sales
421.53
+25.31
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
477425373320median 421.5303/0404/2907/0809/0210/21
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,570206.553,24210
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,345175.502,3601thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,204174.082,09528
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,025155.851,5976thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)925$2,7892thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,034$2,63316
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,116$3,9165
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$3,2546
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,100$2,7236

Every lot

75 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225568.32/cwt560.00–575.001,2792
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225537.77/cwt535.00–540.001,2106
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275560.89/cwt550.00–570.001,5422
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275445.45/cwt440.00–450.001,2254
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325553.07/cwt545.00–560.001,7974
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325476.89/cwt450.00–500.001,5506
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375510.65/cwt500.00–520.001,9152
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375465.98/cwt450.00–480.001,7472
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,2316
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425507.93/cwt500.00–515.002,15910
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425475.29/cwt470.00–480.002,0202
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475468.66/cwt445.00–490.002,22614
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475425.26/cwt420.00–430.002,0204
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525458.55/cwt435.00–480.002,4078
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530492.00/cwt492.00–492.002,6083
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561434.50/cwt434.50–434.502,43817
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575448.89/cwt415.00–480.002,5818
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575417.61/cwt415.00–420.002,4014
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579457.01/cwt442.00–472.002,6468
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625403.19/cwt385.00–420.002,5204
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,5877
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675373.11/cwt370.00–376.002,5182
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4346
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730333.66/cwt325.00–346.002,4363
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275497.72/cwt495.00–500.001,3694
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275483.62/cwt470.00–495.001,3304
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325495.76/cwt485.00–505.001,6114
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325468.82/cwt450.00–485.001,5244
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375450.65/cwt440.00–460.001,6908
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375397.29/cwt360.00–430.001,4906
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425438.51/cwt420.00–455.001,86414
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425392.93/cwt385.00–400.001,6704
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475433.15/cwt420.00–445.002,05712
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475407.63/cwt405.00–410.001,9364
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475373.15/cwt360.00–385.001,7722
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0553
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525415.23/cwt410.00–420.002,1808
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525392.85/cwt385.00–400.002,0622
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2546410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,23913
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575385.43/cwt375.00–395.002,2166
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575363.03/cwt350.00–375.002,0874
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625360.39/cwt350.00–370.002,25210
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3693
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675335.18/cwt330.00–340.002,2626
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675292.77/cwt285.00–300.001,9762
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717325.02/cwt320.00–330.002,3303
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4321
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325534.58/cwt505.00–560.001,7376
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375502.62/cwt460.00–540.001,88520
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425462.02/cwt425.00–495.001,96418
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475459.18/cwt425.00–490.002,18116
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525419.72/cwt370.00–465.002,20416
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575413.25/cwt395.00–430.002,37610
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625390.98/cwt365.00–415.002,44410
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,3541
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4801
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250190.40/cwt176.00–200.002,3804
Bulls——1,783217.32/cwt215.00–219.003,8756
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025164.44/cwt158.00–169.001,6868
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025155.85/cwt150.00–160.001,5976
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275177.94/cwt170.00–185.002,26920
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,345175.50/cwt175.50–175.502,3601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19252,789.19/head2,700.00–2,850.002,7892
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19252,344.59/head1,750.00–2,750.002,3456
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,806.82/head2,500.00–3,000.002,80710
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19253,254.05/head2,600.00–3,700.003,2546
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0753,940.70/head3,850.00–4,000.003,9412
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0753,648.84/head3,550.00–3,800.003,6492
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2804,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925174.59/cwt152.00–190.001,61516
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,722.73/head2,600.00–2,800.002,7236
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,100296.82/cwt260.00–320.003,2658

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.