Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2026-06-24

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Jun 24
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
367 head
▲ 367 vs last sale 0▲ 367 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 0▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
128 head
▲ 128 vs last sale 0▲ 128 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold $8.00-$25.00 HIGHER, slaughter cows sold $2.00-$10.00 HIGHER, and slaughter bulls sold $3.00-$5.00 HIGHER.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $427.03/cwt on 24 head, down $1.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 30 comparable sales and sits +5.49 against this barn's trailing median of $421.53.
Average price
$427.03
▼ 1.35 vs prior sale
24 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,311
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$142
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$17.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.03
vs MS average
−41.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543429.932,33520
Medium and Large 1-2532412.502,1924thin
One grade step is worth $17.43/cwt here — about $142 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 sale24 hd
427.03
—
MS average12 barns · 269 hd
437.06
−10.03
National average150 barns · 8,917 hd
468.46
−41.43
This barn, trailing median30 sales
421.53
+5.49
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—Average1,515211.193,20014
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,115185.612,07010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,025184.171,8882thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low961166.981,60414

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)1,145$3,53320
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,108$2,6834thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$4,6598
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,098$4,20328
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)810$2,87010

Every lot

42 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1223592.02/cwt570.00–610.001,3202
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273579.77/cwt550.00–605.001,5832
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323570.12/cwt530.00–605.001,8412
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373542.42/cwt500.00–580.002,0234
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423495.27/cwt490.00–500.002,0958
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added442474.50/cwt449.00–500.002,0976
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473467.86/cwt460.00–475.002,21310
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,2716
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508417.00/cwt417.00–417.002,1182
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523440.43/cwt430.00–450.002,30312
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555408.00/cwt408.00–408.002,2642
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573414.19/cwt402.50–425.002,3738
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623390.88/cwt380.00–401.002,4354
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673369.13/cwt365.00–373.002,4844
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723333.94/cwt327.50–340.002,4144
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223477.08/cwt400.00–540.001,0642
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273475.78/cwt400.00–540.001,2992
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323458.84/cwt400.00–510.001,4824
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373458.32/cwt400.00–510.001,7102
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423510.53/cwt500.00–520.002,1604
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473414.05/cwt407.50–420.001,95812
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523391.73/cwt380.00–402.502,0494
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573370.29/cwt362.50–377.502,1228
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623362.86/cwt352.50–372.502,2616
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723321.44/cwt315.00–327.502,3244
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423469.22/cwt460.00–477.501,9856
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523406.52/cwt400.00–412.502,1264
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573374.24/cwt368.00–380.002,14412
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623368.55/cwt367.00–370.002,2964
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,238177.01/cwt170.00–184.002,1912
Bulls——1,303206.81/cwt198.50–218.002,6956
Bulls——1,820226.96/cwt223.00–229.504,1316
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%800153.98/cwt150.00–157.501,2324
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,025184.17/cwt183.00–185.001,8882
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025180.06/cwt174.50–184.001,8466
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025172.18/cwt167.50–175.501,76510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250193.94/cwt189.00–198.502,4244
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1082,683.30/head2,500.00–2,850.002,6834
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1453,532.75/head2,900.00–3,950.003,53320
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0984,202.96/head3,700.00–4,500.004,20328
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1104,659.46/head4,200.00–5,050.004,6598
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28102,870.37/head2,700.00–3,000.002,87010

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.