Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2026-07-22

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Jul 22
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
241 head
▼ 165 vs last sale 406▼ 68 vs year ago 309 · −22.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 35▲ 15 vs year ago 29 · +51.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 51▼ 75 vs year ago 119 · −63.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers over 450#s sold 17.00-23.00 lower; with a lot of bull calves ; feeder heifers sold 10.00-40.00 lower; Feeder yearling groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 Higher; slaughter bulls didn't have enough to compare

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $369.92/cwt on 19 head, up $24.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 34 comparable sales and sits −10.46 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.
Average price
$369.92
▲ 24.69 vs prior sale
19 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,053
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$60
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$31.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.67
vs MS average
−5.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546378.262,06714thin
Medium and Large 1-2579346.582,0075thin
One grade step is worth $31.68/cwt here — about $60 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 sale19 hd
369.92
—
MS average14 barns · 374 hd
391.59
−21.67
National average148 barns · 5,785 hd
375.81
−5.89
This barn, trailing median34 sales
380.38
−10.46
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—Average1,250182.402,2804thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,445178.622,5816thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,213178.442,16424
CowsLean 85-90%Low975150.051,46312

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)1,030$2,82910
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)867$2,1253thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)938$2,78210

Every lot

65 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225632.77/cwt630.00–635.001,4242
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3225495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,1141
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1281
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375473.73/cwt470.00–477.001,7762
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375415.98/cwt400.00–430.001,5604
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475416.30/cwt400.00–431.001,9774
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1531
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525381.19/cwt377.00–385.002,0012
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533408.00/cwt408.00–408.002,1752
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3291
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575355.78/cwt349.00–362.002,0462
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625365.88/cwt342.50–387.502,2876
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675340.63/cwt337.00–344.002,2994
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added698338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,3593
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728333.94/cwt330.00–340.002,4313
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added739344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,5426
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1817318.02/cwt311.00–328.002,5983
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1890285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5371
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1965300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,8951
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,7001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275492.72/cwt490.00–495.001,3552
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275458.57/cwt415.00–495.001,2614
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275381.00/cwt381.00–381.001,0484
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325455.38/cwt450.00–460.001,4802
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325429.90/cwt410.00–447.001,3974
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425418.59/cwt417.00–420.001,7794
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425387.39/cwt362.00–410.001,6464
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471380.15/cwt340.00–422.501,7914
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475379.03/cwt358.00–398.001,8008
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475342.89/cwt335.00–350.001,6292
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525392.71/cwt360.00–422.502,0628
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575358.99/cwt347.00–370.002,0646
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579346.58/cwt335.00–364.002,0075
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614348.77/cwt335.00–367.002,1419
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625350.45/cwt332.00–367.502,1904
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675327.88/cwt317.00–338.002,2136
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added681322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,1934
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713319.95/cwt315.00–325.002,2812
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,2472
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,3931
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,3901
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1920280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275529.95/cwt500.00–555.001,4572
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325536.13/cwt520.00–550.001,7426
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375499.63/cwt465.00–530.001,87410
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425441.73/cwt410.00–470.001,87712
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475412.09/cwt395.00–427.501,95718
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525394.74/cwt367.00–420.002,07210
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575384.63/cwt357.00–410.002,2128
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622344.22/cwt330.00–360.002,14111
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1699335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3421
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1845300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5351
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870288.24/cwt277.00–300.002,5082
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,250182.40/cwt168.00–192.002,2804
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%925138.89/cwt138.00–139.501,2856
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025166.63/cwt164.00–168.501,7086
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025161.21/cwt149.50–169.501,6526
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275182.38/cwt171.00–192.502,32518
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445178.62/cwt173.50–182.502,5816
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19252,417.57/head2,150.00–2,600.002,4184
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1003,102.84/head2,750.00–3,325.003,1036
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 18672,125.00/head1,850.00–2,500.002,1253
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 19382,782.00/head2,700.00–2,850.002,78210
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,075243.23/cwt187.00–280.002,61512

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.