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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Aug 5

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

453 head

▲ 110 vs last sale 343▼ 264 vs year ago 717 · −36.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 29▼ 19 vs year ago 86 · −22.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 23▲ 42 vs year ago 39 · +107.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last Weeks sale Feeder Steers sold 5.00-20.00 Higher; Most Classes of Feeder Heifers sold 5.00 - 19.00 Higher , with a few classes selling 27.00-33.00 Higher ; Feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups were marked Added Value; Market Reporter noted a lot of #1 Steers and Heifers ; With higher % of Steers over Bulls this week ; Slaughter cows sold Steady ; Slaughter bulls sold good but didn't have enough from last week to compare with this week

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 $387.10/cwt on 47 head, up $16.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 30 comparable sales and sits −34.44 against this barn's trailing median of $421.53.

Average price

$387.10

▲ 16.79 vs prior sale

47 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,083

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$20.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.20

vs MS average

−27.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	531	394.09	2,091	21
Medium and Large 1	556	386.23	2,148	16thin
Medium and Large 2	525	373.80	1,962	10thin

One grade step is worth $20.29/cwt here — about $128 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 sale47 hd

387.10

—

MS average13 barns · 362 hd

382.90

+4.20

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

−27.14

This barn, trailing median30 sales

421.53

−34.44

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	—	Average	1,567	206.82	3,240	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,504	176.10	2,649	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	174.73	2,064	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	164.83	1,690	18

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)	1,045	$3,258	32
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,227	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$4,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$4,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	938	$3,373	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$3,330	10

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	596.05/cwt	560.00–625.00	1,341	2
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,058	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,238	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	510.34/cwt	502.00–517.50	1,659	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	480.38/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,561	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	515.56/cwt	482.00–545.00	1,933	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	443.80/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,886	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	403.97/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,717	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	402.19/cwt	385.00–417.50	1,709	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	423.40/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,011	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	386.31/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,835	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	396.35/cwt	381.00–405.50	2,017	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,112	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	398.08/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,090	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	373.80/cwt	367.00–380.00	1,962	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,183	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	379.12/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,180	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	359.15/cwt	342.00–375.00	2,245	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	364.40/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,303	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	355.50/cwt	355.50–355.50	2,311	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	342.95/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,315	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	335.58/cwt	333.00–338.00	2,433	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,474	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	744	337.25/cwt	337.25–337.25	2,509	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	757	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	2,578	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	329.12/cwt	317.00–340.50	2,551	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,880	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,391	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,025	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	3,065	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	570.50/cwt	540.00–595.00	1,284	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	492.18/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,107	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	485.89/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,336	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	431.79/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,187	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	466.13/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,515	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	424.20/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,379	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	393.44/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,279	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	425.65/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,596	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	399.25/cwt	387.00–410.00	1,497	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	378	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,607	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	403.80/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,716	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	365.87/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,555	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,706	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	368.15/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,749	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	345.26/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,640	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	344.68/cwt	336.00–352.50	1,637	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	371.82/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,800	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	355.23/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,865	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	351.31/cwt	345.50–379.50	2,006	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	355.81/cwt	330.00–379.50	2,046	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	587	335.50/cwt	335.50–335.50	1,969	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	340.25/cwt	340.25–340.25	2,059	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	335.33/cwt	330.00–340.25	2,096	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,221	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	327.77/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,212	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	319.05/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,313	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	793	306.74/cwt	304.00–309.50	2,432	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,581	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,176	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	512.72/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,410	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	519.37/cwt	507.00–530.00	1,688	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	485.23/cwt	457.00–510.00	1,820	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,743	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	424.54/cwt	410.00–437.50	1,804	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	382.86/cwt	350.00–412.50	1,819	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	380.93/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,000	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	350.64/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,016	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	332.46/cwt	327.00–337.50	2,078	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	325.59/cwt	323.00–328.00	2,198	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,281	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	185.20/cwt	175.00–192.00	2,315	4
Bulls	—	—	1,725	217.63/cwt	203.50–228.50	3,754	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	165.45/cwt	155.50–172.50	1,696	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	164.83/cwt	154.00–172.50	1,690	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	180.29/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,299	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	179.10/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,602	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	173.10/cwt	171.00–174.50	2,692	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	175.14/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,620	22
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	231.82/cwt	195.00–255.00	2,550	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	2,636.49/head	2,250.00–2,900.00	2,636	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	3,540.91/head	3,050.00–3,850.00	3,541	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,227.27/head	1,675.00–2,575.00	2,227	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	905	4,950.00/head	4,950.00–4,950.00	4,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1	925	3,145.95/head	2,700.00–3,450.00	3,146	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	938	3,373.47/head	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,373	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	3,606.98/head	3,350.00–3,775.00	3,607	4

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 Aug 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 453Last week 343Year ago 717

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 29Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 23Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	540.00–595.00	570.50
4	250–300	275	475.00–495.00	485.89
6	300–350	325	450.00–480.00	466.13
16	350–400	375	415.00–435.00	425.65
14	400–450	425	380.00–425.00	403.80
12	450–500	475	355.00–380.00	368.15
14	500–550	525	350.00–360.00	355.23
12	550–600	575	330.00–379.50	355.81
4	600–650	625	330.00–340.25	335.33
2	650–700	675	320.00–335.00	327.77
6	700–750	725	310.00–327.50	319.05
2	750–800	793	304.00–309.50	306.74
1	850–900	890	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	385.00	385.00
5	450–500	484	360.00–380.00	371.82
12	550–600	571	345.50–379.50	351.31
5	600–650	605	340.25	340.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	587	335.50	335.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	425.00	425.00
2	650–700	663	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	470.00–510.00	492.18
2	250–300	275	410.00–450.00	431.79
6	300–350	325	400.00–445.00	424.20
6	350–400	375	387.00–410.00	399.25
12	400–450	425	350.00–380.00	365.87
6	450–500	475	336.00–352.50	344.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	380.00–405.00	393.44
2	450–500	475	340.00–350.00	345.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	522.50	522.50
2	250–300	275	510.00–515.00	512.72
8	300–350	325	507.00–530.00	519.37
8	350–400	375	457.00–510.00	485.23
8	400–450	425	410.00–437.50	424.54
8	450–500	475	350.00–412.50	382.86
4	500–550	525	360.00–400.00	380.93
6	550–600	575	335.00–365.00	350.64
6	600–650	625	327.00–337.50	332.46
4	650–700	675	323.00–328.00	325.59
1	700–750	715	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	415	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	530	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	560.00–625.00	596.05
4	300–350	325	502.00–517.50	510.34
4	350–400	375	482.00–545.00	515.56
22	400–450	425	420.00–465.00	443.80
12	450–500	475	405.00–440.00	423.40
6	500–550	525	385.00–410.00	398.08
10	550–600	575	370.00–387.50	379.12
8	600–650	625	342.00–375.00	359.15
8	650–700	675	330.00–355.00	342.95
4	700–750	725	333.00–338.00	335.58
4	750–800	775	317.00–340.50	329.12
1	900–950	920	313.00	313.00
1	950–1000	980	244.00	244.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	410.00	410.00
8	550–600	564	387.00	387.00
27	600–650	632	360.00–375.00	364.40
5	700–750	744	337.25	337.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	509	381.00–405.50	396.35
5	650–700	650	355.50	355.50
6	700–750	743	333.00	333.00
3	750–800	757	340.50	340.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	475.00–485.00	480.38
4	400–450	425	385.00–417.50	402.19
2	450–500	475	385.00–387.50	386.31
10	500–550	525	367.00–380.00	373.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	470.00	470.00
1	250–300	275	450.00	450.00
4	400–450	425	400.00–407.50	403.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	925	168.00–180.00	175.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,100	195.00–255.00	231.82

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)	10	—	925	2,250.00–2,900.00	2,636.49

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,100	1,675.00–2,575.00	2,227.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,100	3,050.00–3,850.00	3,540.91

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	6	—	925	2,700.00–3,450.00	3,145.95

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	1	—	1,000	4,150.00	4,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	3,350.00–3,775.00	3,606.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,373.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	4,950.00	4,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,275	175.00–185.00	180.29
12	—	1,025	155.50–172.50	165.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	154.00–172.50	164.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,453	178.00–180.00	179.10
4	—	1,555	171.00–174.50	173.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	175.00–192.00	185.20
8	—	1,725	203.50–228.50	217.63

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.