Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2026-08-12

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Aug 12
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
474 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 453▼ 48 vs year ago 522 · −9.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 67▼ 26 vs year ago 70 · −37.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 81▲ 14 vs year ago 50 · +28.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale Feeder Steers sold mostly 6.00-25.00 Lower ; feeder heifers between 300#-400 # sold 5.00-32.00 higher ; feeder heifers over 400# Sold 3.00-32.00 Lower ; Feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s and groups that were weaned with shot were reported with added value ; Slaughter cows sold 7.00-16.00 lower ; slaughter bulls sold Weaker to 2.00 Lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.32/cwt on 41 head, down $18.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 34 comparable sales and sits −46.06 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.
Average price
$334.32
▼ 18.48 vs prior sale
41 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,853
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$407
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$57.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.58
vs MS average
−32.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555342.881,90320
Medium and Large 1-2565342.641,93715thin
Medium and Large 2525285.001,4966thin
One grade step is worth $57.88/cwt here — about $407 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale41 hd
334.32
—
MS average14 barns · 454 hd
355.90
−21.58
National average163 barns · 7,070 hd
366.65
−32.33
This barn, trailing median34 sales
380.38
−46.06
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—High1,880218.804,1138thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,204165.351,99014
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,423164.102,3356thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low995142.001,41320

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)973$2,91333
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$2,0082thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$4,1324thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,058$2,7822thin

Every lot

79 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325520.76/cwt510.00–530.001,6926
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375523.93/cwt517.00–530.001,9652
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375446.99/cwt435.00–457.501,6762
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425432.84/cwt422.00–442.501,8404
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2446429.00/cwt429.00–429.001,9136
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475420.26/cwt415.00–425.001,9962
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475383.84/cwt377.00–390.001,8234
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475367.84/cwt361.00–374.001,7474
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2498398.00/cwt398.00–398.001,9826
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,99413
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525383.80/cwt377.00–390.002,0156
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525381.00/cwt381.00–381.002,0002
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525371.19/cwt367.00–375.001,9498
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525351.78/cwt340.00–362.501,8474
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575363.72/cwt346.00–380.002,0916
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575332.86/cwt324.00–341.001,9142
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2598363.00/cwt358.50–364.502,17116
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625351.50/cwt345.00–357.502,1974
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660345.50/cwt345.50–345.502,2802
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2848
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675339.85/cwt330.00–349.002,2948
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718337.75/cwt337.50–338.002,4252
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775331.09/cwt312.00–349.002,5666
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added783329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,57615
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1845315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,6621
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1210545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,1451
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225502.77/cwt500.00–505.001,1312
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275491.36/cwt487.00–495.001,3514
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275442.72/cwt440.00–445.001,2174
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275400.89/cwt390.00–410.001,1022
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325484.53/cwt452.00–512.501,5758
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325435.76/cwt425.00–445.001,4168
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325348.94/cwt307.00–385.001,1344
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375429.72/cwt418.00–440.001,6114
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375398.32/cwt385.00–410.001,4942
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375354.58/cwt337.00–370.001,3304
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425384.83/cwt365.00–402.501,63610
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425356.61/cwt350.00–362.501,5166
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425335.29/cwt330.00–340.001,4254
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475364.46/cwt350.00–377.501,7318
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475313.30/cwt292.00–332.501,4884
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2493357.10/cwt355.00–358.501,76110
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525355.70/cwt340.00–370.001,8678
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525349.00/cwt349.00–349.001,8324
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525285.00/cwt229.00–336.001,4966
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575334.34/cwt320.00–347.501,92212
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580340.33/cwt335.00–342.501,97411
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625325.73/cwt313.00–337.502,03612
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2641329.50/cwt329.50–329.502,1126
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675305.81/cwt297.00–314.002,0642
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725304.30/cwt295.00–313.002,2066
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,3641
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772293.50/cwt293.50–293.502,26610
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325473.02/cwt430.00–510.001,53714
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375469.63/cwt435.00–500.001,76114
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425412.67/cwt382.00–440.001,75416
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475389.27/cwt343.00–431.001,84918
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2494375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8538
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525362.48/cwt335.00–387.501,90318
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575345.64/cwt330.00–360.001,98710
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625327.55/cwt313.00–341.002,0476
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675325.51/cwt318.00–332.502,1976
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1501
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1785275.13/cwt260.00–295.002,1603
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1823292.51/cwt290.00–295.002,4072
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1880217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,9141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,880218.80/cwt207.00–226.004,1138
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%875118.29/cwt116.00–120.001,0354
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025161.51/cwt158.00–164.001,6554
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025147.93/cwt145.00–150.001,51616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275166.88/cwt164.50–169.002,12810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,423164.10/cwt163.00–165.002,3356
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925128.92/cwt120.00–135.001,19312
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19252,156.76/head1,800.00–2,400.002,15714
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19252,008.11/head1,800.00–2,150.002,0082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0083,471.02/head2,900.00–4,250.003,47119
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0582,781.80/head2,700.00–2,900.002,7822
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0754,131.98/head3,875.00–4,300.004,1324

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.