Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2026-08-19

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Aug 19
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
268 head
▼ 206 vs last sale 474▼ 150 vs year ago 418 · −35.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 44▼ 8 vs year ago 44 · −18.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 64▼ 21 vs year ago 67 · −31.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale Light stocker calves under 500#s sold Steady to 2.00 Higher , Feeder Steers over 500#s sold 5.00 - 21.00 Lower ; most classes of Feeder Heifers sold 7.00-18.00 Lower ; Feeder yearling groups were reported as # 1-2s and weaned group were listed as added value ; Slaughter cows sold 5.00-9.00 lower ; slaughter bulls sold 18.00-22.00 lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $347.60/cwt on 14 head, down $8.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 29 comparable sales and sits −34.71 against this barn's trailing median of $382.31.
Average price
$347.60
▼ 8.86 vs prior sale
14 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,924
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.99
vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554347.601,92414thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale14 hd
347.60
—
MS average12 barns · 108 hd
341.61
+5.99
This barn, trailing median29 sales
382.31
−34.71
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

29 sales
460409358308median 382.3103/0404/2907/2209/0910/28
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $446.48, low $321.50, median $382.31 across 29 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—High1,734185.233,2136thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,290156.362,0172thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,150155.921,79320
CowsLean 85-90%Low975128.301,2518thin

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)1,053$2,92030
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$2,7001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,075$3,0003thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275528.17/cwt520.00–535.001,4522
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325524.41/cwt515.00–532.501,7044
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375425.65/cwt415.00–435.001,5964
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425432.84/cwt422.00–442.501,8404
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425409.26/cwt400.00–417.501,7394
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425335.41/cwt305.00–362.501,4254
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475412.09/cwt395.00–427.501,9572
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475374.57/cwt363.00–385.001,7794
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525370.70/cwt355.00–385.001,9468
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525366.19/cwt362.00–370.001,9224
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,0366
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575349.91/cwt340.00–359.002,0126
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,1444
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625339.16/cwt335.00–343.002,1208
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675334.85/cwt332.00–337.502,2602
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713317.47/cwt315.00–320.002,2642
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,3024
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768319.50/cwt319.50–319.502,4545
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,6451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225539.96/cwt515.00–560.001,2152
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275331.81/cwt325.00–337.509122
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325461.68/cwt452.00–470.001,5004
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375424.58/cwt407.00–440.001,5928
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375378.57/cwt357.00–397.501,4204
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375291.96/cwt260.00–320.001,0952
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425379.45/cwt362.00–395.001,6138
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425347.64/cwt345.00–350.001,4774
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425324.45/cwt307.00–340.001,3794
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475365.77/cwt350.00–380.001,7376
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475248.92/cwt220.00–275.001,1822
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6802
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525346.54/cwt340.00–352.501,8198
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525320.47/cwt310.00–330.001,6824
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,8444
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575326.86/cwt318.00–335.001,8796
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625315.20/cwt310.00–320.001,9704
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675305.03/cwt297.00–312.502,0592
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added693295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0442
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715303.45/cwt297.00–310.002,1702
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275490.85/cwt450.00–525.001,3506
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325493.02/cwt450.00–530.001,60210
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375420.65/cwt410.00–430.001,5778
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425409.83/cwt390.00–427.501,74218
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475372.07/cwt330.00–410.001,76716
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525354.86/cwt330.00–377.501,8636
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575342.16/cwt320.00–362.501,9678
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625320.20/cwt315.00–325.002,0014
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675295.54/cwt280.00–310.001,9954
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,0441
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1788289.95/cwt285.00–295.002,2852
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,513163.93/cwt155.50–172.002,4802
Bulls——1,845195.88/cwt186.00–204.003,6144
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%925119.16/cwt115.00–122.001,1024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025151.80/cwt148.00–154.501,55610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025137.43/cwt134.50–139.501,4094
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275160.03/cwt155.00–164.502,04010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,290156.36/cwt155.00–157.502,0172
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19252,101.35/head1,700.00–2,375.002,1018
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1003,217.05/head2,450.00–3,700.003,21722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1352,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925149.46/cwt134.00–160.001,3834
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,0753,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,100243.01/cwt220.00–257.502,6738

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.