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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Aug 26

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

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Feeder Cattle receipts

334 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 268▼ 36 vs year ago 370 · −9.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 36▼ 34 vs year ago 71 · −47.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 46▼ 13 vs year ago 51 · −25.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale some classes of yearlings didn't have much interest , with some classes having two are more buyers , with interest ; feeder steers sold mostly 5.00-45.00 lower ; feeder heifers sold mostly 12.00-35.00 Lower ; feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s , and weaned groups were listed added value; slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 lower ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-8.00 lower

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $295.28/cwt on 29 head, down $40.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −85.10 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.

Average price

$295.28

▼ 40.69 vs prior sale

29 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$452

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$84.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.81

vs MS average

−42.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	324.50	1,713	9thin
Medium and Large 1	550	311.05	1,711	8thin
Medium and Large 2	542	285.35	1,546	6thin
Medium and Large 3	525	240.35	1,262	6thin

One grade step is worth $84.15/cwt here — about $452 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 sale29 hd

295.28

—

MS average14 barns · 213 hd

321.09

−25.81

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

−42.74

This barn, trailing median34 sales

380.38

−85.10

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,499	185.89	2,786	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,705	155.97	2,659	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	153.18	1,953	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	125.84	1,195	12

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)	1,088	$2,891	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,694	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,064	$3,278	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	908	$2,856	2thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	535.45/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,472	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	483.60/cwt	482.00–485.00	1,814	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	387.31/cwt	370.00–402.50	1,452	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	415.76/cwt	411.00–420.00	1,767	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	375.29/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,595	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	344.18/cwt	318.00–367.50	1,463	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	377.36/cwt	370.00–384.00	1,792	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	373.23/cwt	370.50–374.00	1,922	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	353.32/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,855	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	554	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,972	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	349.91/cwt	340.00–359.00	2,012	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	337.04/cwt	336.00–338.00	2,107	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	328.25/cwt	328.25–328.25	2,101	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	747	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,293	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	295.62/cwt	292.00–300.00	2,468	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	487.16/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,135	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	418.07/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,359	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	353.02/cwt	310.00–390.00	1,147	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	364.65/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,367	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	398	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,453	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	355.87/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,512	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	317.93/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,351	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	301.32/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,281	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	320.52/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,522	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	303.15/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,440	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	478	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,530	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	312.97/cwt	308.00–317.50	1,643	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	299.76/cwt	294.00–305.00	1,574	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	240.35/cwt	227.00–252.50	1,262	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	1,713	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	309.12/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,777	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	256.52/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,475	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	1,910	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	308.50/cwt	308.50–308.50	1,928	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	305.38/cwt	302.00–308.50	1,909	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	289.87/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,812	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,018	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	285.03/cwt	277.00–292.50	1,924	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	290.27/cwt	282.00–298.00	2,104	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,399	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,025	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,079	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,070	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,429	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	482.68/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,327	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	476.26/cwt	437.00–510.00	1,548	14
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	434.01/cwt	385.00–477.00	1,628	20
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	376.44/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,600	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	340.93/cwt	322.00–358.00	1,619	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	322.61/cwt	309.00–335.00	1,694	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	325.77/cwt	313.00–337.50	1,873	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	286.95/cwt	275.00–298.00	1,793	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	297.59/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,009	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	259.10/cwt	220.00–284.00	1,904	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	249.64/cwt	230.00–270.00	2,060	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	176.70/cwt	168.00–182.50	2,209	6
Bulls	—	—	1,685	192.78/cwt	187.50–196.00	3,248	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	117.86/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,031	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	133.82/cwt	126.50–139.00	1,372	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	153.18/cwt	145.50–160.00	1,953	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,705	155.97/cwt	149.00–160.00	2,659	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1	908	2,856.20/head	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,856	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1	980	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	3,362.79/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,363	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	990	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	3,005.68/head	2,300.00–3,450.00	3,006	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,694.32/head	2,050.00–3,100.00	2,694	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	140.65/cwt	124.00–152.00	1,301	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	221.50/cwt	208.00–230.00	2,437	2

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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 334Last week 268Year ago 370

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 36Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 46Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	480.00–505.00	487.16
8	400–450	425	340.00–370.00	355.87
12	450–500	475	310.00–330.00	320.52
4	500–550	525	308.00–317.50	312.97
4	550–600	575	300.00–317.50	309.12
4	600–650	625	302.00–308.50	305.38
8	650–700	675	277.00–292.50	285.03
4	700–750	725	282.00–298.00	290.27
1	800–850	830	289.00	289.00
1	850–900	890	227.50	227.50
1	900–950	945	220.00	220.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	398	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	478	320.00	320.00
7	600–650	617	309.50	309.50
5	650–700	666	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	410.00–425.00	418.07
4	350–400	375	350.00–377.50	364.65
6	400–450	425	310.00–325.00	317.93
4	450–500	475	300.00–306.00	303.15
4	500–550	525	294.00–305.00	299.76
2	550–600	575	250.00–262.50	256.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	528	324.50	324.50
2	600–650	625	308.50	308.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	310.00–390.00	353.02
2	400–450	425	300.00–302.50	301.32
6	500–550	525	227.00–252.50	240.35
2	600–650	625	280.00–299.00	289.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	275	450.00–510.00	482.68
14	300–350	325	437.00–510.00	476.26
20	350–400	375	385.00–477.00	434.01
18	400–450	425	350.00–400.00	376.44
12	450–500	475	322.00–358.00	340.93
12	500–550	525	309.00–335.00	322.61
10	550–600	575	313.00–337.50	325.77
6	600–650	625	275.00–298.00	286.95
4	650–700	675	295.00–300.00	297.59
3	700–750	735	220.00–284.00	259.10
2	800–850	825	230.00–270.00	249.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	530.00–540.00	535.45
2	350–400	375	482.00–485.00	483.60
4	400–450	425	411.00–420.00	415.76
4	450–500	475	370.00–384.00	377.36
10	500–550	525	335.00–370.00	353.32
4	550–600	575	340.00–359.00	349.91
2	600–650	625	336.00–338.00	337.04
1	650–700	675	325.00	325.00
3	800–850	835	292.00–300.00	295.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	515	370.50–374.00	373.23
6	550–600	554	356.00	356.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	370.00–402.50	387.31
4	400–450	425	318.00–367.50	344.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	640	328.25	328.25
5	700–750	747	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	425	370.00–380.00	375.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	980	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	908	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,856.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,075	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,362.79

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)	1	—	990	1,975.00	1,975.00

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	2,050.00–3,100.00	2,694.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,100	2,300.00–3,450.00	3,005.68

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	12	—	925	124.00–152.00	140.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	208.00–230.00	221.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,250	168.00–182.50	176.70
8	—	1,685	187.50–196.00	192.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	875	115.00–120.00	117.86
6	—	1,025	126.50–139.00	133.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,705	149.00–160.00	155.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,275	145.50–160.00	153.18

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.