Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2026-09-09

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Sep 9
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
324 head
▼ 210 vs last sale 534▼ 139 vs year ago 463 · −30.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 33▼ 75 vs year ago 93 · −80.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 48▼ 74 vs year ago 98 · −75.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale , with good quality yearlings and calves, not many #2s or #3s ,most classes of feeder Steers sold 13.00-45.00 higher, than same quality last week ; still a big range different between steers and bulls; also most classes of feeder heifers sold 5.00-35.00 higher; Feeder Groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups were listed Added value; Slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-13.00 lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $353.21/cwt on 37 head, up $18.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −68.33 against this barn's trailing median of $421.53.
Average price
$353.21
▲ 18.76 vs prior sale
37 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,909
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$268
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$45.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.39
vs MS average
−37.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533363.331,9369thin
Medium and Large 1546355.321,93924
Medium and Large 2525317.731,6684thin
One grade step is worth $45.60/cwt here — about $268 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 sale37 hd
353.21
—
MS average12 barns · 235 hd
351.82
+1.39
National average134 barns · 6,067 hd
390.59
−37.38
This barn, trailing median30 sales
421.53
−68.33
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
477425373320median 421.5303/0404/2907/0809/0210/21
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,408172.822,43310
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,275142.261,8148thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,538141.902,1822thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low985116.521,14810

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)922$1,98313
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)600$1,9001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)800$1,8501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)740$1,5101thin

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325513.82/cwt495.00–530.001,6704
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2355492.50/cwt492.50–492.501,7483
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375480.23/cwt452.00–505.001,8016
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375435.98/cwt420.00–450.001,6354
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375359.06/cwt350.00–367.001,3462
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425405.03/cwt377.00–430.001,72110
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425368.52/cwt359.00–377.001,56610
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432407.00/cwt407.00–407.001,7583
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475379.99/cwt370.00–389.001,80510
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475354.09/cwt342.00–365.001,68210
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516374.00/cwt360.00–384.001,9305
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525362.24/cwt340.00–382.501,90214
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525317.73/cwt307.00–327.501,6684
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9394
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575345.64/cwt330.00–360.001,98710
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608339.92/cwt338.00–340.502,0679
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625337.27/cwt330.00–344.002,10814
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1941
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,3151
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,9221
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770324.39/cwt319.00–330.002,4982
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added790322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,5442
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,0691
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275446.36/cwt442.00–450.001,2272
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325411.30/cwt407.00–415.001,3372
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375386.31/cwt365.00–405.001,4496
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425359.09/cwt330.00–385.001,52610
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425322.64/cwt320.00–325.001,3712
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475337.59/cwt330.00–346.001,6048
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added489340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6635
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6912
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525327.37/cwt319.00–335.001,7198
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,7628
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575318.03/cwt305.00–330.001,82910
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1631311.02/cwt297.00–320.001,9638
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675308.81/cwt300.00–317.002,0844
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2111
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1828272.51/cwt267.50–280.002,2563
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225613.82/cwt575.00–645.001,3818
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275503.14/cwt477.00–525.001,3846
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325506.89/cwt480.00–530.001,64712
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375473.97/cwt450.00–495.001,77720
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425392.39/cwt367.00–415.001,66810
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475362.46/cwt343.00–380.001,72210
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525330.18/cwt315.00–344.001,7338
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575328.03/cwt315.00–340.001,8864
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675302.80/cwt280.00–324.002,0444
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1745295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1981
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1828280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3182
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1875251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,1961
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250163.60/cwt157.00–168.002,0456
Bulls——1,645186.66/cwt178.50–193.503,0714
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92595.95/cwt90.00–100.008884
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025130.24/cwt120.00–137.501,3356
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275142.26/cwt137.50–146.501,8148
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,538141.90/cwt140.50–143.502,1822
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 17401,510.00/head1,510.00–1,510.001,5101
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 18001,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925123.62/cwt104.00–137.001,1434
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,100147.31/cwt147.00–147.501,6204
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3563892.01/head750.00–1,150.008923
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,358.11/head1,150.00–1,500.001,3584
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,945.45/head2,700.00–3,100.002,9456
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 36001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1503,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001

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.