Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

We had Extremely small sale due to several days with inches and inches of rain and a lot of flooding. Which made the ground very hard to get cattle hauled to sale barn . Several classes only had one yearling in each class. Some good calves and yearlings had multiple buyers biding against each other. Feeder steers sold mixed with some classes 20.00-50.00 higher; Most feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter cows sold weaker to 3.00 lower; Slaughter bull with only one head as high yielding sold 8.00 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $434.59/cwt on 18 head, down $12.26 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 27 comparable sales and sits +6.20 against this barn's trailing median of $428.38.

Average price

$434.59

▼ 12.26 vs prior sale

18 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,451

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$33.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.46

vs MS average

−25.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	441.92	2,478	14thin
Medium and Large 2	575	408.91	2,351	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.01/cwt here — about $127 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $482.74, low $360.58, median $428.38 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

434.59

—

MS average11 barns · 229 hd

420.13

+14.46

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

−25.78

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.38

+6.20

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,394	185.02	2,579	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	173.84	2,108	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	925	111.78	1,034	6thin

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)	1,030	$2,975	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$4,627	10

Every lot, as filed

55 lots · USDA AMS · Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	439.20/cwt	430.00–447.50	2,086	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	395.64/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,275	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	461.22/cwt	451.00–470.00	1,499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	487.66/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	412.63/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,960	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	367.10/cwt	364.00–370.00	2,661	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	549	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,959	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	157.03/cwt	149.00–162.50	1,453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	388.08/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,037	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	449	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	445.29/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,892	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	2,582.43/head	2,300.00–2,775.00	2,582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	415.93/cwt	395.00–435.00	2,184	6
Bulls	—	—	1,250	174.40/cwt	160.00–184.00	2,180	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	111.78/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,034	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	176.35/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,248	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	166.30/cwt	162.50–169.00	1,705	4
Bulls	—	—	1,970	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	4,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	472.81/cwt	447.00–495.00	1,537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	405.58/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	466.79/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	376.72/cwt	362.00–390.00	1,789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	408.91/cwt	405.00–412.50	2,351	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	366.89/cwt	350.00–382.50	2,293	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,645	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	173.90/cwt	165.00–179.50	1,913	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	321.39/cwt	307.50–335.00	2,324	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	404.55/cwt	385.00–422.50	2,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	440.15/cwt	432.00–447.50	2,091	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	519.38/cwt	485.00–550.00	2,207	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	410.16/cwt	386.00–432.50	2,564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	439.55/cwt	420.00–457.50	2,527	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	447.85/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,351	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	4,626.74/head	3,750.00–5,200.00	4,627	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	340.81/cwt	339.50–343.00	2,812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	483.92/cwt	455.00–510.00	2,299	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,236.36/head	2,500.00–3,700.00	3,236	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	380.36/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,085	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	434.16/cwt	422.00–445.00	1,845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	513.64/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	645.33/cwt	640.00–650.00	2,420	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	551.33/cwt	457.50–620.00	2,327	10

How this sale compares

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 May 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 184Last week 397Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 45Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 64Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	475	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	549	357.50	357.50
4	550–600	575	380.00–410.00	395.64
1	600–650	600	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	675	352.50	352.50
1	700–750	715	332.50	332.50
1	800–850	810	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	495.00	495.00
4	300–350	325	451.00–470.00	461.22
4	400–450	425	422.00–445.00	434.16
6	450–500	475	410.00–415.00	412.63
8	500–550	525	375.00–400.00	388.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	445.00–485.00	466.79
4	400–450	425	395.00–415.00	405.58
4	450–500	475	362.00–390.00	376.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	375	522.50	522.50
1	400–450	449	480.00	480.00
6	450–500	475	430.00–447.50	439.20
4	550–600	575	405.00–412.50	408.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	660.00	660.00
4	350–400	375	640.00–650.00	645.33
10	400–450	422	457.50–620.00	551.33
10	450–500	475	455.00–510.00	483.92
4	500–550	525	440.00–455.00	447.85
10	550–600	575	420.00–457.50	439.55
4	600–650	625	386.00–432.50	410.16
6	650–700	675	370.00–390.00	380.36
8	700–750	725	364.00–370.00	367.10
3	800–850	825	339.50–343.00	340.81
1	850–900	855	330.00	330.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	485.00–490.00	487.66
2	400–450	425	440.00–450.00	445.29
4	600–650	625	350.00–382.50	366.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	447.00–495.00	472.81
2	350–400	375	495.00–530.00	513.64
4	400–450	425	485.00–550.00	519.38
4	450–500	475	432.00–447.50	440.15
6	500–550	525	395.00–435.00	415.93
2	550–600	575	385.00–422.50	404.55
2	700–750	723	307.50–335.00	321.39
1	800–850	830	295.00	295.00

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	4	—	925	149.00–162.50	157.03
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,100	165.00–179.50	173.90
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	925	2,300.00–2,775.00	2,582.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,100	2,500.00–3,700.00	3,236.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,075	3,750.00–5,200.00	4,626.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	160.00–184.00	174.40
1	—	1,970	227.50	227.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	925	110.00–113.00	111.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,275	170.00–182.00	176.35
4	—	1,025	162.50–169.00	166.30

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.

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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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