Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold $7.00-$20.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold $5.00-$8.00 higher and slaughter bulls had no trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $416.15/cwt on 28 head, down $18.43 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 27 comparable sales and sits −12.23 against this barn's trailing median of $428.38.

Average price

$416.15

▼ 18.43 vs prior sale

28 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,297

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$4.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.01

vs MS average

−43.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	575	420.00	2,415	4thin
Medium and Large 1	548	415.51	2,277	24

One grade step is worth $4.49/cwt here — about $138 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale28 hd

416.15

—

MS average13 barns · 248 hd

411.14

+5.01

National average164 barns · 12,433 hd

459.19

−43.04

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.38

−12.23

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	—	High	1,227	190.36	2,336	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	178.17	1,826	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,150	177.82	2,045	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	929	160.82	1,493	14

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$3,928	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,013	$4,292	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	913	$3,548	12

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Bulls	—	—	1,525	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	3,347	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	178.17/cwt	177.00–179.00	1,826	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	163.56/cwt	158.00–167.50	1,676	8
Bulls	—	—	1,078	175.79/cwt	174.00–177.50	1,895	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	181.89/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,456	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	157.16/cwt	154.50–159.50	1,257	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	400	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	335	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	1,817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	470	432.05/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,031	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	359	477.70/cwt	457.50–487.50	1,715	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	473.41/cwt	457.50–487.50	1,766	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	601.01/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,340	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	577.06/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,575	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	357.77/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,229	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	643	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	528.56/cwt	510.00–545.00	1,972	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	335	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	425.43/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,225	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	410.48/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,942	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	445.48/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,107	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	380.39/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,180	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	380.36/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,370	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	372.92/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	394.13/cwt	385.00–402.50	2,061	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	528.12/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,442	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	430.53/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,821	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	486.86/cwt	477.50–495.00	1,573	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	422.86/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	491.48/cwt	482.00–500.00	2,079	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,415	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	391.69/cwt	375.00–407.00	2,049	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	356.76/cwt	350.00–363.00	2,044	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	327.92/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,207	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	571.40/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,846	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	405.59/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,324	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	175.27/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,797	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	746	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	2,577	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	459	408.18/cwt	385.00–411.00	1,874	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	913	3,547.60/head	3,000.00–3,975.00	3,548	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	3,928.12/head	3,300.00–4,310.00	3,928	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,013	4,291.67/head	3,750.00–4,725.00	4,292	12

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 Jun 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 184Year ago 413

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 25Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 123Last week 39Year ago 85

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold $7.00-$20.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold $5.00-$8.00 higher and slaughter bulls had no trend.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	219.50	219.50
2	—	1,078	174.00–177.50	175.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	177.00–179.00	178.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	158.00–167.50	163.56
6	—	800	154.50–159.50	157.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,350	178.00–185.00	181.89
16	—	1,025	170.00–179.00	175.27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	542.50	542.50
5	400–450	400	470.00	470.00
10	450–500	470	425.00–435.00	432.05
4	550–600	575	420.00	420.00
2	600–650	643	390.00	390.00
10	700–750	746	345.50	345.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	590.00–610.00	601.01
8	250–300	273	550.00–600.00	577.06
8	300–350	323	550.00–590.00	571.40
8	350–400	373	510.00–545.00	528.56
12	400–450	423	482.00–500.00	491.48
16	450–500	473	435.00–455.00	445.48
12	500–550	523	415.00–435.00	425.43
12	550–600	573	390.00–420.00	405.59
6	600–650	623	370.00–390.00	380.36
6	650–700	673	360.00–385.00	372.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	335	477.50	477.50
9	350–400	359	457.50–487.50	477.70
19	450–500	459	385.00–411.00	408.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	273	520.00–535.00	528.12
8	300–350	323	477.50–495.00	486.86
10	350–400	373	457.50–487.50	473.41
14	400–450	423	420.00–440.00	430.53
12	450–500	473	400.00–420.00	410.48
14	500–550	523	385.00–402.50	394.13
10	550–600	573	370.00–390.00	380.39
4	600–650	623	350.00–365.00	357.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	473	415.00–430.00	422.86
4	500–550	523	375.00–407.00	391.69
4	550–600	573	350.00–363.00	356.76
6	650–700	673	315.00–340.00	327.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	913	3,000.00–3,975.00	3,547.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,013	3,750.00–4,725.00	4,291.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,210	3,300.00–4,310.00	3,928.12

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

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