Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2026-06-10

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Jun 10
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
363 head
40 vs last sale 403 48 vs year ago 315 · +15.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
15 vs last sale 52 34 vs year ago 71 · 47.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
67 vs last sale 123 1 vs year ago 57 · 1.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold $5.00-$8.00 HIGHER. Slaughter cows and bulls sold STEADY.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $428.38/cwt on 44 head, up $12.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 27 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $428.38.
Average price
$428.38
12.23 vs prior sale
44 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,301
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$56
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$4.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.44
vs MS average
25.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2524431.382,26214thin
Medium and Large 1543426.982,31930
One grade step is worth $4.40/cwt here — about −$56 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales
497447397347median 428.3812/1703/0404/2906/2408/19
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 sale44 hd
428.38
MS average13 barns · 385 hd
435.82
−7.44
National average163 barns · 9,671 hd
453.72
−25.34
This barn, trailing median27 sales
428.38
+0.00
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,591212.413,3798thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,117177.041,97712
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,025168.061,7232thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low842150.711,26812

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,063$2,8604thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)968$3,8818
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)793$2,6384thin

Every lot, as filed

33 lots · USDA AMS · Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,525210.24/cwt207.00–215.003,2066
Bulls1,788218.93/cwt218.00–220.003,9142
CowsBoner 80-85%1,025172.68/cwt168.00–176.001,7708
CowsBoner 80-85%1,300185.77/cwt182.00–189.002,4154
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,025168.06/cwt162.50–172.001,7232
CowsLean 85-90%700135.98/cwt132.50–140.009524
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600573410.39/cwt400.00–420.002,35212
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400373570.91/cwt555.00–585.002,1298
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550523438.04/cwt425.00–450.002,29118
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600573362.79/cwt355.00–370.002,0798
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750723326.88/cwt322.50–331.002,3634
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650623387.95/cwt375.00–400.002,41714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550516400.46/cwt385.00–410.002,06617
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550506438.58/cwt435.00–446.002,21911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450400490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,9603
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750723320.31/cwt310.00–330.002,3162
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600573379.09/cwt370.00–387.502,1724
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650623350.36/cwt340.00–360.002,1834
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450423430.53/cwt420.00–440.001,8218
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500473401.95/cwt392.00–411.001,9018
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600592405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3983
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650607408.24/cwt400.00–415.002,4789
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400390420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6382
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500473437.86/cwt430.00–445.002,0716
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523390.43/cwt380.00–400.002,04226
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700673358.88/cwt355.00–362.502,4152
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450423511.07/cwt490.00–530.002,1626
CowsLean 85-90%1,025165.30/cwt161.50–168.001,6944
CowsLean 85-90%800150.84/cwt145.00–156.001,2074
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29683,881.29/head3,580.00–4,130.003,8818
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0632,860.29/head2,500.00–3,375.002,8604
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-27932,637.70/head2,200.00–2,950.002,6384
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750740353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,6123

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.