Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale , on the feeder steers , Pee Wee calves under 300# sold 5.00 - 10.00 Higher; but most classes of feeder steers sold 10.00-33.00 Lower ; Bull calves sold 3.00-30.00 Lower than Steers in like classes ; Feeder heifers 350#-450# sold 5.00-23.00 higher; but most classes of feeder heifers sold 40.00-45.00 lower; Slaughter cows sold Steady -2.00 Higher; Slaughter Bulls sold 1.00-7.00 Higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $413.19/cwt on 64 head, down $31.96 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 27 comparable sales and sits −15.19 against this barn's trailing median of $428.38.

Average price

$413.19

▼ 31.96 vs prior sale

64 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$65.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.78

vs MS average

−25.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	421.41	2,318	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	552	416.33	2,299	48
Medium and Large 2	558	396.30	2,213	6thin
Medium and Large 3	575	355.64	2,045	2thin

One grade step is worth $65.77/cwt here — about $273 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 sale64 hd

413.19

—

MS average13 barns · 424 hd

425.97

−12.78

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

−25.96

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.38

−15.19

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	1,501	206.26	3,095	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	185.11	2,675	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	179.74	2,202	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	162.95	1,670	10

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)	1,056	$3,504	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	968	$3,291	14

Every lot, as filed

82 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	200–250	225	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,877	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	418.50/cwt	418.50–418.50	1,741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	424.93/cwt	419.50–434.50	2,222	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	796	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,706	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	381.73/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,195	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	451.79/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,242	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	433.32/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,625	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	407.93/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	466.39/cwt	437.00–490.00	1,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	704	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,446	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	347.82/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	374.46/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	399.16/cwt	390.00–407.50	2,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	441.90/cwt	430.00–452.50	1,878	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	703	368.50/cwt	368.50–368.50	2,591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	371.42/cwt	362.00–380.00	1,950	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	384.63/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,442	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	396.77/cwt	385.00–418.00	1,849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	394.87/cwt	392.00–397.50	2,271	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	335.31/cwt	327.00–343.00	2,096	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	280.85/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	352.89/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	345.40/cwt	310.00–375.00	950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	472.68/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,300	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	534.51/cwt	510.00–555.00	1,470	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	3,029.73/head	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,030	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	3,372.97/head	3,150.00–3,700.00	3,373	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	2,558.11/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	492.24/cwt	472.00–510.00	1,846	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	162.95/cwt	153.00–170.00	1,670	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	185.11/cwt	181.50–189.00	2,675	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	182.88/cwt	176.00–189.00	2,332	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	167.17/cwt	166.00–168.00	1,713	2
Bulls	—	—	1,300	189.92/cwt	177.00–198.00	2,469	8
Bulls	—	—	1,768	228.04/cwt	221.00–234.00	4,032	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	317.62/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	371.15/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	425.98/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	355.64/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	411.68/cwt	402.00–420.00	1,338	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	361.69/cwt	350.00–372.50	2,261	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	508.97/cwt	485.00–530.00	1,909	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	532.27/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	294.34/cwt	257.50–317.00	2,237	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,661.93/head	3,125.00–4,000.00	3,662	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	434.09/cwt	422.00–445.00	2,062	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	290.91/cwt	285.00–297.00	2,807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	424.39/cwt	410.00–437.50	2,228	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	565.76/cwt	555.00–575.00	1,839	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	576.34/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	431.15/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,832	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	219.50/cwt	179.00–245.00	2,415	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	439.68/cwt	431.00–447.50	2,088	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	531.59/cwt	522.00–540.00	1,993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	476.90/cwt	465.00–487.50	2,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	387.60/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,423	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	3,494.19/head	2,950.00–3,850.00	3,494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	418.43/cwt	414.00–422.50	2,406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	434.38/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,846	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	359.04/cwt	358.00–360.00	2,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	418.93/cwt	415.00–422.50	2,199	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	473.64/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	462.69/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	365.64/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,102	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	455	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,025	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	990	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	409.05/cwt	396.00–422.50	2,360	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	404.50/cwt	404.50–404.50	2,467	18

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 Jul 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 406Last week 362Year ago 569

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 75Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 79Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	535.00	535.00
2	300–350	325	460.00–465.00	462.69
2	350–400	375	455.00–490.00	473.64
6	400–450	425	400.00–465.00	434.38
6	550–600	575	350.00–380.00	365.64
2	600–650	625	358.00–360.00	359.04
1	700–750	730	303.00	303.00
1	950–1000	965	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	416	418.50	418.50
9	450–500	468	401.00	401.00
2	550–600	578	358.00	358.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	437.00–490.00	466.39
6	250–300	275	430.00–470.00	451.79
8	350–400	375	420.00–445.00	433.32
4	400–450	425	400.00–415.00	407.93
4	450–500	475	360.00–387.50	374.46
8	500–550	525	362.00–380.00	371.42
4	550–600	575	340.00–355.00	347.82
6	600–650	625	327.00–343.00	335.31
1	800–850	810	266.00	266.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	704	347.50	347.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	310.00–375.00	345.40
4	350–400	375	350.00–415.00	384.63
4	400–450	425	350.00–390.00	371.15
4	450–500	475	345.00–360.00	352.89
4	500–550	525	315.00–320.00	317.62
4	550–600	575	260.00–300.00	280.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	455	445.00	445.00
22	500–550	523	419.50–434.50	424.93
26	550–600	577	396.00–422.50	409.05
18	600–650	610	404.50	404.50
5	700–750	703	368.50	368.50
7	750–800	796	340.00	340.00
2	950–1000	990	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	397.50	397.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	510.00–555.00	534.51
4	350–400	375	472.00–510.00	492.24
6	400–450	425	430.00–452.50	441.90
2	500–550	525	390.00–407.50	399.16
4	550–600	575	392.00–397.50	394.87
1	900–950	910	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	275	440.00–500.00	472.68
6	300–350	325	402.00–420.00	411.68
6	350–400	375	410.00–440.00	425.98
3	450–500	466	385.00–418.00	396.77
2	550–600	575	340.00–370.00	355.64
1	700–750	730	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	595.00	595.00
4	250–300	275	560.00–590.00	576.34
4	300–350	325	555.00–575.00	565.76
4	350–400	375	522.00–540.00	531.59
2	400–450	425	465.00–487.50	476.90
4	450–500	475	431.00–447.50	439.68
4	500–550	525	410.00–437.50	424.39
4	550–600	575	414.00–422.50	418.43
2	600–650	625	385.00–390.00	387.60
1	900–950	905	293.00	293.00
2	950–1000	965	285.00–297.00	290.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	500.00–560.00	532.27
4	350–400	375	485.00–530.00	508.97
6	400–450	425	410.00–450.00	431.15
8	450–500	475	422.00–445.00	434.09
8	500–550	525	415.00–422.50	418.93
8	550–600	575	370.00–392.50	381.73
4	600–650	625	350.00–372.50	361.69
1	700–750	725	270.00	270.00
3	750–800	760	257.50–317.00	294.34
1	800–850	800	297.50	297.50
1	850–900	870	235.00	235.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	4	—	925	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,029.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,100	3,125.00–4,000.00	3,661.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	925	3,150.00–3,700.00	3,372.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,558.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	2,950.00–3,850.00	3,494.19
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,100	179.00–245.00	219.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	153.00–170.00	162.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	181.50–189.00	185.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,275	176.00–189.00	182.88
2	—	1,025	166.00–168.00	167.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,300	177.00–198.00	189.92
6	—	1,768	221.00–234.00	228.04

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

Slaughter Cattle