Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2026-08-05

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Aug 5
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
453 head
110 vs last sale 343 264 vs year ago 717 · 36.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
38 vs last sale 29 19 vs year ago 86 · 22.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
58 vs last sale 23 42 vs year ago 39 · +107.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last Weeks sale Feeder Steers sold 5.00-20.00 Higher; Most Classes of Feeder Heifers sold 5.00 - 19.00 Higher , with a few classes selling 27.00-33.00 Higher ; Feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups were marked Added Value; Market Reporter noted a lot of #1 Steers and Heifers ; With higher % of Steers over Bulls this week ; Slaughter cows sold Steady ; Slaughter bulls sold good but didn't have enough from last week to compare with this week

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $387.10/cwt on 47 head, up $16.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 27 comparable sales and sits 41.28 against this barn's trailing median of $428.38.
Average price
$387.10
16.79 vs prior sale
47 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,083
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$128
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$20.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.20
vs MS average
27.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531394.092,09121
Medium and Large 1556386.232,14816thin
Medium and Large 2525373.801,96210thin
One grade step is worth $20.29/cwt here — about $128 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale47 hd
387.10
MS average13 barns · 362 hd
382.90
+4.20
National average157 barns · 6,223 hd
414.24
−27.14
This barn, trailing median27 sales
428.38
−41.28
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
BullsAverage1,567206.823,24012
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,504176.102,6498thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,181174.732,06432
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,025164.831,69018

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)1,045$3,25832
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$2,2274thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)905$4,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$4,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)938$3,3732thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)985$3,33010

Every lot, as filed

87 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625335.33/cwt330.00–340.252,0964
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700675327.77/cwt320.00–335.002,2122
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750715319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,2811
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525380.93/cwt360.00–400.002,0004
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450425424.54/cwt410.00–437.501,8048
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400375485.23/cwt457.00–510.001,8208
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550525398.08/cwt385.00–410.002,0906
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600571351.31/cwt345.50–379.502,00612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650605340.25/cwt340.25–340.252,0595
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement550–600587335.50/cwt335.50–335.501,9693
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750744337.25/cwt337.25–337.252,5095
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550515410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1122
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375425.65/cwt415.00–435.001,59616
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800757340.50/cwt340.50–340.502,5783
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700650355.50/cwt355.50–355.502,3115
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550509396.35/cwt381.00–405.502,01711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750743333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,4746
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450443385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7062
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700663335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400378425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6073
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500484371.82/cwt360.00–380.001,8005
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600564387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,1838
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450415420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7436
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650632364.40/cwt360.00–375.002,30327
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550530370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9612
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375399.25/cwt387.00–410.001,4976
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425365.87/cwt350.00–380.001,55512
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475344.68/cwt336.00–352.501,6376
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325424.20/cwt400.00–445.001,3796
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300275431.79/cwt410.00–450.001,1872
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250225492.18/cwt470.00–510.001,1072
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350325393.44/cwt380.00–405.001,2796
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500475345.26/cwt340.00–350.001,6402
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550525373.80/cwt367.00–380.001,96210
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1925175.14/cwt168.00–180.001,62022
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 19252,636.49/head2,250.00–2,900.002,63610
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 19253,145.95/head2,700.00–3,450.003,1466
CowsBoner 80-85%1,275180.29/cwt175.00–185.002,29920
CowsBoner 80-85%1,025165.45/cwt155.50–172.501,69612
CowsLean 85-90%1,025164.83/cwt154.00–172.501,69018
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,453179.10/cwt178.00–180.002,6024
Bulls1,250185.20/cwt175.00–192.002,3154
Bulls1,725217.63/cwt203.50–228.503,7548
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425402.19/cwt385.00–417.501,7094
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475386.31/cwt385.00–387.501,8352
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300275450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2381
SteersMedium and Large 3200–250225470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,0581
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450425403.97/cwt400.00–407.501,7174
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,555173.10/cwt171.00–174.502,6924
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300275512.72/cwt510.00–515.001,4102
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700675325.59/cwt323.00–328.002,1984
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500475382.86/cwt350.00–412.501,8198
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650625332.46/cwt327.00–337.502,0786
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600575350.64/cwt335.00–365.002,0166
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350325480.38/cwt475.00–485.001,5614
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0004,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,100231.82/cwt195.00–255.002,55014
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1002,227.27/head1,675.00–2,575.002,2274
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350325519.37/cwt507.00–530.001,6888
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0753,606.98/head3,350.00–3,775.003,6074
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19383,373.47/head3,350.00–3,400.003,3732
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475423.40/cwt405.00–440.002,01112
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400375515.56/cwt482.00–545.001,9334
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19054,950.00/head4,950.00–4,950.004,9501
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000980244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,3911
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575355.81/cwt330.00–379.502,04612
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750725335.58/cwt333.00–338.002,4334
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425443.80/cwt420.00–465.001,88622
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700675342.95/cwt330.00–355.002,3158
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1003,540.91/head3,050.00–3,850.003,54122
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325466.13/cwt450.00–480.001,5156
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950920313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,8801
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625359.15/cwt342.00–375.002,2458
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525355.23/cwt350.00–360.001,86514
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425403.80/cwt380.00–425.001,71614
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350325510.34/cwt502.00–517.501,6594
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250225596.05/cwt560.00–625.001,3412
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600575379.12/cwt370.00–387.502,18010
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475368.15/cwt355.00–380.001,74912
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750725319.05/cwt310.00–327.502,3136
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800793306.74/cwt304.00–309.502,4322
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,025299.00/cwt299.00–299.003,0651
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800775329.12/cwt317.00–340.502,5514
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250225570.50/cwt540.00–595.001,2842
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900890290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5811
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250225522.50/cwt522.50–522.501,1761
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300275485.89/cwt475.00–495.001,3364

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.