Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale Light stocker calves under 500#s sold Steady to 2.00 Higher , Feeder Steers over 500#s sold 5.00 - 21.00 Lower ; most classes of Feeder Heifers sold 7.00-18.00 Lower ; Feeder yearling groups were reported as # 1-2s and weaned group were listed as added value ; Slaughter cows sold 5.00-9.00 lower ; slaughter bulls sold 18.00-22.00 lower

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $347.60/cwt on 14 head, down $8.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −63.61 against this barn's trailing median of $411.21.

Average price

$347.60

▼ 8.86 vs prior sale

14 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.99

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	347.60	1,924	14thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $446.48, low $347.60, median $411.21 across 21 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 sale14 hd

347.60

—

MS average12 barns · 108 hd

341.61

+5.99

This barn, trailing median21 sales

411.21

−63.61

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	1,734	185.23	3,213	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,290	156.36	2,017	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,150	155.92	1,793	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	128.30	1,251	8thin

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)	1,053	$2,920	30
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,075	$3,000	3thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 2	400–450	425	347.64/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	374.57/cwt	363.00–385.00	1,779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	425.65/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	335.41/cwt	305.00–362.50	1,425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	248.92/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,182	2
Bulls	—	—	1,513	163.93/cwt	155.50–172.00	2,480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	320.20/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,001	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	409.83/cwt	390.00–427.50	1,742	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	372.07/cwt	330.00–410.00	1,767	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	493.02/cwt	450.00–530.00	1,602	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,217.05/head	2,450.00–3,700.00	3,217	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	366.19/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,922	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	243.01/cwt	220.00–257.50	2,673	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	326.86/cwt	318.00–335.00	1,879	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	528.17/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	365.77/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,737	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	295.54/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,995	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,075	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	424.58/cwt	407.00–440.00	1,592	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	339.16/cwt	335.00–343.00	2,120	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	412.09/cwt	395.00–427.50	1,957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	524.41/cwt	515.00–532.50	1,704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	317.47/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,264	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	490.85/cwt	450.00–525.00	1,350	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	370.70/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,946	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	420.65/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,577	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	379.45/cwt	362.00–395.00	1,613	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	346.54/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,819	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	303.45/cwt	297.00–310.00	2,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	539.96/cwt	515.00–560.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	461.68/cwt	452.00–470.00	1,500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	315.20/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	305.03/cwt	297.00–312.50	2,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	354.86/cwt	330.00–377.50	1,863	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	289.95/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	693	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	2,454	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	349.91/cwt	340.00–359.00	2,012	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	334.85/cwt	332.00–337.50	2,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	342.16/cwt	320.00–362.50	1,967	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	409.26/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	320.47/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	378.57/cwt	357.00–397.50	1,420	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	432.84/cwt	422.00–442.50	1,840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,144	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,036	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	291.96/cwt	260.00–320.00	1,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	331.81/cwt	325.00–337.50	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	324.45/cwt	307.00–340.00	1,379	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,302	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	2,101.35/head	1,700.00–2,375.00	2,101	8
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	149.46/cwt	134.00–160.00	1,383	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	119.16/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,102	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	137.43/cwt	134.50–139.50	1,409	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	156.36/cwt	155.00–157.50	2,017	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	160.03/cwt	155.00–164.50	2,040	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	151.80/cwt	148.00–154.50	1,556	10
Bulls	—	—	1,845	195.88/cwt	186.00–204.00	3,614	4

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 Aug 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 474Year ago 418

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 44Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 64Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	357.00–397.50	378.57
4	400–450	425	345.00–350.00	347.64
4	500–550	525	310.00–330.00	320.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	325.00–337.50	331.81
2	350–400	375	260.00–320.00	291.96
4	400–450	425	307.00–340.00	324.45
2	450–500	475	220.00–275.00	248.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	515.00–560.00	539.96
4	300–350	325	452.00–470.00	461.68
8	350–400	375	407.00–440.00	424.58
8	400–450	425	362.00–395.00	379.45
6	450–500	475	350.00–380.00	365.77
8	500–550	525	340.00–352.50	346.54
6	550–600	575	318.00–335.00	326.86
4	600–650	625	310.00–320.00	315.20
2	650–700	675	297.00–312.50	305.03
2	700–750	715	297.00–310.00	303.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	536	344.00	344.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	693	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	400.00–417.50	409.26
4	450–500	475	363.00–385.00	374.57
4	500–550	525	362.00–370.00	366.19
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	415.00–435.00	425.65
4	400–450	425	305.00–362.50	335.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	520.00–535.00	528.17
4	300–350	325	515.00–532.50	524.41
4	400–450	425	422.00–442.50	432.84
2	450–500	475	395.00–427.50	412.09
8	500–550	525	355.00–385.00	370.70
6	550–600	575	340.00–359.00	349.91
8	600–650	625	335.00–343.00	339.16
2	650–700	675	332.00–337.50	334.85
2	700–750	713	315.00–320.00	317.47
1	850–900	860	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	575	354.00	354.00
4	600–650	625	343.00	343.00
4	700–750	715	322.00	322.00
5	750–800	768	319.50	319.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	450.00–525.00	490.85
10	300–350	325	450.00–530.00	493.02
8	350–400	375	410.00–430.00	420.65
18	400–450	425	390.00–427.50	409.83
16	450–500	475	330.00–410.00	372.07
6	500–550	525	330.00–377.50	354.86
8	550–600	575	320.00–362.50	342.16
4	600–650	625	315.00–325.00	320.20
4	650–700	675	280.00–310.00	295.54
1	700–750	700	292.00	292.00
2	750–800	788	285.00–295.00	289.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	155.50–172.00	163.93
4	—	1,845	186.00–204.00	195.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	925	115.00–122.00	119.16
4	—	1,025	134.50–139.50	137.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	155.00–157.50	156.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,275	155.00–164.50	160.03
10	—	1,025	148.00–154.50	151.80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,100	2,450.00–3,700.00	3,217.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	925	1,700.00–2,375.00	2,101.35
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,100	220.00–257.50	243.01
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,075	3,000.00	3,000.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	134.00–160.00	149.46

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

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