Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale , with good quality yearlings and calves, not many #2s or #3s ,most classes of feeder Steers sold 13.00-45.00 higher, than same quality last week ; still a big range different between steers and bulls; also most classes of feeder heifers sold 5.00-35.00 higher; Feeder Groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups were listed Added value; Slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-13.00 lower

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $353.21/cwt on 37 head, up $18.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 28 comparable sales and sits −74.50 against this barn's trailing median of $427.70.

Average price

$353.21

▲ 18.76 vs prior sale

37 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$45.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.39

vs MS average

−37.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	363.33	1,936	9thin
Medium and Large 1	546	355.32	1,939	24
Medium and Large 2	525	317.73	1,668	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.60/cwt here — about $268 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

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $482.74, low $334.44, median $427.70 across 28 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 sale37 hd

353.21

—

MS average12 barns · 235 hd

351.82

+1.39

National average133 barns · 6,012 hd

390.78

−37.57

This barn, trailing median28 sales

427.70

−74.50

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	1,408	172.82	2,433	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	142.26	1,814	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,538	141.90	2,182	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	116.52	1,148	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)	922	$1,983	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	600	$1,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	740	$1,510	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	142.26/cwt	137.50–146.50	1,814	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	141.90/cwt	140.50–143.50	2,182	2
Bulls	—	—	1,250	163.60/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,045	6
Bulls	—	—	1,645	186.66/cwt	178.50–193.50	3,071	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	130.24/cwt	120.00–137.50	1,335	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	95.95/cwt	90.00–100.00	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	374.00/cwt	360.00–384.00	1,930	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	600	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	563	892.01/head	750.00–1,150.00	892	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,358.11/head	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,358	4
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	123.62/cwt	104.00–137.00	1,143	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	302.80/cwt	280.00–324.00	2,044	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	435.98/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	317.73/cwt	307.00–327.50	1,668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	339.92/cwt	338.00–340.50	2,067	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	554	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	790	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,762	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	473.97/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,777	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	411.30/cwt	407.00–415.00	1,337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	386.31/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,449	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	613.82/cwt	575.00–645.00	1,381	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	489	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	311.02/cwt	297.00–320.00	1,963	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	318.03/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,829	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	308.81/cwt	300.00–317.00	2,084	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	359.06/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	368.52/cwt	359.00–377.00	1,566	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	354.09/cwt	342.00–365.00	1,682	10
Stock Cows	Medium 1	—	740	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	506.89/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,647	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	362.46/cwt	343.00–380.00	1,722	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	392.39/cwt	367.00–415.00	1,668	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	330.18/cwt	315.00–344.00	1,733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	322.64/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,371	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	147.31/cwt	147.00–147.50	1,620	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	800	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,945.45/head	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,945	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	362.24/cwt	340.00–382.50	1,902	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	379.99/cwt	370.00–389.00	1,805	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	405.03/cwt	377.00–430.00	1,721	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	446.36/cwt	442.00–450.00	1,227	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	480.23/cwt	452.00–505.00	1,801	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	324.39/cwt	319.00–330.00	2,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	337.27/cwt	330.00–344.00	2,108	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	359.09/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,526	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	503.14/cwt	477.00–525.00	1,384	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	327.37/cwt	319.00–335.00	1,719	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	337.59/cwt	330.00–346.00	1,604	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	345.64/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,987	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	272.51/cwt	267.50–280.00	2,256	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	513.82/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	328.03/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,886	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 Sep 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 534Year ago 463

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 33Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 48Year ago 98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,275	137.50–146.50	142.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	140.50–143.50	141.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	120.00–137.50	130.24
4	—	925	90.00–100.00	95.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,250	157.00–168.00	163.60
4	—	1,645	178.50–193.50	186.66

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
5	500–550	516	360.00–384.00	374.00
4	550–600	554	350.00	350.00
9	600–650	608	338.00–340.50	339.92
2	750–800	790	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	420.00–450.00	435.98
10	400–450	425	359.00–377.00	368.52
10	450–500	475	342.00–365.00	354.09
4	500–550	525	307.00–327.50	317.73
1	700–750	745	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	495.00–530.00	513.82
6	350–400	375	452.00–505.00	480.23
10	400–450	425	377.00–430.00	405.03
10	450–500	475	370.00–389.00	379.99
14	500–550	525	340.00–382.50	362.24
10	550–600	575	330.00–360.00	345.64
14	600–650	625	330.00–344.00	337.27
1	650–700	675	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	710	326.00	326.00
2	750–800	770	319.00–330.00	324.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	492.50	492.50
3	400–450	432	407.00	407.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	350.00–367.00	359.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	225	575.00–645.00	613.82
6	250–300	275	477.00–525.00	503.14
12	300–350	325	480.00–530.00	506.89
20	350–400	375	450.00–495.00	473.97
10	400–450	425	367.00–415.00	392.39
10	450–500	475	343.00–380.00	362.46
8	500–550	525	315.00–344.00	330.18
4	550–600	575	315.00–340.00	328.03
4	650–700	675	280.00–324.00	302.80
1	700–750	745	295.00	295.00
2	800–850	828	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	875	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	475.00	475.00
2	250–300	275	442.00–450.00	446.36
2	300–350	325	407.00–415.00	411.30
6	350–400	375	365.00–405.00	386.31
10	400–450	425	330.00–385.00	359.09
8	450–500	475	330.00–346.00	337.59
8	500–550	525	319.00–335.00	327.37
10	550–600	575	305.00–330.00	318.03
8	600–650	631	297.00–320.00	311.02
4	650–700	675	300.00–317.00	308.81
1	700–750	725	305.00	305.00
3	800–850	828	267.50–280.00	272.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	345.00	345.00
8	500–550	530	332.50	332.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	489	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	320.00–325.00	322.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	3,400.00	3,400.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	563	750.00–1,150.00	892.01
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	925	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,358.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,100	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,945.45
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	104.00–137.00	123.62
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,510.00	1,510.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	147.00–147.50	147.31
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,850.00	1,850.00

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

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

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