Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2026-09-16

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Sep 16
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
← Sep 9Sep 16latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
366 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 324▼ 127 vs year ago 493 · −25.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 18▼ 13 vs year ago 45 · −28.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 24▼ 17 vs year ago 52 · −32.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale . With active biding and mostly good Quality number 1 Steers and Heifers ; Feeder steers sold 20.00 to 42.00 Higher ( with a couple of classes at that 42.00 higher) ; Feeder Heifers sold 1.00- 42.00 higher, Same with Heifers , several classes at that 42.00 higher , also mostly number 1 heifers; Feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s and groups were weaned with shots and listed " added value " ; Slaughter cows sold weaker to 2.00 lower; Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-14.00 lower

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $369.69/cwt on 63 head, up $16.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 28 comparable sales and sits −58.02 against this barn's trailing median of $427.70.
Average price
$369.69
▲ 16.48 vs prior sale
63 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,014
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$8
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$4.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.76
vs MS average
−33.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541371.902,01135
Medium and Large 1550366.922,01828
One grade step is worth $4.98/cwt here — about −$8 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

28 sales
497438379320median 427.7001/2104/0805/2708/0509/16
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 sale63 hd
369.69
—
MS average12 barns · 350 hd
371.45
−1.76
National average163 barns · 12,167 hd
403.65
−33.96
This barn, trailing median28 sales
427.70
−58.02
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
Bulls—Average1,439175.352,52312
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,192142.161,69412
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,025134.221,37610

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)1,025$2,42514
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,8704thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,305$2,8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$2,7186

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Bulls——1,250166.30/cwt160.00–170.502,0796
Bulls——1,628184.40/cwt174.00–192.003,0026
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,275145.38/cwt143.00–147.501,8548
CowsLean 85-90%—1,025134.22/cwt131.00–136.501,37610
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,025135.72/cwt132.50–138.001,3914
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950915212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,9401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950930307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,8552
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300275413.62/cwt400.00–425.001,1374
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325375.54/cwt350.00–397.501,2214
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1—925143.54/cwt137.00–148.001,3288
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—9252,308.11/head2,100.00–2,450.002,3086
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1—9252,717.57/head2,450.00–2,900.002,7186
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600589327.79/cwt320.00–332.501,9317
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550516333.51/cwt325.00–339.501,7215
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400393392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,5416
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700675250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700670327.37/cwt314.50–341.002,1938
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800786318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,4994
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650609348.50/cwt348.50–348.502,1228
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500467422.68/cwt420.00–425.001,97417
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550535375.38/cwt371.00–401.002,00828
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525301.19/cwt297.00–305.001,5814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850818290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3724
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500478363.00/cwt363.00–363.001,7352
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400375464.63/cwt430.00–495.001,7426
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450425404.38/cwt370.00–435.001,7196
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600575338.25/cwt320.00–355.001,94510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450408480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9584
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250225455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,0241
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600563358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,0167
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325456.72/cwt450.00–462.501,4846
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475354.35/cwt337.00–370.001,6836
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625325.59/cwt310.00–340.002,0356
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700650342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,2232
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425383.52/cwt351.00–412.501,6308
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500475396.29/cwt370.00–420.001,88216
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750718283.84/cwt270.00–295.002,0383
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350325275.00/cwt275.00–275.008941
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300275425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1691
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500475300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4251
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475373.15/cwt360.00–385.001,7724
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300275490.89/cwt480.00–500.001,3504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1001,870.45/head1,625.00–2,025.001,8704
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,3052,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550525373.20/cwt352.00–392.501,95914
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1002,512.50/head2,175.00–2,725.002,5138
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700675296.40/cwt285.00–307.002,0014
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350325525.76/cwt515.00–535.001,7094
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700675329.33/cwt320.00–338.002,2236
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425426.73/cwt395.00–455.001,8144
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750725322.58/cwt320.00–325.002,3394
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800775274.54/cwt269.00–280.002,1282
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300275498.62/cwt485.00–510.001,3712
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—1,100171.50/cwt158.00–180.001,8872
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850825312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,5741
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625343.22/cwt342.50–344.002,1454
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300275565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,5541
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600575360.64/cwt345.00–375.002,07414
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800750330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4751
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250225520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,1701
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650625309.88/cwt280.00–337.501,9376
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400375485.21/cwt437.00–527.501,8206
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525366.17/cwt340.00–390.001,92216
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475408.66/cwt385.00–430.001,9414
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350325519.20/cwt495.00–540.001,6874
SteersMedium and Large 11050–11001,050270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,8351
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525330.47/cwt320.00–340.001,7354
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575332.55/cwt319.00–345.001,91212
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300275475.87/cwt450.00–497.501,3094
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750725310.52/cwt310.00–311.002,2516
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700675316.36/cwt306.00–326.002,1354
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375372.37/cwt350.00–392.001,3964

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.