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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Sep 30

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

626 head

▲ 300 vs last sale 326▲ 226 vs year ago 400 · +56.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 38▼ 30 vs year ago 78 · −38.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 46▼ 19 vs year ago 67 · −28.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

We had very good groups of feeder yearlings ; Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers with high percent bull calves over steers calves ; Most bulls calve were 10.00 to 30.00 Dollars under like classes of Steers ; With almost no number 1 steers under 500 #s (most light Number 1s were Bulls ) . that being said Feeder Steers over 500#s sold 1.00-20.00 lower; Feeder heifers sold unevenly mixed ranging from 20.00 Higher to 20.00 Lower depending on what weight buyers were looking for ; as stated before Feeder yearling groups were very good quality with all the shots and weaned for a long time , groups were listed as number 1-2s , and also list '"added value " because weaned ; Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower ;slaughter bulls sold 1.00-20.00 higher with good high yielding bulls

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.62/cwt on 40 head, up $2.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 35 comparable sales and sits −50.71 against this barn's trailing median of $383.33.

Average price

$332.62

▲ 2.06 vs prior sale

40 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$33.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.40

vs MS average

−20.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	580	341.50	1,981	10thin
Medium and Large 1	557	337.60	1,880	22
Medium and Large 2	575	307.82	1,770	8thin

One grade step is worth $33.68/cwt here — about $211 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale40 hd

332.62

—

MS average14 barns · 439 hd

334.02

−1.40

National average184 barns · 12,638 hd

352.66

−20.04

This barn, trailing median35 sales

383.33

−50.71

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

35 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $411.86, low $295.28, median $383.33 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	High	1,333	173.24	2,310	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,313	134.32	1,764	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,150	131.94	1,517	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	913	112.74	1,029	16

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	991	$2,665	16
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	925	$1,591	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$3,472	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	863	$1,830	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 lots · USDA AMS · Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	509.14/cwt	500.00–517.00	1,655	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	478.13/cwt	462.00–492.00	1,554	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	411.29/cwt	370.00–447.50	1,542	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,890	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	376.46/cwt	367.00–385.00	1,788	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,114	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	363.32/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,907	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	347.82/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,000	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	280.43/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,612	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	379.50/cwt	354.00–395.50	2,186	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	337.79/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,111	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	334.66/cwt	330.00–339.00	2,259	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	685	331.64/cwt	330.00–339.00	2,272	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	329.71/cwt	327.75–333.00	2,390	39
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	321.30/cwt	312.00–330.00	2,329	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	317.74/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,462	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	790	329.66/cwt	328.25–330.25	2,604	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,665	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,763	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	916	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,885	38
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,930	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,064	287.75/cwt	287.75–287.75	3,062	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	390.52/cwt	370.00–407.00	879	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	401.79/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,105	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	426.13/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,385	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	420.26/cwt	412.00–427.50	1,576	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	410.65/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,540	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	350.36/cwt	320.00–377.00	1,314	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	392.31/cwt	350.00–430.00	1,667	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	322.46/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,370	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	457	404.50/cwt	364.00–413.00	1,849	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	368.88/cwt	351.00–385.00	1,752	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	335.26/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,592	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	345.22/cwt	329.00–360.00	1,812	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	333.25/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,916	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	307.82/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,770	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	341.50/cwt	341.50–341.50	1,981	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	317.79/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,986	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	299.87/cwt	290.00–309.00	1,874	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	319.33/cwt	310.00–328.00	2,155	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	282.88/cwt	272.00–293.00	1,909	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	736	315.87/cwt	315.25–317.00	2,325	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,235	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	304.48/cwt	299.00–310.00	2,293	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	762	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	2,236	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,310	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	846	297.25/cwt	297.25–297.25	2,515	51
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	255.32/cwt	233.00–277.00	2,229	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	993	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	2,736	5
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,085	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,908	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	483.77/cwt	450.00–512.00	1,330	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	496.13/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,612	14
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	479.30/cwt	450.00–505.00	1,797	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	419.74/cwt	397.00–440.00	1,784	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	362.42/cwt	320.00–410.00	1,903	32
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	322.64/cwt	319.00–326.00	2,017	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	273.82/cwt	250.00–297.00	1,999	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,900	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,956	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,618	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,075	210.40/cwt	200.00–221.00	2,262	2
Bulls	—	—	1,355	170.14/cwt	150.00–179.00	2,305	24
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	775	103.29/cwt	100.00–106.00	800	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	112.68/cwt	110.00–114.50	1,042	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	127.72/cwt	124.50–130.00	1,309	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	122.30/cwt	118.50–125.00	1,254	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	136.15/cwt	133.50–138.50	1,736	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,313	134.32/cwt	132.00–136.50	1,764	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	863	1,830.17/head	1,300.00–2,210.00	1,830	2
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	127.14/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,176	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	211.31/cwt	197.50–220.00	2,324	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	2,335.14/head	1,800.00–2,700.00	2,335	10
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	1,591.35/head	1,300.00–1,790.00	1,591	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	980	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	3,213.64/head	2,600.00–3,600.00	3,214	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	3,472.09/head	3,200.00–3,650.00	3,472	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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 626Last week 326Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 38Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 46Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	525	345.00–380.00	363.32
10	550–600	575	340.00–355.00	347.82
12	600–650	625	330.00–345.00	337.79
4	650–700	675	330.00–339.00	334.66
10	700–750	725	312.00–330.00	321.30
6	750–800	775	310.00–325.00	317.74
1	800–850	825	323.00	323.00
1	850–900	880	314.00	314.00
1	900–950	930	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	450	420.00	420.00
6	500–550	513	412.00	412.00
8	550–600	576	354.00–395.50	379.50
11	650–700	685	330.00–339.00	331.64
39	700–750	725	327.75–333.00	329.71
17	750–800	790	328.25–330.25	329.66
38	900–950	916	315.00	315.00
10	1050–1100	1,064	287.75	287.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	462.00–492.00	478.13
4	350–400	375	370.00–447.50	411.29
2	550–600	575	270.00–290.00	280.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	500.00–517.00	509.14
6	450–500	475	367.00–385.00	376.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	450–500	457	364.00–413.00	404.50
10	550–600	580	341.50	341.50
11	700–750	736	315.25–317.00	315.87
3	750–800	762	293.50	293.50
51	800–850	846	297.25	297.25
5	950–1000	993	275.50	275.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	412.00–427.50	420.26
14	400–450	425	350.00–430.00	392.31
8	450–500	475	351.00–385.00	368.88
8	500–550	525	329.00–360.00	345.22
14	550–600	575	315.00–350.00	333.25
8	600–650	625	310.00–325.00	317.79
2	650–700	675	310.00–328.00	319.33
1	700–750	740	302.00	302.00
2	750–800	753	299.00–310.00	304.48
1	800–850	840	275.00	275.00
2	850–900	873	233.00–277.00	255.32
1	1050–1100	1,085	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	325	410.00–440.00	426.13
6	350–400	375	400.00–420.00	410.65
4	450–500	475	330.00–340.00	335.26
8	550–600	575	300.00–315.00	307.82
6	600–650	625	290.00–309.00	299.87
6	650–700	675	272.00–293.00	282.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	370.00–407.00	390.52
8	250–300	275	380.00–420.00	401.79
10	350–400	375	320.00–377.00	350.36
4	400–450	425	314.00–330.00	322.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	275	450.00–512.00	483.77
14	300–350	325	480.00–510.00	496.13
12	350–400	375	450.00–505.00	479.30
18	400–450	425	397.00–440.00	419.74
32	500–550	525	320.00–410.00	362.42
4	600–650	625	319.00–326.00	322.64
2	700–750	730	250.00–297.00	273.82
1	750–800	760	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	815	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	945	277.00	277.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,100	197.50–220.00	211.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	863	1,300.00–2,210.00	1,830.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	925	120.00–132.00	127.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	925	1,300.00–1,790.00	1,591.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	925	1,800.00–2,700.00	2,335.14

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)	6	—	1,100	2,600.00–3,600.00	3,213.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	3,200.00–3,650.00	3,472.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	200.00–221.00	210.40
24	—	1,355	150.00–179.00	170.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	118.50–125.00	122.30
4	—	775	100.00–106.00	103.29
8	—	925	110.00–114.50	112.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,275	133.50–138.50	136.15
8	—	1,025	124.50–130.00	127.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,313	132.00–136.50	134.32

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.