Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale on 12-18-24, feeder steers were steady this week. Feeder heifers were steady to 15.00 higher. Slaughter Cows were 8.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 10.00 to 15.00 higher. A really nice offering of groups of calves were offered this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $276.15/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −152.23 against this barn's trailing median of $428.38.

Average price

$276.15

40 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,520

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$38.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.67

vs MS average

−65.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	289.28	1,578	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	555	284.37	1,578	20
Medium and Large 2	545	250.45	1,366	11thin

One grade step is worth $38.83/cwt here — about $212 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

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 sale40 hd

276.15

—

MS average13 barns · 290 hd

290.82

−14.67

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−65.93

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.38

−152.23

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	—	High	1,572	144.19	2,266	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	117.06	1,390	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	924	107.68	995	11

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)	1,047	$1,592	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$910	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1	550–600	573	237.49/cwt	225.00–251.00	1,361	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	218.55/cwt	204.00–230.00	1,563	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	257.96/cwt	242.00–272.00	1,212	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	313.62/cwt	298.00–331.00	1,327	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,375	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	2,180.39/head	2,140.00–2,200.00	2,180	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	246.33/cwt	240.25–251.25	1,508	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	292.37/cwt	292.00–293.00	1,380	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	270.70/cwt	255.00–282.00	1,397	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	340.25/cwt	340.25–340.25	1,572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	399	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,357	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	277.16/cwt	266.00–294.75	1,577	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	311.97/cwt	295.00–332.00	852	8
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	838	119.79/cwt	107.00–128.00	1,004	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	275.34/cwt	262.00–290.00	1,170	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	284.19/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,052	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,511	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	242.75/cwt	242.75–242.75	1,682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	317.50/cwt	300.00–337.00	1,175	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	860	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,023	1,493.96/head	980.00–1,890.00	1,494	18
Bulls	—	—	1,571	151.98/cwt	147.00–156.50	2,388	4
Bulls	—	—	1,572	137.95/cwt	134.00–143.00	2,169	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	95.54/cwt	90.00–100.00	846	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	114.61/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,085	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	119.02/cwt	114.00–122.50	1,445	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	109.72/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,194	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	234.56/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	288.10/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,363	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	368.37/cwt	352.50–382.50	1,374	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	229.66/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	314.29/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,487	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	228.35/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	303.50/cwt	291.00–317.00	1,578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	277.91/cwt	268.00–285.00	1,573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	389.92/cwt	370.00–412.50	1,248	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	342.68/cwt	324.00–360.00	1,439	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	368.35/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,006	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	400.64/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,094	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	346.28/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,118	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	323.55/cwt	305.00–341.00	1,197	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	268.40/cwt	255.00–283.00	1,404	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	272.46/cwt	252.00–283.00	1,804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	233.58/cwt	222.00–246.00	1,331	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	342.21/cwt	325.00–362.00	1,105	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	290.12/cwt	275.00–307.50	937	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	336.20/cwt	320.00–355.00	908	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	292.78/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,238	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	274.29/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,297	12

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 Jan 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 413Last week 601Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 48Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 92Year ago 73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	350.00–390.00	368.35
6	300–350	323	330.00–365.00	346.28
11	350–400	370	305.00–341.00	323.55
14	400–450	423	298.00–331.00	313.62
10	450–500	473	275.00–302.50	288.10
12	500–550	523	255.00–283.00	268.40
8	550–600	573	225.00–251.00	237.49
5	600–650	618	220.00–245.00	234.56
4	650–700	670	222.00–235.00	228.35
7	700–750	715	204.00–230.00	218.55
1	750–800	770	224.00	224.00
1	800–850	840	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	273	295.00–332.00	311.97
10	300–350	323	275.00–307.50	290.12
8	350–400	370	270.00–300.00	284.19
8	400–450	425	262.00–290.00	275.34
9	450–500	470	242.00–272.00	257.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	399	340.00	340.00
8	450–500	472	292.00–293.00	292.37
5	500–550	529	260.00	260.00
9	600–650	612	240.25–251.25	246.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	320.00–355.00	336.20
8	300–350	323	325.00–362.00	342.21
8	350–400	370	300.00–337.00	317.50
6	400–450	423	280.00–307.00	292.78
12	450–500	473	260.00–290.00	274.29
5	500–550	516	255.00–282.00	270.70
6	550–600	570	222.00–246.00	233.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	414	365.00	365.00
3	450–500	462	340.25	340.25
5	500–550	513	306.00	306.00
15	550–600	569	266.00–294.75	277.16
7	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	693	242.75	242.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	380.00–425.00	400.64
10	300–350	320	370.00–412.50	389.92
9	350–400	373	352.50–382.50	368.37
11	400–450	420	324.00–360.00	342.68
12	450–500	473	300.00–330.00	314.29
4	500–550	520	291.00–317.00	303.50
5	550–600	566	268.00–285.00	277.91
3	650–700	662	252.00–283.00	272.46
5	700–750	716	215.00–240.00	229.66
2	750–800	755	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	875	220.00	220.00
1	950–1000	955	215.00	215.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,193	2,140.00–2,200.00	2,180.39
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,023	980.00–1,890.00	1,493.96
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	838	107.00–128.00	119.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	910.00	910.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,571	147.00–156.50	151.98
5	—	1,572	134.00–143.00	137.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	885	90.00–100.00	95.54
7	—	947	108.00–118.00	114.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,214	114.00–122.50	119.02
4	—	1,088	107.00–112.00	109.72

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

Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle