Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers under 400# sold 15.00 - 35.00 higher ; steers over 400 # sold 2.00 - 18.00 higher ; feeder heifers sold firmer to 21.00 higher ; feeder yearling groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and were reported as # 1-2s ; slaughter cows sold 8.00 -15.00 higher ; slaughter bulls sold firmer to 2.00 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $296.50/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −131.88 against this barn's trailing median of $428.38.

Average price

$296.50

44 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$26.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.60

vs MS average

−45.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	525	312.33	1,640	8thin
Medium and Large 1	555	303.70	1,686	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	560	289.82	1,624	20
Medium and Large 3	525	285.70	1,500	6thin

One grade step is worth $26.63/cwt here — about $140 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 sale44 hd

296.50

—

MS average13 barns · 319 hd

298.11

−1.60

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−45.95

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.38

−131.88

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	1,615	152.05	2,456	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	127.91	1,579	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	124.48	1,855	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	119.10	1,221	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)	1,042	$2,288	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$3,240	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$971	26

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	833	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,020	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	344.54/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,464	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	254.02/cwt	253.50–255.25	1,671	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	250.23/cwt	243.00–258.00	1,689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	310	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	1,499	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	643	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	464	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,601	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	393.56/cwt	382.00–407.00	1,279	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	312.33/cwt	305.00–319.00	1,640	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	388	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	272.68/cwt	264.00–288.00	1,827	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	445	341.71/cwt	340.00–343.00	1,521	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	281.02/cwt	255.25–304.50	1,599	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	342.64/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,456	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	344.51/cwt	320.00–365.00	947	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	241.17/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	260.68/cwt	257.00–264.00	1,238	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	274.16/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	358.17/cwt	350.00–365.00	985	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	343.02/cwt	332.00–352.50	1,115	4
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	971.35/head	900.00–1,020.00	971	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	315.65/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	415.45/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,142	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	273.60/cwt	258.00–287.50	1,163	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	364.11/cwt	346.00–380.00	1,365	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	292.94/cwt	284.00–301.00	1,391	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,590.54/head	1,210.00–1,850.00	1,591	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	850	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	119.10/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,221	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	124.48/cwt	123.50–125.50	1,855	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	130.18/cwt	122.50–137.00	1,660	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	117.69/cwt	116.50–118.50	1,236	4
Bulls	—	—	1,620	155.98/cwt	153.00–158.50	2,527	6
Bulls	—	—	1,585	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	2,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	252.63/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,200	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	301.91/cwt	279.00–322.00	1,132	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	315.54/cwt	290.00–337.50	1,026	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	239.24/cwt	233.00–245.00	1,495	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	384.08/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,056	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	285.70/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,500	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	279.61/cwt	270.00–288.50	1,748	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,636.36/head	1,900.00–3,100.00	2,636	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	345.87/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,470	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	291.78/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,532	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	354.32/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,329	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	241.39/cwt	231.00–251.00	1,509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	375.58/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,273	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	404.65/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,517	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	339.46/cwt	330.00–348.00	1,612	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	288.15/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,369	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	419.41/cwt	410.00–427.50	1,363	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	248.24/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,807	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	284.12/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	256.52/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,475	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	266.15/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	225.01/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	428	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,378	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	333.08/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	436.34/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,200	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	213.99/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	375.89/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,034	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	345.98/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,297	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,841	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	3,422.09/head	2,500.00–4,025.00	3,422	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	280.93/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,475	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	250.86/cwt	248.00–253.50	1,568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	351.90/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,496	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	253.80/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,332	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 Jan 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 523Last week 413Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 40Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	365.00	365.00
5	400–450	428	322.00	322.00
2	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
8	550–600	580	258.50	258.50
10	650–700	658	253.50–255.25	254.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	365.00–385.00	375.89
5	300–350	339	355.00–380.00	375.58
8	350–400	375	330.00–360.00	345.98
14	400–450	425	330.00–357.50	344.54
12	450–500	475	275.00–300.00	288.15
6	500–550	525	260.00–300.00	280.93
12	550–600	575	250.00–262.50	256.52
2	600–650	625	248.00–253.50	250.86
1	700–750	740	215.00	215.00
2	750–800	753	211.00–217.00	213.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	320.00–365.00	344.51
4	300–350	325	290.00–337.50	315.54
4	350–400	375	279.00–322.00	301.91
4	450–500	475	250.00–255.00	252.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	275	350.00–365.00	358.17
4	300–350	325	332.00–352.50	343.02
4	350–400	375	305.00–325.00	315.65
6	400–450	425	258.00–287.50	273.60
6	450–500	475	257.00–264.00	260.68
4	500–550	525	247.00–260.00	253.80
4	550–600	575	237.00–245.00	241.17
6	600–650	625	233.00–245.00	239.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	370.00	370.00
7	400–450	445	340.00–343.00	341.71
8	450–500	464	345.00	345.00
4	500–550	525	325.00	325.00
16	550–600	569	255.25–304.50	281.02
2	600–650	643	287.50	287.50
24	650–700	670	264.00–288.00	272.68
3	700–750	735	250.50	250.50
6	800–850	833	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	410.00–420.00	415.45
6	300–350	325	382.00–407.00	393.56
8	350–400	375	346.00–380.00	364.11
6	400–450	425	340.00–345.00	342.64
8	500–550	525	305.00–319.00	312.33
4	600–650	625	270.00–278.00	274.16
4	650–700	675	243.00–258.00	250.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	380.00–387.50	384.08
4	450–500	475	284.00–301.00	292.94
6	500–550	525	270.00–300.00	285.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	275	420.00–450.00	436.34
8	300–350	325	410.00–427.50	419.41
8	350–400	375	390.00–417.50	404.65
6	400–450	425	340.00–362.50	351.90
6	450–500	475	330.00–348.00	339.46
4	500–550	525	320.00–345.00	333.08
6	550–600	575	275.00–292.50	284.12
4	600–650	625	270.00–288.50	279.61
4	650–700	675	262.00–270.00	266.15
6	700–750	728	240.00–252.00	248.24
1	750–800	765	247.50	247.50
2	800–850	828	230.00–235.00	232.46
2	850–900	883	220.00–230.00	225.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	375	345.00–362.50	354.32
12	400–450	425	330.00–360.00	345.87
10	500–550	525	280.00–302.50	291.78
6	600–650	625	231.00–251.00	241.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	925	900.00–1,020.00	971.35
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	925	1,210.00–1,850.00	1,590.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,100	1,900.00–3,100.00	2,636.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,075	2,500.00–4,025.00	3,422.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	115.00–122.00	119.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	123.50–125.50	124.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,275	122.50–137.00	130.18
4	—	1,050	116.50–118.50	117.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,620	153.00–158.50	155.98
1	—	1,585	128.50	128.50

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

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