Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold mixed; feeder heifers sold mixed ; feeder calf groups were reported as number 1-2s and weaned groups had added value; slaughter cows sold 3.00-6.00 Higher ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00- 5.00 Higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.44/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −117.10 against this barn's trailing median of $388.54.

Average price

$271.44

18 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,470

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$44.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.90

vs MS average

−33.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	291.64	1,580	6thin
Medium and Large 2	550	268.20	1,475	8thin
Medium and Large 3	525	247.62	1,300	4thin

One grade step is worth $44.02/cwt here — about $280 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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $413.35, low $334.32, median $388.54 across 31 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 sale18 hd

271.44

—

MS average13 barns · 439 hd

283.33

−11.90

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−33.58

This barn, trailing median31 sales

388.54

−117.10

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	1,429	159.49	2,279	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	153.55	1,910	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	142.52	2,166	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	120.54	1,236	4thin

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)	1,013	$1,985	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,578	18
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	750	$1,825	4thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 2	500–550	525	279.88/cwt	277.00–282.50	1,469	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	243	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	323.60/cwt	308.00–337.50	1,375	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	421.84/cwt	417.00–426.00	1,371	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	337.31/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,265	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	428.30/cwt	407.50–445.00	964	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	336.66/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,262	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	346.23/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	357.01/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	401.23/cwt	397.00–405.00	1,705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	385.29/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	402.66/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,510	4
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 4	650–700	688	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	435	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	200–250	218	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	957	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	405.84/cwt	401.00–410.00	1,319	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	420.89/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,157	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	383.17/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	286.61/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,218	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	283.76/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,774	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	304.34/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	340.99/cwt	330.00–351.00	1,790	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	383.75/cwt	370.00–396.00	1,631	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	142.52/cwt	138.50–145.50	2,166	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	120.54/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,236	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	156.00/cwt	147.00–164.00	1,989	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	136.40/cwt	128.50–142.00	1,398	2
Bulls	—	—	1,263	152.68/cwt	140.00–161.00	1,928	8
Bulls	—	—	1,760	173.11/cwt	161.00–182.00	3,047	4
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	750	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,371.59/head	1,850.00–2,700.00	2,372	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,598.65/head	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,599	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,881.51/head	2,425.00–3,180.00	2,882	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,929.05/head	1,825.00–2,000.00	1,929	4
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	1,100	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,705	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	2,054.05/head	1,950.00–2,125.00	2,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	363.61/cwt	362.00–365.00	1,182	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	290.17/cwt	286.00–294.00	1,668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	302.52/cwt	294.00–310.00	1,134	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	247.62/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,300	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,095	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	365.41/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,736	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	360.50/cwt	330.00–385.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	256.51/cwt	244.00–268.00	1,475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	321.31/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	292.37/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	392.65/cwt	387.00–397.50	1,276	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	354.93/cwt	352.00–357.50	1,331	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	290.52/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	355.45/cwt	350.00–360.00	977	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	305.52/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,451	8

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 Mar 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 336Year ago 434

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 28Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 25Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	330.00–385.00	360.50
4	250–300	275	350.00–360.00	355.45
8	350–400	375	330.00–342.50	336.66
8	400–450	425	308.00–337.50	323.60
8	450–500	475	295.00–315.00	305.52
4	500–550	525	277.00–282.50	279.88
4	550–600	575	244.00–268.00	256.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	375.00–390.00	383.17
4	300–350	325	362.00–365.00	363.61
6	350–400	375	352.00–357.50	354.93
4	450–500	475	320.00–322.50	321.31
4	500–550	525	284.00–300.00	292.37
2	550–600	575	286.00–294.00	290.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	294.00–310.00	302.52
4	400–450	425	280.00–292.50	286.61
4	450–500	475	280.00–300.00	290.52
4	500–550	525	245.00–250.00	247.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	431.00	431.00
2	350–400	370	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	417.00–426.00	421.84
4	400–450	425	397.00–405.00	401.23
4	500–550	525	340.00–372.50	357.01
1	700–750	715	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	439.00	439.00
2	400–450	435	392.00	392.00
3	500–550	507	343.00	343.00
2	550–600	570	333.00	333.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	387.00–397.50	392.65
4	350–400	375	320.00–352.50	337.31
2	400–450	425	342.00–350.00	346.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	407.50–445.00	428.30
4	250–300	275	410.00–430.00	420.89
4	300–350	325	401.00–410.00	405.84
4	350–400	375	400.00–405.00	402.66
4	400–450	425	380.00–390.00	385.29
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	688	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	425	370.00–396.00	383.75
10	450–500	475	350.00–382.50	365.41
6	500–550	525	330.00–351.00	340.99
6	550–600	575	290.00–317.50	304.34
8	600–650	625	277.00–290.00	283.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,520	138.50–145.50	142.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	110.00–128.00	120.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,275	147.00–164.00	156.00
2	—	1,025	128.50–142.00	136.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,263	140.00–161.00	152.68
4	—	1,760	161.00–182.00	173.11

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	4	—	750	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	155.00	155.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,100	1,850.00–2,700.00	2,371.59
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	925	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,598.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,075	2,425.00–3,180.00	2,881.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	1,825.00–2,000.00	1,929.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	1,950.00–2,125.00	2,054.05

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

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle