Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers under 450# sold 12.00-35.00 higher; steers over 450# sold steady to 10.00 higher; feeder heifers sold steady to 20.00 higher; feeder yearling groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots this gave them added value , and groups were reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold 1.00-10.00 lower ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-9.00 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $328.94/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −99.44 against this barn's trailing median of $428.38.

Average price

$328.94

13 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$375

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$92.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.42

vs MS average

−35.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	345.03	1,825	6thin
Medium and Large 2	525	341.62	1,794	4thin
Medium and Large 1	575	335.00	1,926	1thin
Medium and Large 3	575	252.26	1,450	2thin

One grade step is worth $92.77/cwt here — about $375 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale13 hd

328.94

—

MS average11 barns · 168 hd

335.36

−6.42

National average170 barns · 13,177 hd

363.98

−35.04

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.38

−99.44

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	1,441	167.33	2,411	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	140.26	1,613	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,306	139.97	1,828	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	114.57	1,110	13

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	$1,859	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$3,205	6

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	529	345.03/cwt	344.00–346.00	1,825	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	755	260.25/cwt	260.25–260.25	1,965	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	468	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	815	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	498	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	300.77/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,429	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	908	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,384	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	872	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,389	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	659	312.24/cwt	309.00–313.00	2,058	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	980	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,421	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	894	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,163	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	341.62/cwt	339.00–344.00	1,794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	330.58/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	331.38/cwt	264.00–370.00	1,090	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	291.19/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	238.29/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	750–800	788	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	429.26/cwt	420.00–437.00	1,180	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	346.59/cwt	337.00–355.00	1,300	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	368.99/cwt	360.00–374.00	1,029	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,639.19/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,639	4
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	139.46/cwt	124.00–150.00	1,290	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	273.69/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	252.26/cwt	246.00–258.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	305.22/cwt	292.00–317.00	1,297	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	326.89/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,062	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	124.98/cwt	120.00–128.50	1,281	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	136.80/cwt	133.00–139.50	1,402	8
Bulls	—	—	1,193	153.39/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,830	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,306	139.97/cwt	128.00–146.00	1,828	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	143.71/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,832	8
Bulls	—	—	1,565	174.30/cwt	159.00–187.00	2,728	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	403.63/cwt	402.00–405.00	1,110	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	373.73/cwt	370.00–377.00	1,401	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	313.64/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,176	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	339.08/cwt	332.00–345.00	932	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	241.42/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,267	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	783	79.89/cwt	77.00–85.00	626	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,968.18/head	1,600.00–2,200.00	1,968	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	275.18/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,857	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	326.41/cwt	306.00–345.00	1,714	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	344.78/cwt	339.00–350.00	1,638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	332.35/cwt	326.00–338.00	1,412	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	414.99/cwt	407.00–422.00	1,556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	363.22/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,544	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	400.76/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,302	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	430.76/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,400	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	383.07/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,245	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	396.09/cwt	385.00–405.00	891	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	242.07/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,014	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	3,204.65/head	2,600.00–3,600.00	3,205	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	413.80/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	239.50/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	293.57/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	361.26/cwt	357.00–365.00	1,355	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,195	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	733	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,961	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	776	284.96/cwt	283.00–289.25	2,211	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	636	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,819	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,731	1

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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 378Year ago 289

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 83Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 58Year ago 83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	498	351.00	351.00
6	500–550	529	344.00–346.00	345.03
16	650–700	659	309.00–313.00	312.24
3	700–750	733	267.50	267.50
56	750–800	776	283.00–289.25	284.96
17	850–900	872	274.00	274.00
10	900–950	908	262.50	262.50
15	950–1000	980	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	420.00–437.00	429.26
4	500–550	525	339.00–344.00	341.62
1	850–900	890	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	788	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	402.00–405.00	403.63
6	350–400	375	370.00–377.00	373.73
4	400–450	425	326.00–338.00	332.35
2	550–600	575	246.00–258.00	252.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	420.00–440.00	430.76
4	350–400	375	407.00–422.00	414.99
4	400–450	425	390.00–435.00	413.80
1	550–600	575	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	605	313.00	313.00
1	700–750	710	294.00	294.00
1	750–800	790	264.00	264.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	330.00	330.00
5	550–600	583	288.00	288.00
14	600–650	636	286.00	286.00
4	750–800	755	260.25	260.25
2	800–850	815	256.00	256.00
7	850–900	894	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	360.00–374.00	368.99
5	300–350	329	264.00–370.00	331.38
8	350–400	375	337.00–355.00	346.59
4	400–450	425	320.00–340.00	330.58
4	450–500	475	285.00–315.00	300.77
4	500–550	525	287.00–295.00	291.19
1	800–850	810	212.00	212.00
1	850–900	850	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	275	332.00–345.00	339.08
6	300–350	325	300.00–350.00	326.89
8	350–400	375	295.00–330.00	313.64
6	400–450	425	292.00–317.00	305.22
4	450–500	475	268.00–280.00	273.69
4	500–550	525	232.00–250.00	241.42
4	650–700	675	230.00–246.00	238.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	385.00–405.00	396.09
4	300–350	325	375.00–390.00	383.07
4	350–400	375	357.00–365.00	361.26
4	500–550	525	292.00–295.00	293.57
1	600–650	625	277.00	277.00
2	700–750	728	239.00–240.00	239.50
1	750–800	785	235.00	235.00
2	800–850	823	234.00–250.00	242.07
1	850–900	895	225.00	225.00
1	950–1000	990	214.00	214.00
1	1150–1200	1,195	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	390.00–410.00	400.76
6	400–450	425	350.00–375.00	363.22
6	450–500	475	339.00–350.00	344.78
6	500–550	525	306.00–345.00	326.41
6	650–700	675	270.00–280.00	275.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	309.00	309.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	925	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,639.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,100	1,600.00–2,200.00	1,968.18
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	925	124.00–150.00	139.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,075	2,600.00–3,600.00	3,204.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	120.00–128.50	124.98
3	—	783	77.00–85.00	79.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	133.00–139.50	136.80
8	—	1,275	140.00–147.00	143.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,306	128.00–146.00	139.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,193	147.00–158.00	153.39
12	—	1,565	159.00–187.00	174.30

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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Lucedale Livestock Auction

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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Replacement Cattle

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