Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale Feeder steers under 400# sold Steady ,feeder steers over 400# sold 1.00 -25.00 Higher ; feeder Heifers sold firmer ; feeder yearling groups were weaned with shots ,this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s ; slaughter cows sold steady ; slaughter bulls sold steady with one bull selling 18.00 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $364.80/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 2 of 27 comparable sales and sits −63.58 against this barn's trailing median of $428.38.

Average price

$364.80

81 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$82.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.50

vs MS average

−13.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	374.80	1,963	61
Medium and Large 1	554	352.25	1,950	14thin
Medium and Large 3	575	292.42	1,681	6thin

One grade step is worth $82.38/cwt here — about $282 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 sale81 hd

364.80

—

MS average12 barns · 308 hd

351.30

+13.50

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

−13.99

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.38

−63.58

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	1,695	179.27	3,039	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	141.77	1,671	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	133.77	1,837	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	129.95	1,332	14

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)	925	$1,795	40
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	971	$2,698	24
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	828	$1,699	5

Every lot, as filed

86 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 2	400–450	425	380.58/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,617	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	266.68/cwt	250.00–282.00	1,533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	413.62/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	368.49/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,198	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	362.43/cwt	342.00–380.00	1,178	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	497	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	380.45/cwt	380.00–380.50	1,944	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	582	349.13/cwt	340.00–360.50	2,032	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	676	275.14/cwt	268.50–279.50	1,860	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	316.72/cwt	302.00–330.00	1,504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	295.20/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	413	413.75/cwt	413.75–413.75	1,709	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	490	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	731	569.70/cwt	263.00–726.00	4,165	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	397	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,576	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	318.68/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,514	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	793	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	427	385.50/cwt	385.50–385.50	1,646	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,063	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	815	273.28/cwt	270.00–275.50	2,227	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	359.58/cwt	342.00–375.00	1,348	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	272.62/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	346.86/cwt	341.00–352.00	1,301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	424.09/cwt	413.00–437.00	1,378	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	424.96/cwt	400.00–445.00	956	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	331.15/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,407	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	442.45/cwt	437.00–447.00	1,217	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	258.31/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,614	8
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	700	696.43/head	525.00–825.00	696	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	352.77/cwt	350.00–355.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	388.62/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,069	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	252.04/cwt	251.00–253.00	1,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	233.03/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	344.89/cwt	337.00–352.00	1,638	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	867	2,359.62/head	2,000.00–2,850.00	2,360	12
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,822.30/head	1,525.00–2,025.00	1,822	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	355.70/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,867	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	129.95/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,332	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	133.77/cwt	130.00–136.50	1,837	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	145.06/cwt	139.50–150.00	1,850	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	136.51/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,399	10
Bulls	—	—	1,695	179.27/cwt	152.00–194.50	3,039	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	371.21/cwt	361.00–380.50	1,949	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	366.37/cwt	347.00–375.00	1,586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	394.06/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,084	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	292.42/cwt	270.00–313.00	1,681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	269.15/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	358.07/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,164	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	3,274.42/head	2,700.00–3,650.00	3,274	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	425.89/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,171	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	375.87/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,597	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	392.33/cwt	387.00–397.00	1,471	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	277.95/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,876	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	325.64/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,872	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	409.32/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,535	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	828	1,698.70/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,699	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	162.32/cwt	139.00–177.00	1,786	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	986	2,079.17/head	1,900.00–2,380.00	2,079	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	468.62/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,289	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	395.38/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,285	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,562.79/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,563	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	312.10/cwt	295.00–328.00	2,107	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	336.89/cwt	331.00–340.00	2,099	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	690	320.22/cwt	284.00–328.00	2,210	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	240.00/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	291.68/cwt	287.00–296.00	1,823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	386.92/cwt	372.00–400.00	1,451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	317.62/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,668	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	642	274.75/cwt	274.75–274.75	1,764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	384	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,536	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	292.04/cwt	291.00–293.00	1,679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	338.03/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,944	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	330.39/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,167	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	488	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	326.73/cwt	322.00–331.00	1,552	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	402.56/cwt	390.00–413.75	1,711	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	270.81/cwt	262.00–279.00	1,828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	380.52/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,807	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	257.06/cwt	251.00–263.00	2,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	262.13/cwt	249.00–275.00	1,987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	270.33/cwt	245.00–294.00	1,960	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	335.26/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,592	10

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 May 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 561Last week 485Year ago 485

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 46Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 80Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	437.00–447.00	442.45
6	300–350	325	413.00–437.00	424.09
8	400–450	425	370.00–390.00	380.58
6	600–650	625	290.00–300.00	295.20
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	375.00–410.00	394.06
6	300–350	325	350.00–390.00	368.49
6	400–450	433	347.00–375.00	366.37
4	450–500	475	337.00–352.00	344.89
6	550–600	575	270.00–313.00	292.42
2	600–650	625	251.00–253.00	252.04
4	650–700	675	265.00–273.00	269.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	397	397.00	397.00
20	400–450	413	413.75	413.75
2	450–500	490	376.00	376.00
50	500–550	511	380.00–380.50	380.45
11	550–600	582	340.00–360.50	349.13
12	600–650	623	331.00–340.00	336.89
13	650–700	690	284.00–328.00	320.22
2	700–750	715	291.00	291.00
5	800–850	815	270.00–275.50	273.28
2	1050–1100	1,063	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	275	455.00–480.00	468.62
4	350–400	375	400.00–417.50	409.32
8	400–450	425	390.00–413.75	402.56
6	450–500	475	370.00–390.00	380.52
6	500–550	525	361.00–380.50	371.21
8	550–600	575	325.00–350.00	338.03
2	600–650	625	320.00–340.00	330.39
4	650–700	675	295.00–328.00	312.10
6	700–750	725	245.00–294.00	270.33
2	800–850	808	251.00–263.00	257.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	225	400.00–445.00	424.96
2	250–300	275	400.00–425.00	413.62
4	300–350	325	342.00–380.00	362.43
4	350–400	375	342.00–375.00	359.58
8	400–450	425	310.00–350.00	331.15
6	450–500	475	315.00–322.00	318.68
4	550–600	575	250.00–282.00	266.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	384	400.00	400.00
9	400–450	427	385.50	385.50
3	450–500	497	321.00	321.00
2	600–650	642	274.75	274.75
10	650–700	676	268.50–279.50	275.14
6	700–750	731	263.00–726.00	569.70
2	750–800	793	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	350.00–355.00	352.77
4	250–300	275	375.00–400.00	388.62
2	300–350	325	350.00–365.00	358.07
4	350–400	375	341.00–352.00	346.86
4	450–500	475	302.00–330.00	316.72
2	500–550	525	270.00–275.00	272.62
2	550–600	575	220.00–245.00	233.03
8	600–650	625	250.00–266.00	258.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	415.00–435.00	425.89
2	300–350	325	390.00–400.00	395.38
2	350–400	375	372.00–400.00	386.92
8	450–500	475	322.00–331.00	326.73
8	500–550	525	315.00–320.00	317.62
2	550–600	575	291.00–293.00	292.04
2	600–650	625	287.00–296.00	291.68
2	650–700	675	262.00–279.00	270.81
2	750–800	758	249.00–275.00	262.13
2	800–850	813	239.00–241.00	240.00
1	950–1000	985	220.00	220.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	375	387.00–397.00	392.33
10	400–450	425	360.00–390.00	375.87
10	450–500	475	330.00–340.00	335.26
6	500–550	525	340.00–370.00	355.70
6	550–600	575	310.00–340.00	325.64
6	650–700	675	265.00–290.00	277.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	348.00	348.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	700	525.00–825.00	696.43
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	925	1,525.00–2,025.00	1,822.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	986	1,900.00–2,380.00	2,079.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	867	2,000.00–2,850.00	2,359.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,075	2,700.00–3,650.00	3,274.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,562.79
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	828	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,698.70
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,100	139.00–177.00	162.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	120.00–137.00	129.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,373	130.00–136.50	133.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,275	139.50–150.00	145.06
10	—	1,025	133.00–139.00	136.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,695	152.00–194.50	179.27

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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