Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold Steady to Firmer ; Feeder Heifers sold Steady to 22.00 Higher; Feeder yearlings groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups had added Value ; Slaughter cows sold 1.00-10.00 Higher; Slaughter Bulls Sold 1.00-10.00 Higher ; Bulls broke last weeks all time High at Lucedale location with new high price record. With 7 bulls selling over 200.00 / cwt

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $340.49/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −87.89 against this barn's trailing median of $428.38.

Average price

$340.49

39 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,859

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$30.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.03

vs MS average

−38.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	353.00	1,904	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	572	340.00	1,945	9thin
Medium and Large 2	542	332.41	1,801	12thin
Medium and Large 3	525	322.08	1,691	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.92/cwt here — about $213 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

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 sale39 hd

340.49

—

MS average12 barns · 372 hd

345.53

−5.03

National average158 barns · 13,435 hd

378.58

−38.09

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.38

−87.89

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	1,541	189.67	2,922	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	163.02	2,057	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,428	158.98	2,270	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	121.31	1,152	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,435	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,038	$2,590	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$3,810	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,117	$3,401	28
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,825	52
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	750	$1,767	6

Every lot, as filed

85 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	400–450	420	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	316.17/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,818	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	337.93/cwt	317.00–357.00	1,774	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	293.95/cwt	282.00–305.00	1,837	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	289.77/cwt	282.00–297.00	1,956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,945	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	591	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	641	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,115	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	415.91/cwt	403.00–427.00	1,352	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	429.08/cwt	422.00–435.00	1,180	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	351.07/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,317	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	312.09/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	379.37/cwt	367.00–390.00	1,233	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,086	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	319.43/cwt	309.00–329.00	1,837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	343.88/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,461	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	388.99/cwt	380.00–397.00	1,653	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	388.64/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,457	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	369.09/cwt	357.00–380.00	1,753	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	331.46/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,574	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	340.16/cwt	326.00–352.00	935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	306.44/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,302	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	369.58/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,201	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	339.90/cwt	320.00–357.00	1,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	338.90/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,779	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	445.55/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,002	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,569.59/head	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,570	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,800.00/head	1,580.00–1,950.00	1,800	8
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	873	1,122.49/head	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	319.78/cwt	314.00–325.00	1,519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	304.72/cwt	290.00–318.00	1,447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	327.37/cwt	305.00–347.00	1,228	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	3,195.95/head	2,750.00–3,500.00	3,196	4
Bulls	—	—	1,118	150.72/cwt	130.00–167.50	1,685	4
Bulls	—	—	1,625	197.46/cwt	177.00–212.00	3,209	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	158.98/cwt	148.50–167.50	2,270	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	143.17/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,467	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	164.12/cwt	153.00–174.00	2,093	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	104.38/cwt	98.00–110.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	359.23/cwt	355.00–363.00	1,527	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	392.18/cwt	370.00–410.00	882	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	279.54/cwt	264.00–294.00	1,887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4Value Added	350–400	390	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,151	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1Registered	—	1,505	4,273.42/head	4,250.00–4,300.00	4,273	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	129.77/cwt	124.50–133.50	1,330	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	311.04/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,944	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	3,810.47/head	3,100.00–4,275.00	3,810	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	286.94/cwt	255.00–322.00	1,506	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	322.08/cwt	309.00–334.00	1,691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	301.04/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	316.08/cwt	302.00–329.00	1,817	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,134	3,581.55/head	2,550.00–3,975.00	3,582	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	359.46/cwt	345.00–372.50	1,707	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	385.14/cwt	355.00–412.00	1,637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	288.55/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	337.61/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,941	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	311.74/cwt	305.00–318.00	2,104	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	389.89/cwt	387.00–392.50	1,852	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,825.00/head	1,150.00–2,250.00	1,825	52
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	750	1,766.67/head	1,150.00–2,075.00	1,767	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,052.27/head	2,500.00–3,400.00	3,052	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	362.99/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,361	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	411.32/cwt	410.00–412.50	1,748	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	322.31/cwt	314.00–330.00	2,014	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	419.59/cwt	410.00–428.00	1,573	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	412.43/cwt	392.00–430.00	1,340	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	434.53/cwt	427.00–441.00	1,412	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	291.09/cwt	272.00–311.00	2,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	359.16/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,886	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	470.27/cwt	437.00–497.00	1,058	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	351.46/cwt	342.00–360.00	1,669	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	397.44/cwt	386.00–407.00	1,093	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	371.15/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,577	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	496	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,815	11

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 413Last week 245Year ago 494

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 43Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 38Year ago 76

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
3	400–450	420	362.00	362.00
3	500–550	527	320.00	320.00
4	550–600	591	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	437.00–497.00	470.27
4	250–300	275	386.00–407.00	397.44
8	300–350	325	392.00–430.00	412.43
10	350–400	375	355.00–370.00	362.99
8	400–450	425	350.00–390.00	371.15
8	450–500	475	342.00–360.00	351.46
8	500–550	525	317.00–357.00	337.93
8	550–600	575	312.00–320.00	316.17
6	600–650	625	282.00–305.00	293.95
4	650–700	675	282.00–297.00	289.77
1	700–750	735	262.00	262.00
1	750–800	780	258.00	258.00
1	800–850	835	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	855	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	386.00	386.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	367.00–390.00	379.37
4	350–400	375	350.00–352.00	351.07
8	400–450	425	337.00–350.00	343.88
10	450–500	475	322.00–340.00	331.46
4	500–550	525	310.00–314.00	312.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	326.00–352.00	340.16
4	300–350	325	320.00–357.00	339.90
4	350–400	375	305.00–347.00	327.37
10	400–450	425	280.00–330.00	306.44
4	450–500	475	290.00–318.00	304.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	417.50	417.50
2	300–350	338	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	496	366.00	366.00
9	550–600	572	340.00	340.00
8	600–650	641	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	440.00–450.00	445.55
6	250–300	275	422.00–435.00	429.08
6	300–350	325	403.00–427.00	415.91
6	350–400	375	370.00–405.00	388.64
8	400–450	425	380.00–397.00	388.99
10	450–500	475	357.00–380.00	369.09
8	500–550	525	330.00–347.00	338.90
4	550–600	575	309.00–329.00	319.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	370.00–410.00	392.18
6	300–350	325	340.00–395.00	369.58
6	400–450	425	355.00–363.00	359.23
2	450–500	475	314.00–325.00	319.78
4	500–550	525	309.00–334.00	322.08
2	600–650	625	300.00–302.00	301.04
2	650–700	675	264.00–294.00	279.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	427.00–441.00	434.53
6	350–400	375	410.00–428.00	419.59
6	400–450	425	410.00–412.50	411.32
8	450–500	475	387.00–392.50	389.89
10	500–550	525	350.00–367.50	359.16
4	550–600	575	335.00–340.00	337.61
6	600–650	625	314.00–330.00	322.31
4	650–700	675	305.00–318.00	311.74
2	700–750	720	272.00–311.00	291.09
1	750–800	765	283.00	283.00
1	850–900	855	282.00	282.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	425	355.00–412.00	385.14
6	450–500	475	345.00–372.50	359.46
8	500–550	525	255.00–322.00	286.94
8	550–600	575	302.00–329.00	316.08
2	600–650	625	310.00–312.00	311.04
4	650–700	675	287.00–290.00	288.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,569.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	2,750.00–3,500.00	3,195.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,505	4,250.00–4,300.00	4,273.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,075	3,100.00–4,275.00	3,810.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,134	2,550.00–3,975.00	3,581.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	925	1,580.00–1,950.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	873	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,122.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,435	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,100	2,500.00–3,400.00	3,052.27
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	52	—	1,100	1,150.00–2,250.00	1,825.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	750	1,150.00–2,075.00	1,766.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,118	130.00–167.50	150.72
20	—	1,625	177.00–212.00	197.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,428	148.50–167.50	158.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	142.00–144.00	143.17
36	—	1,275	153.00–174.00	164.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	98.00–110.00	104.38
4	—	1,025	124.50–133.50	129.77

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle