Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago (6-25-25) feeder steers sold mixed ; Feeder Heifers under 450# sold steady; Heifers over 450# sold weaker; Feeder Calf groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups were reported Added Value; Slaughter cows sold 1.00-5.00 Lower ; Slaughter bulls Sold 1.00-3.00 Lower

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $332.60/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −95.78 against this barn's trailing median of $428.38.

Average price

$332.60

96 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,857

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$34.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.87

vs MS average

−46.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	347.88	1,923	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	561	332.52	1,865	56
Medium and Large 2	555	328.68	1,824	10thin
Medium and Large 3	558	313.31	1,749	12thin

One grade step is worth $34.57/cwt here — about $174 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale96 hd

332.60

—

MS average13 barns · 582 hd

346.47

−13.87

National average153 barns · 8,707 hd

379.13

−46.53

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.38

−95.78

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	1,597	191.70	3,062	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	150.43	1,771	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	142.40	2,090	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	137.13	1,351	30

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)	1,056	$2,467	32
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$2,077	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$2,468	4thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	300–350	325	451.72/cwt	445.00–457.50	1,468	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	289.47/cwt	286.00–293.00	2,252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	357.80/cwt	351.00–364.00	1,878	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	414.37/cwt	402.00–425.00	1,347	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	339.95/cwt	329.00–350.00	1,955	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	326.66/cwt	323.00–330.00	1,715	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	248.53/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	397.93/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,691	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	300.39/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,877	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	305.91/cwt	295.00–316.00	1,912	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	479.06/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,317	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,722	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	385.87/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	375.12/cwt	350.00–397.50	1,594	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	483.86/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	423.80/cwt	414.00–432.00	1,165	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	331.62/cwt	323.00–334.00	1,957	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	716	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,084	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,759	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	317.86/cwt	309.00–326.00	1,828	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	464	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	332.53/cwt	256.00–362.50	1,736	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	312.77/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,111	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	295.17/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,140	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	388.40/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	281.33/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,899	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	2,076.92/head	1,950.00–2,175.00	2,077	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	323.76/cwt	317.00–330.00	2,024	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	310.73/cwt	305.00–316.00	1,787	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	431.64/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,619	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,195	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	267.64/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,948	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	428.66/cwt	427.00–430.00	964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	381.31/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,430	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	199.86/cwt	152.00–230.00	2,198	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,768.18/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,768	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	311.70/cwt	305.00–319.00	1,792	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	353.14/cwt	330.00–374.00	1,677	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	404.58/cwt	387.00–420.00	1,517	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	336.22/cwt	320.00–351.00	1,765	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	364.71/cwt	340.00–387.00	1,732	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,110	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	199.78/cwt	180.00–211.50	3,436	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	347.52/cwt	342.00–352.50	1,651	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	414.84/cwt	410.00–419.00	1,348	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	276.08/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	294.03/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	411.80/cwt	402.00–420.00	1,132	8
Bulls	—	—	1,168	163.43/cwt	152.00–172.00	1,909	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	141.68/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,452	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	156.06/cwt	146.00–165.00	1,990	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	142.40/cwt	138.00–146.00	2,090	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	141.44/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,450	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	125.29/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,096	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	362.52/cwt	357.00–367.50	1,722	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	2,467.57/head	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,468	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,564.05/head	1,350.00–1,710.00	1,564	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	434.41/cwt	425.00–442.50	1,412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	330.58/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,405	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	323.04/cwt	312.00–333.00	1,534	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	316.54/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	286.26/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	317.09/cwt	315.00–319.00	1,665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,102	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	449.26/cwt	440.00–457.00	1,235	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	321.78/cwt	315.00–328.00	1,850	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	330.65/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,240	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	334.25/cwt	334.25–334.25	1,915	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	285.16/cwt	281.00–289.00	1,782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	377.69/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,227	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	322.63/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	339.04/cwt	327.00–350.00	1,780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	329.14/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,978	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	370	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,462	2

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 513Last week 330Year ago 432

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 49Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 30Year ago 73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	470.00–495.00	483.86
6	250–300	275	460.00–495.00	479.06
4	300–350	325	445.00–457.50	451.72
6	350–400	375	405.00–455.00	431.64
12	400–450	425	390.00–405.00	397.93
4	450–500	475	370.00–405.00	388.40
8	500–550	525	351.00–364.00	357.80
10	550–600	575	329.00–350.00	339.95
10	600–650	625	317.00–330.00	323.76
16	650–700	675	305.00–320.00	312.77
4	700–750	725	290.00–300.00	295.17
2	750–800	778	286.00–293.00	289.47
1	800–850	810	270.00	270.00
1	1150–1200	1,195	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	522	256.00–362.50	332.53
23	550–600	590	323.00–334.00	331.62
7	600–650	601	328.00–330.00	329.14
3	650–700	690	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	464	378.00	378.00
12	550–600	573	334.25	334.25
6	650–700	663	317.00	317.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	275	402.00–420.00	411.80
4	300–350	325	410.00–419.00	414.84
8	450–500	475	342.00–352.50	347.52
4	500–550	525	310.00–322.50	316.54
8	550–600	575	305.00–319.00	311.70
4	600–650	625	280.00–307.00	294.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	440.00–457.00	449.26
4	300–350	325	425.00–442.50	434.41
8	450–500	475	357.00–367.50	362.52
4	500–550	525	327.00–350.00	339.04
6	550–600	575	315.00–328.00	321.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	427.00–430.00	428.66
4	250–300	275	414.00–432.00	423.80
6	300–350	325	402.00–425.00	414.37
8	350–400	375	360.00–400.00	381.31
12	400–450	425	350.00–397.50	375.12
16	450–500	475	330.00–374.00	353.14
8	500–550	525	323.00–330.00	326.66
14	550–600	575	305.00–316.00	310.73
10	600–650	625	290.00–310.00	300.39
8	650–700	675	272.00–290.00	281.33
7	700–750	728	250.00–280.00	267.64
2	750–800	778	240.00–257.00	248.53
1	800–850	820	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	870	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	395.00	395.00
6	700–750	716	291.00	291.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	486	374.00	374.00
6	500–550	543	324.00	324.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	320.00–340.00	330.65
6	400–450	425	320.00–340.00	330.58
6	450–500	475	312.00–333.00	323.04
6	600–650	625	274.00–278.00	276.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	375.00–380.00	377.69
4	450–500	475	320.00–325.00	322.63
6	500–550	525	315.00–319.00	317.09
4	550–600	575	280.00–292.00	286.26
6	600–650	625	281.00–289.00	285.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	375	387.00–420.00	404.58
6	400–450	425	370.00–400.00	385.87
16	450–500	475	340.00–387.00	364.71
14	500–550	525	320.00–351.00	336.22
6	550–600	575	309.00–326.00	317.86
8	600–650	625	295.00–316.00	305.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	425.00	425.00
4	400–450	413	398.00	398.00
6	450–500	481	358.00	358.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	975	1,950.00–2,175.00	2,076.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,100	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,768.18
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	925	1,350.00–1,710.00	1,564.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	3,500.00	3,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,467.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,100	152.00–230.00	199.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,720	180.00–211.50	199.78
4	—	1,168	152.00–172.00	163.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	137.00–145.00	141.68
28	—	1,275	146.00–165.00	156.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,468	138.00–146.00	142.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,025	135.00–146.00	141.44
8	—	875	119.00–130.00	125.29

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle