Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale Feeder steers sold 2.00-20.00 Higher; Feeder Heifers under 450 # sold mixed ; Feeder Heifers over 450# sold 5.00-20.00 Higher ; Feeder yearling Groups were reported as #1-2s And #2-3s ; Weaned Groups had added value ; Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 Lower ; Slaughter Bulls sold 1.00-10.00 Lower

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $356.81/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −71.57 against this barn's trailing median of $428.38.

Average price

$356.81

44 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,964

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$19.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.09

vs MS average

−15.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	366.59	1,998	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	555	354.84	1,971	30
Medium and Large 2	525	347.14	1,822	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.45/cwt here — about $175 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 sale44 hd

356.81

—

MS average14 barns · 472 hd

354.72

+2.09

National average147 barns · 7,194 hd

372.43

−15.62

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.38

−71.57

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	1,580	187.27	2,959	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	154.71	1,913	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	151.03	2,170	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	961	130.25	1,251	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)	1,056	$2,611	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	830	$1,421	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	853	$2,070	5

Every lot, as filed

95 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	700–750	721	297.58/cwt	296.50–302.75	2,146	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,122	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	330.47/cwt	319.00–339.50	1,874	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	333.17/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	354.99/cwt	347.00–362.00	1,331	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	355	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	803	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	449	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	334.22/cwt	330.50–342.00	1,765	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	476	406.85/cwt	365.00–430.00	1,937	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	886	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,614	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	251.99/cwt	215.00–288.50	1,903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,138	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	422.03/cwt	413.00–428.00	1,612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	423.84/cwt	415.00–427.00	1,772	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	304.50/cwt	304.50–304.50	1,827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	354.81/cwt	351.00–361.00	2,047	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,045	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	609	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	354.86/cwt	349.00–360.00	1,913	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	770	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	1,795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	319.99/cwt	308.00–332.50	1,677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	351.46/cwt	342.00–360.00	1,669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	376.23/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	669	325.31/cwt	321.50–329.00	2,176	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	400–450	430	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,471	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	850–900	853	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	300.33/cwt	298.00–302.50	2,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	347.14/cwt	344.00–350.00	1,822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	767	312.26/cwt	301.00–315.25	2,395	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,624.32/head	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,624	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,771.62/head	1,400.00–2,025.00	1,772	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	830	1,421.27/head	1,350.00–1,480.00	1,421	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	748	1,876.67/head	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	320.62/cwt	318.00–323.00	1,683	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	118.71/cwt	105.00–129.00	1,039	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	138.90/cwt	131.00–144.50	1,424	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	151.03/cwt	149.00–152.50	2,170	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	157.12/cwt	146.00–167.00	2,003	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	141.44/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,450	4
Bulls	—	—	1,580	187.27/cwt	172.50–195.00	2,959	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	407.37/cwt	395.00–418.00	1,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	355.76/cwt	351.00–360.00	1,512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	341.32/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	338.32/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,269	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	307.11/cwt	304.00–310.00	2,073	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	373.30/cwt	352.00–392.50	1,773	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	404.54/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,719	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	397.97/cwt	370.00–422.50	1,492	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	414.54/cwt	400.00–427.50	1,762	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	345.70/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,815	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	805	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,890.91/head	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,891	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	442.31/cwt	425.00–457.50	1,659	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	380.21/cwt	353.00–405.00	1,996	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	346.16/cwt	330.00–361.00	1,990	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	313.47/cwt	301.00–325.00	1,959	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	302.03/cwt	294.00–315.25	2,184	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	509.08/cwt	502.00–515.00	1,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,639	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	196.66/cwt	158.00–221.00	2,163	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	371.28/cwt	357.00–384.00	1,578	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	283.77/cwt	273.00–295.00	2,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	295.03/cwt	280.00–309.00	1,991	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	371.59/cwt	362.00–380.00	1,393	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	920	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	311.69/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,948	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	321.27/cwt	307.00–332.50	1,851	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	345.72/cwt	331.00–359.00	1,642	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	466.59/cwt	451.00–480.00	1,516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	340.82/cwt	328.00–352.50	1,789	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	330.64/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,901	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	297.75/cwt	297.50–298.00	2,212	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	319.59/cwt	304.00–334.00	1,997	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	378.23/cwt	350.00–402.50	1,229	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	406.77/cwt	381.00–430.00	1,932	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	468	356.70/cwt	352.00–359.00	1,669	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	342.52/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,593	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	840	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	438.62/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	267.78/cwt	251.00–282.50	2,223	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	325.32/cwt	309.00–340.50	2,196	4

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 569Last week 513Year ago 432

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 99Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 68Year ago 43

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
5	400–450	449	384.00	384.00
9	450–500	468	352.00–359.00	356.70
6	500–550	528	330.50–342.00	334.22
7	550–600	567	319.00–339.50	330.47
4	600–650	609	317.50	317.50
43	700–750	721	296.50–302.75	297.58
2	750–800	770	285.00	285.00
2	800–850	803	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	411.00	411.00
4	350–400	375	347.00–362.00	354.99
4	400–450	425	330.00–336.00	333.17
4	500–550	525	318.00–323.00	320.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	437.50	437.50
2	250–300	275	425.00–450.00	438.62
6	350–400	375	362.00–380.00	371.59
10	400–450	425	357.00–384.00	371.28
18	450–500	475	331.00–359.00	345.72
14	500–550	525	328.00–352.50	340.82
13	550–600	576	307.00–332.50	321.27
6	600–650	625	300.00–322.50	311.69
6	650–700	675	280.00–309.00	295.03
2	700–750	730	273.00–295.00	283.77
2	750–800	755	215.00–288.50	251.99
3	800–850	830	251.00–282.50	267.78
1	850–900	895	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	465	335.00–350.00	342.52
4	500–550	524	308.00–332.50	319.99
2	550–600	560	320.50	320.50
3	600–650	600	304.50	304.50
4	700–750	715	299.00	299.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	375.00	375.00
4	350–400	375	325.00–350.00	338.32
4	400–450	425	340.00–342.50	341.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	430.00	430.00
9	450–500	476	365.00–430.00	406.85
13	550–600	577	351.00–361.00	354.81
5	600–650	624	340.00	340.00
21	650–700	669	321.50–329.00	325.31
38	750–800	767	301.00–315.25	312.26
3	800–850	840	305.00	305.00
11	850–900	886	295.00	295.00
2	1000–1050	1,045	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	382	413.00–428.00	422.03
8	400–450	418	415.00–427.00	423.84
17	500–550	539	349.00–360.00	354.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	515.00	515.00
2	250–300	275	502.00–515.00	509.08
4	300–350	325	451.00–480.00	466.59
8	350–400	375	425.00–457.50	442.31
10	400–450	425	400.00–427.50	414.54
12	450–500	475	381.00–430.00	406.77
6	500–550	525	353.00–405.00	380.21
4	550–600	575	330.00–361.00	346.16
4	600–650	625	304.00–334.00	319.59
4	650–700	675	309.00–340.50	325.32
3	700–750	723	294.00–315.25	302.03
1	750–800	795	281.00	281.00
1	800–850	820	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	910	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	325	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	375	416.00	416.00
2	400–450	425	372.00–380.00	376.23
4	450–500	475	342.00–360.00	351.46
4	500–550	525	344.00–350.00	347.14
2	650–700	675	298.00–302.50	300.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	430	342.00	342.00
2	850–900	853	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	425.00	425.00
2	300–350	325	395.00–418.00	407.37
4	400–450	425	351.00–360.00	355.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	350.00–402.50	378.23
10	350–400	375	370.00–422.50	397.97
12	400–450	425	390.00–417.50	404.54
14	450–500	475	352.00–392.50	373.30
14	500–550	525	330.00–360.00	345.70
6	550–600	575	315.00–345.00	330.64
8	600–650	625	301.00–325.00	313.47
6	650–700	675	304.00–310.00	307.11
2	700–750	743	297.50–298.00	297.75
1	750–800	790	275.00	275.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,624.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	748	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,876.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	3,350.00	3,350.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	925	1,400.00–2,025.00	1,771.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	830	1,350.00–1,480.00	1,421.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,100	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,890.91
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,100	158.00–221.00	196.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	875	105.00–129.00	118.71
8	—	1,025	131.00–144.50	138.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,437	149.00–152.50	151.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,275	146.00–167.00	157.12
4	—	1,025	135.00–146.00	141.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,580	172.50–195.00	187.27

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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How this sale compares

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