Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 1.00-8.00 higher ; feeder heifers sold 5.00-24.00 higher; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups had added value ; slaughter cows sold weak ; slaughter bulls sold steady to firm

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $375.30/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 4 of 27 comparable sales and sits −53.08 against this barn's trailing median of $428.38.

Average price

$375.30

59 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$22.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.18

vs MS average

−24.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	379.33	2,093	30
Medium and Large 1-2	552	377.75	2,084	15thin
Medium and Large 2	545	367.06	2,000	10thin
Medium and Large 3	525	356.51	1,872	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.82/cwt here — about $221 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 sale59 hd

375.30

—

MS average13 barns · 343 hd

374.13

+1.18

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

−24.59

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.38

−53.08

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	1,560	181.08	2,824	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	166.25	2,120	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	142.00	1,456	8thin

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	$2,626	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,356	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$4,237	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$3,358	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	940	$1,725	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,179	16

Every lot, as filed

76 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	800–850	805	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	468.40/cwt	420.00–510.00	1,522	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	410.41/cwt	397.00–422.50	1,949	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	310.29/cwt	302.00–318.00	2,094	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	505.23/cwt	477.00–530.00	1,895	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	453.07/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,472	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	451.61/cwt	445.00–457.50	1,919	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	353.03/cwt	339.00–366.00	2,206	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	346.18/cwt	341.00–351.00	2,337	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	316.99/cwt	302.00–331.00	2,298	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	306.51/cwt	295.00–317.00	2,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	407.98/cwt	390.00–424.00	1,734	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	326.31/cwt	318.00–334.00	2,039	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	295.03/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	417.02/cwt	380.00–450.00	1,772	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	312.40/cwt	301.00–323.00	2,109	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	455.55/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,025	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	426.39/cwt	420.00–432.00	1,599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	400.70/cwt	366.00–432.00	1,903	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	447.28/cwt	402.00–487.00	1,677	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	338.67/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,947	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	4,237.21/head	3,300.00–4,850.00	4,237	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	374.60/cwt	350.00–397.00	1,967	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	2,964.86/head	2,400.00–3,350.00	2,965	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	940	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	2,626.35/head	2,225.00–2,900.00	2,626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	339.42/cwt	315.00–362.00	2,121	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	2,342	7
Bulls	—	—	1,481	177.70/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,632	11
Bulls	—	—	1,000	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,550	5
Bulls	—	—	2,170	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	4,535	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,118	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,908	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	3,305.81/head	3,200.00–3,375.00	3,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	360.93/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,895	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,355.68/head	1,650.00–2,800.00	2,356	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,625.80/head	2,230.00–2,875.00	2,626	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,179.32/head	1,670.00–2,500.00	2,179	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	469.41/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,056	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	365.26/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	471.79/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,297	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	356.51/cwt	345.00–367.00	1,872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	300–350	318	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	906	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	3,562.79/head	3,200.00–3,800.00	3,563	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	543.62/cwt	530.00–555.00	1,495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	413.07/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	417.93/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	384.90/cwt	376.00–393.00	2,021	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	375.27/cwt	350.00–397.00	1,220	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	338.69/cwt	326.00–350.00	1,439	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	497.65/cwt	492.00–502.50	1,617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	294.87/cwt	270.00–318.00	1,990	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,982	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	380.33/cwt	379.00–381.00	1,845	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	368.59/cwt	367.00–370.00	1,567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	455.65/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	714	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,428	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	356.50/cwt	356.50–356.50	1,979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	393.35/cwt	385.50–398.00	2,093	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	678	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	340.30/cwt	333.00–347.00	1,957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	376.25/cwt	361.00–390.00	1,787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	391.90/cwt	383.00–400.00	2,057	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	525.12/cwt	502.00–545.00	1,707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	368.34/cwt	360.00–376.00	2,118	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	372.08/cwt	350.00–392.00	1,767	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	453.85/cwt	453.00–455.00	1,865	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,135	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	340.95/cwt	330.00–351.00	1,960	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	315.47/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,445	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

Wed Aug 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 418Last week 522Year ago 415

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 70Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 50Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	502.00–545.00	525.12
8	350–400	375	477.00–530.00	505.23
12	400–450	425	445.00–457.50	451.61
16	450–500	475	397.00–422.50	410.41
14	500–550	525	383.00–400.00	391.90
16	550–600	575	360.00–376.00	368.34
10	600–650	625	339.00–366.00	353.03
8	650–700	675	341.00–351.00	346.18
6	700–750	725	302.00–331.00	316.99
4	750–800	775	300.00–330.00	315.47
1	800–850	805	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	450.00–485.00	469.41
4	250–300	275	450.00–490.00	471.79
4	450–500	475	360.00–370.00	365.26
4	500–550	525	345.00–367.00	356.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	530.00–555.00	543.62
4	300–350	325	492.00–502.50	497.65
2	350–400	375	445.00–465.00	455.65
6	400–450	425	410.00–425.00	417.93
4	450–500	475	361.00–390.00	376.25
6	500–550	525	376.00–393.00	384.90
4	550–600	575	333.00–347.00	340.30
6	650–700	675	270.00–318.00	294.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	411	453.00–455.00	453.85
4	450–500	498	398.00	398.00
4	550–600	589	362.50	362.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	532	385.50–398.00	393.35
3	550–600	555	356.50	356.50
2	650–700	678	349.00	349.00
6	700–750	714	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	420.00–510.00	468.40
10	350–400	375	402.00–487.00	447.28
8	400–450	425	380.00–450.00	417.02
10	450–500	475	366.00–432.00	400.70
14	500–550	525	340.00–380.00	360.93
8	550–600	575	310.00–365.00	338.67
10	600–650	625	315.00–362.00	339.42
6	650–700	675	301.00–323.00	312.40
2	700–750	715	290.00–300.00	295.03
1	750–800	750	282.00	282.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	450.00–460.00	455.55
4	300–350	325	445.00–460.00	453.07
4	350–400	375	420.00–432.00	426.39
10	400–450	425	390.00–424.00	407.98
16	450–500	475	350.00–392.00	372.08
14	500–550	525	350.00–397.00	374.60
10	550–600	575	330.00–351.00	340.95
8	600–650	625	318.00–334.00	326.31
4	650–700	675	302.00–318.00	310.29
3	700–750	708	295.00–317.00	306.51
1	750–800	760	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	830	287.50	287.50
1	900–950	935	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	405.00–420.00	413.07
2	400–450	425	367.00–370.00	368.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	350.00–397.00	375.27
8	400–450	425	326.00–350.00	338.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	485	379.00–381.00	380.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,075	3,300.00–4,850.00	4,237.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	3,200.00–3,375.00	3,305.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,075	3,200.00–3,800.00	3,562.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	925	2,400.00–3,350.00	2,964.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	925	2,225.00–2,900.00	2,626.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,100	1,650.00–2,800.00	2,355.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,100	2,230.00–2,875.00	2,625.80
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,100	1,670.00–2,500.00	2,179.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,350	173.50	173.50
7	—	1,200	159.00	159.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	850	131.50	131.50
4	—	1,200	152.50	152.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,481	175.00–180.00	177.70
5	—	1,000	155.00	155.00
6	—	2,170	209.00	209.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle