Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2025-09-17

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Sep 17
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
493 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 463▲ 38 vs year ago 455 · +8.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 93▼ 38 vs year ago 83 · −45.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 98▼ 30 vs year ago 82 · −36.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 3.00-17.00 lower; feeder heifers sold unevenly mixed; Quality was lower with more #2s and #3s than #1s ; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned calves showed added value; slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold 2.00-14.00 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $314.30/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −74.17 against this barn's trailing median of $388.47.
Average price
$314.30
33 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,713
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$240
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$53.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−37.35
vs MS average
−45.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538337.161,81216thin
Medium and Large 1-2545333.501,8183thin
Medium and Large 3554284.071,57314thin
One grade step is worth $53.09/cwt here — about $240 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

32 sales
427379330281median 388.4702/1104/0806/0308/0509/23
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $413.35, low $295.28, median $388.47 across 32 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 sale33 hd
314.30
—
MS average14 barns · 378 hd
351.65
−37.35
National average170 barns · 10,929 hd
359.66
−45.36
This barn, trailing median32 sales
388.47
−74.17
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,542168.872,6038thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,075153.231,64720
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,473153.012,25410
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,025144.441,4818thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)941$2,24916
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)750$1,3202thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)949$2,4974thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)523$1,7946

Every lot, as filed

78 lots · USDA AMS · Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750715301.31/cwt297.00–307.002,1543
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700675304.36/cwt294.00–314.002,0544
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750700313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,1913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600588374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,1997
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550530350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8554
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800763315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4032
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650624327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,0405
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550545333.50/cwt333.50–333.501,8183
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800775310.16/cwt305.00–315.002,4044
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900875272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,3801
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425357.39/cwt341.00–372.001,5196
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700675270.57/cwt240.00–299.001,8266
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650625318.87/cwt309.00–328.001,9936
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500468329.98/cwt316.00–351.001,5448
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750725295.26/cwt272.00–317.002,1414
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550525366.51/cwt355.00–377.001,9248
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350325520.71/cwt507.00–532.501,6926
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300275517.43/cwt500.00–532.001,4234
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250225521.09/cwt510.00–530.001,1724
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400375422.66/cwt420.00–425.001,5854
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950920254.92/cwt250.00–260.002,3452
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350325377.64/cwt340.00–410.001,2276
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600575286.59/cwt260.00–311.001,6488
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550525280.70/cwt265.00–295.001,4746
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300275318.62/cwt305.00–330.008766
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425419.26/cwt410.00–427.501,78210
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325433.60/cwt425.00–441.001,4098
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—9252,437.84/head2,200.00–2,600.002,4386
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1—7501,319.50/head1,270.00–1,360.001,3202
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1—9982,488.10/head2,000.00–3,025.002,4882
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1—9002,505.56/head2,000.00–2,875.002,5062
Bred CowsSmall 2—8501,868.82/head1,810.00–1,910.001,8696
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350325415.71/cwt370.00–455.001,3516
Bulls——1,250145.60/cwt130.00–156.001,8204
Bulls——1,833192.14/cwt180.50–202.003,5224
CowsLean 85-90%—1,025144.44/cwt138.00–149.001,4818
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,473153.01/cwt147.00–158.002,25410
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,275158.06/cwt157.00–159.002,0154
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,025152.02/cwt145.00–157.001,55816
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500475366.57/cwt360.00–372.501,7416
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450425373.71/cwt347.00–397.501,5886
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600575322.82/cwt315.00–330.001,8564
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400375385.33/cwt380.00–390.001,4456
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550525320.99/cwt310.00–331.001,6854
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300275455.42/cwt435.00–472.501,25210
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525354.39/cwt340.00–367.501,86114
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450425401.73/cwt370.00–430.001,70714
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500475365.77/cwt350.00–380.001,7378
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400375404.98/cwt385.00–422.501,5198
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1002,536.93/head2,000.00–2,875.002,5374
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600575334.55/cwt315.00–352.501,92420
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550525385.23/cwt380.00–390.002,0226
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700675340.21/cwt327.00–352.502,29610
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475405.26/cwt400.00–410.001,9254
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850820306.96/cwt305.00–309.002,5172
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000950291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,7651
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650625314.43/cwt303.00–325.001,96514
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625330.47/cwt318.00–342.002,06514
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800775297.86/cwt286.00–309.002,30812
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600575366.38/cwt357.00–375.002,10710
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900875286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,5031
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900864292.28/cwt270.00–305.002,5254
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—1,100186.02/cwt140.00–215.002,04626
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375440.19/cwt429.00–450.001,6518
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475371.72/cwt357.00–385.001,7666
SteersMedium and Large 11050–11001,065250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,6631
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425419.64/cwt417.00–422.001,7834
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850825285.45/cwt270.00–300.002,3554
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy—5231,794.02/head1,385.00–2,000.001,7946
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,040240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,4961
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525337.85/cwt330.00–345.001,77412
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700675309.07/cwt300.00–317.502,0868
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575335.08/cwt321.00–348.001,9274
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800770292.00/cwt291.00–293.002,2482
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625353.47/cwt341.00–365.002,20912
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325451.34/cwt450.00–452.501,4672
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850810292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,3691
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350325439.20/cwt415.00–460.001,4276

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.