Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last weeks sale Feeder steers under 400# sold 12.00-13.00 Lower; feeder yearling steers over 400# sold 5.00-23.00 Higher; feeder heifers under 600# sold mixed ,feeder yearling heifers over 600# sold 2.00-18.00 higher ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-6.00 lower ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-10.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.18/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −49.36 against this barn's trailing median of $388.54.

Average price

$339.18

23 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$9.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.79

vs MS average

−58.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	341.29	1,849	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	559	331.60	1,854	5thin

One grade step is worth $9.69/cwt here — about −$6 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $413.35, low $334.32, median $388.54 across 31 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 sale23 hd

339.18

—

MS average14 barns · 392 hd

348.97

−9.79

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−58.68

This barn, trailing median31 sales

388.54

−49.36

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	1,404	185.86	2,609	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,533	162.05	2,484	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	158.97	1,933	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	136.37	1,321	16

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)	1,065	$2,600	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	843	$1,402	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,094	$2,573	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,691	4thin

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 1-2Value Added	700–750	738	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	432	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	644	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	326.74/cwt	320.00–333.00	2,205	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	361.51/cwt	347.00–375.00	2,440	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,917	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	743	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	421.09/cwt	410.00–430.00	947	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	391.83/cwt	380.00–402.00	1,273	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	374.71/cwt	370.00–379.00	1,967	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	380.32/cwt	367.00–392.00	1,426	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	342.63/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	407.62/cwt	400.00–414.00	1,121	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	358.59/cwt	330.00–382.50	986	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	483.40/cwt	467.00–497.50	1,571	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	434.39/cwt	428.00–440.00	1,629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	362.69/cwt	350.00–374.00	1,541	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	502.25/cwt	487.00–515.00	1,381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	389.20/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	248.22/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,055	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	342.37/cwt	320.00–362.00	1,284	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	341.51/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,110	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	464.06/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,276	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	2,289.19/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,289	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	147.95/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,369	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	843	1,401.93/head	1,360.00–1,450.00	1,402	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	898	2,354.71/head	2,250.00–2,460.00	2,355	2
Bulls	—	—	1,250	170.30/cwt	167.00–172.50	2,129	4
Bulls	—	—	1,558	201.41/cwt	197.00–205.50	3,138	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	124.86/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,093	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	162.05/cwt	157.00–166.50	2,484	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	143.28/cwt	134.50–149.50	1,469	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	161.32/cwt	155.50–166.50	2,057	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	353.27/cwt	320.00–380.00	795	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	474.37/cwt	430.00–510.00	1,067	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	362.61/cwt	340.00–383.00	1,722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	416.13/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,352	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	366.44/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,557	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	151.35/cwt	145.50–155.50	1,551	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	331.77/cwt	324.00–339.00	2,239	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	411.03/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,952	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	425.87/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,810	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	443.97/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,665	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	361.41/cwt	341.00–380.00	1,897	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	295.77/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,405	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Registered	—	1,125	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	795	1,581.79/head	1,500.00–1,670.00	1,582	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,677.73/head	2,285.00–2,925.00	2,678	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	340.95/cwt	330.00–351.00	1,960	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	426.29/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,025	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	313.96/cwt	306.00–321.50	2,584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	404.86/cwt	399.00–410.00	1,518	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	481.96/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,807	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	190.30/cwt	159.00–210.00	2,093	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	410.47/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,155	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	350.34/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	396.05/cwt	386.00–405.00	1,683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	307.46/cwt	301.00–314.00	2,414	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,485	3,010.00/head	3,010.00–3,010.00	3,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	523.22/cwt	513.00–532.00	1,700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	360.52/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,234	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	473.02/cwt	430.00–510.00	1,537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	462.78/cwt	421.00–500.00	1,967	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	379.51/cwt	367.00–391.00	2,182	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	346.33/cwt	339.00–353.00	1,818	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	331.21/cwt	326.00–336.00	1,904	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	421.22/cwt	411.00–430.00	1,369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	366.89/cwt	350.00–382.50	2,293	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	330.55/cwt	316.00–344.00	2,066	8

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 Oct 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 383Last week 529Year ago 261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 69Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 31Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	432.00	432.00
4	600–650	644	389.00	389.00
2	700–750	738	353.00	353.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	513.00–532.00	523.22
4	350–400	375	450.00–510.00	481.96
8	400–450	425	421.00–500.00	462.78
8	450–500	475	400.00–450.00	426.29
6	500–550	525	400.00–420.00	410.47
10	550–600	575	367.00–391.00	379.51
10	600–650	625	350.00–382.50	366.89
6	650–700	675	347.00–375.00	361.51
4	700–750	725	340.00–360.00	350.34
2	750–800	785	301.00–314.00	307.46
2	800–850	823	306.00–321.50	313.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	437.50	437.50
7	550–600	554	346.00	346.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	487.00–515.00	502.25
8	300–350	325	467.00–497.50	483.40
6	350–400	375	428.00–440.00	434.39
2	450–500	475	380.00–397.50	389.20
4	500–550	525	370.00–379.00	374.71
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	430.00–510.00	474.37
6	250–300	275	445.00–480.00	464.06
6	300–350	325	400.00–430.00	416.13
4	400–450	425	340.00–390.00	366.44
6	450–500	475	340.00–383.00	362.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	614	337.00	337.00
2	700–750	743	329.50	329.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	411.00–430.00	421.22
8	350–400	375	399.00–410.00	404.86
4	400–450	425	386.00–405.00	396.05
6	450–500	475	350.00–370.00	360.52
12	500–550	525	339.00–353.00	346.33
6	550–600	575	326.00–336.00	331.21
8	600–650	625	316.00–344.00	330.55
2	650–700	675	320.00–333.00	326.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	572	346.00	346.00
2	650–700	650	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	410.00–430.00	421.09
4	250–300	275	400.00–414.00	407.62
8	300–350	325	380.00–402.00	391.83
16	350–400	375	367.00–392.00	380.32
8	400–450	425	350.00–374.00	362.69
4	450–500	475	340.00–345.00	342.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	225	320.00–380.00	353.27
4	250–300	275	330.00–382.50	358.59
6	300–350	325	320.00–360.00	341.51
6	350–400	375	320.00–362.00	342.37
4	400–450	425	235.00–260.00	248.22
4	450–500	475	280.00–310.00	295.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	430.00–510.00	473.02
10	350–400	375	420.00–465.00	443.97
14	400–450	425	410.00–440.00	425.87
18	450–500	475	390.00–430.00	411.03
8	500–550	525	341.00–380.00	361.41
6	550–600	575	330.00–351.00	340.95
4	650–700	675	324.00–339.00	331.77
1	700–750	735	304.00	304.00
1	750–800	795	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	925	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,289.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	843	1,360.00–1,450.00	1,401.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,100	2,285.00–2,925.00	2,677.73
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	925	142.00–152.00	147.95
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	1,500.00–1,670.00	1,581.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,100	159.00–210.00	190.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	2,250.00–2,460.00	2,354.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,485	3,010.00	3,010.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	167.00–172.50	170.30
4	—	1,558	197.00–205.50	201.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	875	118.00–130.00	124.86
10	—	1,025	134.50–149.50	143.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,533	157.00–166.50	162.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,275	155.50–166.50	161.32
8	—	1,025	145.50–155.50	151.35

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

Heifers · 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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