Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale Feeder Steers sold 5.00-20.00 lower; Feeder Heifers Sold Unevenly mixed ,with most classes selling 7.00-25.00 Higher; a few classes sold 3.00-11.00 Lower ; feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s or #3-4s; weaned groups had added Value and were noted in description

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $344.41/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −44.13 against this barn's trailing median of $388.54.

Average price

$344.41

27 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$10.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.71

vs MS average

−46.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	348.46	1,860	13thin
Medium and Large 1	545	341.64	1,862	10thin
Medium and Large 2	525	338.19	1,775	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.27/cwt here — about $85 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale27 hd

344.41

—

MS average14 barns · 316 hd

352.13

−7.71

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−46.41

This barn, trailing median31 sales

388.54

−44.13

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	1,745	189.69	3,310	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,575	160.00	2,520	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	156.55	1,854	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	134.97	1,363	20

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)	991	$2,603	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,283	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,440	$3,582	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$2,797	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,344	4thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	850–900	890	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	838	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	2,602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	339.88/cwt	310.00–367.50	2,124	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	421.68/cwt	400.00–441.00	1,792	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	335.91/cwt	325.00–346.00	2,099	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	484	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	701	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,208	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	783	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	430	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	503	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,072	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	378.29/cwt	367.00–388.00	1,229	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,844	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,025	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	333.50/cwt	333.50–333.50	2,078	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	349.20/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,886	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	436.86/cwt	431.00–442.00	1,638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	338.19/cwt	334.00–342.00	1,775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	355.11/cwt	344.00–365.00	1,509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	344.21/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,635	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	385.45/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,060	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	386.59/cwt	377.00–395.00	1,450	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	350.32/cwt	337.00–362.00	1,314	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	706	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,259	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,932	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	342.64/cwt	317.00–366.00	1,799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	418.63/cwt	398.00–437.00	1,779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	459.95/cwt	425.00–490.00	1,495	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	460.89/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,267	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	410.76/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,335	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	2,139.19/head	1,610.00–2,500.00	2,139	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	1,100	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,520	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	160.62/cwt	154.00–166.50	2,048	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	149.44/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,532	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	123.73/cwt	118.50–127.00	1,206	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	139.78/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,433	14
Bulls	—	—	1,745	189.69/cwt	186.50–192.00	3,310	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	396.59/cwt	395.00–398.00	1,686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	337.64/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	359.53/cwt	347.00–370.00	989	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	348.02/cwt	330.00–362.50	783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	650–700	665	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	355.26/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	301.68/cwt	291.00–312.00	2,196	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	392.35/cwt	370.00–412.50	1,864	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	361.41/cwt	341.00–380.00	1,897	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	421.57/cwt	392.00–447.50	1,581	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	334.68/cwt	318.00–350.00	1,924	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,396	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,343.75/head	2,175.00–2,450.00	2,344	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,282.95/head	1,700.00–2,650.00	2,283	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	170.70/cwt	148.00–185.00	1,878	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	370.56/cwt	349.00–390.00	1,760	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	345.23/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,812	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,375.57/head	2,225.00–4,100.00	3,376	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,440	3,581.77/head	3,500.00–3,650.00	3,582	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	2,796.72/head	2,225.00–3,350.00	2,797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	510.17/cwt	490.00–527.50	1,658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	375.21/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,157	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	336.25/cwt	324.00–347.50	1,933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	312.13/cwt	293.00–330.00	2,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	295.72/cwt	294.00–297.50	2,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	307.63/cwt	295.50–320.00	2,424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	417.51/cwt	397.00–436.00	1,983	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	448.13/cwt	432.00–462.50	1,905	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	291.95/cwt	290.00–294.00	2,540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	475.30/cwt	450.00–497.50	1,782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	430.71/cwt	385.00–470.00	1,400	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	313.92/cwt	302.00–325.00	2,119	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	427.56/cwt	416.00–437.50	1,390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	409.65/cwt	395.00–422.50	1,536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	317.92/cwt	313.00–322.50	2,146	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	408.71/cwt	382.00–432.50	1,737	14

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 413Last week 383Year ago 427

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 73Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 44Year ago 76

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	450–500	484	360.00	360.00
5	500–550	540	348.00–350.00	349.20
4	700–750	701	315.00	315.00
3	800–850	838	310.50	310.50
4	850–900	890	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	416.00–437.50	427.56
6	350–400	375	395.00–422.50	409.65
14	400–450	425	382.00–432.50	408.71
12	450–500	475	349.00–390.00	370.56
6	500–550	525	340.00–350.00	345.23
4	550–600	575	324.00–347.50	336.25
8	600–650	625	310.00–367.50	339.88
4	650–700	675	313.00–322.50	317.92
2	750–800	788	295.50–320.00	307.63
2	800–850	833	294.00–297.50	295.72
2	850–900	870	290.00–294.00	291.95
1	900–950	945	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	380.00–390.00	385.45
4	300–350	325	367.00–388.00	378.29
6	350–400	375	377.00–395.00	386.59
4	400–450	425	344.00–365.00	355.11
8	450–500	475	340.00–348.00	344.21
4	500–550	525	334.00–342.00	338.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	530	348.00	348.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	330.00–362.50	348.02
4	250–300	275	347.00–370.00	359.53
6	350–400	375	337.00–362.00	350.32
4	400–450	425	335.00–340.00	337.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	665	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	325	385.00–470.00	430.71
10	350–400	375	392.00–447.50	421.57
8	400–450	425	400.00–441.00	421.68
20	450–500	475	370.00–412.50	392.35
14	500–550	525	341.00–380.00	361.41
8	550–600	575	318.00–350.00	334.68
4	600–650	625	325.00–346.00	335.91
6	650–700	675	302.00–325.00	313.92
2	700–750	728	291.00–312.00	301.68
1	750–800	785	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	810	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	358.00	358.00
4	600–650	623	333.50	333.50
2	750–800	783	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	495	401.00	401.00
3	500–550	543	373.00	373.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	430.00	430.00
5	500–550	503	412.00	412.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	425.00–490.00	459.95
4	350–400	375	431.00–442.00	436.86
6	400–450	425	398.00–437.00	418.63
4	500–550	525	317.00–366.00	342.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	575	336.00	336.00
4	700–750	706	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	275	450.00–470.00	460.89
6	300–350	325	400.00–420.00	410.76
2	400–450	425	395.00–398.00	396.59
2	450–500	475	350.00–360.00	355.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	490.00–527.50	510.17
4	350–400	375	450.00–497.50	475.30
10	400–450	425	432.00–462.50	448.13
10	450–500	475	397.00–436.00	417.51
6	550–600	575	370.00–380.00	375.21
1	600–650	625	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	675	355.00	355.00
4	700–750	725	293.00–330.00	312.13
1	800–850	845	305.00	305.00

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)	10	—	925	1,610.00–2,500.00	2,139.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,100	1,700.00–2,650.00	2,282.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,100	2,225.00–4,100.00	3,375.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,750.00	2,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,440	3,500.00–3,650.00	3,581.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	2,225.00–3,350.00	2,796.72
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	2,175.00–2,450.00	2,343.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,100	148.00–185.00	170.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	160.00	160.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,275	154.00–166.50	160.62
8	—	1,025	143.00–154.00	149.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	975	118.50–127.00	123.73
14	—	1,025	131.00–146.00	139.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,745	186.50–192.00	189.69

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle