Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last Sale before Thanksgiving 11-19-25 , feeder Steers sold 12.00-35.00 Higher; feeder Heifers under 400 # Sold 5.00-30.00 Higher ; Heifers over 400 # Sold unevenly mixed ; Feeder Yearling Groups were weaned with Shots and were Reported as #1-2s; Slaughter cows sold Weaker; Slaughter Bulls sold Steady to 10.00 Higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $375.37/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 4 of 27 comparable sales and sits −53.01 against this barn's trailing median of $428.38.

Average price

$375.37

14 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,135

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$71

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

$16.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.45

vs MS average

−53.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	382.40	2,103	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	594	366.00	2,174	6thin

One grade step is worth $16.39/cwt here — about −$71 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 sale14 hd

375.37

—

MS average14 barns · 160 hd

373.92

+1.45

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−53.78

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.38

−53.01

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	1,543	188.97	2,915	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,153	147.02	1,695	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	916	122.36	1,121	22

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)	1,030	$2,463	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$2,095	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	550–600	575	336.78/cwt	330.00–343.00	1,936	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	319.04/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	424.08/cwt	420.00–427.50	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	413.64/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,551	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	532.25/cwt	520.00–542.50	1,464	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	707	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	2,308	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	481	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	594	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,174	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	404.45/cwt	387.00–420.00	1,719	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	604	329.25/cwt	329.25–329.25	1,989	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	758	310.25/cwt	310.25–310.25	2,352	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	347.66/cwt	338.50–375.00	2,347	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	775	315.45/cwt	314.50–318.00	2,445	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	351.50/cwt	351.50–351.50	2,214	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	676	320.25/cwt	320.25–320.25	2,165	17
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,804.05/head	1,480.00–2,025.00	1,804	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	1,015	2,094.58/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,095	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	800	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	420.29/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	407.72/cwt	402.00–412.50	1,121	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	363.80/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,546	6
Bulls	—	—	1,738	204.55/cwt	188.50–214.50	3,555	6
Bulls	—	—	1,250	165.60/cwt	154.50–173.00	2,070	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	152.56/cwt	147.00–157.50	1,945	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	121.57/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,064	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	89.47/cwt	83.00–94.50	716	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	139.78/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,433	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	386.64/cwt	370.00–400.00	870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	469.33/cwt	415.00–500.00	1,826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	378.82/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,231	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	339.20/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	486.13/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,580	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	140.10/cwt	133.50–144.50	1,401	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,901.93/head	2,230.00–3,325.00	2,902	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	184.55/cwt	160.00–200.00	2,030	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	410.28/cwt	365.00–450.00	1,539	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	331.00/cwt	324.00–337.50	2,234	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	452.81/cwt	427.00–475.00	1,472	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	424.59/cwt	407.50–440.00	2,017	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	494.84/cwt	469.00–517.50	1,856	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	359.73/cwt	354.00–365.00	2,068	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	425.87/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,810	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	400.23/cwt	370.00–427.50	1,901	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	346.25/cwt	339.00–353.00	2,337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	430.12/cwt	407.00–450.00	1,398	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	522.10/cwt	510.00–532.50	1,697	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	312.58/cwt	304.00–321.00	2,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	353.04/cwt	341.00–364.00	1,853	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	402.71/cwt	370.00–432.50	2,114	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	315.34/cwt	313.00–317.50	1,971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	362.08/cwt	348.00–375.00	2,082	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	311.50/cwt	311.50–311.50	2,227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	367.09/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,744	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 Dec 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 0Year ago 485

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 0Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 0Year ago 83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	275	420.00–427.50	424.08
8	300–350	325	407.00–450.00	430.12
12	350–400	375	395.00–430.00	413.64
8	400–450	425	387.00–420.00	404.45
8	450–500	475	350.00–382.50	367.09
8	500–550	525	341.00–364.00	353.04
10	550–600	575	330.00–343.00	336.78
2	600–650	625	313.00–317.50	315.34
2	650–700	675	318.00–320.00	319.04
1	750–800	785	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	481	372.00	372.00
8	600–650	604	329.25	329.25
17	650–700	676	320.25	320.25
4	750–800	758	310.25	310.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	402.00–412.50	407.72
6	300–350	325	360.00–395.00	378.82
6	400–450	425	340.00–385.00	363.80
4	450–500	475	330.00–347.50	339.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	275	520.00–542.50	532.25
10	300–350	325	510.00–532.50	522.10
10	350–400	375	469.00–517.50	494.84
12	450–500	475	407.50–440.00	424.59
4	500–550	525	370.00–432.50	402.71
4	550–600	575	348.00–375.00	362.08
1	600–650	625	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	675	339.00–353.00	346.25
1	700–750	715	311.50	311.50
1	750–800	775	331.00	331.00
2	800–850	823	304.00–321.00	312.58
1	900–950	905	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	950	289.00	289.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	594	366.00	366.00
5	600–650	630	351.50	351.50
20	650–700	675	338.50–375.00	347.66
9	700–750	707	326.50	326.50
25	750–800	775	314.50–318.00	315.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	470.00–500.00	486.13
5	350–400	389	415.00–500.00	469.33
2	400–450	425	415.00–425.00	420.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	370.00–400.00	386.64
4	300–350	325	427.00–475.00	452.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	375	365.00–450.00	410.28
10	400–450	425	410.00–440.00	425.87
8	450–500	475	370.00–427.50	400.23
12	550–600	575	354.00–365.00	359.73
6	650–700	675	324.00–337.50	331.00
1	700–750	720	322.00	322.00

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)	8	—	925	1,480.00–2,025.00	1,804.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,100	2,230.00–3,325.00	2,901.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,094.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,100	160.00–200.00	184.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,738	188.50–214.50	204.55
4	—	1,250	154.50–173.00	165.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,275	147.00–157.50	152.56
8	—	1,000	133.50–144.50	140.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	875	117.00–125.00	121.57
4	—	800	83.00–94.50	89.47
8	—	1,025	131.00–146.00	139.78

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

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