Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last weeks sale Feeder Steers sold Unevenly Mixed with Bull calves over 400#s 1.00-25.00 lower than steers; Feeder heifers sold most classes 1.00-10.00 Higher; Feeder Yearling Groups were reported as #1-2s , and Groups were weaned showing added value; slaughter cows sold 1.00-8.00 Higher; Slaughter Bulls sold Firmer

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $375.46/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 4 of 27 comparable sales and sits −52.92 against this barn's trailing median of $428.38.

Average price

$375.46

24 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$671

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$102.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.68

vs MS average

−55.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	402.00	2,171	4thin
Medium and Large 1	554	387.31	2,144	14thin
Medium and Large 3	575	345.21	1,985	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	500	300.00	1,500	2thin

One grade step is worth $102.00/cwt here — about $671 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

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 sale24 hd

375.46

—

MS average13 barns · 232 hd

389.14

−13.68

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−55.17

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.38

−52.92

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	1,645	195.45	3,215	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,635	156.67	2,562	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	154.70	1,900	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	125.02	1,156	12

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,082	28
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,669	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$2,009	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,038	$3,179	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	735	$1,838	14
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$1,318	6

Every lot, as filed

72 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	1050–1100	1,088	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	330.60/cwt	316.00–344.00	1,901	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	442.62/cwt	400.00–480.00	1,660	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	426.25/cwt	408.00–442.50	1,812	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	375.67/cwt	357.00–392.50	1,784	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	980	283.50/cwt	283.50–283.50	2,778	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,234	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,171	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	392.52/cwt	387.00–397.50	1,864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	399.96/cwt	397.00–402.50	1,300	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	280.83/cwt	270.00–291.00	2,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	423	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	413	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	372.48/cwt	350.00–392.50	1,583	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	355.77/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	331.19/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	464	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	302.79/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,892	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	391.26/cwt	387.00–395.00	1,467	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	2,009.46/head	1,290.00–2,500.00	2,009	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	2,848.65/head	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,849	2
Stock Cows	Small 4	—	800	1,317.50/head	1,070.00–1,510.00	1,318	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,020	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	350–400	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	455.65/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,709	6
Bulls	—	—	1,690	200.41/cwt	177.00–215.50	3,387	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	141.93/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,455	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	116.57/cwt	110.00–121.50	1,020	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	156.67/cwt	147.50–162.50	2,562	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	157.56/cwt	147.50–166.50	2,009	26
Bulls	—	—	1,420	170.67/cwt	167.50–173.50	2,424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	421.31/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,580	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	345.21/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,985	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	359.37/cwt	347.00–370.00	1,168	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	377.23/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,037	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	142.32/cwt	135.00–147.50	1,459	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	3,289.53/head	2,700.00–3,675.00	3,290	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	416.25/cwt	401.00–430.00	1,977	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	372.45/cwt	340.00–402.00	1,955	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	382.34/cwt	355.00–407.00	1,816	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	379.90/cwt	358.00–400.00	2,184	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	397.18/cwt	382.00–411.00	2,085	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,669.32/head	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	431.45/cwt	414.00–447.00	1,834	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	473.07/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,537	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	246.15/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	295.51/cwt	280.00–310.00	2,142	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	344.09/cwt	335.00–352.50	2,151	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	352.21/cwt	341.00–362.50	2,025	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,081.82/head	2,100.00–3,700.00	3,082	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	445.58/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,894	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	527.06/cwt	512.00–540.00	1,713	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	347.85/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,826	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	543.61/cwt	527.00–557.50	1,495	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,425	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	735	1,838.44/head	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,838	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	420.71/cwt	407.00–432.50	1,367	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	499.98/cwt	480.00–517.50	1,875	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	482.68/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,327	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	313.46/cwt	307.50–319.00	2,116	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	322.79/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,017	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	334.15/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,256	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	415.98/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,560	12

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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 453Last week 337Year ago 576

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 47Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 35Year ago 54

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	413	335.00	335.00
4	450–500	464	400.00	400.00
4	500–550	540	402.00	402.00
6	600–650	612	365.00	365.00
2	650–700	650	368.00	368.00
2	700–750	710	334.00	334.00
14	950–1000	980	283.50	283.50
2	1050–1100	1,088	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	250–300	275	527.00–557.50	543.61
14	300–350	325	512.00–540.00	527.06
10	350–400	375	480.00–517.50	499.98
12	400–450	425	435.00–455.00	445.58
8	450–500	475	401.00–430.00	416.25
6	500–550	525	382.00–411.00	397.18
8	550–600	575	358.00–400.00	379.90
6	600–650	625	335.00–352.50	344.09
4	650–700	675	330.00–338.00	334.15
1	750–800	790	307.00	307.00
1	800–850	835	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	445.00–465.00	455.65
4	450–500	475	387.00–397.50	392.52
1	850–900	890	274.00	274.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	375	400.00–440.00	421.31
4	550–600	575	340.00–350.00	345.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	450.00–510.00	482.68
12	300–350	325	407.00–432.50	420.71
12	350–400	375	400.00–430.00	415.98
12	400–450	425	408.00–442.50	426.25
10	450–500	475	357.00–392.50	375.67
10	500–550	525	340.00–355.00	347.85
8	550–600	575	316.00–344.00	330.60
6	600–650	625	315.00–330.00	322.79
6	650–700	675	307.50–319.00	313.46
6	700–750	725	280.00–310.00	295.51
4	750–800	775	270.00–291.00	280.83
1	850–900	855	290.00	290.00
1	900–950	910	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	397.00–402.50	399.96
4	350–400	375	387.00–395.00	391.26
8	400–450	425	350.00–392.50	372.48
6	450–500	475	340.00–370.00	355.77
2	500–550	525	327.00–335.00	331.19
6	600–650	625	295.00–310.00	302.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	423	427.50	427.50
2	550–600	578	340.00	340.00
5	600–650	612	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	350.00–400.00	377.23
4	300–350	325	347.00–370.00	359.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	465.00–480.00	473.07
10	350–400	375	400.00–480.00	442.62
8	400–450	425	414.00–447.00	431.45
20	450–500	475	355.00–407.00	382.34
8	500–550	525	340.00–402.00	372.45
8	550–600	575	341.00–362.50	352.21
4	650–700	675	242.00–250.00	246.15

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)	12	—	925	1,290.00–2,500.00	2,009.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,100	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,669.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	—	1,100	2,100.00–3,700.00	3,081.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,848.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,075	2,700.00–3,675.00	3,289.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	2,800.00	2,800.00
Stock Cows — Small 4$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	800	1,070.00–1,510.00	1,317.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	14	—	735	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,838.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,690	177.00–215.50	200.41
2	—	1,420	167.50–173.50	170.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	139.00–144.00	141.93
8	—	875	110.00–121.50	116.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,635	147.50–162.50	156.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,275	147.50–166.50	157.56
6	—	1,025	135.00–147.50	142.32

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

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