Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2026-02-11

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Feb 11
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
583 head
583 vs last sale 0 262 vs year ago 321 · +81.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
37 vs last sale 0 6 vs year ago 31 · +19.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
73 vs last sale 0 45 vs year ago 28 · +160.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 1/21/26 Feeder Steers sold 5.00-35.00 higher , with one class as much as 65.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 3.00-27.00 higher , with some classes 50.00-62.00 higher; feeder yearling groups were all weaned with shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s; Slaughter cows sold 1.00-6.00 higher; only had 2 slaughter bulls, they sold firmer

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $404.75/cwt on 93 head, up $31.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 31 comparable sales and sits +16.21 against this barn's trailing median of $388.54.
Average price
$404.75
31.54 vs prior sale
93 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,199
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$918
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium 3-4
$156.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.62
vs MS average
19.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3549428.002,3505thin
Medium and Large 1-2546416.742,27561
Medium and Large 1550416.112,28912thin
Medium and Large 2525385.352,0236thin
Medium and Large 3525354.161,8594thin
Medium 3-4527271.671,4325thin
One grade step is worth $156.33/cwt here — about $918 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
427392356320median 388.5412/1703/0404/2906/2408/19
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 sale93 hd
404.75
MS average14 barns · 402 hd
392.13
+12.62
National average187 barns · 18,214 hd
423.95
−19.20
This barn, trailing median31 sales
388.54
+16.21
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
BullsAverage1,828190.753,4862thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,160164.271,90521
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,248161.572,0162thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low982142.941,40414

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,190$3,2251thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,010$3,06835
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)975$3,13712
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)650$1,9751thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,064$2,3907

Every lot, as filed

83 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700675338.81/cwt330.00–347.002,2874
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525456.54/cwt450.00–462.502,3974
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800775310.98/cwt297.50–325.002,4102
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550542334.00/cwt230.00–475.001,8107
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450436454.69/cwt380.00–485.001,98211
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575408.15/cwt380.00–434.002,3476
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850849342.75/cwt342.75–342.752,91023
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600572438.26/cwt430.00–445.002,50715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500476443.45/cwt439.00–445.002,11118
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650604395.50/cwt395.50–395.502,3896
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750725365.50/cwt365.50–365.502,6504
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450416454.44/cwt432.00–477.501,8906
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700668391.69/cwt388.00–398.002,6169
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550503429.35/cwt318.00–446.002,16023
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650619429.61/cwt424.00–431.002,65915
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400378462.14/cwt435.00–480.001,7477
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525385.35/cwt372.00–397.502,0236
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400389533.56/cwt505.00–540.002,07610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400373511.29/cwt486.00–528.001,90713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800789361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,8487
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500494476.77/cwt461.00–482.002,35512
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added500–550549428.00/cwt428.00–428.002,3505
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250225563.32/cwt555.00–570.001,2674
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600572409.11/cwt390.00–434.002,34038
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475403.30/cwt387.00–418.001,9166
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550525442.50/cwt437.00–447.502,3234
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250225638.02/cwt620.00–652.501,4362
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350300510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,5302
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450425440.58/cwt430.00–450.001,8724
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450414468.26/cwt451.00–475.001,93921
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 19152,491.88/head2,025.00–2,850.002,49217
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 19252,975.68/head2,500.00–3,300.002,9768
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 19602,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 36501,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425438.88/cwt432.00–445.001,8654
CowsLean 85-90%875121.43/cwt110.00–130.001,0634
CowsBoner 80-85%1,006156.42/cwt153.50–159.001,5749
Bulls1,410180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,5381
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,248161.57/cwt158.50–164.502,0162
CowsBoner 80-85%1,275170.15/cwt163.00–176.502,16912
Bulls2,245201.50/cwt201.50–201.504,5241
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550525354.16/cwt345.00–362.501,8594
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650625319.09/cwt310.00–327.501,9944
SteersMedium and Large 3200–250225591.09/cwt580.00–600.001,3304
SteersMedium 3-4Value Added450–500463295.85/cwt242.50–347.501,3704
HeifersMedium 3-4Value Added500–550527271.67/cwt224.00–342.501,4325
CowsLean 85-90%1,025151.54/cwt141.00–159.001,55310
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450425480.24/cwt430.00–525.002,04114
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700675345.18/cwt340.00–350.002,3304
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650625386.76/cwt380.00–393.002,4174
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450425410.05/cwt400.00–419.001,7438
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350325432.27/cwt400.00–460.001,4056
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400375411.31/cwt390.00–430.001,5424
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,100158.14/cwt152.00–162.001,74012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1903,225.00/head3,225.00–3,225.003,2251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,0642,390.27/head2,200.00–2,550.002,3907
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1003,611.36/head2,875.00–4,075.003,61118
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750735336.10/cwt325.00–347.502,4702
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500475448.92/cwt420.00–475.002,13216
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400375573.22/cwt537.00–605.002,15012
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700675392.44/cwt387.00–397.502,6492
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475480.15/cwt472.00–487.502,2814
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350325633.44/cwt620.00–645.002,0598
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625420.91/cwt410.00–431.002,6314
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600575395.64/cwt380.00–410.002,2754
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850800347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,7761
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600575445.85/cwt425.00–465.002,5646
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475438.04/cwt422.00–452.502,08112
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625386.35/cwt377.00–395.002,4152
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525424.07/cwt400.00–446.002,2266
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1123,644.38/head3,200.00–3,850.003,6443
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300275664.51/cwt640.00–685.001,82710
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900870290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5231
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325536.51/cwt515.00–555.001,7448
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250225716.59/cwt675.00–750.001,6124
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750713366.47/cwt365.00–368.002,6132
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425514.74/cwt492.00–535.002,1886
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300275580.45/cwt575.00–585.001,5964
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850800325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6001
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800770305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3491
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400362472.93/cwt435.00–528.001,7128
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750710310.14/cwt300.00–320.002,2022
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550529456.43/cwt431.00–475.002,41510

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.