Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder calves started out sharply lower. However as sale progressed most classes of yearling showed more value. Pee Wee Steers under 400# sold 5.00-20.00 lower; stocker and feeder steers over 400#s sold mixed depending on which classes the buyers wanted. some 15.00 lower and some classes 30.00 higher; stocker heifers under 400# sold 30.00-50.00 lower; bigger heifers over 400# sold 2.00-15.00 higher; Feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s ,most groups were weaned this was reported as added value; Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 lower ; slaughter bulls sold 5.00-20.00 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $411.86/cwt on 36 head, up $7.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 31 comparable sales and sits +23.32 against this barn's trailing median of $388.54.

Average price

$411.86

▲ 7.99 vs prior sale

36 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,273

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$20.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.83

vs MS average

−15.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	422.14	2,337	14thin
Medium and Large 2	525	409.36	2,149	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	572	401.94	2,299	12thin

One grade step is worth $20.20/cwt here — about $38 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 sale36 hd

411.86

—

MS average13 barns · 258 hd

412.69

−0.83

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−15.53

This barn, trailing median31 sales

388.54

+23.32

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	1,533	193.40	2,964	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	165.34	1,927	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,728	165.14	2,854	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	140.55	1,335	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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	967	$2,631	30
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,568	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	981	$3,204	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$2,725	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,599	6

Every lot, as filed

87 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	400–450	425	482.10/cwt	462.00–500.00	2,049	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	551.73/cwt	520.00–580.00	2,345	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	489.39/cwt	475.00–502.50	2,569	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	688	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,494	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	458	514.82/cwt	510.00–517.50	2,358	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	535.33/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,007	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	532.10/cwt	520.00–542.50	1,729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	341.60/cwt	322.00–360.00	2,647	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	501.83/cwt	490.00–512.50	2,384	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	593.78/cwt	540.00–640.00	1,930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	336.58/cwt	334.00–339.00	2,440	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	581.96/cwt	550.00–610.00	2,182	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	348.94/cwt	337.50–362.00	2,704	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	895	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	440.11/cwt	432.00–447.50	2,311	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	468.25/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,692	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	351.69/cwt	332.00–370.00	2,374	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	204.35/cwt	179.50–220.00	2,248	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,599.43/head	2,400.00–2,725.00	2,599	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	621.79/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	420.39/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,627	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	408.67/cwt	380.00–435.00	2,350	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	408.32/cwt	385.00–430.00	2,756	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	995	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,193	4,472.33/head	3,700.00–4,900.00	4,472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	402.08/cwt	380.00–422.50	2,513	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	439.74/cwt	412.00–465.00	2,309	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	383.76/cwt	377.00–390.00	2,399	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,068.18/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,068	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	439.95/cwt	400.00–475.00	1,650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	473.15/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,247	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	401.38/cwt	392.00–410.00	2,308	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	501.15/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,130	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,503	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,568.18/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,568	4
Bulls	—	—	1,815	208.80/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,790	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	593.87/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	440.08/cwt	425.00–457.00	1,870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	505.98/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,897	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	499.91/cwt	450.00–540.00	1,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	452.35/cwt	430.00–472.50	2,149	4
Bulls	—	—	1,250	178.00/cwt	160.00–190.00	2,225	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	159.07/cwt	150.00–165.50	1,630	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	170.21/cwt	166.50–173.50	2,170	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,728	165.14/cwt	157.50–169.50	2,854	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	153.95/cwt	144.00–161.00	1,578	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	127.14/cwt	110.00–140.00	1,112	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	2,297.30/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,297	10
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	166.59/cwt	144.00–182.00	1,541	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	2,772.97/head	2,000.00–3,300.00	2,773	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	479.06/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,317	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	364.95/cwt	353.00–376.00	2,281	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	610.89/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,680	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	590.76/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,920	4
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	725	2,166.38/head	1,725.00–2,525.00	2,166	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	780	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	360.52/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	526.34/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	478.58/cwt	477.00–480.00	2,273	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	417.00/cwt	411.00–422.50	2,398	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	415.23/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,180	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	494.06/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,359	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	401.94/cwt	397.00–427.50	2,299	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	572.50/cwt	572.50–572.50	2,187	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	366.33/cwt	350.00–376.00	2,656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	461	447.30/cwt	403.00–490.00	2,062	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	818	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	309.13/cwt	245.00–387.50	2,838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	634.20/cwt	610.00–655.00	2,061	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	435.87/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,852	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	481.31/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,805	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	326.23/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	321.05/cwt	301.00–340.00	2,809	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	468.92/cwt	440.00–495.00	2,227	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	3,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	411.98/cwt	392.00–430.00	1,957	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	500.87/cwt	485.00–515.00	2,129	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	647	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	690	375.50/cwt	375.50–375.50	2,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	718	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	523.97/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	437.85/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,299	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	496.13/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,612	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	409.36/cwt	390.00–427.00	2,149	10

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 Apr 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 497Last week 382Year ago 345

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 51Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 28Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	520.00–542.50	532.10
4	350–400	375	530.00–540.00	535.33
14	400–450	425	462.00–500.00	482.10
12	450–500	475	440.00–495.00	468.92
6	500–550	525	432.00–447.50	440.11
8	550–600	575	380.00–435.00	408.67
6	600–650	625	377.00–390.00	383.76
6	650–700	675	332.00–370.00	351.69
8	700–750	725	334.00–339.00	336.58
6	750–800	775	322.00–360.00	341.60
2	800–850	803	320.00–332.50	326.23
8	850–900	875	301.00–340.00	321.05
3	900–950	918	245.00–387.50	309.13
1	1050–1100	1,055	287.00	287.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	461	403.00–490.00	447.30
12	550–600	572	397.00–427.50	401.94
15	650–700	688	362.50	362.50
2	700–750	718	339.00	339.00
3	800–850	818	322.00	322.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	450.00–540.00	499.91
6	250–300	275	460.00–495.00	479.06
6	350–400	375	400.00–475.00	439.95
6	450–500	475	350.00–370.00	360.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	510.00–540.00	526.34
6	300–350	325	480.00–510.00	496.13
10	350–400	375	460.00–500.00	481.31
6	400–450	425	420.00–450.00	435.87
6	450–500	475	392.00–430.00	411.98
10	500–550	525	390.00–427.00	409.36
6	600–650	625	353.00–376.00	364.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	600.00–640.00	621.79
12	300–350	325	610.00–655.00	634.20
14	350–400	375	550.00–610.00	581.96
10	400–450	425	520.00–580.00	551.73
8	450–500	475	490.00–512.50	501.83
12	500–550	525	475.00–502.50	489.39
8	550–600	575	450.00–485.00	468.25
6	600–650	625	410.00–430.00	420.39
2	650–700	675	385.00–430.00	408.32
4	700–750	725	350.00–376.00	366.33
4	750–800	775	337.50–362.00	348.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	458	510.00–517.50	514.82
2	550–600	573	450.00	450.00
3	600–650	647	413.00	413.00
2	650–700	690	375.50	375.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	475.00–510.00	494.06
4	300–350	325	580.00–610.00	593.87
6	350–400	375	490.00–520.00	505.98
4	400–450	425	425.00–457.00	440.08
4	450–500	475	430.00–472.50	452.35
4	500–550	525	410.00–420.00	415.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	275	600.00–620.00	610.89
4	300–350	325	580.00–600.00	590.76
4	350–400	375	500.00–545.00	523.97
8	400–450	425	485.00–515.00	500.87
8	450–500	475	477.00–480.00	478.58
6	500–550	525	430.00–445.00	437.85
4	550–600	575	411.00–422.50	417.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	572.50	572.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	540.00–640.00	593.78
14	400–450	425	480.00–520.00	501.15
10	450–500	475	460.00–485.00	473.15
8	500–550	525	412.00–465.00	439.74
6	550–600	575	392.00–410.00	401.38
6	600–650	625	380.00–422.50	402.08
1	700–750	700	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	805	317.50	317.50
1	900–950	910	275.00	275.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,193	3,700.00–4,900.00	4,472.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	925	2,000.00–3,300.00	2,772.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	2,725.00	2,725.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,100	179.50–220.00	204.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,100	2,400.00–2,725.00	2,599.43
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	925	144.00–182.00	166.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,100	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,068.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,100	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,568.18
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	925	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,297.30
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	725	1,725.00–2,525.00	2,166.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,815	200.00–215.00	208.80
8	—	1,250	160.00–190.00	178.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	150.00–165.50	159.07
18	—	1,275	166.50–173.50	170.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,728	157.50–169.50	165.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	144.00–161.00	153.95
6	—	875	110.00–140.00	127.14

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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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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