Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold weaker with most classes 7.00-25.00 lower ; feeder heifers under 400# sold steady; heifers over 400# sold 5.00-15.00 higher; feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s and groups that were weaned were reported with "added value" ; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold firmer to 13.00 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $444.22/cwt on 72 head, down $13.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 27 comparable sales and sits +15.84 against this barn's trailing median of $428.38.

Average price

$444.22

▼ 13.41 vs prior sale

72 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$362

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

$53.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.42

vs MS average

−34.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	471.97	2,557	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	556	441.04	2,453	38
Medium and Large 2	536	438.23	2,349	18thin
Medium and Large 3	525	418.09	2,195	4thin

One grade step is worth $53.88/cwt here — about $362 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 sale72 hd

444.22

—

MS average14 barns · 360 hd

441.80

+2.42

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

−34.81

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.38

+15.84

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	1,545	193.28	2,986	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	169.32	2,018	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,588	162.82	2,586	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	152.85	1,567	6thin

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)	1,025	$3,019	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	997	$3,543	15

Every lot, as filed

99 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 2	400–450	425	493.22/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,096	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	446.17/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,342	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	383.03/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,202	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	585.38/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,902	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	475.26/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,257	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	747	355.56/cwt	344.00–358.00	2,656	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	345.20/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,158	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	493.07/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	401.29/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,906	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	387.79/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,424	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	410.43/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,360	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	780	348.50/cwt	348.50–348.50	2,718	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	542	426.21/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,310	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	652	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	423.69/cwt	421.00–425.00	2,669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	928	323.68/cwt	320.00–327.50	3,004	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	874	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	920	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	855	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	2,894	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	359.46/cwt	345.00–373.00	2,416	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	410	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	745	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	970	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	350.36/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,365	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	435.58/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,851	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	483.64/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,814	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	591.34/cwt	575.00–605.00	1,626	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	593.27/cwt	560.00–620.00	1,335	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	366.87/cwt	325.00–405.00	1,926	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	535.98/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,010	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	428.32/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	368.32/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,934	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	395.87/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	385.77/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	469.06/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,290	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	800–850	817	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,410	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	551.51/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,792	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	479.30/cwt	450.00–505.00	1,797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	459.20/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,492	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	2,337.84/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,338	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	3,378.38/head	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,378	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	983	2,749.15/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,749	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	152.85/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,567	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	162.82/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,586	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	158.32/cwt	151.00–163.50	1,623	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	174.82/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,229	12
Bulls	—	—	1,840	210.36/cwt	192.00–223.00	3,871	4
Bulls	—	—	1,250	176.20/cwt	175.00–177.00	2,203	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	451.03/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,142	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	532.68/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	361.17/cwt	357.00–365.00	2,077	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	418.09/cwt	416.00–420.00	2,195	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	463.22/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	379.04/cwt	378.00–380.00	2,369	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	542.62/cwt	500.00–580.00	2,035	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	320.11/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1150–1200	1,165	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	3,460	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	259.09/cwt	210.00–290.00	2,850	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,529.55/head	3,100.00–3,800.00	3,530	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	4,104.65/head	3,500.00–4,500.00	4,105	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	330.30/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,725	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	427.99/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	338.22/cwt	331.00–345.00	2,621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	410.85/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,362	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	3,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	440.21/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	582.66/cwt	580.00–585.00	2,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	325.17/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,357	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	849	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,657	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	482	474.00/cwt	474.00–474.00	2,285	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	798	322.55/cwt	322.50–324.00	2,574	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,492	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	634	359.43/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,279	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	305.06/cwt	303.00–307.00	2,669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	408.03/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,346	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	436.63/cwt	400.00–470.00	2,292	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	483.80/cwt	460.00–505.00	2,056	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	528.07/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	348.57/cwt	331.00–365.00	2,527	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	576.13/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,872	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	479.09/cwt	450.00–505.00	2,036	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	487.89/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,317	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	450.93/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,367	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	327.58/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,539	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	600.38/cwt	595.00–605.00	1,951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	451.03/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,142	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	487.85/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,561	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	530.87/cwt	515.00–545.00	2,256	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	373.38/cwt	350.00–395.00	2,334	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	355.24/cwt	334.00–375.00	2,398	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	466.55/cwt	435.00–495.00	2,216	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	382.03/cwt	367.00–396.00	2,579	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 Apr 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 689Last week 497Year ago 524

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 62Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 77Year ago 101

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	560.00–620.00	593.27
8	250–300	275	575.00–605.00	591.34
4	300–350	325	580.00–590.00	585.38
4	350–400	375	520.00–550.00	535.98
14	400–450	425	480.00–505.00	493.22
8	450–500	475	470.00–480.00	475.26
14	500–550	525	420.00–470.00	446.17
4	550–600	575	400.00–420.00	410.43
4	600–650	625	380.00–395.00	387.79
6	650–700	675	340.00–360.00	350.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	482	474.00	474.00
8	500–550	542	420.00–445.00	426.21
30	550–600	560	445.00	445.00
6	600–650	630	421.00–425.00	423.69
3	650–700	652	376.00	376.00
23	700–750	747	344.00–358.00	355.56
8	750–800	780	348.50	348.50
26	850–900	855	338.50	338.50
10	900–950	928	320.00–327.50	323.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	500.00–560.00	532.68
8	300–350	325	530.00–570.00	551.51
4	350–400	375	450.00–505.00	479.30
4	400–450	425	450.00–475.00	463.22
6	450–500	475	430.00–470.00	451.03
4	500–550	525	416.00–420.00	418.09
4	600–650	625	378.00–380.00	379.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1150–1200	1,165	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	595.00–605.00	600.38
2	350–400	375	580.00–585.00	582.66
8	400–450	425	515.00–545.00	530.87
10	450–500	475	480.00–495.00	487.89
8	500–550	525	480.00–495.00	487.85
4	550–600	575	435.00–445.00	440.21
6	600–650	625	415.00–440.00	427.99
12	650–700	675	367.00–396.00	382.03
10	700–750	725	331.00–365.00	348.57
6	750–800	775	331.00–345.00	338.22
6	800–850	825	320.00–340.00	330.30
1	900–950	910	320.00	320.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	485.00–500.00	493.07
12	350–400	375	465.00–500.00	483.64
12	400–450	425	425.00–445.00	435.58
8	450–500	475	375.00–425.00	401.29
10	500–550	525	325.00–405.00	366.87
12	550–600	575	370.00–395.00	383.03
6	600–650	625	340.00–350.00	345.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	634	345.00–370.00	359.43
16	650–700	672	345.00–373.00	359.46
2	700–750	745	326.00	326.00
64	750–800	798	322.50–324.00	322.55
8	800–850	849	313.00	313.00
5	850–900	874	306.00	306.00
5	900–950	920	308.00	308.00
2	950–1000	970	302.00	302.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	450.00–485.00	469.06
6	300–350	325	435.00–480.00	459.20
6	350–400	375	415.00–440.00	428.32
6	400–450	425	380.00–410.00	395.87
2	450–500	475	370.00–400.00	385.77
10	500–550	525	350.00–385.00	368.32
6	550–600	575	357.00–365.00	361.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	817	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	550.00	550.00
1	250–300	275	565.00	565.00
4	300–350	325	520.00–535.00	528.07
12	400–450	425	460.00–505.00	483.80
10	450–500	475	435.00–495.00	466.55
6	500–550	525	430.00–470.00	450.93
4	550–600	575	395.00–420.00	408.03
6	600–650	625	350.00–395.00	373.38
6	650–700	675	334.00–375.00	355.24
6	700–750	725	320.00–330.00	325.17
6	750–800	775	325.00–330.00	327.58
4	850–900	875	303.00–307.00	305.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	535.00	535.00
2	600–650	613	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	325	560.00–590.00	576.13
6	350–400	375	500.00–580.00	542.62
8	400–450	425	450.00–505.00	479.09
14	450–500	475	430.00–470.00	451.03
14	500–550	525	400.00–470.00	436.63
6	550–600	575	390.00–430.00	410.85
1	700–750	720	325.00	325.00
2	750–800	773	315.00–325.00	320.11
1	800–850	845	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	875	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)	6	—	925	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,337.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,100	3,100.00–3,800.00	3,529.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	925	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,378.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	983	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,749.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,075	3,500.00–4,500.00	4,104.65
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,100	210.00–290.00	259.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	147.00–157.00	152.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,588	160.00–165.00	162.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	151.00–163.50	158.32
12	—	1,275	169.00–180.00	174.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,840	192.00–223.00	210.36
4	—	1,250	175.00–177.00	176.20

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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How this sale compares

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