Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale Quality of yearlings didn't seem as good. Feeder calves under 450#s sold Steady; Feeder yearlings over 450#s sold 5.00-17.00 Higher; Most classes Feeder Heifers sold 10.00-30.00 Lower , with Quality not as good ; Feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups were listed as added value; Slaughter cows sold Firmer; Slaughter Bulls sold 1.00-7.00 Higher with high yielding bulls very good

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $451.58/cwt on 38 head, up $7.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 27 comparable sales and sits +23.20 against this barn's trailing median of $428.38.

Average price

$451.58

▲ 7.36 vs prior sale

38 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,428

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$72.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.41

vs MS average

−29.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	469.08	2,551	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	513	459.00	2,357	10thin
Medium and Large 2	538	434.75	2,337	8thin
Medium and Large 3	575	396.65	2,281	4thin

One grade step is worth $72.43/cwt here — about $270 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

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 sale38 hd

451.58

—

MS average13 barns · 200 hd

441.17

+10.41

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

−29.44

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.38

+23.20

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	1,450	196.19	2,845	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	165.78	1,920	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,558	162.69	2,535	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	141.62	1,357	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)	1,052	$2,976	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$2,296	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$3,859	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$2,757	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	570	$1,004	10

Every lot, as filed

86 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	500–550	505	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	445.26/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,115	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	357.77/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,415	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	510.61/cwt	460.00–555.00	1,915	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,230	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	385.50/cwt	385.50–385.50	2,633	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	450.20/cwt	442.00–457.50	1,913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	722	387.32/cwt	383.00–389.50	2,796	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	915	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	2,923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	643	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	423.82/cwt	370.00–440.00	2,000	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	548.86/cwt	535.00–560.00	1,235	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,290	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	429	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,336	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	491.63/cwt	480.00–502.00	2,089	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	411.80/cwt	405.00–418.00	2,162	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	387.01/cwt	370.00–402.50	2,032	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	432.52/cwt	427.00–437.50	2,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	490.65/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,840	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,108	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	441.19/cwt	437.00–445.00	2,316	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	415.43/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	474.26/cwt	465.00–482.50	2,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	380.43/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,187	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	566.13/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	531.79/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,462	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	2,439.19/head	1,800.00–2,875.00	2,439	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	2,756.76/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,757	4
Stock Cows	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	570	1,003.51/head	750.00–1,175.00	1,004	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	600–650	645	383.50/cwt	383.50–383.50	2,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	535.33/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,007	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	603.62/cwt	590.00–615.00	1,660	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	2,295.95/head	1,850.00–2,600.00	2,296	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	174.19/cwt	173.00–175.00	1,611	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	153.56/cwt	148.00–157.50	1,574	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	135.65/cwt	130.00–139.50	1,255	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	162.69/cwt	154.50–168.00	2,535	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	160.56/cwt	155.00–164.50	1,646	14
Bulls	—	—	1,950	229.16/cwt	228.00–230.00	4,469	4
Bulls	—	—	1,250	183.00/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,288	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	396.65/cwt	393.00–400.00	2,281	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	354.12/cwt	345.00–362.50	2,036	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	461.51/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,500	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	477.23/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,312	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	470.26/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,234	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	170.35/cwt	164.00–176.00	2,172	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	269.93/cwt	219.00–302.00	2,969	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,177.27/head	2,625.00–3,525.00	3,177	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	471.03/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,237	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	554.75/cwt	537.00–570.00	1,803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	367.95/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	493.41/cwt	485.00–501.00	2,344	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	449.34/cwt	435.00–462.50	2,584	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1400–1450	1,420	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,266	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1200–1250	1,205	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	358.67/cwt	350.00–366.00	2,733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	405.59/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	573.32/cwt	560.00–585.00	2,150	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	970	3,859.02/head	3,500.00–4,200.00	3,859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	420.33/cwt	400.00–439.00	2,417	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	502.66/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,885	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	406.94/cwt	390.00–422.50	2,340	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	374.29/cwt	360.00–387.50	2,339	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	510.29/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	544.75/cwt	527.00–560.00	1,770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	491.15/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,087	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	431.54/cwt	425.00–437.50	2,266	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	590.76/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	480.93/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,525	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	474.26/cwt	465.00–482.50	2,016	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	346.50/cwt	346.50–346.50	2,356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	319.31/cwt	305.00–334.00	2,459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	446.89/cwt	427.00–465.00	2,346	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	364.29/cwt	350.00–377.50	2,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	811	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,830	7

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 360Last week 689Year ago 485

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 38Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 58Year ago 80

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
4	500–550	505	472.50	472.50
2	600–650	643	404.00	404.00
9	700–750	722	383.00–389.50	387.32
7	800–850	811	349.00	349.00
2	900–950	915	319.50	319.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	433	515.00	515.00
6	500–550	519	450.00	450.00
8	650–700	683	385.50	385.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	590.00–615.00	603.62
4	300–350	325	550.00–580.00	566.13
4	350–400	375	530.00–540.00	535.33
8	400–450	425	480.00–502.00	491.63
6	500–550	525	437.00–445.00	441.19
2	550–600	575	405.00–425.00	415.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	537.00–570.00	554.75
4	400–450	425	465.00–482.50	474.26
4	450–500	475	465.00–475.00	470.26
4	550–600	575	393.00–400.00	396.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	645	383.50	383.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	580.00–600.00	590.76
6	350–400	375	560.00–585.00	573.32
2	400–450	425	505.00–515.00	510.29
4	450–500	475	485.00–501.00	493.41
10	500–550	525	460.00–500.00	480.93
6	550–600	575	435.00–462.50	449.34
2	600–650	625	390.00–420.00	405.59
4	650–700	675	355.00–380.00	367.95
1	700–750	745	345.00	345.00
3	750–800	762	350.00–366.00	358.67
1	800–850	805	334.00	334.00
1	850–900	855	348.00	348.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	560.00	560.00
4	350–400	391	415.00	415.00
9	450–500	472	370.00–440.00	423.82
3	500–550	527	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	527.00–560.00	544.75
6	350–400	375	500.00–505.00	502.66
10	400–450	425	465.00–482.50	474.26
6	450–500	475	440.00–450.00	445.26
6	500–550	525	425.00–437.50	431.54
6	550–600	575	390.00–422.50	406.94
2	600–650	625	350.00–377.50	364.29
4	650–700	675	350.00–365.00	357.77
1	700–750	710	333.00	333.00
2	750–800	770	305.00–334.00	319.31
1	850–900	860	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	535.00–560.00	548.86
4	250–300	275	510.00–550.00	531.79
6	350–400	375	480.00–500.00	490.65
4	400–450	425	442.00–457.50	450.20
2	450–500	475	427.00–437.50	432.52
4	500–550	525	405.00–418.00	411.80
8	550–600	575	370.00–390.00	380.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	429.00	429.00
3	650–700	680	346.50	346.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	450.00–500.00	477.23
6	300–350	325	440.00–480.00	461.51
4	500–550	525	370.00–402.50	387.01
4	550–600	575	345.00–362.50	354.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1200–1250	1,205	199.00	199.00
1	1400–1450	1,420	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	460.00–555.00	510.61
8	400–450	425	470.00–510.00	491.15
4	450–500	475	450.00–490.00	471.03
6	500–550	525	427.00–465.00	446.89
4	550–600	575	400.00–439.00	420.33
4	600–650	625	360.00–387.50	374.29
1	700–750	700	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	765	329.00	329.00
1	800–850	830	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	518	442.00	442.00

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	1,800.00–2,875.00	2,439.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	925	1,850.00–2,600.00	2,295.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,100	2,625.00–3,525.00	3,177.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,756.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	3,500.00–4,200.00	3,859.02
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	570	750.00–1,175.00	1,003.51
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	925	173.00–175.00	174.19
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,100	219.00–302.00	269.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	148.00–157.50	153.56
8	—	925	130.00–139.50	135.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,558	154.50–168.00	162.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	155.00–164.50	160.56
16	—	1,275	164.00–176.00	170.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,950	228.00–230.00	229.16
10	—	1,250	180.00–185.00	183.00

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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