Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale Feeder steers sold mixed with Better Quality Steers selling firmer ; Most Classes of Feeder Heifers selling 3.00-25.00 Higher; Feeder Yearling Groups were reported as #1-2s with weaned groups reported as Added Value ; Slaughter Cows sold 1.00-4.00 Higher; Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 lower

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $438.93/cwt on 46 head, down $12.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 27 comparable sales and sits +10.55 against this barn's trailing median of $428.38.

Average price

$438.93

▼ 12.65 vs prior sale

46 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,433

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$65.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.25

vs MS average

−48.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	448.58	2,450	26
Medium and Large 1	575	441.73	2,540	8thin
Medium and Large 2	550	432.72	2,380	8thin
Medium and Large 3	575	383.03	2,202	4thin

One grade step is worth $65.55/cwt here — about $247 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 sale46 hd

438.93

—

MS average14 barns · 342 hd

447.18

−8.25

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−48.62

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.38

+10.55

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	1,679	204.13	3,428	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,246	171.37	2,135	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	160.23	2,576	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	153.78	1,576	8thin

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)	1,034	$3,067	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,786	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	976	$3,808	10
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	780	$2,083	2thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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	600–650	625	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	764	354.60/cwt	338.00–361.50	2,709	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	490	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	2,391	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	488.22/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,075	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	457.93/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,946	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,006	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	3,058	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	408	511.00/cwt	511.00–511.00	2,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	863	337.50/cwt	332.50–342.50	2,913	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	488	463.00/cwt	463.00–463.00	2,259	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	422.82/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,431	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	718	371.32/cwt	371.00–372.00	2,666	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,038	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,247	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,078	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,081	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	387.61/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,229	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	398.09/cwt	374.50–433.00	2,138	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	659	398.79/cwt	384.00–409.50	2,628	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,299	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,511	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,451	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,448	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	387	475.61/cwt	430.00–501.00	1,841	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	360.90/cwt	342.50–370.00	2,598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	481.75/cwt	480.00–482.50	2,115	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	600–650	618	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	330.59/cwt	315.00–345.00	2,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	530.55/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	427.89/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,032	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	540.76/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	415.23/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,180	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	485.65/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	332	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	456.64/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	442.62/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,324	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	570.38/cwt	565.00–575.00	1,854	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	470.52/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,235	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	585.45/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,610	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	960	3,375.00/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,375	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	855	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	362.82/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,086	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	411.73/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	463.32/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	498.62/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,371	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,823.20/head	925.00–2,800.00	1,823	6
Bulls	—	—	1,890	211.89/cwt	195.00–223.00	4,005	12
Bulls	—	—	1,258	188.61/cwt	185.00–191.00	2,373	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	153.78/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,576	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	160.23/cwt	152.00–166.00	2,576	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	173.21/cwt	165.00–180.50	2,208	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	157.61/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	459.72/cwt	440.00–477.50	2,184	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	463.22/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,969	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	383.03/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,202	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	379.63/cwt	360.00–397.50	1,993	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	393.66/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,870	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	4,595.12/head	3,600.00–5,300.00	4,595	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	650	453.85/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	302.59/cwt	290.00–318.00	2,608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	490.58/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,085	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	515.61/cwt	465.00–560.00	1,934	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	392.28/cwt	365.00–417.50	2,452	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	1,786.00/head	1,786.00–1,786.00	1,786	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,813.64/head	3,200.00–4,200.00	3,814	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	449.44/cwt	410.00–485.00	2,135	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	458.55/cwt	435.00–480.00	2,407	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	177.36/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,951	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	780	2,083.17/head	1,650.00–2,500.00	2,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	580.76/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	623.17/cwt	615.00–630.00	1,714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	411.83/cwt	362.00–440.00	2,574	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	352.78/cwt	332.00–372.50	2,522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	367.77/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,482	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	568.64/cwt	550.00–585.00	2,132	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	492.89/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,341	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	427.62/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,245	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	825	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,908	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	340.33/cwt	330.00–343.25	2,461	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	638	350.09/cwt	347.50–359.00	2,234	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,126	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	565.38/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	425	472.09/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,006	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	338.34/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	329.00/cwt	328.00–330.00	2,780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	323.63/cwt	320.00–326.00	2,518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	475.58/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,021	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	578.86/cwt	565.00–590.00	1,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	378	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	297.00/cwt	294.00–300.00	2,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	633.32/cwt	625.00–640.00	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	458.40/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,177	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	362.99/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,269	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	413.25/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,376	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	512.93/cwt	505.00–520.00	2,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	422.16/cwt	400.00–442.50	2,427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	346.63/cwt	343.00–350.00	2,340	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	441.73/cwt	430.00–452.50	2,540	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,024	1

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 May 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 622Last week 360Year ago 561

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 69Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 68Year ago 78

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
3	350–400	378	550.00	550.00
4	400–450	408	511.00	511.00
8	450–500	490	488.00	488.00
10	500–550	518	472.50	472.50
2	550–600	573	414.00	414.00
4	600–650	625	417.00	417.00
19	650–700	659	384.00–409.50	398.79
19	700–750	718	371.00–372.00	371.32
29	750–800	764	338.00–361.50	354.60
7	800–850	825	352.50	352.50
8	850–900	863	332.50–342.50	337.50
4	1000–1050	1,006	304.00	304.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	580.00–590.00	585.45
8	300–350	325	565.00–575.00	570.38
8	400–450	425	475.00–500.00	488.22
6	450–500	475	460.00–480.00	470.52
4	500–550	525	440.00–445.00	442.62
4	550–600	575	415.00–430.00	422.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	508	452.50	452.50
10	550–600	584	430.00	430.00
15	650–700	679	361.00	361.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	430.00–480.00	456.64
8	400–450	425	450.00–475.00	463.22
10	450–500	475	440.00–477.50	459.72
4	550–600	575	370.00–395.00	383.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	625.00–640.00	633.32
2	250–300	275	615.00–630.00	623.17
4	300–350	325	570.00–590.00	580.76
4	350–400	375	550.00–585.00	568.64
2	400–450	425	505.00–520.00	512.93
6	450–500	475	485.00–500.00	492.89
8	550–600	575	430.00–452.50	441.73
13	600–650	625	362.00–440.00	411.83
4	650–700	675	360.00–375.00	367.77
5	700–750	715	332.00–372.50	352.78
1	750–800	755	352.00	352.00
2	800–850	845	328.00–330.00	329.00
1	850–900	890	340.00	340.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	530.00–550.00	540.76
6	350–400	375	475.00–495.00	485.65
10	400–450	425	450.00–465.00	457.93
4	450–500	475	420.00–435.00	427.89
6	500–550	525	410.00–420.00	415.23
4	550–600	575	385.00–390.00	387.61
2	600–650	625	315.00–345.00	330.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	387	430.00–501.00	475.61
5	400–450	425	460.00–480.00	472.09
3	450–500	488	463.00	463.00
18	500–550	537	374.50–433.00	398.09
27	600–650	638	347.50–359.00	350.09
14	700–750	723	330.00–343.25	340.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	443	460.00	460.00
4	450–500	490	424.00	424.00
6	550–600	578	360.00	360.00
6	650–700	655	343.00	343.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	565.00–590.00	578.86
4	400–450	425	465.00–485.00	475.58
6	450–500	475	440.00–475.00	458.40
2	500–550	525	425.00–430.00	427.62
4	550–600	575	400.00–442.50	422.16
10	600–650	625	350.00–375.00	362.99
4	650–700	675	343.00–350.00	346.63
3	700–750	720	342.50–370.00	360.90
3	750–800	778	320.00–326.00	323.63
2	800–850	835	294.00–300.00	297.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	364.00	364.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	525.00–535.00	530.55
4	250–300	275	485.00–510.00	498.62
4	350–400	375	450.00–475.00	463.32
6	400–450	425	380.00–440.00	411.73
6	450–500	475	370.00–415.00	393.66
6	500–550	525	360.00–397.50	379.63
6	550–600	575	355.00–370.00	362.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	439	480.00–482.50	481.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	560.00–570.00	565.38
14	350–400	375	465.00–560.00	515.61
16	400–450	425	480.00–500.00	490.58
10	450–500	475	410.00–485.00	449.44
10	500–550	525	435.00–480.00	458.55
6	550–600	575	395.00–430.00	413.25
12	600–650	625	365.00–417.50	392.28
3	650–700	650	327.00	327.00
3	700–750	723	335.00–340.00	338.34
3	750–800	770	320.00	320.00
3	850–900	862	290.00–318.00	302.59
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	960	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	2,825.00	2,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,025	3,600.00–5,300.00	4,595.12
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	925	925.00–2,800.00	1,823.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,786.00	1,786.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,100	3,200.00–4,200.00	3,813.64
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	650	435.00–470.00	453.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,100	170.00–182.00	177.36
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	780	1,650.00–2,500.00	2,083.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,890	195.00–223.00	211.89
6	—	1,258	185.00–191.00	188.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	145.00–160.00	153.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,608	152.00–166.00	160.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,275	165.00–180.50	173.21
4	—	1,025	150.00–163.00	157.61

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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Lucedale Livestock Auction

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle