Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale Stocker steers under 450# sold 1.00-5.00 Lower; Feeder Steers over 450# sold 1.00-5.00 higher ; Feeder Heifers sold 1.00-15.00 Lower; Feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups listed as value added; slaughter cows sold steady to weaker; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-15.00 Lower

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $446.84/cwt on 48 head, up $8.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 27 comparable sales and sits +18.46 against this barn's trailing median of $428.38.

Average price

$446.84

▲ 8.09 vs prior sale

48 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$36.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.35

vs MS average

−27.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	453.72	2,495	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	563	447.09	2,516	28
Medium and Large 2	575	417.61	2,401	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.11/cwt here — about $94 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale48 hd

446.84

—

MS average14 barns · 379 hd

441.49

+5.35

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−27.64

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.38

+18.46

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	—	Average	1,570	206.55	3,242	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,345	175.50	2,360	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	174.08	2,095	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	155.85	1,597	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$2,789	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,034	$2,633	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,116	$3,916	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$3,254	6
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$2,723	6

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	459.18/cwt	425.00–490.00	2,181	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,239	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	417.61/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,434	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	407.63/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,936	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,231	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	457.01/cwt	442.00–472.00	2,646	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	438.51/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,864	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	333.66/cwt	325.00–346.00	2,436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	495.76/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	392.85/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	373.15/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	363.03/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,087	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	497.72/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,369	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	450.65/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	537.77/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,210	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	475.29/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,020	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	2,344.59/head	1,750.00–2,750.00	2,345	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	553.07/cwt	545.00–560.00	1,797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	468.82/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	510.65/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	425.26/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,020	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	483.62/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,330	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	3,254.05/head	2,600.00–3,700.00	3,254	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	2,789.19/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,789	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	174.59/cwt	152.00–190.00	1,615	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	177.94/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,269	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	164.44/cwt	158.00–169.00	1,686	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	155.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,597	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	2,360	1
Bulls	—	—	1,250	190.40/cwt	176.00–200.00	2,380	4
Bulls	—	—	1,783	217.32/cwt	215.00–219.00	3,875	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	292.77/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	397.29/cwt	360.00–430.00	1,490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	392.93/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	445.45/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,225	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	465.98/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	476.89/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,550	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	415.23/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,180	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	390.98/cwt	365.00–415.00	2,444	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	534.58/cwt	505.00–560.00	1,737	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	502.62/cwt	460.00–540.00	1,885	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	462.02/cwt	425.00–495.00	1,964	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	403.19/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	413.25/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,376	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,806.82/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,807	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	3,940.70/head	3,850.00–4,000.00	3,941	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	296.82/cwt	260.00–320.00	3,265	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	385.43/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,216	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	335.18/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,262	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	468.66/cwt	445.00–490.00	2,226	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,722.73/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,723	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	448.89/cwt	415.00–480.00	2,581	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,480	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	3,648.84/head	3,550.00–3,800.00	3,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	507.93/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,159	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	458.55/cwt	435.00–480.00	2,407	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	419.72/cwt	370.00–465.00	2,204	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	360.39/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,252	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	2,608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	373.11/cwt	370.00–376.00	2,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	325.02/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	568.32/cwt	560.00–575.00	1,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	433.15/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,057	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	434.50/cwt	434.50–434.50	2,438	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	560.89/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,542	2

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 397Last week 318Year ago 659

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 51Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 63Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	505.00–560.00	534.58
20	350–400	375	460.00–540.00	502.62
18	400–450	425	425.00–495.00	462.02
16	450–500	475	425.00–490.00	459.18
16	500–550	525	370.00–465.00	419.72
10	550–600	575	395.00–430.00	413.25
10	600–650	625	365.00–415.00	390.98
1	700–750	720	327.00	327.00
1	750–800	775	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	815	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	425	525.00	525.00
17	550–600	561	434.50	434.50
7	650–700	655	395.00	395.00
6	700–750	716	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	225	535.00–540.00	537.77
4	300–350	325	545.00–560.00	553.07
2	350–400	375	500.00–520.00	510.65
2	400–450	425	470.00–480.00	475.29
4	550–600	575	415.00–420.00	417.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	492.00	492.00
8	550–600	579	442.00–472.00	457.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	560.00–575.00	568.32
2	250–300	275	550.00–570.00	560.89
10	400–450	425	500.00–515.00	507.93
14	450–500	475	445.00–490.00	468.66
8	500–550	525	435.00–480.00	458.55
8	550–600	575	415.00–480.00	448.89
4	600–650	625	385.00–420.00	403.19
2	650–700	675	370.00–376.00	373.11
3	700–750	730	325.00–346.00	333.66
1	750–800	760	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	440.00–450.00	445.45
6	300–350	325	450.00–500.00	476.89
2	350–400	375	450.00–480.00	465.98
4	450–500	475	420.00–430.00	425.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	430.00	430.00
13	500–550	546	410.00	410.00
3	650–700	658	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	495.00–500.00	497.72
4	300–350	325	450.00–485.00	468.82
8	350–400	375	440.00–460.00	450.65
14	400–450	425	420.00–455.00	438.51
4	450–500	475	405.00–410.00	407.63
2	500–550	525	385.00–400.00	392.85
4	550–600	575	350.00–375.00	363.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	485.00–505.00	495.76
12	450–500	475	420.00–445.00	433.15
8	500–550	525	410.00–420.00	415.23
6	550–600	575	375.00–395.00	385.43
10	600–650	625	350.00–370.00	360.39
6	650–700	675	330.00–340.00	335.18
3	700–750	717	320.00–330.00	325.02
1	750–800	760	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	800	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	470.00–495.00	483.62
6	350–400	375	360.00–430.00	397.29
4	400–450	425	385.00–400.00	392.93
2	450–500	475	360.00–385.00	373.15
2	650–700	675	285.00–300.00	292.77

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	1,750.00–2,750.00	2,344.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	925	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,789.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,100	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,806.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	925	2,600.00–3,700.00	3,254.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	3,850.00–4,000.00	3,940.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	4,400.00	4,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	3,550.00–3,800.00	3,648.84
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	925	152.00–190.00	174.59
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,100	260.00–320.00	296.82
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,100	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,722.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,275	170.00–185.00	177.94
8	—	1,025	158.00–169.00	164.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	150.00–160.00	155.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	175.50	175.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	176.00–200.00	190.40
6	—	1,783	215.00–219.00	217.32

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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