Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold $5.00-$8.00 HIGHER. Slaughter cows and bulls sold STEADY.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $428.38/cwt on 44 head, up $12.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 27 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $428.38.

Average price

$428.38

▲ 12.23 vs prior sale

44 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,301

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$56

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

$4.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.44

vs MS average

−25.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	431.38	2,262	14thin
Medium and Large 1	543	426.98	2,319	30

One grade step is worth $4.40/cwt here — about −$56 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale44 hd

428.38

—

MS average13 barns · 385 hd

435.82

−7.44

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

−25.34

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.38

+0.00

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	1,591	212.41	3,379	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	177.04	1,977	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	168.06	1,723	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	842	150.71	1,268	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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$2,860	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	968	$3,881	8
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	793	$2,638	4thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	—	1,525	210.24/cwt	207.00–215.00	3,206	6
Bulls	—	—	1,788	218.93/cwt	218.00–220.00	3,914	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	172.68/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,770	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	185.77/cwt	182.00–189.00	2,415	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	168.06/cwt	162.50–172.00	1,723	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	135.98/cwt	132.50–140.00	952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	410.39/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,352	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	570.91/cwt	555.00–585.00	2,129	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	438.04/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,291	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	362.79/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,079	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	326.88/cwt	322.50–331.00	2,363	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	387.95/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,417	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	400.46/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,066	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	438.58/cwt	435.00–446.00	2,219	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	400	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,960	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	320.31/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	379.09/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,172	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	350.36/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,183	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	430.53/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,821	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	401.95/cwt	392.00–411.00	1,901	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	592	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	408.24/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,478	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	437.86/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,071	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	390.43/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,042	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	358.88/cwt	355.00–362.50	2,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	511.07/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,162	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	165.30/cwt	161.50–168.00	1,694	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	150.84/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,207	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	3,881.29/head	3,580.00–4,130.00	3,881	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	2,860.29/head	2,500.00–3,375.00	2,860	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	2,637.70/head	2,200.00–2,950.00	2,638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	740	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,612	3

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 Jun 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 363Last week 403Year ago 315

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 52Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 123Year ago 57

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold $5.00-$8.00 HIGHER. Slaughter cows and bulls sold STEADY.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,525	207.00–215.00	210.24
2	—	1,788	218.00–220.00	218.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	168.00–176.00	172.68
4	—	1,300	182.00–189.00	185.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	162.50–172.00	168.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	700	132.50–140.00	135.98
4	—	1,025	161.50–168.00	165.30
4	—	800	145.00–156.00	150.84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	373	555.00–585.00	570.91
6	400–450	423	490.00–530.00	511.07
6	450–500	473	430.00–445.00	437.86
18	500–550	523	425.00–450.00	438.04
12	550–600	573	400.00–420.00	410.39
14	600–650	623	375.00–400.00	387.95
2	650–700	673	355.00–362.50	358.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	490.00	490.00
11	500–550	506	435.00–446.00	438.58
3	550–600	592	405.00	405.00
9	600–650	607	400.00–415.00	408.24
3	700–750	740	353.00	353.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	423	420.00–440.00	430.53
8	450–500	473	392.00–411.00	401.95
26	500–550	523	380.00–400.00	390.43
8	550–600	573	355.00–370.00	362.79
4	700–750	723	322.50–331.00	326.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	420.00	420.00
17	500–550	516	385.00–410.00	400.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	573	370.00–387.50	379.09
4	600–650	623	340.00–360.00	350.36
2	700–750	723	310.00–330.00	320.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	968	3,580.00–4,130.00	3,881.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,063	2,500.00–3,375.00	2,860.29
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	793	2,200.00–2,950.00	2,637.70

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS

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