Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2026-07-29

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Jul 29
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
343 head
102 vs last sale 241 3 vs year ago 346 · 0.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
15 vs last sale 44 30 vs year ago 59 · 50.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
21 vs last sale 44 18 vs year ago 41 · 43.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks Sale Feeder Steers sold 17.00-28.00 Lower ; Feeder Heifers under 350# sold Firmer to 5.00 Higher; Feeder Heifers over 400# sold 11.00-29.00 Lower; Feeder Yearling groups Were Weaned this showed added value and groups were reported as #1-2s ; Slaughter cows sold Firmer ; Slaughter Bulls didn't have enough to compare

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $370.31/cwt on 28 head, down $42.88 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 27 comparable sales and sits 58.08 against this barn's trailing median of $428.38.
Average price
$370.31
42.88 vs prior sale
28 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,097
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$12
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$13.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.20
vs MS average
28.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550380.702,0944thin
Medium and Large 2525380.371,9972thin
Medium and Large 1-2573367.502,10622
One grade step is worth $13.20/cwt here — about −$12 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales
497447397347median 428.3812/1703/0404/2906/2408/19
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 sale28 hd
370.31
MS average14 barns · 231 hd
373.51
−3.20
National average142 barns · 3,877 hd
399.29
−28.98
This barn, trailing median27 sales
428.38
−58.08
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,395201.122,8067thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,440192.552,7734thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,225179.952,20410
CowsLean 85-90%Low965147.071,41910

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$2,4412thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)770$1,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$3,3892thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)918$2,0995
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)590$2,1054thin

Every lot, as filed

67 lots · USDA AMS · Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250225366.82/cwt300.00–450.008254
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700675339.70/cwt334.00–345.002,2932
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650625331.94/cwt307.00–355.002,0758
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550532357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,9025
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300275524.06/cwt505.00–540.001,4412
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850830295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4491
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400375460.89/cwt422.00–495.001,72812
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250225498.32/cwt490.00–505.001,1212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550528388.91/cwt387.50–390.002,0537
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525338.57/cwt337.00–340.001,7774
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600578349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,0172
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750723327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,3647
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added250–300293520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,5242
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800780310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4181
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500462383.95/cwt382.50–385.001,7747
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500475366.36/cwt354.00–377.501,7406
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650618356.44/cwt342.50–363.502,20315
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600594357.51/cwt355.50–371.002,12415
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650616333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,0514
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700689339.65/cwt336.00–345.002,34013
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 19251,986.49/head1,600.00–2,250.001,9864
Bred CowsSmall 17701,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425373.22/cwt360.00–385.001,58610
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300275427.23/cwt400.00–450.001,1754
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650633353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,2342
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600595340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0232
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 19253,389.19/head3,300.00–3,450.003,3892
CowsBoner 80-85%1,275184.82/cwt174.50–194.002,3568
CowsBoner 80-85%1,025160.49/cwt152.00–166.501,6452
CowsLean 85-90%925136.35/cwt131.00–140.001,2616
CowsLean 85-90%1,025163.15/cwt157.00–167.501,6724
Bulls1,353197.47/cwt170.00–209.002,6726
Bulls1,650223.00/cwt223.00–223.003,6801
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325458.07/cwt450.00–465.001,4892
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425403.22/cwt390.00–415.001,7144
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500473413.00/cwt413.00–413.001,9532
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375411.31/cwt390.00–430.001,5426
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625356.55/cwt342.00–370.002,2284
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625331.83/cwt323.00–340.002,0748
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525359.99/cwt349.00–370.001,89014
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850845285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4081
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500475397.09/cwt380.00–412.501,8868
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600575375.69/cwt371.00–380.002,1602
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350325513.44/cwt500.00–525.001,6694
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575341.73/cwt330.00–352.501,9656
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750730315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3001
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425433.22/cwt420.00–445.001,8414
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475372.56/cwt356.00–387.501,7704
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550525385.71/cwt381.00–390.002,0252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 18902,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0752,440.81/head2,200.00–2,675.002,4412
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450425389.79/cwt325.00–447.501,65718
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525356.40/cwt325.00–385.001,8714
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900860280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4081
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy5902,105.00/head1,610.00–2,200.002,1054
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350325360.12/cwt337.00–380.001,1704
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750710292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,0771
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350325489.65/cwt470.00–512.501,5916
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600575346.60/cwt332.00–360.001,9936
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475402.09/cwt390.00–413.001,9108
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,100243.68/cwt186.00–280.002,68010
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,440192.55/cwt188.50–196.002,7734
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300275474.51/cwt450.00–495.001,3054
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475350.26/cwt345.00–355.001,6646
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425408.46/cwt400.00–416.001,7364
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550525380.37/cwt372.00–388.001,9972
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450425346.43/cwt334.00–357.501,4724

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.