Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last Weeks sale Feeder Steers sold 5.00-20.00 Higher; Most Classes of Feeder Heifers sold 5.00 - 19.00 Higher , with a few classes selling 27.00-33.00 Higher ; Feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups were marked Added Value; Market Reporter noted a lot of #1 Steers and Heifers ; With higher % of Steers over Bulls this week ; Slaughter cows sold Steady ; Slaughter bulls sold good but didn't have enough from last week to compare with this week

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $387.10/cwt on 47 head, up $16.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 27 comparable sales and sits −41.28 against this barn's trailing median of $428.38.

Average price

$387.10

▲ 16.79 vs prior sale

47 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,083

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$20.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.20

vs MS average

−27.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	531	394.09	2,091	21
Medium and Large 1	556	386.23	2,148	16thin
Medium and Large 2	525	373.80	1,962	10thin

One grade step is worth $20.29/cwt here — about $128 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 sale47 hd

387.10

—

MS average13 barns · 362 hd

382.90

+4.20

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

−27.14

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.38

−41.28

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	1,567	206.82	3,240	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,504	176.10	2,649	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	174.73	2,064	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	164.83	1,690	18

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)	1,045	$3,258	32
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,227	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$4,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$4,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	938	$3,373	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$3,330	10

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	335.33/cwt	330.00–340.25	2,096	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	327.77/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,212	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	380.93/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,000	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	424.54/cwt	410.00–437.50	1,804	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	485.23/cwt	457.00–510.00	1,820	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	398.08/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,090	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	351.31/cwt	345.50–379.50	2,006	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	340.25/cwt	340.25–340.25	2,059	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	550–600	587	335.50/cwt	335.50–335.50	1,969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	744	337.25/cwt	337.25–337.25	2,509	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	425.65/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,596	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	2,578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	355.50/cwt	355.50–355.50	2,311	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	396.35/cwt	381.00–405.50	2,017	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,474	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	378	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	371.82/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,183	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	415	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	364.40/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,303	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	399.25/cwt	387.00–410.00	1,497	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	365.87/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,555	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	344.68/cwt	336.00–352.50	1,637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	424.20/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,379	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	431.79/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	492.18/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	393.44/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,279	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	345.26/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	373.80/cwt	367.00–380.00	1,962	10
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	175.14/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,620	22
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	2,636.49/head	2,250.00–2,900.00	2,636	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	3,145.95/head	2,700.00–3,450.00	3,146	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	180.29/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,299	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	165.45/cwt	155.50–172.50	1,696	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	164.83/cwt	154.00–172.50	1,690	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	179.10/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,602	4
Bulls	—	—	1,250	185.20/cwt	175.00–192.00	2,315	4
Bulls	—	—	1,725	217.63/cwt	203.50–228.50	3,754	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	402.19/cwt	385.00–417.50	1,709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	386.31/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	403.97/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,717	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	173.10/cwt	171.00–174.50	2,692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	512.72/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	325.59/cwt	323.00–328.00	2,198	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	382.86/cwt	350.00–412.50	1,819	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	332.46/cwt	327.00–337.50	2,078	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	350.64/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,016	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	480.38/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,561	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	231.82/cwt	195.00–255.00	2,550	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,227.27/head	1,675.00–2,575.00	2,227	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	519.37/cwt	507.00–530.00	1,688	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	3,606.98/head	3,350.00–3,775.00	3,607	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	938	3,373.47/head	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	423.40/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,011	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	515.56/cwt	482.00–545.00	1,933	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	905	4,950.00/head	4,950.00–4,950.00	4,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	355.81/cwt	330.00–379.50	2,046	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	335.58/cwt	333.00–338.00	2,433	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	443.80/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,886	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	342.95/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,315	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,540.91/head	3,050.00–3,850.00	3,541	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	466.13/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	359.15/cwt	342.00–375.00	2,245	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	355.23/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,865	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	403.80/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,716	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	510.34/cwt	502.00–517.50	1,659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	596.05/cwt	560.00–625.00	1,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	379.12/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,180	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	368.15/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,749	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	319.05/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,313	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	306.74/cwt	304.00–309.50	2,432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	3,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	329.12/cwt	317.00–340.50	2,551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	570.50/cwt	540.00–595.00	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	485.89/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,336	4

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 Aug 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 453Last week 343Year ago 717

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 29Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 23Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	540.00–595.00	570.50
4	250–300	275	475.00–495.00	485.89
6	300–350	325	450.00–480.00	466.13
16	350–400	375	415.00–435.00	425.65
14	400–450	425	380.00–425.00	403.80
12	450–500	475	355.00–380.00	368.15
14	500–550	525	350.00–360.00	355.23
12	550–600	575	330.00–379.50	355.81
4	600–650	625	330.00–340.25	335.33
2	650–700	675	320.00–335.00	327.77
6	700–750	725	310.00–327.50	319.05
2	750–800	793	304.00–309.50	306.74
1	850–900	890	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	385.00	385.00
5	450–500	484	360.00–380.00	371.82
12	550–600	571	345.50–379.50	351.31
5	600–650	605	340.25	340.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	587	335.50	335.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	425.00	425.00
2	650–700	663	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	470.00–510.00	492.18
2	250–300	275	410.00–450.00	431.79
6	300–350	325	400.00–445.00	424.20
6	350–400	375	387.00–410.00	399.25
12	400–450	425	350.00–380.00	365.87
6	450–500	475	336.00–352.50	344.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	380.00–405.00	393.44
2	450–500	475	340.00–350.00	345.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	522.50	522.50
2	250–300	275	510.00–515.00	512.72
8	300–350	325	507.00–530.00	519.37
8	350–400	375	457.00–510.00	485.23
8	400–450	425	410.00–437.50	424.54
8	450–500	475	350.00–412.50	382.86
4	500–550	525	360.00–400.00	380.93
6	550–600	575	335.00–365.00	350.64
6	600–650	625	327.00–337.50	332.46
4	650–700	675	323.00–328.00	325.59
1	700–750	715	319.00	319.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	415	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	530	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	560.00–625.00	596.05
4	300–350	325	502.00–517.50	510.34
4	350–400	375	482.00–545.00	515.56
22	400–450	425	420.00–465.00	443.80
12	450–500	475	405.00–440.00	423.40
6	500–550	525	385.00–410.00	398.08
10	550–600	575	370.00–387.50	379.12
8	600–650	625	342.00–375.00	359.15
8	650–700	675	330.00–355.00	342.95
4	700–750	725	333.00–338.00	335.58
4	750–800	775	317.00–340.50	329.12
1	900–950	920	313.00	313.00
1	950–1000	980	244.00	244.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	410.00	410.00
8	550–600	564	387.00	387.00
27	600–650	632	360.00–375.00	364.40
5	700–750	744	337.25	337.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	509	381.00–405.50	396.35
5	650–700	650	355.50	355.50
6	700–750	743	333.00	333.00
3	750–800	757	340.50	340.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	475.00–485.00	480.38
4	400–450	425	385.00–417.50	402.19
2	450–500	475	385.00–387.50	386.31
10	500–550	525	367.00–380.00	373.80
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	470.00	470.00
1	250–300	275	450.00	450.00
4	400–450	425	400.00–407.50	403.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	925	168.00–180.00	175.14
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,100	195.00–255.00	231.82
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	925	2,250.00–2,900.00	2,636.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,100	1,675.00–2,575.00	2,227.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,100	3,050.00–3,850.00	3,540.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	925	2,700.00–3,450.00	3,145.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	4,150.00	4,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	3,350.00–3,775.00	3,606.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,373.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	4,950.00	4,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,275	175.00–185.00	180.29
12	—	1,025	155.50–172.50	165.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	154.00–172.50	164.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,453	178.00–180.00	179.10
4	—	1,555	171.00–174.50	173.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	175.00–192.00	185.20
8	—	1,725	203.50–228.50	217.63

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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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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