Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2026-08-12

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Aug 12
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
474 head
21 vs last sale 453 48 vs year ago 522 · 9.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
23 vs last sale 67 26 vs year ago 70 · 37.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
17 vs last sale 81 14 vs year ago 50 · +28.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale Feeder Steers sold mostly 6.00-25.00 Lower ; feeder heifers between 300#-400 # sold 5.00-32.00 higher ; feeder heifers over 400# Sold 3.00-32.00 Lower ; Feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s and groups that were weaned with shot were reported with added value ; Slaughter cows sold 7.00-16.00 lower ; slaughter bulls sold Weaker to 2.00 Lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.32/cwt on 41 head, down $18.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 54.21 against this barn's trailing median of $388.54.
Average price
$334.32
18.48 vs prior sale
41 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,853
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$407
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$57.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
21.58
vs MS average
32.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555342.881,90320
Medium and Large 1-2565342.641,93715thin
Medium and Large 2525285.001,4966thin
One grade step is worth $57.88/cwt here — about $407 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

31 sales
427392356320median 388.5412/1703/0404/2906/2408/19
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $413.35, low $334.32, median $388.54 across 31 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 sale41 hd
334.32
MS average14 barns · 454 hd
355.90
−21.58
National average162 barns · 7,051 hd
366.69
−32.37
This barn, trailing median31 sales
388.54
−54.21
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
BullsHigh1,880218.804,1138thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,204165.351,99014
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,423164.102,3356thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average995142.001,41320

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)973$2,91333
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$2,0082thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$4,1324thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,058$2,7822thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475420.26/cwt415.00–425.001,9962
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525355.70/cwt340.00–370.001,8678
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850845315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,6621
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800775331.09/cwt312.00–349.002,5666
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450425412.67/cwt382.00–440.001,75416
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250210545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,1451
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575334.34/cwt320.00–347.501,92212
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425384.83/cwt365.00–402.501,63610
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325484.53/cwt452.00–512.501,5758
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400375469.63/cwt435.00–500.001,76114
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850835285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800783329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,57615
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500475389.27/cwt343.00–431.001,84918
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750725304.30/cwt295.00–313.002,2066
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375429.72/cwt418.00–440.001,6114
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600575345.64/cwt330.00–360.001,98710
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500494375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8538
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550518385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,99413
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800765309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,3641
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525362.48/cwt335.00–387.501,90318
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475364.46/cwt350.00–377.501,7318
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350325473.02/cwt430.00–510.001,53714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500498398.00/cwt398.00–398.001,9826
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325435.76/cwt425.00–445.001,4168
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800772293.50/cwt293.50–293.502,26610
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625325.73/cwt313.00–337.502,03612
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300275491.36/cwt487.00–495.001,3514
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625351.50/cwt345.00–357.502,1974
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350325520.76/cwt510.00–530.001,6926
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700675339.85/cwt330.00–349.002,2948
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600575363.72/cwt346.00–380.002,0916
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700675305.81/cwt297.00–314.002,0642
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750718337.75/cwt337.50–338.002,4252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0754,131.98/head3,875.00–4,300.004,1324
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0083,471.02/head2,900.00–4,250.003,47119
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750705305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1501
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900880217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,9141
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425432.84/cwt422.00–442.501,8404
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550525383.80/cwt377.00–390.002,0156
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850823292.51/cwt290.00–295.002,4072
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800785275.13/cwt260.00–295.002,1603
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650625327.55/cwt313.00–341.002,0476
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700675325.51/cwt318.00–332.502,1976
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400375523.93/cwt517.00–530.001,9652
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0582,781.80/head2,700.00–2,900.002,7822
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500475367.84/cwt361.00–374.001,7474
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400375354.58/cwt337.00–370.001,3304
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500475313.30/cwt292.00–332.501,4884
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350325348.94/cwt307.00–385.001,1344
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450425335.29/cwt330.00–340.001,4254
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550525351.78/cwt340.00–362.501,8474
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,423164.10/cwt163.00–165.002,3356
CowsLean 85-90%1,025147.93/cwt145.00–150.001,51616
CowsLean 85-90%875118.29/cwt116.00–120.001,0354
CowsBoner 80-85%1,025161.51/cwt158.00–164.001,6554
Bulls1,880218.80/cwt207.00–226.004,1138
CowsBoner 80-85%1,275166.88/cwt164.50–169.002,12810
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 19252,156.76/head1,800.00–2,400.002,15714
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400375446.99/cwt435.00–457.501,6762
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250225502.77/cwt500.00–505.001,1312
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425356.61/cwt350.00–362.501,5166
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475383.84/cwt377.00–390.001,8234
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 19252,008.11/head1,800.00–2,150.002,0082
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1925128.92/cwt120.00–135.001,19312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700662345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2848
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300275442.72/cwt440.00–445.001,2174
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525285.00/cwt229.00–336.001,4966
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375398.32/cwt385.00–410.001,4942
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300275400.89/cwt390.00–410.001,1022
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550525371.19/cwt367.00–375.001,9498
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600598363.00/cwt358.50–364.502,17116
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600580340.33/cwt335.00–342.501,97411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550525349.00/cwt349.00–349.001,8324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500493357.10/cwt355.00–358.501,76110
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600575332.86/cwt324.00–341.001,9142
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450446429.00/cwt429.00–429.001,9136
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550525381.00/cwt381.00–381.002,0002
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700660345.50/cwt345.50–345.502,2802
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650641329.50/cwt329.50–329.502,1126

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.