Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2026-10-07

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Oct 7
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
402 head
▼ 224 vs last sale 626▼ 127 vs year ago 529 · −24.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 48▼ 25 vs year ago 69 · −36.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 48▲ 24 vs year ago 31 · +77.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 2.00-12.00 Higher; Feeder heifers sold Mixed with most classes 7.00 -20.00 lower ; Feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and yearling groups that had shots and weaned were reported as Added Value; not many light weight number 1s calves that were steers most were bulls, and still 10.00-25.00 discount on bull calves from steers; Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 Lower ; slaughter bulls sold firmer to 14.00 higher , with better selection of high yielding bulls than last week

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $337.99/cwt on 38 head, down $24.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 30 comparable sales and sits −48.29 against this barn's trailing median of $386.28.
Average price
$337.99
▼ 24.43 vs prior sale
38 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,873
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$7.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.15
vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561342.501,92114thin
Medium and Large 1550335.361,84424
One grade step is worth $7.14/cwt here — about $77 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale38 hd
337.99
—
MS average14 barns · 203 hd
339.14
−1.15
This barn, trailing median30 sales
386.28
−48.29
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
460409358308median 386.2802/2504/2207/2209/0910/28
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $446.48, low $321.50, median $386.28 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Bulls—High1,497176.212,63914
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,485130.991,9452thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average845124.891,0554thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average869104.0690424

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)1,038$2,74228
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)823$1,4332thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$2,6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,035$1,6251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,83116

Every lot, as filed

73 lots · USDA AMS · Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275427.23/cwt400.00–450.001,1752
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325489.52/cwt475.00–502.001,5912
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375477.66/cwt475.00–480.001,7912
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475398.62/cwt386.00–410.001,8936
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475380.26/cwt375.00–385.001,8066
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475355.26/cwt350.00–360.001,6874
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525385.70/cwt370.00–400.002,0256
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525346.65/cwt332.00–360.001,8204
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530380.50/cwt380.50–380.502,0173
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575348.95/cwt338.00–359.002,0066
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575330.43/cwt320.00–340.001,9002
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625339.09/cwt330.00–347.502,1196
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635338.50/cwt338.50–338.502,1494
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675327.66/cwt323.00–332.002,2126
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675321.04/cwt320.00–322.002,1672
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3201
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,065250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,6631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225438.86/cwt425.00–450.009872
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225394.41/cwt375.00–410.008874
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275405.45/cwt400.00–410.001,1152
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275372.25/cwt357.00–385.001,0246
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325432.43/cwt412.00–450.001,4054
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325326.89/cwt300.00–350.001,0626
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2355422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,4986
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375417.59/cwt412.00–422.501,5662
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375400.65/cwt390.00–410.001,5024
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375356.39/cwt350.00–362.001,3364
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425388.42/cwt367.00–407.501,6514
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425361.23/cwt357.00–365.001,5356
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425332.93/cwt325.00–340.001,4154
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,7488
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,80310
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475374.35/cwt357.00–390.001,77812
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475341.20/cwt327.00–354.001,6216
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7846
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525342.04/cwt330.00–353.001,7968
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575328.78/cwt322.00–335.001,8906
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9344
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625310.05/cwt302.00–317.501,9382
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675318.55/cwt317.00–320.002,1504
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710296.00/cwt295.00–297.002,1022
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275524.98/cwt510.00–537.501,44410
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325516.13/cwt500.00–530.001,6778
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375429.91/cwt407.00–450.001,61210
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425409.45/cwt392.00–425.001,74010
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2432425.91/cwt414.00–432.001,84012
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475384.35/cwt367.00–400.001,82612
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525348.07/cwt324.00–370.001,82712
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2544354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,9267
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575322.64/cwt307.00–337.001,85512
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2578331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,9137
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625324.51/cwt311.00–337.002,02812
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675313.63/cwt310.00–317.002,1176
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0951
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,1571
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1860280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4081
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1905271.49/cwt270.00–273.002,4572
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1970250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,4251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250168.20/cwt156.50–176.002,1036
Bulls——1,683182.21/cwt177.50–186.003,0678
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%665132.29/cwt132.00–135.008802
Cows—Lean 85-90%80092.06/cwt82.50–99.5073610
Cows—Lean 85-90%875110.29/cwt106.00–113.5096510
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025118.48/cwt113.50–122.001,2144
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025117.49/cwt109.00–123.501,2042
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485130.99/cwt130.00–132.001,9452
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 11,0351,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1052,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 28231,433.43/head1,425.00–1,440.001,4332
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19252,293.24/head2,100.00–2,425.002,29310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,990.91/head2,500.00–3,300.002,99118
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,830.68/head1,125.00–2,275.001,83116

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.