Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2026-10-14

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Oct 14
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
327 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 402▼ 56 vs year ago 383 · −14.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 44▼ 26 vs year ago 73 · −35.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 55▲ 14 vs year ago 44 · +31.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Reporters note , still high percentage of light bull calves to steers ,with most steers bring 10.00-30.00 more than bulls in same quality ; looks like farmers are leaving a lot money on the table by not castrating bulls, even on smaller calves ; however we are not seeing many light good quality steers most are bulls ; Compared to last weeks sale light steers under 600#s sold 1.00-15.00 lower; steers over 600 #s sold 3.00-8.00 Higher; feeder heifers under 600#s sold 1.00-9.00 Lower ; heifers over 600 #s sold 113.00-29.00 higher; feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s and groups were good quality, weaned over 45 days with 2 rounds of respiratory shots this gave groups added value; slaughter cows sold Steady to weaker; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-10.00 lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.19/cwt on 25 head, down $21.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 35 comparable sales and sits −67.14 against this barn's trailing median of $383.33.
Average price
$316.19
▼ 21.27 vs prior sale
25 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,733
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$333
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$36.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.63
vs MS average
−56.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545336.331,83310thin
Medium and Large 2554302.961,67714thin
Medium and Large 3500300.001,5001thin
One grade step is worth $36.33/cwt here — about $333 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale25 hd
316.19
—
MS average14 barns · 311 hd
329.81
−13.63
National average193 barns · 18,908 hd
372.76
−56.57
This barn, trailing median35 sales
383.33
−67.14
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

35 sales
426378329281median 383.3302/2504/2206/2409/0210/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $411.86, low $295.28, median $383.33 across 35 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—Average1,581162.092,5629thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,405128.931,8114thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,192127.151,51512
CowsLean 85-90%Average894109.1297626

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)1,034$2,68616
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$2,4232thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)989$3,10014
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$2,9501thin
Open HeifersN/A(<2 yrs)976$2,27118

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1250570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,4251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1300535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,6051
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375355.86/cwt350.00–361.001,3342
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425417.84/cwt407.00–427.501,7764
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475405.26/cwt400.00–410.001,9252
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475383.84/cwt377.00–390.001,8234
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525371.42/cwt362.00–380.001,9506
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525352.76/cwt347.00–358.001,8524
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575350.52/cwt350.00–351.002,0152
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625344.72/cwt339.00–350.002,1554
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675334.30/cwt333.00–335.502,2574
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725327.10/cwt324.00–330.002,3716
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4381
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4103
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1818319.24/cwt318.50–320.002,6112
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1870300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6101
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2960247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,3761
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225507.18/cwt485.00–525.001,1412
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275448.17/cwt440.00–455.001,2322
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275362.25/cwt350.00–372.509962
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325418.99/cwt412.00–425.001,3622
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325388.82/cwt370.00–405.001,2644
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325356.22/cwt346.00–365.001,1586
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375384.65/cwt370.00–397.501,4424
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375340.65/cwt330.00–350.001,2774
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425383.51/cwt365.00–400.001,6306
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425358.40/cwt351.00–365.001,5234
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3449335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5041
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475368.20/cwt354.00–381.001,7498
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475335.73/cwt331.00–340.001,5954
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3500300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525340.76/cwt335.00–346.001,7896
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525305.41/cwt285.00–324.001,6036
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575329.69/cwt325.00–334.001,8964
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575301.12/cwt286.00–315.001,7318
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625323.51/cwt310.00–336.002,0224
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9693
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,1255
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725300.34/cwt290.00–310.002,1774
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727307.27/cwt303.50–310.002,23414
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added777293.62/cwt288.00–301.002,2819
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added836277.27/cwt274.50–280.002,3186
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275528.59/cwt500.00–552.501,45412
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325485.71/cwt440.00–525.001,57912
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375468.95/cwt425.00–507.501,75922
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425403.42/cwt382.00–422.501,71512
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475368.12/cwt330.00–402.501,74914
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525344.86/cwt320.00–367.501,8116
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575326.52/cwt320.00–332.501,8776
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625314.64/cwt311.00–318.001,9674
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675303.59/cwt294.00–312.502,0494
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725305.98/cwt299.00–312.502,2184
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760292.46/cwt286.00–299.002,2232
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250151.40/cwt140.00–159.001,8934
Bulls——1,845170.65/cwt158.50–176.503,1485
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77592.34/cwt80.00–102.507164
Cows—Lean 85-90%875110.00/cwt106.00–113.0096316
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025117.94/cwt111.50–122.501,2096
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025117.94/cwt111.50–122.501,2094
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275131.76/cwt127.00–136.001,6808
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,405128.93/cwt125.50–131.501,8114
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19252,577.03/head2,250.00–2,800.002,5774
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19252,298.65/head2,150.00–2,400.002,2994
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0753,983.72/head3,500.00–4,300.003,9846
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2302,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,923.65/head1,225.00–2,400.001,9246
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1003,142.61/head2,575.00–3,500.003,14310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,422.73/head2,300.00–2,500.002,4232
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy9762,270.76/head1,000.00–2,600.002,27118

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.