Lucedale, Mississippi · Feeder and slaughter cattle prices from the USDA report for Wed, Sep 30, 2026. 43 USDA reports in the last 12 months, usually on Wednesday.
Cattle receipts
722 head
Last reported: 410 (Sep 23, 2026) Year ago: 545
500-599 lb steers
$355.57/cwt
20 head, M&L 1 ▼ -$23.23 vs last week ▼ -$15.25 vs Oct 1, 2025
700-799 lb steers
$319.97/cwt
16 head, M&L 1 ▼ -$7.12 vs last week ▲ +$33.96 vs Oct 1, 2025
Reports
43 in 12 mo
Since Oct 15, 2025 Usual day: Wednesday
Prices, Sep 30, 2026 sale
Dollars per hundredweight (cwt). $/head is our estimate: average weight times average price.
Feeder steers, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
10
525500-549
363.32345.00-380.00
$1,907
10
575550-599
347.82340.00-355.00
$2,000
12
625600-649
337.79330.00-345.00
$2,111
4
675650-699
334.66330.00-339.00
$2,259
10
725700-749
321.30312.00-330.00
$2,329
6
775750-799
317.74310.00-325.00
$2,462
1
825825
323.00323.00
$2,665
1
880880
314.00314.00
$2,763
1
930930
315.00315.00
$2,930
Feeder steers, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
4
450450
420.00420.00
$1,890
Value Added
6
513513
412.00412.00
$2,114
Value Added
8
576566-592
379.50354.00-395.50
$2,186
Value Added
11
685684-688
331.64330.00-339.00
$2,272
Value Added
39
725704-743
329.71327.75-333.00
$2,390
Value Added
17
790786-798
329.66328.25-330.25
$2,604
Value Added
38
916916
315.00315.00
$2,885
Value Added
10
1,0641064
287.75287.75
$3,062
Value Added
Feeder steers, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
4
325300-349
509.14500.00-517.00
$1,655
6
475450-499
376.46367.00-385.00
$1,788
Feeder steers, M&L 3
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
4
325300-349
478.13462.00-492.00
$1,554
4
375350-399
411.29370.00-447.50
$1,542
2
575550-599
280.43270.00-290.00
$1,612
Feeder heifers, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
6
375350-399
420.26412.00-427.50
$1,576
14
425400-449
392.31350.00-430.00
$1,667
8
475450-499
368.88351.00-385.00
$1,752
8
525500-549
345.22329.00-360.00
$1,812
14
575550-599
333.25315.00-350.00
$1,916
8
625600-649
317.79310.00-325.00
$1,986
2
675650-699
319.33310.00-328.00
$2,155
1
740740
302.00302.00
$2,235
2
753750-755
304.48299.00-310.00
$2,293
1
840840
275.00275.00
$2,310
2
873860-885
255.32233.00-277.00
$2,229
1
1,0851085
268.00268.00
$2,908
Feeder heifers, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
24
457452-485
404.50364.00-413.00
$1,849
Value Added
10
580580
341.50341.50
$1,981
Value Added
11
736714-749
315.87315.25-317.00
$2,325
Value Added
3
762762
293.50293.50
$2,236
Value Added
51
846846
297.25297.25
$2,515
Value Added
5
993993
275.50275.50
$2,736
Value Added
Feeder heifers, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
8
325300-349
426.13410.00-440.00
$1,385
6
375350-399
410.65400.00-420.00
$1,540
4
475450-499
335.26330.00-340.00
$1,592
8
575550-599
307.82300.00-315.00
$1,770
6
625600-649
299.87290.00-309.00
$1,874
6
675650-699
282.88272.00-293.00
$1,909
Feeder heifers, M&L 3
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
4
225200-249
390.52370.00-407.00
$879
8
275250-299
401.79380.00-420.00
$1,105
10
375350-399
350.36320.00-377.00
$1,314
4
425400-449
322.46314.00-330.00
$1,370
Feeder bulls, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
10
275250-299
483.77450.00-512.00
$1,330
14
325300-349
496.13480.00-510.00
$1,612
12
375350-399
479.30450.00-505.00
$1,797
18
425400-449
419.74397.00-440.00
$1,784
32
525500-549
362.42320.00-410.00
$1,903
4
625600-649
322.64319.00-326.00
$2,016
2
730720-740
273.82250.00-297.00
$1,999
1
760760
250.00250.00
$1,900
1
815815
240.00240.00
$1,956
1
945945
277.00277.00
$2,618
Slaughter bulls, 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
1,0751065-1085
210.40200.00-221.00
$2,262
High dressing
24
1,3551000-1710
170.14150.00-179.00
$2,305
Average dressing
Slaughter cows, Breaker 75-80%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
4
1,3131270-1355
134.32132.00-136.50
$1,764
High dressing
Slaughter cows, Boner 80-85%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
8
1,025850-1200
127.72124.50-130.00
$1,309
Average dressing
8
1,2751200-1350
136.15133.50-138.50
$1,736
High dressing
Slaughter cows, Lean 85-90%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
4
775700-850
103.29100.00-106.00
$800
Very Low dressing
8
925750-1100
112.68110.00-114.50
$1,042
Low dressing
4
1,025850-1200
122.30118.50-125.00
$1,254
Average dressing
52-week trend
Weekly head-weighted average price of Medium and Large 1 steers, all lots at this barn with an average weight in the band. 43 weeks with data.
500-599 lb700-799 lb
Show the weekly numbers
Week of
500-599 lb
700-799 lb
Sep 28, 2026
$355.57
$319.97
Sep 21, 2026
$378.80
$327.09
Sep 14, 2026
$366.92
$324.06
Sep 7, 2026
$355.32
$324.93
Aug 24, 2026
$352.35
-
Aug 17, 2026
$361.79
$317.47
Aug 10, 2026
$373.76
$332.75
Aug 3, 2026
$386.23
$332.35
Jul 27, 2026
$380.70
-
Jul 20, 2026
$407.50
$333.94
Jul 13, 2026
$421.41
-
Jul 6, 2026
$437.43
$334.44
Jun 22, 2026
$429.93
$333.94
Jun 15, 2026
$410.53
-
Jun 8, 2026
$426.98
-
Jun 1, 2026
$415.51
-
May 25, 2026
$441.92
$367.10
May 18, 2026
$453.72
$337.75
May 11, 2026
$443.30
$362.47
May 4, 2026
$441.73
$352.65
Apr 27, 2026
$469.08
$355.25
Apr 20, 2026
$471.97
$344.69
Apr 13, 2026
$480.93
$357.63
Apr 6, 2026
$468.96
$373.00
Mar 30, 2026
$482.74
$351.52
Mar 23, 2026
$447.86
$354.72
Mar 16, 2026
$459.11
$355.00
Mar 9, 2026
$450.48
$362.60
Mar 2, 2026
$438.25
$350.25
Feb 23, 2026
$438.47
-
Feb 16, 2026
$499.39
$343.00
Feb 9, 2026
$452.46
$366.47
Jan 19, 2026
$421.25
$345.30
Jan 12, 2026
$426.60
-
Jan 5, 2026
$420.92
$330.00
Dec 8, 2025
$387.31
$307.00
Dec 1, 2025
$382.39
$321.25
Nov 17, 2025
$341.38
$338.00
Nov 10, 2025
$379.73
$315.00
Nov 3, 2025
$369.64
$299.44
Oct 27, 2025
$355.09
$290.00
Oct 20, 2025
$375.21
$312.13
Oct 13, 2025
$391.12
$336.05
Price slide, Sep 30, 2026
Average $/cwt by 100 lb weight class for Medium and Large 1 steers and heifers at this sale. The small number is the change from the next lighter class.
SteersHeifers
Weight
Steers
Heifers
300-399 lb
-
$420.26
400-499 lb
-
$383.79-36.47
500-599 lb
$355.57
$337.60-46.19
600-699 lb
$337.01-18.56
$318.10-19.50
700-799 lb
$319.97-17.04
$303.65-14.45
800-899 lb
$318.50-1.47
$261.88-41.77
900-999 lb
$315.00-3.50
-
Nearby barns
Straight-line miles between town centers. Price is 500-599 lb steers at each barn's latest USDA report, in that barn's benchmark grade.