Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 5-10 higher, feeder heifers sold 7- 10 lower, slaughter cows sold 3-7 higher, and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.58/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$143.58

65 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$159

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

$5.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.80

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	452	145.52	657	42
Medium and Large 1-2	583	140.03	816	23

One grade step is worth $5.49/cwt here — about −$159 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale65 hd

143.58

—

MS average11 barns · 788 hd

142.78

+0.80

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	—	High	1,413	90.92	1,284	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,088	74.13	806	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	61.81	581	16

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	127.17/cwt	122.00–132.00	856	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	179.88/cwt	177.00–182.50	851	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	174.17/cwt	170.00–178.00	911	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	127.18/cwt	122.00–132.00	792	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	194.67/cwt	192.00–197.00	629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	186.63/cwt	180.00–192.50	696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	185.27/cwt	180.00–190.00	784	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	164.64/cwt	161.00–168.00	943	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	185.55/cwt	179.00–192.00	885	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	165.49/cwt	165.00–166.00	953	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	183.93/cwt	180.00–187.50	870	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	177.61/cwt	175.00–180.00	929	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	193.98/cwt	190.00–197.50	724	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	138.65/cwt	135.00–142.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	123.14/cwt	119.00–127.00	767	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	549	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	155.71/cwt	152.00–159.00	581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	145.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	687	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	176.58/cwt	170.00–182.50	747	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	150.27/cwt	145.00–155.00	636	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	155.35/cwt	150.00–160.00	502	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	138.68/cwt	132.50–144.00	800	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	494	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	721	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,030	1,303.52/cwt	1,150.00–1,425.00	13,426	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	970.65/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	10,046	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	808	717.03/cwt	600.00–800.00	5,794	8
Bulls	—	—	1,600	95.72/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,532	6
Bulls	—	—	1,225	86.12/cwt	80.50–90.00	1,055	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	72.72/cwt	69.50–75.00	745	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	78.35/cwt	76.50–80.00	999	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	66.07/cwt	63.00–68.25	677	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	54.72/cwt	51.00–58.00	438	6

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 Jan 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 713Year ago 444

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 64Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 64Year ago 78

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 5-10 higher, feeder heifers sold 7- 10 lower, slaughter cows sold 3-7 higher, and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	673	122.00–132.00	127.17
6	—	473	177.00–182.50	179.88
6	—	523	170.00–178.00	174.17
6	—	623	122.00–132.00	127.18
6	—	323	192.00–197.00	194.67
6	—	373	180.00–192.50	186.63
6	—	423	170.00–182.50	176.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	180.00–190.00	185.27
6	—	573	161.00–168.00	164.64
6	—	473	180.00–187.50	183.93
6	—	523	175.00–180.00	177.61
6	—	373	190.00–197.50	193.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	190.50	190.50
10	—	477	179.00–192.00	185.55
8	—	576	165.00–166.00	165.49
2	—	605	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	135.00–142.00	138.65
6	—	623	119.00–127.00	123.14
6	—	373	152.00–159.00	155.71
6	—	473	140.00–150.00	145.24
12	—	423	145.00–155.00	150.27
6	—	323	150.00–160.00	155.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	549	144.50	144.50
2	—	643	139.50	139.50
9	—	577	132.50–144.00	138.68
3	—	733	129.00	129.00
4	—	494	146.00	146.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,030	1,150.00–1,425.00	1,303.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,035	900.00–1,025.00	970.65
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	808	600.00–800.00	717.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,600	92.00–99.00	95.72
6	—	1,225	80.50–90.00	86.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	69.50–75.00	72.72
4	—	1,275	76.50–80.00	78.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	63.00–68.25	66.07
6	—	800	51.00–58.00	54.72

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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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle