Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold steady, and slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.23/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$142.23

39 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$3.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.64

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	452	144.86	655	7thin
Medium and Large 1	454	141.65	643	32

One grade step is worth $3.21/cwt here — about $12 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 sale39 hd

142.23

—

MS average13 barns · 1,349 hd

141.59

+0.64

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	1,481	97.35	1,442	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	77.11	918	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	74.17	760	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	62.17	591	6thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	473	155.24/cwt	150.00–160.00	734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	144.78/cwt	140.00–150.00	757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	140.71/cwt	136.00–145.00	666	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	141.27/cwt	136.00–146.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	145.30/cwt	140.00–150.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	493	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	473	176.81/cwt	170.00–183.00	836	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	138.12/cwt	135.00–141.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	323	203.35/cwt	198.00–208.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	423	182.85/cwt	176.00–189.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	145.35/cwt	140.00–150.00	469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	404	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	140.22/cwt	135.00–145.00	733	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	154.66/cwt	150.00–159.00	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	373	194.83/cwt	189.00–200.00	727	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	523	173.61/cwt	171.00–176.00	908	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,091.78/cwt	900.00–1,250.00	11,955	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	680	926.65/cwt	775.00–1,025.00	6,301	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	824.53/cwt	700.00–920.00	8,740	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	778	633.12/cwt	500.00–730.00	4,926	6
Bulls	—	—	1,830	103.43/cwt	99.00–106.50	1,893	4
Bulls	—	—	1,248	93.30/cwt	90.00–95.50	1,164	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	66.93/cwt	64.00–69.00	686	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	52.66/cwt	50.00–55.00	421	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	79.62/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,035	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	74.17/cwt	73.00–75.00	760	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	73.34/cwt	71.00–75.00	752	4

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 373Year ago 486

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 64Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 68Year ago 145

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold steady, and slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	150.00–160.00	155.24
4	—	523	140.00–150.00	144.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	136.00–145.00	140.71
4	—	423	136.00–146.00	141.27
4	—	373	140.00–150.00	145.30
2	—	573	135.00–141.00	138.12
4	—	323	140.00–150.00	145.35
8	—	523	135.00–145.00	140.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	146.00	146.00
4	—	404	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	493	180.00	180.00
2	—	553	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	170.00–183.00	176.81
4	—	323	198.00–208.00	203.35
4	—	423	176.00–189.00	182.85
2	—	623	150.00–159.00	154.66
8	—	373	189.00–200.00	194.83
2	—	523	171.00–176.00	173.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,095	900.00–1,250.00	1,091.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	680	775.00–1,025.00	926.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,060	700.00–920.00	824.53
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	778	500.00–730.00	633.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,830	99.00–106.50	103.43
6	—	1,248	90.00–95.50	93.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	64.00–69.00	66.93
2	—	800	50.00–55.00	52.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,300	78.00–81.00	79.62
4	—	1,025	71.00–75.00	73.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	73.00–75.00	74.17

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