Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00-17.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-8.00 higher. Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.68/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$171.68

118 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$0.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.33

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	589	171.74	1,012	88
Medium and Large 1	510	171.50	874	30

One grade step is worth $0.24/cwt here — about $138 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 sale118 hd

171.68

—

MS average12 barns · 1,058 hd

165.35

+6.33

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	—	Average	1,387	104.27	1,446	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,093	83.29	911	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	961	65.79	632	14

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	423	163.69/cwt	160.00–167.00	692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	175.30/cwt	170.00–180.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	147.00/cwt	145.00–149.50	763	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	152.63/cwt	150.00–155.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	145.29/cwt	139.00–151.00	687	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	180.48/cwt	170.00–190.00	854	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	159.16/cwt	158.50–160.00	995	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	177.68/cwt	174.00–179.50	1,018	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	386	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	162.12/cwt	159.00–165.00	929	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	144.03/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,041	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	182.36/cwt	176.00–188.00	680	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	156.77/cwt	156.50–157.00	1,115	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	185.48/cwt	183.75–188.00	900	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	149.71/cwt	148.00–150.00	925	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	364	165.40/cwt	165.00–166.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	693	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	161.65/cwt	159.00–164.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	151.04/cwt	150.00–152.00	723	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	175.74/cwt	170.00–181.00	919	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	144.17/cwt	140.00–148.00	754	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	144.16/cwt	140.00–148.00	826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	144.14/cwt	140.00–148.00	898	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,077	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,127.64/cwt	870.00–1,300.00	13,644	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	810	688.89/cwt	550.00–800.00	5,580	10
Bulls	—	—	1,495	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,540	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	112.80/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,878	2
Bulls	—	—	1,000	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	970	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	750	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	375	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	80.51/cwt	77.00–83.00	825	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	90.71/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,157	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	493	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	70.51/cwt	67.00–73.00	723	10

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 Feb 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 403Year ago 384

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 80Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 121Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	160.00–167.00	163.69
4	—	373	170.00–180.00	175.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	519	145.00–149.50	147.00
21	—	618	148.00–150.00	149.71
5	—	364	165.00–166.00	165.40
2	—	693	144.00	144.00
21	—	479	150.00–152.00	151.04
5	—	567	145.00	145.00
5	—	405	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	150.00–155.00	152.63
6	—	473	139.00–151.00	145.29
2	—	373	159.00–164.00	161.65
6	—	523	140.00–148.00	144.17
6	—	573	140.00–148.00	144.16
6	—	623	140.00–148.00	144.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	170.00–190.00	180.48
6	—	573	159.00–165.00	162.12
4	—	723	143.00–145.00	144.03
8	—	373	176.00–188.00	182.36
6	—	523	170.00–181.00	175.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	625	158.50–160.00	159.16
28	—	573	174.00–179.50	177.68
4	—	386	192.00	192.00
4	—	530	179.00	179.00
13	—	711	156.50–157.00	156.77
15	—	485	183.75–188.00	185.48
13	—	672	160.25	160.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,210	870.00–1,300.00	1,127.64
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	810	550.00–800.00	688.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	103.00	103.00
2	—	1,665	111.00–115.00	112.80
2	—	1,000	97.00	97.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	77.00–83.00	80.51
6	—	1,275	87.00–94.00	90.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	58.00	58.00
10	—	1,025	67.00–73.00	70.51

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

Steers · 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