Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 6-9 lower, feeder heifers sold 3-6 lower, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 4-6 lower.

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 $165.13/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$165.13

58 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$2.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.43

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	543	166.95	907	22
Medium and Large 1	531	164.02	871	36

One grade step is worth $2.93/cwt here — about $35 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 sale58 hd

165.13

—

MS average13 barns · 685 hd

171.56

−6.43

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	—	Low	1,378	95.38	1,314	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	80.26	901	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	72.43	742	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	69.60	713	12

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	273	182.71/cwt	180.00–185.00	499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	159.24/cwt	155.00–163.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	140.12/cwt	137.00–143.00	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	152.88/cwt	147.00–158.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	140.14/cwt	137.00–143.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	126.87/cwt	123.00–130.50	917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	133.15/cwt	127.00–139.00	1,162	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	147.92/cwt	143.00–152.50	922	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	150.77/cwt	147.25–152.25	936	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	863	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	162.86/cwt	155.00–170.00	770	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	157.96/cwt	152.50–163.00	905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	201.56/cwt	197.50–205.00	550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	147.91/cwt	143.00–152.50	995	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	184.36/cwt	178.00–190.00	688	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	890	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	132.96/cwt	127.00–138.50	828	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	166.82/cwt	159.00–174.00	872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	144.65/cwt	142.00–147.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	140.16/cwt	137.00–143.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	141.26/cwt	135.00–147.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	152.10/cwt	152.10–152.10	884	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	543	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	133.16/cwt	127.00–139.00	1,096	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,473.68/cwt	1,250.00–1,650.00	16,800	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	915	1,152.53/cwt	1,000.00–1,275.00	10,546	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,282.85/cwt	1,050.00–1,450.00	13,277	14
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	788	828.49/cwt	650.00–975.00	6,529	6
Bulls	—	—	1,248	91.79/cwt	84.00–97.00	1,146	10
Bulls	—	—	1,703	104.35/cwt	97.50–109.75	1,777	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	78.80/cwt	75.00–81.50	808	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	72.43/cwt	69.50–74.50	742	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	69.60/cwt	65.50–72.50	713	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	83.67/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,130	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 Feb 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 413Last week 508Year ago 465

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 103Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 166Last week 200Year ago 144

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 6-9 lower, feeder heifers sold 3-6 lower, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 4-6 lower.

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
4	—	273	180.00–185.00	182.71
4	—	373	155.00–163.00	159.24
4	—	573	137.00–143.00	140.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	147.00–158.00	152.88
4	—	473	137.00–143.00	140.14
4	—	723	123.00–130.50	126.87
10	—	623	127.00–138.50	132.96
4	—	373	142.00–147.00	144.65
4	—	423	137.00–143.00	140.16
6	—	523	135.00–147.00	141.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	581	152.10	152.10
2	—	543	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	127.00–139.00	133.15
4	—	623	143.00–152.50	147.92
6	—	473	155.00–170.00	162.86
4	—	573	152.50–163.00	157.96
4	—	273	197.50–205.00	201.56
4	—	673	143.00–152.50	147.91
6	—	373	178.00–190.00	184.36
4	—	523	159.00–174.00	166.82
2	—	823	127.00–139.00	133.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	621	147.25–152.25	150.77
8	—	485	178.00	178.00
2	—	563	168.00	168.00
5	—	519	171.50	171.50

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,140	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,473.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	915	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,152.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,035	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,282.85
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	788	650.00–975.00	828.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,248	84.00–97.00	91.79
4	—	1,703	97.50–109.75	104.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	75.00–81.50	78.80
6	—	1,350	82.00–85.00	83.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	69.50–74.50	72.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	65.50–72.50	69.60

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