Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-15 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-2 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 4 higher.

Grouped weaned feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Board sale of 1 load of Angus and Herford cross heifers delivered May 13th, 65 head avj. 750lbs with 8 cent slide 50lbs over @ $146.70

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.38/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$148.38

54 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$5.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.03

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	520	151.67	789	22
Medium and Large 1	536	146.12	782	32

One grade step is worth $5.54/cwt here — about $6 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 sale54 hd

148.38

—

MS average13 barns · 911 hd

148.41

−0.03

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	1,271	93.28	1,186	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,075	81.48	876	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	70.22	720	6thin

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	—	573	141.20/cwt	136.00–146.00	809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	174.21/cwt	170.00–178.00	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	158.57/cwt	157.00–160.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	149.22/cwt	144.00–154.00	780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	138.18/cwt	133.00–143.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	138.17/cwt	133.00–143.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,127	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	164.65/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,108	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	182.53/cwt	177.00–187.50	772	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	182.50/cwt	177.00–187.50	863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	164.66/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,026	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	454	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	145.54/cwt	141.00–149.00	894	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	208.17/cwt	206.00–210.00	568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	175.63/cwt	172.50–178.50	919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	175.62/cwt	172.50–178.50	1,006	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	152.58/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,103	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	155.79/cwt	150.00–161.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	151.24/cwt	146.00–156.00	715	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	146.85/cwt	144.50–149.00	768	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	141.20/cwt	136.00–146.00	809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	153.41/cwt	151.00–155.25	739	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,272.34/cwt	1,150.00–1,370.00	12,762	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	923	841.63/cwt	700.00–960.00	7,768	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,149.01/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	13,018	14
Bulls	—	—	1,233	96.62/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,191	6
Bulls	—	—	1,585	108.86/cwt	106.25–111.50	1,725	2
Bulls	—	—	1,205	84.74/cwt	77.50–89.50	1,021	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	80.62/cwt	77.25–83.00	826	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	84.94/cwt	83.75–86.00	1,083	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	70.22/cwt	67.00–72.50	720	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 Mar 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 413Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 86Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 166Year ago 27

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-15 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-2 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 4 higher.

Grouped weaned feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Board sale of 1 load of Angus and Herford cross heifers delivered May 13th, 65 head avj. 750lbs with 8 cent slide 50lbs over @ $146.70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	136.00–146.00	141.20
4	—	423	170.00–178.00	174.21
4	—	473	157.00–160.00	158.57
4	—	523	144.00–154.00	149.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	133.00–143.00	138.18
4	—	673	133.00–143.00	138.17
6	—	423	150.00–161.00	155.79
6	—	473	146.00–156.00	151.24
6	—	523	144.50–149.00	146.85
6	—	573	136.00–146.00	141.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	440	159.50	159.50
7	—	614	141.00–149.00	145.54
2	—	563	143.50	143.50
7	—	482	151.00–155.25	153.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	751	150.00	150.00
2	—	428	186.00	186.00
2	—	578	149.50	149.50
3	—	603	160.50	160.50
4	—	454	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	160.00–169.00	164.65
6	—	423	177.00–187.50	182.53
6	—	473	177.00–187.50	182.50
4	—	623	160.00–169.00	164.66
2	—	273	206.00–210.00	208.17
4	—	523	172.50–178.50	175.63
4	—	573	172.50–178.50	175.62
4	—	723	150.00–155.00	152.58

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	8	—	1,003	1,150.00–1,370.00	1,272.34
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	923	700.00–960.00	841.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,133	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,149.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,233	92.00–100.00	96.62
2	—	1,585	106.25–111.50	108.86
6	—	1,205	77.50–89.50	84.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	77.25–83.00	80.62
4	—	1,275	83.75–86.00	84.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	67.00–72.50	70.22

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