Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $150.64/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$150.64

122 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$257

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

$35.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.85

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	160.55	920	88
Medium and Large 1-2	941	125.00	1,177	34

One grade step is worth $35.55/cwt here — about −$257 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 sale122 hd

150.64

—

MS average13 barns · 635 hd

165.49

−14.85

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	1,600	119.00	1,904	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,067	88.69	946	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	913	79.18	722	40

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	165.35/cwt	160.00–170.00	534	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	133.29/cwt	125.00–141.00	830	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	985	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,143	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	127.90/cwt	122.00–133.50	1,117	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	216.52/cwt	200.00–230.00	483	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	115.41/cwt	110.00–120.50	834	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,013	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,236	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	180.30/cwt	175.00–185.00	673	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	150.36/cwt	140.00–160.00	937	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	174.26/cwt	168.00–180.00	911	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	130.16/cwt	125.00–135.00	941	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	160.30/cwt	155.00–165.00	598	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	155.24/cwt	150.00–160.00	734	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	127.91/cwt	122.00–133.50	1,053	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	175.27/cwt	170.00–180.00	741	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	175.24/cwt	170.00–180.00	829	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	157.79/cwt	150.00–165.00	904	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	157.90/cwt	150.00–165.00	668	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	140.20/cwt	135.00–145.00	803	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	150.22/cwt	145.00–155.00	786	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	891	127.10/cwt	127.10–127.10	1,132	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	150.33/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,012	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	871	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	1,060	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	875	971.43/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	8,500	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,372.22/cwt	1,150.00–1,550.00	15,437	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,169.57/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	13,450	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	961.76/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	8,175	10
Bulls	—	—	1,600	119.00/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,904	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	87.93/cwt	85.00–90.00	901	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	92.51/cwt	90.00–94.75	1,180	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	84.10/cwt	80.00–87.00	862	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	74.25/cwt	70.00–78.00	594	20

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 235Year ago 308

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 64Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 47Year ago 155

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-7 higher, slaughter cows sold steady, and slaughter bulls sold 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	323	160.00–170.00	165.35
8	—	623	125.00–141.00	133.29
8	—	723	110.00–120.50	115.41
8	—	373	155.00–165.00	160.30
8	—	473	150.00–160.00	155.24
8	—	423	150.00–165.00	157.90
8	—	573	135.00–145.00	140.20
8	—	523	145.00–155.00	150.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	985	116.00	116.00
15	—	871	121.75	121.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	873	122.00–133.50	127.90
8	—	223	200.00–230.00	216.52
8	—	373	175.00–185.00	180.30
8	—	623	140.00–160.00	150.36
8	—	523	168.00–180.00	174.26
8	—	723	125.00–135.00	130.16
8	—	823	122.00–133.50	127.91
8	—	423	170.00–180.00	175.27
8	—	473	170.00–180.00	175.24
8	—	573	150.00–165.00	157.79
8	—	673	140.00–160.00	150.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,013	122.00	122.00
20	—	891	127.10	127.10

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	10	—	875	800.00–1,100.00	971.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,125	1,150.00–1,550.00	1,372.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,150	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,169.57
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	850	850.00–1,050.00	961.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,600	110.00–126.00	119.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	85.00–90.00	87.93
4	—	1,275	90.00–94.75	92.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	80.00–87.00	84.10
20	—	800	70.00–78.00	74.25

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