Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers sold 2-5 higher, feeder heifers sold mixed, slaughter cows sold mixed, 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 $141.88/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$141.88

107 head · 729 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$105

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

$25.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.33

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	569	164.46	936	13thin
Medium and Large 1	751	138.75	1,041	94

One grade step is worth $25.71/cwt here — about −$105 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 sale107 hd

141.88

—

MS average13 barns · 882 hd

159.21

−17.33

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	1,600	107.80	1,725	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,093	82.70	903	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	76.59	785	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	910	68.23	621	34

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	673	127.23/cwt	120.00–134.00	856	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	134.68/cwt	130.00–139.00	772	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	130.29/cwt	122.00–138.00	812	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	151.43/cwt	147.50–155.00	716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	153.69/cwt	150.00–157.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	139.63/cwt	136.50–142.50	730	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	146.33/cwt	136.00–156.00	985	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	768	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	152.86/cwt	136.00–156.00	975	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	176.74/cwt	172.00–181.00	748	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	121.63/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,123	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	123.61/cwt	110.00–136.50	1,017	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	164.45/cwt	159.50–169.00	860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	121.63/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,183	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	138.22/cwt	133.00–143.00	723	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,084	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	123.59/cwt	110.00–136.50	1,079	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	157.24/cwt	151.00–163.00	901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	133.66/cwt	129.00–138.00	833	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	138.37/cwt	126.00–150.00	1,000	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	138.35/cwt	126.00–150.00	1,069	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	145.16/cwt	142.00–148.00	614	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.20/cwt	130.00–140.00	775	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	133.65/cwt	129.00–138.00	899	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	140.24/cwt	135.00–145.00	663	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	127.09/cwt	124.00–130.00	919	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	973	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	145.30/cwt	140.00–150.00	542	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	803	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	823	1,034.04/cwt	800.00–1,185.00	8,510	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	1,455.48/cwt	1,270.00–1,600.00	15,545	40
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	805	744.16/cwt	610.00–850.00	5,990	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,063.72/cwt	960.00–1,150.00	10,722	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	64.66/cwt	62.00–67.00	517	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	54.44/cwt	52.50–56.00	367	6
Bulls	—	—	1,600	107.80/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,725	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	80.60/cwt	76.50–83.50	826	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	87.60/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,095	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	76.59/cwt	76.00–77.00	785	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	73.80/cwt	70.00–76.50	756	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 Apr 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 554Last week 554Year ago 554

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 105Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 172Last week 172Year ago 172

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	673	120.00–134.00	127.23
6	—	573	130.00–139.00	134.68
6	—	623	122.00–138.00	130.29
4	—	473	147.50–155.00	151.43
4	—	423	150.00–157.00	153.69
6	—	523	136.50–142.50	139.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	673	136.00–156.00	146.33
6	—	638	136.00–156.00	152.86
6	—	423	172.00–181.00	176.74
10	—	923	116.00–127.00	121.63
10	—	823	110.00–136.50	123.61
6	—	523	159.50–169.00	164.45
10	—	973	116.00–127.00	121.63
10	—	873	110.00–136.50	123.59
6	—	573	151.00–163.00	157.24
10	—	723	126.00–150.00	138.37
10	—	773	126.00–150.00	138.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	179.50	179.50
4	—	553	160.00	160.00
5	—	695	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	523	133.00–143.00	138.22
8	—	623	129.00–138.00	133.66
8	—	423	142.00–148.00	145.16
8	—	573	130.00–140.00	135.20
8	—	673	129.00–138.00	133.65
8	—	473	135.00–145.00	140.24
4	—	723	124.00–130.00	127.09
8	—	373	140.00–150.00	145.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	664	135.00	135.00
4	—	375	158.50	158.50
2	—	563	137.50	137.50
2	—	818	119.00	119.00
2	—	468	171.50	171.50

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	12	—	823	800.00–1,185.00	1,034.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,068	1,270.00–1,600.00	1,455.48
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	805	610.00–850.00	744.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,008	960.00–1,150.00	1,063.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	800	62.00–67.00	64.66
6	—	675	52.50–56.00	54.44
20	—	1,025	70.00–76.50	73.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	76.50–83.50	80.60
6	—	1,250	85.00–90.00	87.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	76.00–77.00	76.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,600	104.00–113.00	107.80

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