Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 2.00-5.00; feeder heifers sold higher 2.00-5.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.48/cwt on 188 head.

Average price

$136.48

188 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$8.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.07

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	138.98	748	99
Medium and Large 1-2	639	136.57	872	46
Medium and Large 3	425	130.63	556	43

One grade step is worth $8.35/cwt here — about $192 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 sale188 hd

136.48

—

MS average13 barns · 880 hd

139.55

−3.07

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	1,469	100.73	1,479	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	82.50	1,270	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,154	78.21	902	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	69.45	701	11

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	130.48/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	168.93/cwt	161.00–176.00	718	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	142.20/cwt	130.00–151.00	678	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	131.39/cwt	127.50–135.00	887	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	157.85/cwt	144.00–170.00	592	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	143.95/cwt	133.00–152.50	757	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	142.03/cwt	129.00–151.00	821	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	87.08/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,331	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	78.58/cwt	72.00–82.50	1,218	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	146.47/cwt	142.50–150.00	622	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	152.98/cwt	141.00–161.00	424	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	141.84/cwt	135.00–148.00	674	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	155.33/cwt	150.00–160.00	582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	148.24/cwt	143.75–149.50	996	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	173.39/cwt	162.50–182.50	477	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,199	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	164.58/cwt	162.25–167.25	981	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	137.82/cwt	130.00–145.00	792	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	159.28/cwt	137.50–178.00	518	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	149.59/cwt	133.00–160.00	416	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	143.02/cwt	132.50–152.50	679	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	136.19/cwt	128.50–141.00	1,061	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	141.62/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,027	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	170.70/cwt	161.00–177.50	644	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	116.98/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,135	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	152.48/cwt	140.00–162.50	878	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	144.63/cwt	134.50–154.00	904	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	84.57/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,081	27
Bulls	—	—	1,760	110.38/cwt	102.50–113.50	1,943	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	71.61/cwt	64.00–77.00	734	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	69.45/cwt	63.50–74.50	701	11
Bulls	—	—	1,250	93.50/cwt	80.00–102.50	1,169	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,315.12/cwt	1,300.00–1,325.00	14,138	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	779.73/cwt	750.00–800.00	7,213	10
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	931	729.82/cwt	540.00–850.00	6,795	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,038.07/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	11,419	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,030.34/cwt	880.00–1,125.00	11,334	26
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	938	798.57/cwt	625.00–900.00	7,491	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	136.50/cwt	130.00–142.50	853	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	127.09/cwt	125.00–129.00	667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	125.29/cwt	119.00–130.00	911	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	134.11/cwt	127.50–140.00	570	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	130.22/cwt	124.00–136.00	879	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	138.92/cwt	133.00–141.00	877	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	135.92/cwt	127.50–142.50	443	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	127.07/cwt	123.50–131.25	938	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	150.12/cwt	140.00–159.00	563	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	114.22/cwt	106.50–119.00	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	146.94/cwt	145.10–149.75	832	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	109.85/cwt	100.00–119.00	741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	128.97/cwt	117.00–136.50	873	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	131.80/cwt	130.00–133.50	1,153	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	140.47/cwt	130.00–150.00	737	12

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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 446Last week 554Year ago 532

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 105Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 94Last week 172Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	129.00–132.00	130.48
10	—	425	161.00–176.00	168.93
1	—	1,105	136.00	136.00
12	—	275	162.50–182.50	173.39
1	—	1,085	115.00	115.00
5	—	779	128.50–141.00	136.19
6	—	725	138.00–145.00	141.62
1	—	1,170	122.00	122.00
9	—	377	161.00–177.50	170.70
2	—	970	116.00–118.00	116.98
1	—	1,015	122.00	122.00
15	—	576	140.00–162.50	152.48
10	—	625	134.50–154.00	144.63
8	—	875	130.00–133.50	131.80
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	150.00–160.00	155.33
8	—	325	137.50–178.00	159.28
7	—	278	133.00–160.00	149.59
12	—	475	132.50–152.50	143.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	672	143.75–149.50	148.24
3	—	948	126.50	126.50
22	—	596	162.25–167.25	164.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	148.50	148.50
2	—	783	126.25	126.25
11	—	631	133.00–141.00	138.92
6	—	738	123.50–131.25	127.07
10	—	566	145.10–149.75	146.94
2	—	510	148.00	148.00
13	—	677	117.00–136.50	128.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	425	142.50–150.00	146.47
9	—	277	141.00–161.00	152.98
10	—	475	135.00–148.00	141.84
12	—	575	130.00–145.00	137.82
10	—	625	130.00–142.50	136.50
9	—	727	119.00–130.00	125.29
10	—	675	124.00–136.00	130.22
10	—	375	140.00–159.00	150.12
3	—	868	106.50–119.00	114.22
1	—	845	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,000	110.00	110.00
12	—	525	130.00–150.00	140.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	125.00–129.00	127.09
10	—	425	127.50–140.00	134.11
21	—	326	127.50–142.50	135.92
6	—	675	100.00–119.00	109.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	477	130.00–151.00	142.20
4	—	675	127.50–135.00	131.39
10	—	375	144.00–170.00	157.85
13	—	526	133.00–152.50	143.95
7	—	578	129.00–151.00	142.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,528	85.00–89.00	87.08
7	—	1,550	72.00–82.50	78.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,278	78.00–90.00	84.57
26	—	1,025	64.00–77.00	71.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,009	63.50–74.50	69.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,760	102.50–113.50	110.38
4	—	1,250	80.00–102.50	93.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,315.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	925	750.00–800.00	779.73
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	—	931	540.00–850.00	729.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,100	900.00–1,125.00	1,038.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	—	1,100	880.00–1,125.00	1,030.34
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	938	625.00–900.00	798.57

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle