Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 2-10 higher, slaughter cows were mixed, and slaughter bulls had no trend.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.69/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$139.69

53 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$67

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

$5.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.27

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	538	143.27	771	18thin
Medium and Large 1	607	137.85	837	35

One grade step is worth $5.43/cwt here — about −$67 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 sale53 hd

139.69

—

MS average13 barns · 806 hd

139.96

−0.27

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	1,509	99.73	1,505	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,042	77.17	804	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	69.68	714	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	66.75	639	20

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	373	167.95/cwt	160.00–175.00	626	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	152.79/cwt	147.00–158.00	646	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	145.76/cwt	140.00–151.00	689	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	151.82/cwt	144.00–159.00	794	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	130.68/cwt	125.00–136.00	879	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	141.11/cwt	138.00–147.25	941	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	128.00/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	857	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	165.74/cwt	161.00–170.00	701	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	158.25/cwt	158.25–158.25	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	133.66/cwt	129.00–138.00	833	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	939	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	123.34/cwt	120.00–126.50	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	153.22/cwt	148.00–158.00	801	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	873	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	135.99/cwt	135.00–136.50	828	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	147.52/cwt	143.00–153.00	692	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	1,167.36/cwt	1,050.00–1,250.00	11,942	12
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	773	706.55/cwt	520.00–825.00	5,462	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,093.24/cwt	930.00–1,220.00	12,824	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,125	1,510.04/cwt	1,500.00–1,520.00	16,988	2
Bulls	—	—	1,265	95.14/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,204	6
Bulls	—	—	1,753	104.31/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,829	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	61.98/cwt	58.00–65.50	496	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	76.89/cwt	72.50–80.00	788	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	80.26/cwt	80.00–80.50	983	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	69.68/cwt	65.00–73.00	714	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	68.80/cwt	65.00–71.50	705	14

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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 329Last week 446Year ago 524

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 82Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 94Year ago 96

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 2-10 higher, slaughter cows were mixed, and slaughter bulls had no trend.

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
6	—	373	160.00–175.00	167.95
6	—	423	147.00–158.00	152.79
6	—	473	140.00–151.00	145.76
3	—	500	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	144.00–159.00	151.82
8	—	673	125.00–136.00	130.68
8	—	623	129.00–138.00	133.66
1	—	930	101.00	101.00
2	—	773	120.00–126.50	123.34
1	—	950	115.00	115.00
7	—	469	143.00–153.00	147.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	147.00	147.00
2	—	355	160.00	160.00
3	—	523	149.00	149.00
9	—	609	135.00–136.50	135.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	167.00	167.00
9	—	667	138.00–147.25	141.11
3	—	810	125.00–134.00	128.00
5	—	555	154.50	154.50
1	—	760	139.00	139.00
2	—	395	170.00	170.00
2	—	523	158.25	158.25
4	—	626	138.00	138.00
1	—	720	143.00	143.00
2	—	873	140.50	140.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	423	161.00–170.00	165.74
6	—	523	148.00–158.00	153.22

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	12	—	1,023	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,167.36
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	773	520.00–825.00	706.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,173	930.00–1,220.00	1,093.24
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,500.00–1,520.00	1,510.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,265	91.00–98.00	95.14
6	—	1,753	98.00–109.00	104.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	800	58.00–65.50	61.98
14	—	1,025	65.00–71.50	68.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,025	72.50–80.00	76.89
2	—	1,225	80.00–80.50	80.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	65.00–73.00	69.68

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