Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-11.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-5.00 lower. 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 $140.11/cwt on 240 head.

Average price

$140.11

240 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$144

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

$6.20/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	558	144.97	808	52
Medium and Large 1-2	687	138.77	953	188

One grade step is worth $6.20/cwt here — about −$144 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 sale240 hd

140.11

—

MS average13 barns · 1,296 hd

140.14

−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	—	Low	1,341	99.79	1,338	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	76.17	781	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	70.34	721	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	863	64.61	557	12

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	423	164.69/cwt	161.00–168.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	154.19/cwt	150.00–158.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	493	154.92/cwt	150.00–158.50	764	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	140.10/cwt	136.00–140.85	925	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	145.24/cwt	139.00–151.00	832	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	156.21/cwt	152.00–160.00	661	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	134.84/cwt	131.50–138.00	1,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,077	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	881	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,174	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	173.77/cwt	169.00–178.00	648	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	448	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	730	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	145.16/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	146.20/cwt	140.00–152.00	984	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	146.74/cwt	146.00–148.50	974	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	168.61/cwt	166.00–171.00	882	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	162.28/cwt	155.00–169.00	930	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	161.63/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,007	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	869	128.36/cwt	121.50–128.75	1,115	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	948	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,128	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	402	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	567	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	152.66/cwt	151.00–153.00	801	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	135.80/cwt	135.80–135.80	997	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	119.54/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,094	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	156.19/cwt	152.00–160.00	739	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	802	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	142.07/cwt	138.00–145.00	855	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	146.26/cwt	140.00–152.00	765	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	144.18/cwt	139.00–149.00	898	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	121.61/cwt	118.00–125.00	879	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,098	2,059.00/cwt	1,725.00–2,300.00	22,608	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	790	910.76/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	7,195	12
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	712.97/cwt	450.00–900.00	5,704	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,185.11/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	13,925	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,250	2,300.00/cwt	2,300.00–2,300.00	28,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	933	1,302.05/cwt	1,090.00–1,500.00	12,148	38
Bulls	—	—	1,065	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,410	103.61/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,461	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	76.17/cwt	75.00–77.00	781	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	70.34/cwt	68.00–72.00	721	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	687	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	62.21/cwt	58.50–66.50	435	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 May 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 861Last week 637Year ago 341

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 70Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 137Last week 148Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	161.00–168.00	164.69
2	—	473	150.00–158.00	154.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	493	150.00–158.50	154.92
27	—	660	136.00–140.85	140.10
57	—	869	121.50–128.75	128.36
6	—	948	119.00	119.00
8	—	402	141.00	141.00
18	—	525	151.00–153.00	152.66
24	—	734	135.80	135.80
10	—	570	140.75	140.75
12	—	602	138.00–145.00	142.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	573	139.00–151.00	145.24
8	—	423	152.00–160.00	156.21
8	—	473	152.00–160.00	156.19
8	—	523	140.00–152.00	146.26
8	—	623	139.00–149.00	144.18
8	—	723	118.00–125.00	121.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	131.50–138.00	134.84
8	—	373	169.00–178.00	173.77
4	—	723	140.00–150.00	145.16
8	—	673	140.00–152.00	146.20
8	—	523	166.00–171.00	168.61
8	—	573	155.00–169.00	162.28
8	—	623	158.00–165.00	161.63
2	—	915	117.00–122.00	119.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	743	145.00	145.00
45	—	881	133.25	133.25
7	—	448	163.00	163.00
3	—	627	150.50	150.50
14	—	664	146.00–148.50	146.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,098	1,725.00–2,300.00	2,059.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	790	800.00–1,000.00	910.76
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	800	450.00–900.00	712.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,175	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,185.11
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,300.00	2,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	38	—	933	1,090.00–1,500.00	1,302.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	84.50	84.50
4	—	1,410	96.00–109.00	103.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	75.00–77.00	76.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	68.00–72.00	70.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	67.00	67.00
6	—	700	58.50–66.50	62.21

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