Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 4-11 higher, slaughter cows sold 7-8 higher, 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 $139.64/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$139.64

98 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$13

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

$0.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.20

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	530	139.84	741	78
Medium and Large 1	543	138.86	754	20

One grade step is worth $0.98/cwt here — about −$13 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 sale98 hd

139.64

—

MS average13 barns · 1,130 hd

136.45

+3.20

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	1,456	98.71	1,437	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	73.99	821	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	70.43	722	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	939	63.53	596	36

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	—	523	133.65/cwt	130.00–137.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	133.64/cwt	130.00–137.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	138.70/cwt	133.00–144.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	138.68/cwt	133.00–144.00	933	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	143.14/cwt	140.00–146.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,100	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	389	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	648	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	163.72/cwt	163.50–164.00	920	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,145	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	454	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	160.67/cwt	157.00–164.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	162.08/cwt	160.00–164.00	929	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	158.50/cwt	152.50–164.00	829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	326	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	554	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	132.20/cwt	132.20–132.20	891	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	813	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	373	153.24/cwt	150.50–159.00	572	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	132.74/cwt	130.25–138.50	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	932	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	133.99/cwt	130.00–138.00	749	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	321	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	491	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	404	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	134.35/cwt	131.25–139.00	846	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.08/cwt	133.00–137.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	138.71/cwt	135.00–142.00	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	955	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,103	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	147.63/cwt	146.50–148.00	712	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,491.84/cwt	1,250.00–1,650.00	17,827	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,047.63/cwt	860.00–1,200.00	12,624	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	793	746.06/cwt	500.00–900.00	5,916	10
Bulls	—	—	1,765	105.82/cwt	102.50–110.25	1,868	2
Bulls	—	—	1,170	85.77/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,004	2
Bulls	—	—	1,448	100.66/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,458	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	72.93/cwt	70.00–75.00	748	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	77.00/cwt	74.50–79.00	1,040	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	70.43/cwt	67.50–72.50	722	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	68.80/cwt	65.00–71.50	705	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	56.64/cwt	50.00–62.50	453	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	45.68/cwt	43.00–48.00	320	4

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 431Last week 733Year ago 716

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 101Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 56Year ago 74

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 4-11 higher, slaughter cows sold 7-8 higher, 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
4	—	523	130.00–137.00	133.65
4	—	573	130.00–137.00	133.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	133.00–144.00	138.70
4	—	673	133.00–144.00	138.68
4	—	473	140.00–146.00	143.14
4	—	573	133.00–137.00	135.08
4	—	373	135.00–142.00	138.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	110.00	110.00
3	—	813	114.00	114.00
16	—	373	150.50–159.00	153.24
7	—	511	130.25–138.50	132.74
7	—	737	126.50	126.50
6	—	559	130.00–138.00	133.99
15	—	321	153.00	153.00
3	—	404	143.00	143.00
5	—	630	131.25–139.00	134.35
7	—	955	115.50	115.50
8	—	482	146.50–148.00	147.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	389	166.50	166.50
2	—	628	146.50	146.50
9	—	562	163.50–164.00	163.72
1	—	1,145	111.00	111.00
3	—	820	127.00	127.00
5	—	454	153.00	153.00
6	—	517	152.50	152.50
8	—	326	170.00	170.00
8	—	674	132.20	132.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	157.00–164.00	160.67
4	—	573	160.00–164.00	162.08
6	—	523	152.50–164.00	158.50

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	30	—	1,195	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,491.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,205	860.00–1,200.00	1,047.63
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	793	500.00–900.00	746.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	102.50–110.25	105.82
2	—	1,170	80.00–90.00	85.77
6	—	1,448	97.00–104.00	100.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,025	70.00–75.00	72.93
12	—	1,350	74.50–79.00	77.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	67.50–72.50	70.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,025	65.00–71.50	68.80
8	—	800	50.00–62.50	56.64
4	—	700	43.00–48.00	45.68

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