Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2022-06-22

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Jun 22
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
259 head
162 vs last sale 421 66 vs year ago 325 · 20.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
10 vs last sale 75 18 vs year ago 47 · +38.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
19 vs last sale 51 59 vs year ago 129 · 45.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 2-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-13 higher, and slaughter bulls had no trend.

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $144.00/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits 58.04 against this barn's trailing median of $202.03.
Average price
$144.00
42 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$784
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+7.27
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544144.0078442
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

18 sales
237210184157median 202.0312/1703/0404/1505/2008/05
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $222.76, low $171.00, median $202.03 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale42 hd
144.00
MS average13 barns · 460 hd
136.73
+7.27
This barn, trailing median18 sales
202.03
−58.04
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,450104.021,5088thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08186.2793218
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02577.937994thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low88565.8158226

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,103$1,27810
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,210$1,9251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,055$1,1586
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)933$1,34012

Every lot, as filed

34 lots · USDA AMS · Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1423158.74/cwt154.00–163.006716
BullsMedium and Large 1473153.24/cwt148.00–158.0072510
BullsMedium and Large 1773113.57/cwt111.00–116.008782
BullsMedium and Large 1523146.61/cwt144.00–149.007674
BullsMedium and Large 1573143.20/cwt138.00–148.0082116
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added511153.04/cwt145.75–160.257824
HeifersMedium and Large 1623138.07/cwt136.00–140.008604
HeifersMedium and Large 1423139.79/cwt134.00–145.005914
SteersMedium and Large 1523152.39/cwt149.00–155.507972
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1,265110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,3921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added438145.00/cwt145.00–145.006352
SteersMedium and Large 1673142.58/cwt140.00–145.009602
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1,560105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,6381
SteersMedium and Large 1573152.38/cwt149.00–155.508732
SteersMedium and Large 1623142.59/cwt140.00–145.008882
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added645141.75/cwt141.75–141.759143
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added566141.40/cwt139.00–146.008007
HeifersMedium and Large 1523138.13/cwt135.00–141.007224
BullsMedium and Large 1673118.55/cwt117.00–120.007982
BullsMedium and Large 1723110.55/cwt109.00–112.007992
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added602146.25/cwt146.25–146.258803
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added395165.00/cwt165.00–165.006522
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2101,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0551,158.06/head900.00–1,350.001,1586
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1031,277.66/head1,050.00–1,450.001,27810
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy9331,339.81/head1,060.00–1,550.001,34012
Bulls1,548108.39/cwt105.50–111.001,6786
Bulls1,15590.90/cwt87.00–93.501,0502
CowsLean 85-90%80063.31/cwt58.00–68.0050610
CowsLean 85-90%67542.78/cwt40.00–45.002894
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02584.72/cwt81.50–87.0086814
CowsLean 85-90%1,02575.56/cwt70.00–79.5077412
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27591.68/cwt88.50–94.501,1694
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,02577.93/cwt75.00–80.007994

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.