Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2022-07-13

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Jul 13
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
418 head
106 vs last sale 312 241 vs year ago 659 · 36.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
0 vs last sale 91 16 vs year ago 75 · +21.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
144 head
108 vs last sale 36 21 vs year ago 165 · 12.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3- 5 higher, slaughter cows sold 3-8 lower, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $142.84/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits 59.19 against this barn's trailing median of $202.03.
Average price
$142.84
48 head · 567 lb average
Value per head Derived
$810
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+4.02
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1567142.8481048
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 sale48 hd
142.84
MS average13 barns · 617 hd
138.83
+4.02
This barn, trailing median18 sales
202.03
−59.19
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
BullsLow1,56497.621,52716
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08172.8478718
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02570.677248thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average95062.8259724

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 CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,158$1,05712
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$1,53424

Every lot, as filed

27 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 1373171.83/cwt166.00–177.006416
BullsMedium and Large 1423165.05/cwt164.00–166.006986
BullsMedium and Large 1673124.10/cwt121.00–127.008356
BullsMedium and Large 1523136.22/cwt131.00–141.007126
BullsMedium and Large 1573136.20/cwt131.00–141.007806
HeifersMedium and Large 1423134.74/cwt130.00–139.005704
SteersMedium and Large 1323172.67/cwt170.00–175.005584
SteersMedium and Large 1373172.65/cwt170.00–175.006444
SteersMedium and Large 1525154.71/cwt150.00–159.008126
HeifersMedium and Large 1623129.25/cwt122.00–136.008058
HeifersMedium and Large 1473134.71/cwt130.00–139.006374
SteersMedium and Large 1423166.21/cwt162.00–170.007036
HeifersMedium and Large 1573130.72/cwt125.00–136.007494
HeifersMedium and Large 1373143.12/cwt141.00–145.005344
BullsMedium and Large 1773126.57/cwt124.00–129.009786
BullsMedium and Large 1473156.19/cwt152.00–160.007396
BullsMedium and Large 1723126.58/cwt124.00–129.009156
SteersMedium and Large 1573154.68/cwt150.00–159.008866
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,534.42/head1,300.00–1,720.001,53424
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1581,057.13/head850.00–1,200.001,05712
Bulls1,39392.96/cwt86.00–97.501,2958
Bulls1,735102.28/cwt98.00–105.501,7758
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02572.34/cwt70.00–74.0074114
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27574.59/cwt73.00–76.009514
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,02570.67/cwt69.50–71.507248
CowsLean 85-90%1,02566.39/cwt62.00–69.5068016
CowsLean 85-90%80055.69/cwt52.50–58.504468

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.