Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 3-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 3-10 lower, and slaughter bulls sold 10 lower.

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 $133.13/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$133.13

61 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$111

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

$5.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.21

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	135.16	799	38
Medium and Large 1-2	701	129.77	910	23

One grade step is worth $5.40/cwt here — about −$111 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 sale61 hd

133.13

—

MS average13 barns · 1,200 hd

140.34

−7.21

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	1,515	80.24	1,216	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	68.98	707	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	61.80	633	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	55.78	524	26

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,075	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	868	$745	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$1,354	12

Every lot, as filed

30 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	134.14/cwt	130.00–138.00	836	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	127.32/cwt	125.00–129.50	921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	139.69/cwt	135.00–144.00	731	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	134.16/cwt	130.00–138.00	769	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	708	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	155.18/cwt	150.00–160.00	967	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	164.17/cwt	160.00–168.00	859	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	157.20/cwt	152.00–162.00	901	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	443	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	179.05/cwt	178.00–180.00	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	142.09/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	862	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	1,028	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	965	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,119	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	824	121.53/cwt	119.00–125.50	1,001	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	142.10/cwt	140.00–144.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	131.58/cwt	129.00–134.00	886	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	970	1,353.87/head	1,110.00–1,525.00	1,354	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,025	1,075.44/head	850.00–1,240.00	1,075	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	868	745.45/head	650.00–810.00	745	6
Bulls	—	—	1,253	64.99/cwt	50.00–79.00	814	4
Bulls	—	—	1,395	83.47/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,164	4
Bulls	—	—	1,898	92.26/cwt	87.50–98.00	1,751	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	68.98/cwt	64.00–72.50	707	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	61.80/cwt	58.00–64.50	633	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	59.10/cwt	55.00–62.00	606	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	50.48/cwt	46.50–54.00	404	10

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 Jul 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 318Last week 418Year ago 348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 91Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 144Year ago 102

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 3-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 3-10 lower, and slaughter bulls sold 10 lower.

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	623	130.00–138.00	134.14
4	—	723	125.00–129.50	127.32
8	—	523	135.00–144.00	139.69
8	—	573	130.00–138.00	134.16
4	—	473	140.00–144.00	142.10
4	—	673	129.00–134.00	131.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	139.75	139.75
7	—	506	140.00	140.00
3	—	862	119.25	119.25
2	—	660	136.00	136.00
3	—	965	116.00	116.00
5	—	824	119.00–125.50	121.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	150.00–160.00	155.18
6	—	523	160.00–168.00	164.17
6	—	573	152.00–162.00	157.20
4	—	423	178.00–180.00	179.05
4	—	723	139.00–145.00	142.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	162.00	162.00
3	—	443	180.00	180.00
4	—	565	160.50	160.50

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 head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	970	1,110.00–1,525.00	1,353.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,025	850.00–1,240.00	1,075.44
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	868	650.00–810.00	745.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,253	50.00–79.00	64.99
4	—	1,395	79.00–87.00	83.47
4	—	1,898	87.50–98.00	92.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	64.00–72.50	68.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	58.00–64.50	61.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	55.00–62.00	59.10
10	—	800	46.50–54.00	50.48

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle