Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold higher 1.00-10.00; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-10.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold weaker

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.88/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$135.88

147 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$19.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.80

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	629	145.63	917	31
Medium and Large 1	515	139.00	716	66
Medium and Large 3	469	125.71	590	50

One grade step is worth $19.92/cwt here — about $327 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 sale147 hd

135.88

—

MS average13 barns · 990 hd

141.68

−5.80

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	1,474	83.92	1,237	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,096	65.17	715	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	62.06	922	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	54.04	513	12

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,042	$968	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,129	24
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$541	20

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	625	140.20/cwt	135.00–145.00	876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	174.45/cwt	157.00–190.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	185.33/cwt	180.00–190.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	146.78/cwt	139.00–155.00	1,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	167.08/cwt	145.00–187.00	794	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	106.88/cwt	89.00–125.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	137.10/cwt	135.00–139.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	154.28/cwt	136.00–170.00	501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	139.17/cwt	135.00–143.00	800	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	149.18/cwt	130.00–166.00	559	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	157.43/cwt	147.00–167.00	905	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	159.08/cwt	157.00–161.00	994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	168.13/cwt	154.00–181.00	883	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	130.36/cwt	120.00–140.00	880	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	138.47/cwt	128.00–148.00	727	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	141.05/cwt	131.00–150.00	599	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	180.35/cwt	170.00–189.00	496	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	156.24/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,044	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	156.74/cwt	149.50–160.00	1,133	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	917	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	835	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	131.71/cwt	127.00–136.00	691	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	162.79/cwt	150.00–174.00	610	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	151.19/cwt	147.00–155.00	794	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	149.25/cwt	134.00–163.00	709	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	153.81/cwt	139.00–167.00	654	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	45.31/cwt	40.00–50.00	362	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	58.40/cwt	50.50–64.00	599	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	62.06/cwt	59.00–64.50	922	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	68.71/cwt	65.00–72.00	876	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	63.76/cwt	62.00–65.00	654	10
Bulls	—	—	1,810	90.86/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,645	4
Bulls	—	—	1,250	79.30/cwt	70.00–85.50	991	6
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	540.54/head	380.00–650.00	541	20
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	874.86/head	750.00–960.00	875	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,014.89/head	840.00–1,125.00	1,015	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,140.12/head	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,140	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	906.76/head	770.00–1,000.00	907	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,299.53/head	1,100.00–1,430.00	1,300	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	120.05/cwt	110.00–129.00	510	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	115.36/cwt	105.00–125.00	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,023	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	916	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	121.65/cwt	118.00–125.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	128.11/cwt	110.00–144.00	480	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	151.20/cwt	148.00–154.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	144.37/cwt	136.00–152.00	758	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	85.50/cwt	85.00–86.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	139.57/cwt	128.00–150.00	663	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	126.26/cwt	121.00–131.00	600	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	140.32/cwt	132.50–147.50	807	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	140.82/cwt	135.00–146.00	598	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	151.53/cwt	144.00–158.00	492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	147.08/cwt	140.00–153.00	404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	139.85/cwt	130.00–149.00	944	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 Jul 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 371Last week 318Year ago 729

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 68Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 64Year ago 121

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	135.00–145.00	140.20
2	—	760	89.00–125.00	106.88
2	—	720	100.00	100.00
4	—	375	148.00–154.00	151.20
14	—	525	136.00–152.00	144.37
2	—	868	85.00–86.00	85.50
6	—	475	128.00–150.00	139.57
10	—	575	132.50–147.50	140.32
10	—	425	135.00–146.00	140.82
4	—	325	144.00–158.00	151.53
4	—	275	140.00–153.00	147.08
4	—	675	130.00–149.00	139.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	145.00	145.00
11	—	684	149.50	149.50
11	—	632	145.00	145.00
2	—	502	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	525	127.00–136.00	131.71
8	—	425	110.00–129.00	120.05
4	—	675	105.00–125.00	115.36
4	—	575	118.00–125.00	121.65
16	—	375	110.00–144.00	128.11
8	—	475	121.00–131.00	126.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	157.00–190.00	174.45
4	—	375	180.00–190.00	185.33
2	—	725	139.00–155.00	146.78
10	—	475	145.00–187.00	167.08
6	—	575	147.00–167.00	157.43
4	—	625	157.00–161.00	159.08
8	—	525	154.00–181.00	168.13
1	—	770	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	135.00–139.00	137.10
4	—	325	136.00–170.00	154.28
8	—	575	135.00–143.00	139.17
8	—	375	130.00–166.00	149.18
6	—	675	120.00–140.00	130.36
6	—	525	128.00–148.00	138.47
6	—	425	131.00–150.00	141.05
6	—	275	170.00–189.00	180.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	139.00	139.00
12	—	668	152.00–159.00	156.24
10	—	723	149.50–160.00	156.74
6	—	549	167.00	167.00
4	—	640	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	375	150.00–174.00	162.79
6	—	525	147.00–155.00	151.19
6	—	475	134.00–163.00	149.25
6	—	425	139.00–167.00	153.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	40.00–50.00	45.31
8	—	1,025	50.50–64.00	58.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,485	59.00–64.50	62.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	65.00–72.00	68.71
10	—	1,025	62.00–65.00	63.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,810	85.00–95.00	90.86
6	—	1,250	70.00–85.50	79.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	925	380.00–650.00	540.54
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	925	750.00–960.00	874.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,100	840.00–1,125.00	1,014.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,075	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,140.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,075	1,100.00–1,430.00	1,299.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	925	770.00–1,000.00	906.76

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle