Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold 5-9 higher, slaughter cows sold 4-8 higher, and slaughter bulls had no trend.

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.02/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$167.02

85 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$149

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

$16.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.93

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	178.64	852	25
Medium and Large 1-2	617	162.19	1,001	60

One grade step is worth $16.45/cwt here — about −$149 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 sale85 hd

167.02

—

MS average13 barns · 1,017 hd

169.95

−2.93

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	1,000	85.00	850	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,108	82.51	915	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	72.93	748	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	861	61.44	529	14

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,073	$1,130	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,370	1thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	138.16/cwt	134.00–142.00	792	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	138.17/cwt	134.00–142.00	723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	348	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	448	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	393	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	166.53/cwt	160.50–170.25	888	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,055	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	152.49/cwt	150.00–155.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,007	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	174.10/cwt	172.00–175.50	850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	157.62/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,061	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	160.28/cwt	153.00–167.00	918	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	135.18/cwt	130.00–140.00	842	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	139.38/cwt	135.00–143.50	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	157.62/cwt	151.00–171.00	1,059	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	170.44/cwt	168.80–171.20	982	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	135.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	910	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	135.08/cwt	131.00–139.00	851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	195.81/cwt	191.00–200.00	632	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	195.77/cwt	191.00–200.00	730	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,370.00/head	1,370.00–1,370.00	1,370	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,129.91/head	930.00–1,250.00	1,130	12
Bulls	—	—	1,000	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	850	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	42.22/cwt	40.00–45.00	285	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	75.34/cwt	73.00–77.00	772	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	80.68/cwt	76.00–84.00	827	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	86.18/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,099	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	72.93/cwt	70.00–75.00	748	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	59.81/cwt	54.50–64.50	478	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 Aug 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 393Year ago 98

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 22Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 57Year ago 527

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold 5-9 higher, slaughter cows sold 4-8 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	134.00–142.00	138.16
6	—	523	134.00–142.00	138.17
6	—	623	130.00–140.00	135.18
2	—	723	135.00–143.50	139.38
6	—	673	130.00–140.00	135.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	141.00	141.00
2	—	348	165.00	165.00
7	—	448	154.50	154.50
2	—	393	157.50	157.50
4	—	459	150.00–155.00	152.49
3	—	535	144.00	144.00
10	—	565	145.00	145.00
2	—	690	135.50	135.50
4	—	630	131.00–139.00	135.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	533	160.50–170.25	166.53
13	—	708	149.00	149.00
7	—	603	167.00	167.00
5	—	488	172.00–175.50	174.10
14	—	672	151.00–171.00	157.62
13	—	576	168.80–171.20	170.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	673	154.00–161.00	157.62
6	—	573	153.00–167.00	160.28
1	—	275	209.00	209.00
6	—	323	191.00–200.00	195.81
6	—	373	191.00–200.00	195.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,370.00	1,370.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,073	930.00–1,250.00	1,129.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	85.00	85.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	40.00–45.00	42.22
6	—	1,025	73.00–77.00	75.34
4	—	800	54.50–64.50	59.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	76.00–84.00	80.68
6	—	1,275	83.00–89.00	86.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	70.00–75.00	72.93

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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