Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 3-6 higher, feeder heifers sold mixed, and slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Grouped weaned 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 $166.97/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$166.97

61 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$0.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.54

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	668	167.17	1,117	29
Medium and Large 1	567	166.78	945	32

One grade step is worth $0.38/cwt here — about $172 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

166.97

—

MS average13 barns · 1,303 hd

173.51

−6.54

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	1,601	97.02	1,553	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,089	79.04	861	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	69.42	685	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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,088	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$765	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$1,404	6

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	124.61/cwt	121.00–128.00	901	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	124.60/cwt	121.00–128.00	963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	173.11/cwt	171.00–175.00	732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	136.07/cwt	134.00–138.00	916	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	141.70/cwt	136.00–147.00	883	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	149.69/cwt	145.00–154.00	783	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	170.48/cwt	165.00–175.50	892	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	169.50/cwt	169.00–170.25	1,142	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	162.07/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,010	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	1,163	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	172.77/cwt	171.25–174.75	993	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	147.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,141	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	148.17/cwt	146.50–151.00	868	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	147.76/cwt	142.00–153.00	699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	143.84/cwt	141.50–146.00	824	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	177.14/cwt	174.00–180.00	838	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	164.70/cwt	159.50–169.50	944	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,176	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,403.95/head	1,100.00–1,625.00	1,404	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,088.17/head	890.00–1,250.00	1,088	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	765.00/head	670.00–840.00	765	6
Bulls	—	—	1,260	78.56/cwt	70.50–85.00	990	2
Bulls	—	—	1,703	101.84/cwt	98.50–106.00	1,734	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	77.93/cwt	75.00–80.00	799	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	81.82/cwt	80.00–83.50	1,023	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	70.98/cwt	66.00–74.50	728	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	61.59/cwt	60.00–63.00	493	2
Bulls	—	—	1,840	110.65/cwt	108.00–112.50	2,036	2

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 329Last week 354Year ago 332

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 45Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 155Year ago 55

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 3-6 higher, feeder heifers sold mixed, and slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Grouped weaned feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	121.00–128.00	124.61
4	—	773	121.00–128.00	124.60
6	—	423	171.00–175.00	173.11
6	—	673	134.00–138.00	136.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	136.00–147.00	141.70
8	—	523	145.00–154.00	149.69
8	—	473	142.00–153.00	147.76
8	—	573	141.50–146.00	143.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	143.00	143.00
8	—	586	146.50–151.00	148.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	165.00–175.50	170.48
4	—	623	160.00–164.00	162.07
4	—	773	145.00–150.00	147.57
8	—	473	174.00–180.00	177.14
8	—	573	159.50–169.50	164.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	674	169.00–170.25	169.50
4	—	710	163.75	163.75
7	—	575	171.25–174.75	172.77
3	—	800	147.00	147.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	950	1,100.00–1,625.00	1,403.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,090	890.00–1,250.00	1,088.17
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	850	670.00–840.00	765.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	70.50–85.00	78.56
2	—	1,703	98.50–106.00	101.84
2	—	1,840	108.00–112.50	110.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	75.00–80.00	77.93
4	—	1,250	80.00–83.50	81.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	66.00–74.50	70.98
2	—	800	60.00–63.00	61.59

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