Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold lower 1.00-5.00; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-8.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-2.00; slaughter bulls sold firmer

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.41/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$146.41

186 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$17.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.61

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	150.87	692	89
Medium and Large 1-2	667	147.37	984	61
Medium and Large 3	378	133.74	505	36

One grade step is worth $17.13/cwt here — about $187 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 sale186 hd

146.41

—

MS average13 barns · 1,445 hd

150.01

−3.61

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	1,393	98.55	1,373	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	79.25	941	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	72.37	1,088	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	58.65	557	18

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)	1,013	$1,040	24
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$847	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,017	$1,244	44
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$607	22

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	139.29/cwt	125.00–148.00	1,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	187.38/cwt	182.00–192.00	609	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	153.55/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,036	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	182.29/cwt	177.00–187.00	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	185.33/cwt	180.00–190.00	695	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	148.35/cwt	138.75–150.00	1,141	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	163.22/cwt	150.00–175.00	694	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	170.33/cwt	165.00–175.00	639	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	149.06/cwt	130.00–165.00	410	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	161.94/cwt	153.00–170.00	769	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	165.28/cwt	159.00–171.00	868	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	157.17/cwt	153.00–161.00	904	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	152.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	878	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	145.99/cwt	135.00–156.00	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	176.21/cwt	172.00–180.00	837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	150.75/cwt	133.00–165.00	339	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	149.22/cwt	142.75–160.00	942	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	152.68/cwt	139.00–158.00	1,098	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	181.45/cwt	175.00–188.00	875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,067	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	139.09/cwt	130.00–147.50	869	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	137.82/cwt	130.00–145.00	792	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	155.04/cwt	130.00–177.00	581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	148.46/cwt	129.00–166.00	705	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	142.91/cwt	130.00–154.00	464	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	165.58/cwt	155.00–175.00	704	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	72.37/cwt	68.00–75.50	1,088	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	74.68/cwt	70.00–78.00	765	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	36.16/cwt	25.00–46.00	289	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	69.90/cwt	62.00–75.50	716	12
Bulls	—	—	1,838	111.84/cwt	110.00–113.50	2,056	2
Bulls	—	—	948	85.26/cwt	85.00–85.50	808	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	81.71/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,042	26
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	833.51/head	560.00–1,020.00	834	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,247.16/head	925.00–1,450.00	1,247	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,054.05/head	840.00–1,200.00	1,054	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,458.37/head	1,150.00–1,660.00	1,458	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,101.59/head	850.00–1,260.00	1,102	6
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	606.76/head	470.00–700.00	607	22
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	847.30/head	660.00–975.00	847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	127.25/cwt	115.00–138.00	477	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	131.84/cwt	125.00–138.00	626	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	133.98/cwt	120.00–146.00	435	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	145.80/cwt	136.00–154.00	401	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	148.63/cwt	147.00–150.00	409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	156.92/cwt	139.00–187.00	673	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	115.97/cwt	105.00–127.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	159.07/cwt	151.00–166.00	517	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	146.34/cwt	138.00–154.00	841	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	148.23/cwt	143.00–153.00	778	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	148.94/cwt	140.00–157.00	707	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	145.95/cwt	142.50–150.00	994	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	150.60/cwt	145.00–152.50	864	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	153.85/cwt	140.00–166.00	577	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	142.47/cwt	130.00–154.00	890	8

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 Sep 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 504Last week 329Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 52Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 123Last week 76Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	125.00–148.00	139.29
12	—	325	182.00–192.00	187.38
6	—	675	152.00–155.00	153.55
6	—	425	177.00–187.00	182.29
12	—	375	180.00–190.00	185.33
1	—	750	150.00	150.00
10	—	525	159.00–171.00	165.28
8	—	575	153.00–161.00	157.17
6	—	475	172.00–180.00	176.21
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	150.00–175.00	163.22
10	—	375	165.00–175.00	170.33
8	—	275	130.00–165.00	149.06
12	—	475	153.00–170.00	161.94
6	—	575	150.00–155.00	152.61
6	—	525	135.00–156.00	145.99
12	—	225	133.00–165.00	150.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	186.50	186.50
9	—	631	142.75–160.00	149.22
18	—	719	139.00–158.00	152.68
4	—	482	175.00–188.00	181.45
3	—	667	160.00	160.00
3	—	510	142.75	142.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	132.50	132.50
28	—	769	138.75–150.00	148.35
4	—	438	139.00	139.00
2	—	395	155.00	155.00
13	—	681	142.50–150.00	145.95
12	—	574	145.00–152.50	150.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	375	115.00–138.00	127.25
12	—	475	125.00–138.00	131.84
10	—	325	120.00–146.00	133.98
6	—	275	136.00–154.00	145.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	147.00–150.00	148.63
17	—	429	139.00–187.00	156.92
2	—	793	105.00–127.00	115.97
12	—	325	151.00–166.00	159.07
6	—	575	138.00–154.00	146.34
14	—	525	143.00–153.00	148.23
14	—	475	140.00–157.00	148.94
12	—	375	140.00–166.00	153.85
8	—	625	130.00–154.00	142.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	130.00–147.50	139.09
6	—	575	130.00–145.00	137.82
6	—	375	130.00–177.00	155.04
10	—	475	129.00–166.00	148.46
10	—	325	130.00–154.00	142.91
10	—	425	155.00–175.00	165.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,503	68.00–75.50	72.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	70.00–78.00	74.68
26	—	1,275	78.00–85.00	81.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	800	25.00–46.00	36.16
12	—	1,025	62.00–75.50	69.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,838	110.00–113.50	111.84
2	—	948	85.00–85.50	85.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	925	560.00–1,020.00	833.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	925	660.00–975.00	847.30
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	925.00–1,450.00	1,247.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	925	840.00–1,200.00	1,054.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,075	1,150.00–1,660.00	1,458.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,100	850.00–1,260.00	1,101.59
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	925	470.00–700.00	606.76

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