Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2022-09-14

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Sep 14
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
307 head
197 vs last sale 504 28 vs year ago 335 · 8.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
1 vs last sale 64 13 vs year ago 50 · +26.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
61 vs last sale 123 11 vs year ago 51 · +21.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 1-6 higher, slaughter cows sold 4-5 higher, and slaughter bulls had no trend.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $152.03/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits 50.00 against this barn's trailing median of $202.03.
Average price
$152.03
65 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$787
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.13
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518152.0378765
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

18 sales
237210184157median 202.0312/1703/0404/1505/2008/05
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $222.76, low $171.00, median $202.03 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale65 hd
152.03
MS average13 barns · 778 hd
151.91
+0.13
This barn, trailing median18 sales
202.03
−50.00
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,528100.351,5339thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10782.4591322
CowsLean 85-90%Low91364.9859312

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,041$86312
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,2354thin

Every lot, as filed

28 lots · USDA AMS · Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1573139.16/cwt135.00–143.0079710
BullsMedium and Large 1373176.30/cwt171.00–181.006588
BullsMedium and Large 1673129.10/cwt126.00–132.0086910
BullsMedium and Large 1723122.64/cwt118.00–127.008872
BullsMedium and Large 1532151.05/cwt143.00–154.008047
BullsMedium and Large 1323185.35/cwt180.00–190.005998
SteersMedium and Large 1523163.22/cwt158.00–168.008544
SteersMedium and Large 1623153.70/cwt148.00–159.009584
SteersMedium and Large 1673153.68/cwt148.00–159.001,0344
SteersMedium and Large 1573163.20/cwt158.00–168.009354
HeifersMedium and Large 1573141.64/cwt138.00–145.008128
HeifersMedium and Large 1523141.65/cwt138.00–145.007418
BullsMedium and Large 1623129.11/cwt126.00–132.0080410
BullsMedium and Large 1423171.27/cwt166.00–176.0072410
HeifersMedium and Large 1473143.14/cwt140.00–146.006778
HeifersMedium and Large 1723138.35/cwt135.00–141.501,0004
HeifersMedium and Large 1423143.16/cwt140.00–146.006068
HeifersMedium and Large 1773138.34/cwt135.00–141.501,0694
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,235.12/head1,100.00–1,350.001,2354
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1871,090.99/head870.00–1,250.001,0916
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2895635.53/head520.00–740.006366
Bulls1,21094.96/cwt90.50–99.001,1494
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02579.51/cwt76.00–82.0081514
CowsLean 85-90%80060.16/cwt57.50–62.504816
Bulls1,748103.57/cwt100.00–105.001,8104
Bulls1,920109.00/cwt109.00–109.002,0931
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25087.60/cwt85.00–90.001,0958
CowsLean 85-90%1,02569.80/cwt66.00–72.507156

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.