Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers sold mixed, feeder heifers sold 11-12 higher, and Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $164.35/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$164.35

132 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$890

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$5.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.08

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	546	166.62	910	76
Medium and Large 1	535	161.27	862	56

One grade step is worth $5.35/cwt here — about $48 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 sale132 hd

164.35

—

MS average12 barns · 1,092 hd

165.43

−1.08

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	—	Average	1,060	101.00	1,071	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	77.62	796	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	863	61.22	528	24

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)	1,115	$1,249	16
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	853	$729	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	942	$1,146	14

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	250	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	154.17/cwt	150.00–158.00	806	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	155.76/cwt	150.00–161.00	737	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	156.85/cwt	150.00–163.00	663	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	157.15/cwt	151.50–159.00	745	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	155.18/cwt	150.00–160.00	967	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	172.34/cwt	165.00–174.00	882	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	145.17/cwt	140.00–150.00	977	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	167.71/cwt	163.00–172.00	793	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	171.98/cwt	168.00–173.25	838	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	162.67/cwt	162.50–163.00	991	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	159.84/cwt	155.50–162.50	604	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	147.75/cwt	144.00–157.50	782	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	159.07/cwt	158.50–160.50	993	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	162.26/cwt	159.50–165.50	948	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	164.26/cwt	158.00–170.00	859	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	152.70/cwt	147.00–158.00	951	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	153.16/cwt	149.00–157.00	878	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	154.91/cwt	144.00–158.50	888	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	170.11/cwt	160.00–175.00	720	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	155.16/cwt	151.00–159.00	889	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	813	898.31/head	710.00–1,050.00	898	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,332.05/head	1,120.00–1,520.00	1,332	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	853	728.74/head	500.00–900.00	729	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,249.44/head	1,025.00–1,410.00	1,249	16
Bulls	—	—	1,060	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,071	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	77.62/cwt	74.25–80.00	796	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	68.31/cwt	65.00–73.00	661	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	58.98/cwt	55.00–62.50	472	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	44.44/cwt	40.00–48.00	300	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 Sep 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 620Last week 307Year ago 510

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 63Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 62Year ago 72

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers sold mixed, feeder heifers sold 11-12 higher, and Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	250	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	150.00–158.00	154.17
8	—	473	150.00–161.00	155.76
8	—	423	150.00–163.00	156.85
4	—	623	147.00–158.00	152.70
8	—	573	149.00–157.00	153.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	474	151.50–159.00	157.15
6	—	609	162.50–163.00	162.67
16	—	378	155.50–162.50	159.84
18	—	529	144.00–157.50	147.75
31	—	573	144.00–158.50	154.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	295	179.00	179.00
14	—	623	150.00–160.00	155.18
4	—	673	140.00–150.00	145.17
6	—	473	163.00–172.00	167.71
12	—	523	158.00–170.00	164.26
10	—	423	160.00–175.00	170.11
8	—	573	151.00–159.00	155.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	512	165.00–174.00	172.34
5	—	650	150.00	150.00
3	—	390	181.00	181.00
12	—	487	168.00–173.25	171.98
7	—	624	158.50–160.50	159.07
25	—	584	159.50–165.50	162.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	813	710.00–1,050.00	898.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,038	1,120.00–1,520.00	1,332.05
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	853	500.00–900.00	728.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,115	1,025.00–1,410.00	1,249.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	101.00	101.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	74.25–80.00	77.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	967	65.00–73.00	68.31
8	—	800	55.00–62.50	58.98
4	—	675	40.00–48.00	44.44

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

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