Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 5- 10 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-5 lower, and slaughter bulls sold 1-2 lower.

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 $152.21/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$152.21

93 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$174

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

$2.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.78

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	153.47	876	40
Medium and Large 1-2	694	151.25	1,049	53

One grade step is worth $2.22/cwt here — about −$174 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 sale93 hd

152.21

—

MS average13 barns · 827 hd

153.99

−1.78

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	1,443	86.06	1,242	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	68.27	700	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	59.10	606	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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,052	$960	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$1,244	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	693	$747	6

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	523	129.69/cwt	125.00–134.00	678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	122.79/cwt	115.00–130.00	704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	167.81/cwt	163.00–172.00	542	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	167.77/cwt	163.00–172.00	626	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	157.79/cwt	152.00–163.00	667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	141.14/cwt	138.00–144.00	668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	154.53/cwt	147.00–161.50	885	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	145.17/cwt	140.00–150.00	977	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	148.85/cwt	140.00–154.00	994	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,217	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	298	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	453	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	945	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	145.18/cwt	140.00–150.00	904	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	155.10/cwt	155.10–155.10	1,121	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	181.30/cwt	176.00–186.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	154.56/cwt	147.00–161.50	808	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	130.18/cwt	125.00–135.00	811	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	147.79/cwt	142.00–153.00	625	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	892	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	135.43/cwt	131.00–139.50	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.42/cwt	131.00–139.50	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	498	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	395	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	154.81/cwt	150.00–159.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	154.77/cwt	150.00–159.00	577	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,243.82/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,244	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	693	746.57/head	600.00–880.00	747	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,100.00/head	900.00–1,250.00	1,100	16
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	823	587.17/head	380.00–700.00	587	6
Bulls	—	—	1,733	96.12/cwt	93.50–98.00	1,666	4
Bulls	—	—	1,250	79.35/cwt	73.50–83.00	992	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	68.27/cwt	63.00–72.00	700	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	59.10/cwt	55.00–62.00	606	12

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 Oct 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 553Last week 595Year ago 480

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 140Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 83Year ago 119

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 5- 10 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-5 lower, and slaughter bulls sold 1-2 lower.

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
4	—	523	125.00–134.00	129.69
4	—	573	115.00–130.00	122.79
8	—	323	163.00–172.00	167.81
8	—	373	163.00–172.00	167.77
6	—	423	152.00–163.00	157.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	138.00–144.00	141.14
6	—	623	125.00–135.00	130.18
10	—	423	142.00–153.00	147.79
4	—	523	131.00–139.50	135.43
6	—	573	131.00–139.50	135.42
4	—	323	150.00–159.00	154.81
4	—	373	150.00–159.00	154.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	298	152.00	152.00
6	—	668	133.50	133.50
3	—	583	142.00	142.00
3	—	712	136.50	136.50
2	—	498	144.00	144.00
3	—	395	149.00	149.00
3	—	502	140.50	140.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	147.00–161.50	154.53
8	—	673	140.00–150.00	145.17
8	—	623	140.00–150.00	145.18
4	—	373	176.00–186.00	181.30
10	—	523	147.00–161.50	154.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	668	140.00–154.00	148.85
5	—	828	147.00	147.00
10	—	625	151.25	151.25
18	—	723	155.10	155.10

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	6	—	1,295	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,243.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	693	600.00–880.00	746.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,138	900.00–1,250.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	823	380.00–700.00	587.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,733	93.50–98.00	96.12
6	—	1,250	73.50–83.00	79.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	63.00–72.00	68.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	55.00–62.00	59.10

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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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