Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers sold 1-10 higher, feeder heifers sold mixed, and slaughter cows and bulls sold 1-5 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 $154.06/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$154.06

69 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$130

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

$6.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.25

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	612	154.50	946	64
Medium and Large 1-2	725	148.40	1,076	5thin

One grade step is worth $6.10/cwt here — about −$130 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 sale69 hd

154.06

—

MS average13 barns · 877 hd

158.32

−4.25

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	1,370	81.95	1,123	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	63.84	654	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	60.22	617	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	871	50.49	440	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)	1,021	$1,122	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	997	$1,099	10

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	423	155.37/cwt	148.00–162.00	657	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	126.63/cwt	123.00–130.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	126.62/cwt	123.00–130.00	852	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	144.19/cwt	140.00–148.00	682	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	132.72/cwt	127.00–138.00	760	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	132.74/cwt	127.00–138.00	694	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	165.22/cwt	160.00–170.00	864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	146.13/cwt	142.00–150.00	983	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	134.22/cwt	129.00–139.00	702	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	142.36/cwt	138.50–146.00	1,100	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	174.14/cwt	171.00–177.00	824	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	855	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	154.72/cwt	149.00–160.00	887	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	142.37/cwt	138.50–146.00	1,029	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	151.59/cwt	149.00–154.00	944	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	130.12/cwt	127.00–133.00	746	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	801	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,001	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	135.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	640	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	360	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	533	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	768	904.72/head	775.00–1,000.00	905	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,228.26/head	1,090.00–1,355.00	1,228	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,231.79/head	900.00–1,450.00	1,232	22
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	810	720.00/head	500.00–860.00	720	6
Bulls	—	—	1,343	85.03/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,142	8
Bulls	—	—	1,175	73.74/cwt	68.00–78.00	866	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	63.84/cwt	61.50–65.50	654	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	60.22/cwt	57.00–62.50	617	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	54.95/cwt	51.50–58.00	440	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	57.93/cwt	55.00–60.00	594	12
Bulls	—	—	1,813	92.22/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,672	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	37.11/cwt	31.00–42.00	250	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 Oct 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 549Last week 553Year ago 421

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 65Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 70Year ago 85

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers sold 1-10 higher, feeder heifers sold mixed, and slaughter cows and bulls sold 1-5 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
8	—	423	148.00–162.00	155.37
4	—	623	123.00–130.00	126.63
4	—	673	123.00–130.00	126.62
8	—	473	140.00–148.00	144.19
8	—	573	127.00–138.00	132.72
8	—	523	127.00–138.00	132.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	160.00–170.00	165.22
12	—	673	142.00–150.00	146.13
6	—	773	138.50–146.00	142.36
12	—	473	171.00–177.00	174.14
12	—	573	149.00–160.00	154.72
6	—	723	138.50–146.00	142.37
12	—	623	149.00–154.00	151.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	160.00	160.00
2	—	855	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	129.00–139.00	134.22
8	—	573	127.00–133.00	130.12
8	—	473	130.00–140.00	135.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	147.50	147.50
2	—	595	142.50	142.50
7	—	801	125.00	125.00
3	—	488	147.00	147.00
2	—	360	148.00	148.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	768	775.00–1,000.00	904.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,150	1,090.00–1,355.00	1,228.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,078	900.00–1,450.00	1,231.79
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	810	500.00–860.00	720.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,343	80.00–89.00	85.03
8	—	1,175	68.00–78.00	73.74
4	—	1,813	90.00–94.00	92.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	61.50–65.50	63.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	57.00–62.50	60.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	51.50–58.00	54.95
12	—	1,025	55.00–60.00	57.93
8	—	675	31.00–42.00	37.11

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

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