Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers were mixed, slaughter cows sold 1-5 lower, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.59/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$140.59

68 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$75

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

$0.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.88

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	140.70	674	48
Medium and Large 1-2	534	140.32	749	20

One grade step is worth $0.38/cwt here — about −$75 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 sale68 hd

140.59

—

MS average13 barns · 1,091 hd

136.71

+3.88

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	1,459	82.81	1,208	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	62.91	645	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	61.42	630	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	888	49.82	442	20

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)	1,208	$923	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,040	6

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	482	144.20/cwt	137.00–147.00	695	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	140.17/cwt	136.00–144.00	733	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	162.71/cwt	159.00–166.00	607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	144.28/cwt	140.00–148.00	466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	441	144.07/cwt	140.35–149.00	635	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	127.74/cwt	127.50–128.00	924	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	138.24/cwt	138.00–138.50	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	981	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	166.76/cwt	161.00–172.00	789	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	166.79/cwt	161.00–172.00	706	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	158.43/cwt	154.00–162.50	829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	135.22/cwt	130.00–140.00	707	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	147.21/cwt	143.00–151.00	623	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	151.72/cwt	146.00–157.00	869	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	150.18/cwt	145.00–155.00	936	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	149.07/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,003	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	157.10/cwt	157.10–157.10	910	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	143.29/cwt	137.00–149.00	678	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	162.00/cwt	157.00–166.50	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	140.57/cwt	136.50–142.20	821	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	144.24/cwt	140.00–148.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	134.20/cwt	129.00–139.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	164.63/cwt	158.00–170.50	614	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,040.38/head	950.00–1,100.00	1,040	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	923.29/head	710.00–1,050.00	923	6
Bulls	—	—	1,903	93.23/cwt	87.50–97.00	1,774	4
Bulls	—	—	1,015	65.74/cwt	60.00–71.00	667	4
Bulls	—	—	1,458	86.14/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,256	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	61.42/cwt	60.25–62.25	630	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	55.80/cwt	52.00–58.50	572	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	49.25/cwt	45.00–53.00	394	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	35.72/cwt	31.00–39.50	241	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	62.91/cwt	59.25–65.50	645	14

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 549Year ago 517

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 113Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 71Year ago 59

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers were mixed, slaughter cows sold 1-5 lower, and slaughter 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
10	—	482	137.00–147.00	144.20
6	—	523	136.00–144.00	140.17
6	—	373	159.00–166.00	162.71
6	—	423	157.00–166.50	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	140.00–148.00	144.28
4	—	723	127.50–128.00	127.74
10	—	523	130.00–140.00	135.22
12	—	423	143.00–151.00	147.21
10	—	473	137.00–149.00	143.29
4	—	373	140.00–148.00	144.24
4	—	573	129.00–139.00	134.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	441	140.35–149.00	144.07
2	—	710	130.50	130.50
4	—	521	138.00–138.50	138.24
7	—	584	136.50–142.20	140.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	711	138.00	138.00
4	—	579	157.10	157.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	161.00–172.00	166.76
6	—	423	161.00–172.00	166.79
6	—	523	154.00–162.50	158.43
6	—	573	146.00–157.00	151.72
6	—	623	145.00–155.00	150.18
6	—	673	147.00–151.00	149.07
4	—	373	158.00–170.50	164.63

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	975	950.00–1,100.00	1,040.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,208	710.00–1,050.00	923.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,903	87.50–97.00	93.23
4	—	1,015	60.00–71.00	65.74
8	—	1,458	82.00–90.00	86.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	60.25–62.25	61.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	52.00–58.50	55.80
6	—	800	45.00–53.00	49.25
4	—	675	31.00–39.50	35.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	59.25–65.50	62.91

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle