Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 10-13 higher, feeder heifers sold mixed, slaughter cows sold 3-4 higher, and slaughter 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 $168.42/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$168.42

98 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$3.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.14

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	578	169.91	981	54
Medium and Large 1	538	166.60	896	44

One grade step is worth $3.32/cwt here — about $86 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 sale98 hd

168.42

—

MS average13 barns · 1,074 hd

169.56

−1.14

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	1,768	89.05	1,574	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,067	73.38	783	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	65.93	676	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	62.79	584	29

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)	918	$760	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,169	6

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	—	623	129.70/cwt	124.00–135.00	808	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	129.68/cwt	124.00–135.00	873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	132.17/cwt	127.00–137.00	890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	157.18/cwt	154.00–160.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	140.76/cwt	135.00–146.00	666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	944	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	647	164.42/cwt	154.50–171.00	1,064	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	179.73/cwt	160.00–190.50	949	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	152.07/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,023	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	181.21/cwt	175.00–184.00	779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	162.12/cwt	160.00–164.50	1,081	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	489	152.16/cwt	146.00–153.90	744	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	166.23/cwt	160.00–175.50	981	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	176.16/cwt	170.00–188.25	826	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	166.17/cwt	162.00–170.00	869	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	158.04/cwt	157.00–159.00	906	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	197.59/cwt	196.00–199.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	136.26/cwt	130.00–142.00	713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	172.29/cwt	166.00–178.00	815	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	155.44/cwt	150.00–160.50	968	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	164.32/cwt	156.00–166.50	684	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	133.66/cwt	129.00–138.00	833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	153.11/cwt	151.00–155.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	150.01/cwt	141.50–154.00	789	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	144.14/cwt	142.75–145.50	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.20/cwt	130.00–140.00	775	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,169.10/head	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,169	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	759.67/head	720.00–790.00	760	6
Bulls	—	—	1,864	94.24/cwt	93.00–97.50	1,757	4
Bulls	—	—	1,720	86.45/cwt	82.50–89.50	1,487	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	67.10/cwt	63.00–70.00	688	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	812	57.48/cwt	52.00–60.50	467	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	75.65/cwt	73.00–78.00	965	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	65.93/cwt	63.00–68.00	676	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	72.93/cwt	70.00–75.00	748	20

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 Nov 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 626Last week 518Year ago 546

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 75Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 125Year ago 69

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 10-13 higher, feeder heifers sold mixed, slaughter cows sold 3-4 higher, 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
4	—	623	124.00–135.00	129.70
4	—	673	124.00–135.00	129.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	673	127.00–137.00	132.17
4	—	373	154.00–160.00	157.18
6	—	473	135.00–146.00	140.76
6	—	523	130.00–142.00	136.26
6	—	623	129.00–138.00	133.66
4	—	423	151.00–155.00	153.11
6	—	573	130.00–140.00	135.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	650	145.25	145.25
17	—	489	146.00–153.90	152.16
10	—	416	156.00–166.50	164.32
15	—	526	141.50–154.00	150.01
4	—	621	142.75–145.50	144.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	647	154.50–171.00	164.42
13	—	528	160.00–190.50	179.73
9	—	667	160.00–164.50	162.12
20	—	590	160.00–175.50	166.23
7	—	469	170.00–188.25	176.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	150.00–154.00	152.07
6	—	430	175.00–184.00	181.21
6	—	523	162.00–170.00	166.17
6	—	573	157.00–159.00	158.04
4	—	373	196.00–199.00	197.59
6	—	473	166.00–178.00	172.29
12	—	623	150.00–160.50	155.44

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	—	1,250	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,169.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	918	720.00–790.00	759.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,864	93.00–97.50	94.24
8	—	1,720	82.50–89.50	86.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	63.00–70.00	67.10
13	—	812	52.00–60.50	57.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	73.00–78.00	75.65
20	—	1,025	70.00–75.00	72.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	63.00–68.00	65.93

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

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