Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 3-8 higher, feeder heifers sold 3-13 higher, slaughter cows sold 4-5 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 $179.78/cwt on 259 head.

Average price

$179.78

259 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$9.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.66

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	527	183.22	966	168
Medium and Large 1	527	173.44	913	91

One grade step is worth $9.78/cwt here — about $52 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 sale259 hd

179.78

—

MS average13 barns · 1,801 hd

172.12

+7.66

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	—	Low	1,375	89.75	1,234	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,055	70.59	745	18

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,193	$2,409	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,051	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,159	$2,159	8
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	850	$2,615	6

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	185.30/cwt	180.00–190.00	691	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	837	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	1,258	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	156.67/cwt	155.00–159.75	904	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	170.14/cwt	168.00–172.00	726	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	176.26/cwt	170.00–182.00	922	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	183.27/cwt	178.00–188.00	775	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	183.24/cwt	178.00–188.00	867	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	164.36/cwt	163.50–165.00	1,022	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	146.58/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,045	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	149.17/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,153	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	328	198.96/cwt	175.00–206.00	653	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	164.83/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,093	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	185.35/cwt	180.00–190.00	599	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	543	184.53/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,002	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	366	204.64/cwt	200.00–206.00	749	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	163.18/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,017	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	159.92/cwt	150.00–161.75	1,148	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	189.62/cwt	187.00–191.00	891	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,046	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	156.61/cwt	154.00–159.00	819	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	184.77/cwt	180.00–189.00	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	184.81/cwt	180.00–189.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	126.07/cwt	124.00–128.00	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	126.07/cwt	124.00–128.00	848	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	72.93/cwt	70.00–75.00	748	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	68.05/cwt	66.00–69.50	698	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	76.31/cwt	75.50–77.00	991	2
Bulls	—	—	1,000	81.30/cwt	75.00–87.00	813	4
Bulls	—	—	1,750	98.20/cwt	92.00–102.85	1,719	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	850	2,614.71/head	1,300.00–4,100.00	2,615	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,051.00/head	875.00–1,195.00	1,051	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,193	2,409.43/head	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,409	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,163.64/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,164	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,218	3,155.03/head	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,155	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	137.70/cwt	132.00–143.00	858	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	175.30/cwt	170.00–180.00	654	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	161.79/cwt	156.00–167.00	684	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	128.63/cwt	124.00–133.00	994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	128.64/cwt	124.00–133.00	930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	155.24/cwt	150.00–160.00	734	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	163.17/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,098	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	133.89/cwt	129.50–138.00	901	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	145.64/cwt	142.00–149.00	835	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	148.52/cwt	147.50–149.75	928	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	491	158.44/cwt	157.50–159.00	778	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	157.88/cwt	153.50–159.75	818	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	176.24/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,010	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	349	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	625	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	955	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	859	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,306	10

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 Dec 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 843Last week 385Year ago 403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 59Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 98Year ago 52

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 3-8 higher, feeder heifers sold 3-13 higher, slaughter cows sold 4-5 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	170.00	170.00
3	—	837	150.25	150.25
7	—	622	163.50–165.00	164.36
13	—	328	175.00–206.00	198.96
12	—	663	160.00–170.00	164.83
23	—	543	184.00–185.00	184.53
4	—	423	190.00	190.00
36	—	366	200.00–206.00	204.64
20	—	718	150.00–161.75	159.92
37	—	470	187.00–191.00	189.62
10	—	859	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	373	180.00–190.00	185.30
10	—	523	170.00–182.00	176.26
10	—	423	178.00–188.00	183.27
10	—	473	178.00–188.00	183.24
7	—	713	143.00–155.00	146.58
4	—	773	143.00–155.00	149.17
10	—	323	180.00–190.00	185.35
10	—	623	158.00–168.00	163.18
10	—	673	158.00–168.00	163.17
10	—	573	170.00–182.00	176.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	577	155.00–159.75	156.67
37	—	427	168.00–172.00	170.14
5	—	751	139.25	139.25
16	—	625	147.50–149.75	148.52
8	—	491	157.50–159.00	158.44
28	—	518	153.50–159.75	157.88
15	—	349	179.00	179.00
6	—	687	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	154.00–159.00	156.61
8	—	623	132.00–143.00	137.70
8	—	373	170.00–180.00	175.30
8	—	423	156.00–167.00	161.79
4	—	773	124.00–133.00	128.63
4	—	723	124.00–133.00	128.64
8	—	473	150.00–160.00	155.24
8	—	673	129.50–138.00	133.89
8	—	573	142.00–149.00	145.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	180.00–189.00	184.77
4	—	323	180.00–189.00	184.81
4	—	623	124.00–128.00	126.07
4	—	673	124.00–128.00	126.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	70.00–75.00	72.93
10	—	1,025	66.00–69.50	68.05
2	—	1,298	75.50–77.00	76.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,000	75.00–87.00	81.30
4	—	1,750	92.00–102.85	98.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	850	1,300.00–4,100.00	2,614.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,000	875.00–1,195.00	1,051.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,193	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,409.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,163.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,218	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,155.03

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle