Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2022-12-21

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Dec 21
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
116 head
210 vs last sale 326 116 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
23 vs last sale 50 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
0 vs last sale 50 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 3-6 higher, heifers had no trend, slaughter cows sold1-4 higher, and slaughter bulls had no trend.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $163.71/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits 38.33 against this barn's trailing median of $202.03.
Average price
$163.71
15 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$783
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+9.04
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1478163.7178315thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

18 sales
237210184157median 202.0312/1703/0404/1505/2008/05
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $222.76, low $171.00, median $202.03 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale15 hd
163.71
MS average11 barns · 327 hd
154.66
+9.04
This barn, trailing median18 sales
202.03
−38.33
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,32082.961,0957thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,02569.397116thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low93559.6955810

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,133$9138
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,043$1,0268

Every lot, as filed

18 lots · USDA AMS · Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%80055.72/cwt52.00–59.004464
CowsLean 85-90%1,02562.34/cwt60.00–64.006396
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02569.39/cwt65.00–72.507116
Bulls1,18077.11/cwt74.50–79.009104
Bulls1,50790.77/cwt87.50–96.001,3683
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,133913.02/head800.00–1,000.009138
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0431,025.72/head900.00–1,125.001,0268
SteersMedium and Large 1345210.00/cwt210.00–210.007251
SteersMedium and Large 1773133.57/cwt131.00–136.001,0322
SteersMedium and Large 1423193.68/cwt188.00–200.008192
HeifersMedium and Large 1373159.65/cwt157.00–162.005952
HeifersMedium and Large 1673121.65/cwt117.00–126.008194
HeifersMedium and Large 1430150.79/cwt148.00–157.006483
HeifersMedium and Large 1473152.71/cwt148.00–157.007222
BullsMedium and Large 1573147.46/cwt142.00–152.508454
BullsMedium and Large 1523147.48/cwt142.00–152.507714
BullsMedium and Large 1423175.79/cwt170.00–181.007444
BullsMedium and Large 1365190.89/cwt188.00–196.006973

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.