Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold mixed, and slaughter cows and 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 $151.99/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$151.99

90 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$3.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.93

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	511	153.70	785	47
Medium and Large 1	462	150.12	694	43

One grade step is worth $3.58/cwt here — about $91 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 sale90 hd

151.99

—

MS average13 barns · 1,327 hd

154.92

−2.93

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	1,600	93.00	1,488	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,109	76.94	854	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	71.84	736	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	67.65	693	4thin

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)	1,100	$1,002	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	823	$725	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	973	$1,006	18

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	223	212.20/cwt	210.00–214.00	473	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	176.86/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,013	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	148.76/cwt	142.00–155.00	852	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	153.11/cwt	150.00–160.00	556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	143.63/cwt	140.00–147.00	895	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	198.16/cwt	195.00–201.00	838	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	212.17/cwt	210.00–214.00	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	188.81/cwt	182.00–195.00	893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	149.88/cwt	149.50–150.25	1,009	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	150.61/cwt	150.00–151.00	875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	724	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	150.53/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,149	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	224	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	446	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	167.98/cwt	151.00–175.00	1,050	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	383	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	206.25/cwt	206.25–206.25	889	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	141.26/cwt	135.00–147.00	739	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	193.02/cwt	185.00–200.00	623	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	125.38/cwt	118.00–130.00	912	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	177.27/cwt	172.00–182.00	750	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	183.59/cwt	182.00–185.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	196.33/cwt	192.00–200.00	536	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	67.65/cwt	61.50–72.00	693	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	75.63/cwt	73.00–77.50	775	10
Bulls	—	—	1,600	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,488	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	71.84/cwt	69.50–73.50	736	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	79.12/cwt	76.00–82.00	989	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	823	724.83/head	690.00–750.00	725	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,002.00/head	780.00–1,150.00	1,002	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	683	686.81/head	500.00–840.00	687	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,165.39/head	990.00–1,310.00	1,165	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	338	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	149.33/cwt	142.00–156.00	706	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	141.24/cwt	135.00–147.00	809	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	130.17/cwt	125.00–135.00	876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	159.77/cwt	155.00–163.00	751	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	148.78/cwt	142.00–155.00	778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	190.88/cwt	190.10–192.25	993	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,034	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	149.37/cwt	142.00–156.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	155.35/cwt	150.00–160.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	155.41/cwt	150.00–160.00	424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	158.22/cwt	155.00–166.00	661	7

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 Jan 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 636Last week 562Year ago 373

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 141Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 82Year ago 68

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold mixed, and slaughter cows and 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$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	223	210.00–214.00	212.20
6	—	423	195.00–201.00	198.16
4	—	273	210.00–214.00	212.17
4	—	473	182.00–195.00	188.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	172.00–180.00	176.86
6	—	763	148.00–153.00	150.53
4	—	224	199.00	199.00
18	—	625	151.00–175.00	167.98
2	—	383	205.00	205.00
5	—	431	206.25	206.25
20	—	520	190.10–192.25	190.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	142.00–155.00	148.76
7	—	363	150.00–160.00	153.11
6	—	623	140.00–147.00	143.63
6	—	473	142.00–156.00	149.33
4	—	523	142.00–155.00	148.78
4	—	423	142.00–156.00	149.37
4	—	323	150.00–160.00	155.35
4	—	273	150.00–160.00	155.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	673	149.50–150.25	149.88
5	—	581	150.00–151.00	150.61
8	—	511	141.75	141.75
3	—	338	167.00	167.00
13	—	470	155.00–163.00	159.77
2	—	380	160.00	160.00
3	—	718	144.00	144.00
7	—	418	155.00–166.00	158.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	135.00–147.00	141.26
8	—	323	185.00–200.00	193.02
5	—	727	118.00–130.00	125.38
10	—	423	172.00–182.00	177.27
4	—	373	182.00–185.00	183.59
4	—	273	192.00–200.00	196.33
6	—	573	135.00–147.00	141.24
6	—	673	125.00–135.00	130.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	61.50–72.00	67.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	73.00–77.50	75.63
6	—	1,250	76.00–82.00	79.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	69.50–73.50	71.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	93.00	93.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	823	690.00–750.00	724.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,100	780.00–1,150.00	1,002.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	683	500.00–840.00	686.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,118	990.00–1,310.00	1,165.39

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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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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Slaughter Cattle

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