Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 4-8 higher, feeder heifers sold 5-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 5-8 higher, and slaughter bulls had no trend.

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 $203.18/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$203.18

97 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$892

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$47

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

$9.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.59

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	419	207.52	870	54
Medium and Large 1-2	464	197.74	917	43

One grade step is worth $9.78/cwt here — about −$47 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 sale97 hd

203.18

—

MS average13 barns · 697 hd

188.60

+14.59

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	1,515	91.95	1,393	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	88.16	1,016	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	77.29	792	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	888	60.10	533	16

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	912	$732	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,180	4thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	148.66/cwt	144.00–153.00	926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	164.09/cwt	162.50–170.00	888	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	170.25/cwt	170.25–170.25	964	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	150.20/cwt	145.00–155.00	861	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	168.29/cwt	162.00–174.00	796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	157.72/cwt	149.75–172.50	973	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	184.71/cwt	184.10–185.00	1,049	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	226.36/cwt	220.00–232.00	844	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	341	223.35/cwt	221.00–227.00	762	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	214.06/cwt	208.00–219.00	477	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	168.94/cwt	163.50–174.00	1,052	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	935	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	226.42/cwt	220.00–232.00	731	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	279	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,029	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	491	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	210.79/cwt	205.00–216.00	892	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	193.14/cwt	190.00–196.00	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	167.12/cwt	164.00–170.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	171.34/cwt	168.50–174.00	1,153	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	168.76/cwt	166.00–170.50	705	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	168.32/cwt	162.00–174.00	712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	222	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	275	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	459	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,179.53/head	1,040.00–1,280.00	1,180	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	956.28/head	800.00–1,080.00	956	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	830	620.60/head	450.00–770.00	621	8
Bulls	—	—	2,150	108.54/cwt	108.00–109.00	2,334	2
Bulls	—	—	1,303	86.42/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,126	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	83.85/cwt	78.00–88.00	859	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	93.19/cwt	87.00–98.50	1,211	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	77.29/cwt	77.00–77.50	792	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	54.25/cwt	50.00–58.00	434	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	38.43/cwt	32.00–44.00	269	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	73.85/cwt	68.00–78.00	757	8

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 356Last week 636Year ago 333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 99Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 89Year ago 54

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 4-8 higher, feeder heifers sold 5-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 5-8 higher, and slaughter bulls had no trend.

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	144.00–153.00	148.66
6	—	573	145.00–155.00	150.20
4	—	473	162.00–174.00	168.29
6	—	423	162.00–174.00	168.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	172.00	172.00
9	—	541	162.50–170.00	164.09
6	—	566	170.25	170.25
4	—	668	154.00	154.00
4	—	491	172.00	172.00
10	—	418	166.00–170.50	168.76
3	—	222	157.00	157.00
3	—	275	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	173.00	173.00
6	—	617	149.75–172.50	157.72
9	—	568	184.10–185.00	184.71
3	—	473	186.50	186.50
10	—	341	221.00–227.00	223.35
8	—	445	210.00	210.00
5	—	279	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	373	220.00–232.00	226.36
6	—	223	208.00–219.00	214.06
4	—	623	163.50–174.00	168.94
8	—	323	220.00–232.00	226.42
8	—	423	205.00–216.00	210.79
4	—	473	190.00–196.00	193.14
4	—	573	164.00–170.00	167.12
4	—	673	168.50–174.00	171.34

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	4	—	1,075	1,040.00–1,280.00	1,179.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,075	800.00–1,080.00	956.28
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	830	450.00–770.00	620.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,150	108.00–109.00	108.54
6	—	1,303	83.00–89.00	86.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	78.00–88.00	83.85
12	—	1,300	87.00–98.50	93.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	77.00–77.50	77.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	50.00–58.00	54.25
4	—	700	32.00–44.00	38.43
8	—	1,025	68.00–78.00	73.85

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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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