Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00-9.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 6.00-20.00 higher ; feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots and reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold 1.00-12.00 higher ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-10.00 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $182.39/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$182.39

139 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$33.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.11

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	501	198.70	996	28
Medium and Large 1	514	184.73	949	75
Medium and Large 3	431	164.82	710	36

One grade step is worth $33.87/cwt here — about $286 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 sale139 hd

182.39

—

MS average11 barns · 1,048 hd

188.50

−6.11

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	1,394	98.03	1,367	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	89.09	1,062	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	85.98	1,225	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	68.79	677	22

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,077	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,032	$1,049	36
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$552	18

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	275	219.26/cwt	210.00–227.00	603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	168.03/cwt	167.00–169.00	810	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	135.03/cwt	124.00–146.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	159.35/cwt	154.00–167.00	1,128	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	166.33/cwt	142.00–188.00	707	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	150.16/cwt	134.00–165.00	863	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	165.57/cwt	140.00–188.00	621	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	195.31/cwt	189.00–201.00	928	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	165.87/cwt	156.00–175.00	1,037	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	170.22/cwt	164.00–176.00	1,149	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	201.99/cwt	193.00–210.00	858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	185.25/cwt	170.00–198.00	509	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	336	225.70/cwt	220.00–231.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	207.47/cwt	202.00–209.75	950	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	181.02/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,026	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	200.65/cwt	190.00–210.00	752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	173.16/cwt	161.00–184.00	736	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	121.66/cwt	115.00–130.00	874	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	172.21/cwt	150.00–192.00	732	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	813	115.20/cwt	102.00–128.00	937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	159.45/cwt	130.00–186.00	757	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	212.38/cwt	207.00–217.00	690	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	183.80/cwt	177.00–190.00	965	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	173.55/cwt	160.00–186.00	998	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	202.20/cwt	190.00–212.00	455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	157.51/cwt	145.00–169.00	906	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	167.09/cwt	155.00–178.00	794	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	165.99/cwt	160.00–171.00	456	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	170.14/cwt	167.00–173.00	893	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	138.17/cwt	130.00–145.00	380	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	153.63/cwt	137.00–169.00	960	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	177.93/cwt	171.00–184.00	667	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	139.62/cwt	137.00–142.00	733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	140.26/cwt	135.00–145.00	666	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	146.59/cwt	137.00–155.00	550	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,077.05/head	850.00–1,220.00	1,077	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	691.62/head	430.00–870.00	692	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,276.36/head	1,080.00–1,400.00	1,276	22
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	552.16/head	350.00–690.00	552	18
Bulls	—	—	1,587	118.08/cwt	115.00–119.50	1,874	3
Bulls	—	—	1,250	83.00/cwt	72.50–90.00	1,038	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	94.53/cwt	85.00–103.00	1,205	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	78.20/cwt	70.00–84.00	802	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	85.98/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,225	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	75.12/cwt	64.00–83.00	770	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	40.31/cwt	35.00–45.00	322	4

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 Feb 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 357Last week 306Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 74Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 63Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	275	210.00–227.00	219.26
2	—	793	124.00–146.00	135.03
3	—	708	154.00–167.00	159.35
1	—	1,230	116.00	116.00
6	—	475	189.00–201.00	195.31
10	—	625	156.00–175.00	165.87
1	—	1,190	118.50	118.50
6	—	675	164.00–176.00	170.22
6	—	425	193.00–210.00	201.99
6	—	375	190.00–210.00	200.65
6	—	325	207.00–217.00	212.38
8	—	525	177.00–190.00	183.80
10	—	575	160.00–186.00	173.55
4	—	225	190.00–212.00	202.20
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	425	142.00–188.00	166.33
10	—	575	134.00–165.00	150.16
8	—	375	140.00–188.00	165.57
6	—	275	170.00–198.00	185.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	169.00	169.00
4	—	336	220.00–231.00	225.70
2	—	625	171.00	171.00
14	—	458	202.00–209.75	207.47
4	—	567	180.00–182.00	181.02
2	—	655	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	482	167.00–169.00	168.03
4	—	533	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	161.00–184.00	173.16
3	—	718	115.00–130.00	121.66
10	—	575	145.00–169.00	157.51
8	—	475	155.00–178.00	167.09
10	—	275	160.00–171.00	165.99
6	—	525	167.00–173.00	170.14
1	—	795	121.00	121.00
14	—	625	137.00–169.00	153.63
22	—	375	171.00–184.00	177.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	275	130.00–145.00	138.17
8	—	525	137.00–142.00	139.62
14	—	475	135.00–145.00	140.26
14	—	375	137.00–155.00	146.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	150.00–192.00	172.21
2	—	813	102.00–128.00	115.20
1	—	765	122.00	122.00
10	—	475	130.00–186.00	159.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,100	850.00–1,220.00	1,077.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,100	1,080.00–1,400.00	1,276.36
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	925	430.00–870.00	691.62
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	925	350.00–690.00	552.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,587	115.00–119.50	118.08
4	—	1,250	72.50–90.00	83.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,275	85.00–103.00	94.53
10	—	1,025	70.00–84.00	78.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,425	80.00–91.00	85.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	64.00–83.00	75.12
4	—	800	35.00–45.00	40.31

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