Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00-17.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs sold weaker, over 450 lbs sold 2.00-14,.00 higher. Feeder calf groups were weaned with shots giving them added value and reported as 1-2s. Slaughter cows sold weaker. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00- 11.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.78/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$158.78

148 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$125

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

$39.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.51

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	462	169.37	782	39
Medium and Large 1	501	165.99	832	65
Medium and Large 3	356	139.18	495	42
Medium and Large 2-3	698	130.00	907	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.37/cwt here — about −$125 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 sale148 hd

158.78

—

MS average13 barns · 1,091 hd

165.29

−6.51

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	1,530	101.77	1,557	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,122	83.61	938	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	82.59	1,293	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	67.77	664	20

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)	1,295	$1,260	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$969	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,219	10
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$722	20

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	375	177.46/cwt	170.00–184.00	665	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	175.47/cwt	162.00–188.00	1,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	228.79/cwt	213.00–242.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	214.44/cwt	191.00–235.00	804	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	176.67/cwt	160.00–191.00	574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	318	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	509	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	193.33/cwt	186.00–200.00	1,015	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	204.20/cwt	190.00–217.00	970	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	173.75/cwt	160.00–186.00	738	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	354	213.51/cwt	210.00–217.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	171.60/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,073	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	178.86/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,028	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	190.25/cwt	190.25–190.25	1,031	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	198.09/cwt	190.00–212.50	824	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	209.87/cwt	206.00–212.50	913	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	342	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	285	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	208.42/cwt	205.50–210.25	965	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	142.15/cwt	139.00–145.00	675	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	135.25/cwt	120.00–149.00	642	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	168.09/cwt	166.00–170.00	967	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	172.45/cwt	155.00–188.00	733	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	154.75/cwt	138.00–170.00	812	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	90.82/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,158	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	79.02/cwt	72.00–84.00	810	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	50.31/cwt	45.00–55.00	402	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	72.13/cwt	57.50–82.50	739	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	82.59/cwt	78.50–85.50	1,293	4
Bulls	—	—	1,670	105.15/cwt	103.50–106.50	1,756	4
Bulls	—	—	1,250	95.00/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,188	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	722.43/head	550.00–840.00	722	20
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	751.89/head	520.00–910.00	752	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,259.09/head	940.00–1,460.00	1,259	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,190.70/head	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,191	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,260.47/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,260	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	143.01/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,035	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	148.62/cwt	135.00–160.00	409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	168.47/cwt	158.00–178.00	884	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	143.07/cwt	135.00–150.00	465	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	138.86/cwt	125.00–150.00	312	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	125.45/cwt	120.00–130.00	345	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	414	176.75/cwt	176.75–176.75	732	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	167.36/cwt	166.50–168.25	1,053	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	140.41/cwt	132.00–150.00	527	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	149.85/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,011	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	173.52/cwt	164.00–182.00	737	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	163.60/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,023	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	226.60/cwt	218.00–234.00	736	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	173.90/cwt	173.50–174.50	979	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	172.52/cwt	162.00–182.00	819	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	698	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	849	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	382	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	156.99/cwt	146.00–167.00	824	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	174.67/cwt	170.00–180.00	655	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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 388Last week 357Year ago 508

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 56Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 70Year ago 200

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	375	170.00–184.00	177.46
1	—	790	140.00	140.00
4	—	724	142.00–145.00	143.01
4	—	275	135.00–160.00	148.62
10	—	525	158.00–178.00	168.47
6	—	675	140.00–159.00	149.85
10	—	425	164.00–182.00	173.52
8	—	625	161.00–166.00	163.60
10	—	475	162.00–182.00	172.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	318	160.00	160.00
8	—	414	176.75	176.75
4	—	629	166.50–168.25	167.36
10	—	563	173.50–174.50	173.90
6	—	477	178.00	178.00
3	—	382	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	475	139.00–145.00	142.15
10	—	325	135.00–150.00	143.07
6	—	225	125.00–150.00	138.86
6	—	275	120.00–130.00	125.45
8	—	375	132.00–150.00	140.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	698	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	162.00–188.00	175.47
4	—	275	213.00–242.00	228.79
10	—	375	191.00–235.00	214.44
1	—	700	155.00	155.00
6	—	525	186.00–200.00	193.33
6	—	475	190.00–217.00	204.20
6	—	625	169.00–174.00	171.60
1	—	785	154.00	154.00
4	—	575	170.00–187.00	178.86
1	—	830	150.00	150.00
1	—	850	153.00	153.00
9	—	416	190.00–212.50	198.09
1	—	1,015	149.00	149.00
1	—	975	105.00	105.00
8	—	325	218.00–234.00	226.60
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	160.00–191.00	176.67
8	—	425	160.00–186.00	173.75
4	—	525	146.00–167.00	156.99
4	—	375	170.00–180.00	174.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	354	210.00–217.00	213.51
3	—	580	186.00	186.00
5	—	542	190.25	190.25
2	—	818	164.00	164.00
5	—	435	206.00–212.50	209.87
3	—	342	207.00	207.00
2	—	285	215.00	215.00
8	—	463	205.50–210.25	208.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	120.00–149.00	135.25
4	—	575	166.00–170.00	168.09
14	—	425	155.00–188.00	172.45
4	—	525	138.00–170.00	154.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,275	85.00–96.00	90.82
22	—	1,025	72.00–84.00	79.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	45.00–55.00	50.31
16	—	1,025	57.50–82.50	72.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,565	78.50–85.50	82.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,670	103.50–106.50	105.15
2	—	1,250	92.00–97.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	925	550.00–840.00	722.43
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	925	520.00–910.00	751.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,100	940.00–1,460.00	1,259.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,295	1,260.00	1,260.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,075	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,190.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,260.47

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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