Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Grouped weaned 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 $169.39/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$169.39

50 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$0.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.65

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	169.62	977	32
Medium and Large 1-2	576	168.98	974	18thin

One grade step is worth $0.64/cwt here — about $4 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 sale50 hd

169.39

—

MS average13 barns · 1,143 hd

173.05

−3.65

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	—	Low	1,424	104.02	1,481	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,108	94.48	1,047	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	91.34	936	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	931	77.77	724	24

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)	919	$963	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,244	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	763	$643	8

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	192.24/cwt	187.00–197.00	909	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	156.13/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,051	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	192.27/cwt	187.00–197.00	813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	134.14/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	171.69/cwt	167.00–176.00	898	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	185.14/cwt	182.00–188.00	876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	209.67/cwt	206.00–213.00	992	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	697	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,098	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	165.63/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,032	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	222.48/cwt	214.00–230.00	830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	196.00/cwt	190.00–201.50	1,025	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	348	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	171.68/cwt	167.00–176.00	984	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	165.62/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,115	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	222.56/cwt	214.00–230.00	719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,290	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	209.69/cwt	206.00–213.00	887	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	185.16/cwt	182.00–188.00	783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	157.28/cwt	154.50–163.00	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	175.86/cwt	174.00–177.10	1,008	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	146.61/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	448	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	802	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,244.17/head	1,060.00–1,400.00	1,244	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	1,119.32/head	900.00–1,290.00	1,119	14
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	773	744.37/head	530.00–890.00	744	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	642.52/head	550.00–720.00	643	8
Bulls	—	—	1,165	93.94/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,094	4
Bulls	—	—	1,683	114.10/cwt	107.50–118.10	1,920	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	98.91/cwt	96.00–101.50	1,261	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	83.85/cwt	78.00–88.00	859	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	69.25/cwt	65.00–73.00	554	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	92.27/cwt	87.00–96.00	946	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	91.34/cwt	89.00–93.00	936	2

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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 388Year ago 413

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 61Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 308Last week 56Year ago 166

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	187.00–197.00	192.24
4	—	673	152.00–160.00	156.13
4	—	423	187.00–197.00	192.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	129.00–139.00	134.14
6	—	523	167.00–176.00	171.69
4	—	473	182.00–188.00	185.14
4	—	623	162.00–169.00	165.63
6	—	573	167.00–176.00	171.68
4	—	673	162.00–169.00	165.62
4	—	423	182.00–188.00	185.16
2	—	723	143.00–150.00	146.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	697	157.50	157.50
2	—	348	171.00	171.00
3	—	713	154.50–163.00	157.28
5	—	573	174.00–177.10	175.86
2	—	618	169.50	169.50
3	—	448	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	206.00–213.00	209.67
4	—	373	214.00–230.00	222.48
8	—	523	190.00–201.50	196.00
6	—	323	214.00–230.00	222.56
6	—	423	206.00–213.00	209.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	782	165.00	165.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	960	1,060.00–1,400.00	1,244.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,023	900.00–1,290.00	1,119.32
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	773	530.00–890.00	744.37
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	763	550.00–720.00	642.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,165	90.00–97.00	93.94
4	—	1,683	107.50–118.10	114.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,275	96.00–101.50	98.91
12	—	1,025	87.00–96.00	92.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	78.00–88.00	83.85
10	—	800	65.00–73.00	69.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	89.00–93.00	91.34

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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Replacement Cattle

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