Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 5-20 higher, feeder heifers sold 7-17 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-3 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 2-7 higher.

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 $217.58/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$217.58

64 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,122

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$48

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

$13.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.59

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	220.62	1,110	50
Medium and Large 1-2	560	206.71	1,158	14thin

One grade step is worth $13.91/cwt here — about −$48 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 sale64 hd

217.58

—

MS average13 barns · 796 hd

207.99

+9.59

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	—	Low	1,510	102.52	1,548	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	100.35	1,236	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	94.39	967	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	79.33	783	12

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)	1,255	$1,638	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,331	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$1,275	4thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	323	227.21/cwt	224.00–230.00	734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	227.18/cwt	224.00–230.00	847	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	200.22/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,047	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	192.71/cwt	188.00–197.00	912	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	227.42/cwt	220.00–234.00	848	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	199.75/cwt	192.00–207.00	1,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	231.32/cwt	225.00–237.00	978	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	219.24/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,107	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	205.70/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,282	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	202.79/cwt	197.00–208.00	858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	227.89/cwt	221.00–234.00	850	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,234	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,154	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	172.66/cwt	168.00–177.00	1,076	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	181.76/cwt	175.00–188.00	1,041	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	220.76/cwt	214.00–227.00	1,265	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	225.24/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,065	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	219.95/cwt	209.00–230.00	1,150	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	186.69/cwt	182.00–191.00	976	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,275.00/head	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,275	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,255	1,638.11/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,638	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,330.64/head	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,331	34
Bulls	—	—	1,425	96.18/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,371	6
Bulls	—	—	1,660	105.78/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,756	6
Bulls	—	—	1,120	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,355	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	81.98/cwt	77.00–85.50	840	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	66.06/cwt	65.00–67.00	528	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	94.15/cwt	88.00–98.50	965	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	102.42/cwt	96.50–107.50	1,331	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	94.39/cwt	90.00–97.50	967	6

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 Mar 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 448Last week 83Year ago 355

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 69Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 308Year ago 77

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 5-20 higher, feeder heifers sold 7-17 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-3 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 2-7 higher.

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	224.00–230.00	227.21
4	—	373	224.00–230.00	227.18
4	—	523	195.00–205.00	200.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	188.00–197.00	192.71
6	—	373	220.00–234.00	227.42
6	—	423	197.00–208.00	202.79
6	—	623	168.00–177.00	172.66
6	—	573	175.00–188.00	181.76
8	—	523	182.00–191.00	186.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	163.00	163.00
4	—	438	197.00	197.00
4	—	578	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	192.00–207.00	199.75
6	—	423	225.00–237.00	231.32
8	—	623	200.00–211.00	205.70
8	—	373	221.00–234.00	227.89
4	—	573	214.00–227.00	220.76
10	—	473	220.00–230.00	225.24
12	—	523	209.00–230.00	219.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	505	217.00–220.00	219.24
3	—	705	175.00	175.00
3	—	563	205.00	205.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,255	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,638.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	—	1,098	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,330.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,425	92.00–99.00	96.18
6	—	1,660	101.00–110.00	105.78
1	—	1,120	121.00	121.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	77.00–85.50	81.98
2	—	800	65.00–67.00	66.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	88.00–98.50	94.15
24	—	1,300	96.50–107.50	102.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	90.00–97.50	94.39

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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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