Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers sold 5-15 higher, feeder heifers sold 5-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 3-7 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $229.44/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$229.44

132 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,140

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$0.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.21

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	510	229.75	1,173	86
Medium and Large 1	471	228.85	1,077	46

One grade step is worth $0.90/cwt here — about $95 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 sale132 hd

229.44

—

MS average13 barns · 916 hd

224.23

+5.21

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	—	Average	1,539	111.58	1,717	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	102.64	1,201	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	95.27	977	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	941	82.53	776	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,313	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	750	$724	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,124	$1,619	30

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	215.27/cwt	210.00–220.00	911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	159.12/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,150	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	195.77/cwt	191.00–200.00	730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,108	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	705	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	182.18/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,135	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	235.53/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,025	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	236.66/cwt	236.00–237.00	1,141	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	285	255.25/cwt	255.25–255.25	727	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	225.22/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,178	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	220.13/cwt	214.00–228.50	1,283	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	239.83/cwt	234.00–245.00	895	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	226.19/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,070	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	225.20/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,290	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	978	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	177.67/cwt	172.00–183.00	1,285	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	247.49/cwt	240.00–254.00	799	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	314	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	193.02/cwt	190.00–195.50	1,017	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	215.59/cwt	213.00–218.00	1,343	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	191.74/cwt	186.00–197.00	1,003	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	222.25/cwt	222.25–222.25	1,334	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	237.63/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,005	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,198	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	439	198.57/cwt	198.00–199.00	872	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,113	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,250	1,831.00/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,831	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,093	1,565.90/head	1,400.00–1,690.00	1,566	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,312.62/head	1,150.00–1,425.00	1,313	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	724.17/head	625.00–800.00	724	6
Bulls	—	—	1,383	107.25/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,483	10
Bulls	—	—	1,733	116.99/cwt	113.00–120.00	2,027	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	96.98/cwt	92.00–100.50	994	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	109.25/cwt	104.00–113.50	1,464	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	95.27/cwt	90.00–99.00	977	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	78.52/cwt	74.00–82.50	628	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	84.93/cwt	82.00–87.00	871	10

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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 566Last week 448Year ago 281

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 81Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 113Last week 86Year ago 110

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers sold 5-15 higher, feeder heifers sold 5-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 3-7 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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	—	423	210.00–220.00	215.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	155.00–163.00	159.12
6	—	373	191.00–200.00	195.77
8	—	623	177.00–187.00	182.18
12	—	523	186.00–197.00	191.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	586	189.00	189.00
8	—	375	188.00	188.00
16	—	476	205.50	205.50
6	—	314	192.00	192.00
18	—	527	190.00–195.50	193.02
2	—	713	168.00	168.00
14	—	439	198.00–199.00	198.57
15	—	605	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	435	231.00–240.00	235.53
15	—	482	236.00–237.00	236.66
12	—	285	255.25	255.25
40	—	583	214.00–228.50	220.13
2	—	525	228.00	228.00
9	—	600	222.25	222.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	220.00–230.00	225.22
6	—	373	234.00–245.00	239.83
6	—	473	222.00–230.00	226.19
4	—	573	220.00–230.00	225.20
4	—	723	172.00–183.00	177.67
8	—	323	240.00–254.00	247.49
4	—	623	213.00–218.00	215.59
10	—	423	235.00–240.00	237.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,250	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,831.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,093	1,400.00–1,690.00	1,565.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,040	1,150.00–1,425.00	1,312.62
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	750	625.00–800.00	724.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,383	100.00–112.00	107.25
8	—	1,733	113.00–120.00	116.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	92.00–100.50	96.98
12	—	1,340	104.00–113.50	109.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	90.00–99.00	95.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	800	74.00–82.50	78.52
10	—	1,025	82.00–87.00	84.93

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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Lucedale Livestock Auction

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