Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6-13 higher, slaughter cows sold steady-5 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 $214.84/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$214.84

66 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,160

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$204

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

$34.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.69

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	437	234.97	1,028	28
Medium and Large 1-2	616	200.00	1,232	38

One grade step is worth $34.98/cwt here — about −$204 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 sale66 hd

214.84

—

MS average13 barns · 1,282 hd

216.53

−1.69

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	1,468	108.81	1,597	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	99.93	1,117	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	97.15	996	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	84.93	807	6thin

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)	1,175	$1,125	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,383	$2,571	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	773	$1,164	4thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	192.38/cwt	184.00–200.00	910	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	188.78/cwt	182.00–195.00	987	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	180.20/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,033	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	222.30/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,163	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	210.74/cwt	206.00–215.00	891	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	189.69/cwt	185.00–194.00	992	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,213	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	219.75/cwt	219.75–219.75	1,033	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,267	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	255.98/cwt	252.00–259.50	955	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	193.75/cwt	193.75–193.75	940	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	222.05/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,050	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,178	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	256.01/cwt	252.00–259.50	827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,262	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	199.95/cwt	192.00–208.00	1,264	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	363	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	236.85/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,002	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	218.40/cwt	200.00–234.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	178.88/cwt	169.00–185.25	1,105	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	199.76/cwt	194.00–205.00	945	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	983	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	773	1,163.53/head	920.00–1,350.00	1,164	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,124.98/head	975.00–1,240.00	1,125	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,383	2,571.25/head	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,571	10
Bulls	—	—	1,468	108.81/cwt	107.50–110.00	1,597	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	98.68/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,011	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	103.06/cwt	100.00–105.50	1,391	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	97.15/cwt	91.00–101.50	996	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	76.25/cwt	72.00–80.00	610	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	89.27/cwt	84.00–93.00	915	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 Mar 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 386Last week 358Year ago 235

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 53Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 109Year ago 47

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6-13 higher, slaughter cows sold steady-5 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	—	473	184.00–200.00	192.38
4	—	523	182.00–195.00	188.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	175.00–185.00	180.20
10	—	423	206.00–215.00	210.74
6	—	523	185.00–194.00	189.69
2	—	273	200.00–234.00	218.40
6	—	473	194.00–205.00	199.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	485	193.75	193.75
2	—	363	212.00	212.00
8	—	618	169.00–185.25	178.88
3	—	527	186.50	186.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	215.00–229.00	222.30
4	—	373	252.00–259.50	255.98
8	—	473	210.00–233.00	222.05
4	—	323	252.00–259.50	256.01
6	—	423	225.00–247.50	236.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	689	176.00	176.00
5	—	470	219.75	219.75
3	—	568	223.00	223.00
4	—	539	218.50	218.50
5	—	738	171.00	171.00
17	—	632	192.00–208.00	199.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	773	920.00–1,350.00	1,163.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,383	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,571.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,175	975.00–1,240.00	1,124.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,468	107.50–110.00	108.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	94.00–102.00	98.68
4	—	1,350	100.00–105.50	103.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	91.00–101.50	97.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	72.00–80.00	76.25
4	—	1,025	84.00–93.00	89.27

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