Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold Mixed, slaughter cows and 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 $213.12/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$213.12

218 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$478

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

$11.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.48

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	220.61	1,078	72
Medium and Large 1-2	743	209.43	1,556	146

One grade step is worth $11.18/cwt here — about −$478 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 sale218 hd

213.12

—

MS average13 barns · 1,013 hd

219.59

−6.48

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	1,703	120.41	2,051	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,061	99.68	1,057	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	94.39	967	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	88.51	907	8thin

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)	1,285	$1,416	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,126	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,720	18

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	216.26/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,131	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	252.85/cwt	247.50–257.50	817	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	211.50/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,212	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	347	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,086	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	214.19/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,013	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	233.56/cwt	224.00–240.00	995	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	382	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,459	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	200.58/cwt	198.00–203.00	1,350	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	222.06/cwt	209.00–240.00	1,161	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	957	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,641	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	977	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	878	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	161.60/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,249	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,295	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,480	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,292	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	171.65/cwt	167.00–176.00	1,155	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	169.06/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,222	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	205.25/cwt	205.25–205.25	1,043	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	192.19/cwt	188.00–196.00	909	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	209.01/cwt	200.00–217.00	780	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	258.12/cwt	250.00–265.00	705	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	238.89/cwt	232.00–245.00	891	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	207.44/cwt	202.00–212.50	1,292	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	594	187.25/cwt	187.25–187.25	1,112	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	937	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	919	159.11/cwt	158.50–161.00	1,462	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	836	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	371	203.46/cwt	194.00–216.00	755	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	150.14/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,236	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	209.09/cwt	200.00–217.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,282	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,259	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	819	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,312	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	200.27/cwt	195.00–205.00	847	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,140	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	193.22/cwt	188.00–198.00	1,011	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,125.62/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,126	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,719.90/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,720	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,415.86/head	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,416	10
Bulls	—	—	1,703	120.41/cwt	119.00–121.00	2,051	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	98.98/cwt	94.00–102.50	1,015	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	103.85/cwt	102.00–105.50	1,324	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	94.39/cwt	90.00–97.50	967	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	88.51/cwt	85.00–91.00	907	8

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 Apr 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 816Last week 358Year ago 333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 44Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 131Last week 45Year ago 66

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold Mixed, slaughter cows and 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	210.00–222.00	216.26
6	—	323	247.50–257.50	252.85
6	—	573	205.00–217.50	211.50
8	—	473	210.00–218.00	214.19
14	—	426	224.00–240.00	233.56
4	—	673	198.00–203.00	200.58
4	—	773	158.00–165.00	161.60
6	—	273	250.00–265.00	258.12
10	—	373	232.00–245.00	238.89
4	—	623	202.00–212.50	207.44
4	—	823	145.00–155.00	150.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	347	254.00	254.00
3	—	462	235.00	235.00
14	—	382	382.00	382.00
12	—	523	209.00–240.00	222.06
53	—	957	171.50	171.50
5	—	436	224.00	224.00
2	—	878	175.00	175.00
6	—	563	230.00	230.00
41	—	800	185.00	185.00
4	—	638	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	167.00–176.00	171.65
4	—	723	167.00–171.00	169.06
6	—	473	188.00–196.00	192.19
6	—	373	200.00–217.00	209.01
6	—	323	200.00–217.00	209.09
8	—	423	195.00–205.00	200.27
6	—	523	188.00–198.00	193.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	508	205.25	205.25
27	—	594	187.25	187.25
10	—	455	206.00	206.00
21	—	919	158.50–161.00	159.11
8	—	410	204.00	204.00
9	—	371	194.00–216.00	203.46
6	—	752	170.50	170.50
7	—	730	172.50	172.50
32	—	819	160.25	160.25
6	—	635	179.50	179.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	220.00	220.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	—	1,210	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,125.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,005	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,719.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,285	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,415.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,703	119.00–121.00	120.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	94.00–102.50	98.98
2	—	1,275	102.00–105.50	103.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	90.00–97.50	94.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	85.00–91.00	88.51

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

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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