Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 4-12 higher, feeder heifers sold 3-11 higher, slaughter cows sold steady, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $194.26/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$194.26

74 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$170

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

$8.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.42

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	198.07	984	42
Medium and Large 1-2	610	189.27	1,154	32

One grade step is worth $8.80/cwt here — about −$170 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 sale74 hd

194.26

—

MS average13 barns · 1,043 hd

196.68

−2.42

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	—	High	1,508	105.70	1,594	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,091	99.85	1,089	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	95.15	975	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	929	83.77	778	28

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)	983	$1,093	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,056	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,750	12

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	523	211.78/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,108	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	196.14/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,222	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	202.77/cwt	197.50–207.50	858	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	216.42/cwt	210.00–222.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	216.36/cwt	210.00–222.00	807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	194.20/cwt	189.00–199.00	1,113	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	190.75/cwt	190.75–190.75	1,408	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	199.75/cwt	199.75–199.75	1,344	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	234.75/cwt	234.75–234.75	1,333	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	202.74/cwt	197.50–207.50	959	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	226.19/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,070	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	223.87/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,171	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	242.83/cwt	237.00–248.00	906	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	203.46/cwt	197.50–209.00	1,268	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	234.61/cwt	227.50–241.00	992	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	194.22/cwt	189.00–199.00	1,016	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	220.76/cwt	214.00–227.00	1,265	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	168.87/cwt	165.00–172.50	1,221	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	869	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,395	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,073	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	594	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,143	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,187	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,750.22/head	1,400.00–2,000.00	1,750	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,055.76/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,056	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,290.69/head	1,220.00–1,350.00	1,291	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	880	894.89/head	750.00–1,000.00	895	4
Bulls	—	—	1,755	111.54/cwt	104.00–115.50	1,958	8
Bulls	—	—	1,178	97.91/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,153	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	102.84/cwt	97.50–107.50	1,325	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	95.15/cwt	89.00–99.50	975	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	78.34/cwt	72.50–83.50	627	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	98.85/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,013	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	87.85/cwt	82.00–92.00	900	16

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 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 459Last week 816Year ago 554

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 155Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 108Last week 131Year ago 172

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 4-12 higher, feeder heifers sold 3-11 higher, slaughter cows sold steady, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Grouped weaned 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	—	523	205.00–218.00	211.78
8	—	623	192.00–200.00	196.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	197.50–207.50	202.77
4	—	323	210.00–222.00	216.42
4	—	373	210.00–222.00	216.36
6	—	573	189.00–199.00	194.20
8	—	473	197.50–207.50	202.74
6	—	523	189.00–199.00	194.22
6	—	723	165.00–172.50	168.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	869	160.50	160.50
11	—	530	202.50	202.50
3	—	428	198.00	198.00
9	—	594	192.50	192.50
4	—	678	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	738	190.75	190.75
10	—	673	199.75	199.75
14	—	568	234.75	234.75
2	—	440	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	222.00–230.00	226.19
8	—	523	215.00–232.00	223.87
6	—	373	237.00–248.00	242.83
4	—	623	197.50–209.00	203.46
8	—	423	227.50–241.00	234.61
8	—	573	214.00–227.00	220.76

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)	Open	12	—	1,135	1,400.00–2,000.00	1,750.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,085	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,055.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,085	1,220.00–1,350.00	1,290.69
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	880	750.00–1,000.00	894.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,755	104.00–115.50	111.54
6	—	1,178	93.00–101.00	97.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,288	97.50–107.50	102.84
30	—	1,025	93.00–103.00	98.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	89.00–99.50	95.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	800	72.50–83.50	78.34
16	—	1,025	82.00–92.00	87.85

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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