Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Weaned grouped 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 $187.81/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$187.81

129 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,224

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$364

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

$10.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.23

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	194.72	985	46
Medium and Large 1-2	733	183.98	1,348	83

One grade step is worth $10.74/cwt here — about −$364 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 sale129 hd

187.81

—

MS average13 barns · 1,503 hd

196.04

−8.23

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	1,452	109.13	1,584	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,121	99.32	1,114	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	95.51	979	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	85.09	815	20

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,087	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,604	6

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	373	228.89/cwt	222.00–235.00	854	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	222.90/cwt	215.00–230.00	943	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	181.30/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,039	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	202.63/cwt	200.00–205.00	857	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	184.70/cwt	179.00–190.00	1,151	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	205.88/cwt	200.00–211.00	665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,360	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,076	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,179	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,105	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	236.58/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,001	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	236.55/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,119	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	223.78/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,170	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	190.30/cwt	185.25–211.00	1,180	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	208.83/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,197	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,407	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	195.22/cwt	189.00–201.00	1,216	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,127	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	177.09/cwt	176.00–177.50	1,194	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,400	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	247.49/cwt	240.00–254.00	799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	247.42/cwt	240.00–254.00	923	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	194.74/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,018	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	196.29/cwt	190.00–202.00	928	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	180.07/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,212	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	192.79/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,105	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	193.11/cwt	184.00–207.00	1,190	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,175	2,087.23/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,087	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,604.09/head	1,350.00–1,780.00	1,604	6
Bulls	—	—	1,728	115.51/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,996	6
Bulls	—	—	1,175	102.74/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,207	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	95.51/cwt	92.00–98.00	979	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	75.72/cwt	72.00–79.00	606	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	89.10/cwt	85.00–92.00	913	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	99.10/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,016	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	99.68/cwt	96.50–102.50	1,271	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 Apr 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 634Last week 576Year ago 329

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 112Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 161Year ago 71

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold steady, 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	222.00–235.00	228.89
10	—	423	215.00–230.00	222.90
4	—	573	180.00–182.50	181.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	200.00–205.00	202.63
6	—	623	179.00–190.00	184.70
6	—	323	200.00–211.00	205.88
8	—	523	189.00–200.00	194.74
10	—	473	190.00–202.00	196.29
4	—	673	178.00–182.00	180.07
6	—	573	185.00–200.00	192.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	195.00	195.00
4	—	578	195.00	195.00
7	—	674	176.00–177.50	177.09
65	—	765	183.00	183.00
5	—	616	184.00–207.00	193.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	735	185.00	185.00
8	—	476	226.00	226.00
4	—	560	210.50	210.50
9	—	430	257.00	257.00
10	—	620	185.25–211.00	190.30
16	—	771	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	230.00–242.50	236.58
8	—	473	230.00–242.50	236.55
8	—	523	217.00–230.00	223.78
4	—	573	200.00–217.00	208.83
8	—	623	189.00–201.00	195.22
6	—	323	240.00–254.00	247.49
6	—	373	240.00–254.00	247.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,175	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,087.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,100	1,350.00–1,780.00	1,604.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,728	110.00–120.00	115.51
6	—	1,175	97.00–107.00	102.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	92.00–98.00	95.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	800	72.00–79.00	75.72
14	—	1,025	85.00–92.00	89.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	95.00–102.00	99.10
10	—	1,275	96.50–102.50	99.68

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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