Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold 5-10 higher, and 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 $192.14/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$192.14

105 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$58

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

$12.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.58

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	525	199.26	1,045	47
Medium and Large 1	592	186.36	1,103	58

One grade step is worth $12.90/cwt here — about −$58 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 sale105 hd

192.14

—

MS average13 barns · 1,280 hd

198.72

−6.58

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	1,675	111.15	1,862	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,063	97.16	1,032	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	90.20	925	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	85.85	880	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)	1,005	$1,091	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,223	$1,840	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	903	$1,259	6

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	214.60/cwt	213.00–216.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	394	213.25/cwt	213.25–213.25	840	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,037	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	207.33/cwt	200.00–214.00	981	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	498	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	196.29/cwt	171.00–209.00	1,207	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	175.07/cwt	173.00–177.00	1,178	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	209.87/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,203	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	227.37/cwt	220.00–234.00	962	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,161	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	234.19/cwt	222.00–245.00	874	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	209.91/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,098	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	201.82/cwt	201.00–204.00	1,158	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	843	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	303	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	715	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	216.77/cwt	212.00–218.25	1,366	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	195.22/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,021	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	195.20/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,118	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	491	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	987	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,091	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	337	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	810	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,032	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	96.68/cwt	92.00–100.00	991	20
Bulls	—	—	1,675	111.15/cwt	103.00–117.00	1,862	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	85.85/cwt	80.00–90.00	880	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	90.20/cwt	82.00–96.00	925	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	99.56/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,245	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	785	833.93/head	710.00–925.00	834	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,061.09/head	900.00–1,185.00	1,061	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,243	1,568.50/head	1,490.00–1,625.00	1,569	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	903	1,259.49/head	1,075.00–1,375.00	1,259	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,839.83/head	1,500.00–2,075.00	1,840	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	198.20/cwt	193.00–203.00	1,136	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	235.35/cwt	230.00–240.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	212.63/cwt	210.00–215.00	899	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	153.13/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,337	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	153.14/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,260	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	160.63/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,242	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	176.22/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,098	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	208.63/cwt	206.00–211.00	883	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	203.87/cwt	195.00–212.00	1,066	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	202.24/cwt	197.00–207.00	957	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	198.15/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,009	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	177.13/cwt	176.50–178.00	1,203	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	247.85/cwt	242.50–252.50	801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,242	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	166.12/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,201	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	214.59/cwt	213.00–216.00	800	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 May 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 537Last week 634Year ago 637

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 91Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 145Last week 71Year ago 148

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold 5-10 higher, and 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	213.00–216.00	214.60
4	—	673	173.00–177.00	175.07
4	—	573	193.00–203.00	198.20
4	—	873	148.00–158.00	153.13
4	—	823	148.00–158.00	153.14
6	—	773	156.00–165.00	160.63
6	—	623	170.00–182.00	176.22
6	—	423	206.00–211.00	208.63
6	—	523	195.00–212.00	203.87
6	—	473	197.00–207.00	202.24
4	—	723	162.00–170.00	166.12
4	—	373	213.00–216.00	214.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	394	213.25	213.25
4	—	498	192.00	192.00
7	—	615	171.00–209.00	196.29
7	—	574	201.00–204.00	201.82
8	—	509	195.00–207.00	198.15
7	—	679	176.50–178.00	177.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	461	225.00	225.00
5	—	509	228.00	228.00
4	—	784	180.00	180.00
2	—	843	178.00	178.00
7	—	303	236.00	236.00
3	—	378	243.00	243.00
2	—	415	246.00	246.00
21	—	630	212.00–218.25	216.77
7	—	558	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	200.00–214.00	207.33
4	—	573	200.00–219.00	209.87
8	—	423	220.00–234.00	227.37
6	—	373	222.00–245.00	234.19
4	—	523	200.00–219.00	209.91
4	—	323	242.50–252.50	247.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	190.00–200.00	195.22
6	—	573	190.00–200.00	195.20
4	—	323	230.00–240.00	235.35
4	—	423	210.00–215.00	212.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	491	201.00	201.00
5	—	582	187.50	187.50
9	—	337	240.50	240.50
11	—	445	232.00	232.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	92.00–100.00	96.68
4	—	1,250	98.00–101.00	99.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	80.00–90.00	85.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	82.00–96.00	90.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,675	103.00–117.00	111.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	785	710.00–925.00	833.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,035	900.00–1,185.00	1,061.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,243	1,490.00–1,625.00	1,568.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	903	1,075.00–1,375.00	1,259.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,223	1,500.00–2,075.00	1,839.83

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle