Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 3-14 higher, Feeder Heifers sold 6-13 higher, slaughter cows sold 3-7 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady-3 higher.

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 $192.75/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$192.75

168 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,140

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$197

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

$16.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.29

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	204.55	996	50
Medium and Large 1-2	635	187.74	1,193	118

One grade step is worth $16.81/cwt here — about −$197 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 sale168 hd

192.75

—

MS average13 barns · 1,241 hd

198.04

−5.29

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	1,430	111.34	1,593	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,114	99.87	1,113	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	94.10	965	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	84.16	800	30

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,094	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	978	$1,631	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,169	6

Every lot, as filed

41 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	215.30/cwt	210.00–220.00	803	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	195.20/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,118	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	215.35/cwt	210.00–220.00	696	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	165.67/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,198	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	212.95/cwt	205.00–220.00	794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,097	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	223.12/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,278	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,045	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	409	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	920	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,526	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	234.17/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,225	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,360	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,283	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	840	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,533	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,285	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	226.48/cwt	216.00–236.00	1,071	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	189.38/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,246	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	313	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	732	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,180	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	182.11/cwt	181.25–183.75	1,328	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	233.06/cwt	222.00–243.00	986	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	215.27/cwt	210.00–220.00	911	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	388	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	887	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,339	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	213.02/cwt	205.00–220.00	688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	219.14/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,037	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	318	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	677	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	203.13/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,062	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	193.29/cwt	190.00–217.00	903	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	836	173.75/cwt	173.75–173.75	1,453	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	865	1,169.29/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,169	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	1,630.82/head	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,631	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,093.75/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,094	8
Bulls	—	—	1,395	110.48/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,541	12
Bulls	—	—	1,643	116.53/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,915	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	97.51/cwt	94.00–100.00	999	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	104.12/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,328	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	88.85/cwt	83.00–93.00	911	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	74.78/cwt	70.00–79.00	598	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	94.10/cwt	90.00–97.00	965	6

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 622Last week 719Year ago 733

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 99Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 210Year ago 56

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 3-14 higher, Feeder Heifers sold 6-13 higher, slaughter cows sold 3-7 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady-3 higher.

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
10	—	373	210.00–220.00	215.30
10	—	323	210.00–220.00	215.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	190.00–200.00	195.20
6	—	723	160.00–171.00	165.67
6	—	373	205.00–220.00	212.95
8	—	423	210.00–220.00	215.27
6	—	323	205.00–220.00	213.02
8	—	473	216.00–222.00	219.14
10	—	523	200.00–206.00	203.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	209.00	209.00
16	—	658	188.00–190.00	189.38
7	—	631	187.00	187.00
46	—	729	181.25–183.75	182.11
7	—	318	213.00	213.00
26	—	467	190.00–217.00	193.29
12	—	836	173.75	173.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	220.00–226.00	223.12
8	—	523	230.00–238.00	234.17
6	—	473	216.00–236.00	226.48
6	—	423	222.00–243.00	233.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	473	221.00	221.00
7	—	409	225.00	225.00
18	—	763	200.00	200.00
4	—	618	220.00	220.00
5	—	530	242.00	242.00
18	—	840	182.50	182.50
4	—	584	220.00	220.00
12	—	313	234.00	234.00
3	—	665	215.00	215.00
8	—	388	228.50	228.50
8	—	703	190.50	190.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	865	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,169.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	978	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,630.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,050	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,093.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,395	105.00–114.00	110.48
2	—	1,643	116.00–117.00	116.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	94.00–100.00	97.51
10	—	1,275	102.00–106.00	104.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	83.00–93.00	88.85
10	—	800	70.00–79.00	74.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	90.00–97.00	94.10

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

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Replacement Cattle

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