Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold $2-$10 higher, slaughter cows sold $2-$3 higher, and slaughter 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 $233.01/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$233.01

132 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$8.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.02

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	543	236.47	1,283	78
Medium and Large 1	530	228.02	1,209	54

One grade step is worth $8.45/cwt here — about $74 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 sale132 hd

233.01

—

MS average13 barns · 1,135 hd

221.99

+11.02

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	1,783	114.10	2,034	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,083	100.62	1,089	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	93.56	959	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	931	85.04	792	24

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)	1,078	$1,079	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,718	16
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	500	$1,400	4thin

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	—	423	207.90/cwt	200.00–215.00	879	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	205.22/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,073	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	225.30/cwt	220.00–230.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	205.76/cwt	199.00–212.00	1,179	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	212.81/cwt	208.00–217.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	212.77/cwt	208.00–217.00	794	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,105	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	249.35/cwt	244.00–254.00	805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	231.00/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,379	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	241.04/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,246	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	235.27/cwt	230.00–240.00	995	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	247.06/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,151	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	235.22/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,230	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	249.30/cwt	244.00–254.00	930	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	205.68/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,384	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	202.68/cwt	182.00–231.00	1,178	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,424	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	235.24/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,113	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	446	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,066	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	99.51/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,020	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	77.31/cwt	72.00–82.00	618	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	90.56/cwt	85.00–94.50	928	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	93.56/cwt	88.00–97.50	959	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	104.39/cwt	102.00–106.50	1,334	10
Bulls	—	—	1,840	116.05/cwt	113.00–118.50	2,135	10
Bulls	—	—	1,495	104.37/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,560	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,078.61/head	950.00–1,180.00	1,079	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,718.18/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,718	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	211.18/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,142	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	219.27/cwt	214.00–224.00	928	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	219.24/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,037	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,222	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	205.78/cwt	199.00–212.00	1,076	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	232.16/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,330	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	176.10/cwt	173.00–179.00	1,185	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	191.09/cwt	188.00–194.00	1,382	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	216.22/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,347	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 May 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 584Last week 622Year ago 431

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 89Year ago 164

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 105Year ago 88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	200.00–215.00	207.90
4	—	523	200.00–210.00	205.22
4	—	373	220.00–230.00	225.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	199.00–212.00	205.76
4	—	323	208.00–217.00	212.81
8	—	373	208.00–217.00	212.77
6	—	423	214.00–224.00	219.27
6	—	473	214.00–224.00	219.24
8	—	523	199.00–212.00	205.78
4	—	673	173.00–179.00	176.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	581	182.00–231.00	202.68
4	—	446	239.00	239.00
4	—	380	230.00	230.00
5	—	541	208.00–216.00	211.18
4	—	640	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	430	257.00	257.00
12	—	597	230.00–233.00	231.00
29	—	517	239.00–244.00	241.04
3	—	760	185.00	185.00
5	—	466	240.00–252.00	247.06
11	—	653	218.00	218.00
3	—	643	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	244.00–254.00	249.35
4	—	423	230.00–240.00	235.27
6	—	523	230.00–240.00	235.22
6	—	373	244.00–254.00	249.30
6	—	673	200.00–211.00	205.68
8	—	473	230.00–240.00	235.24
8	—	573	228.00–236.00	232.16
4	—	723	188.00–194.00	191.09
8	—	623	210.00–222.00	216.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,025	96.00–102.00	99.51
10	—	1,278	102.00–106.50	104.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	800	72.00–82.00	77.31
14	—	1,025	85.00–94.50	90.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	88.00–97.50	93.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,840	113.00–118.50	116.05
2	—	1,495	100.00–108.00	104.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	500	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,078	950.00–1,180.00	1,078.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,100	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,718.18

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

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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