Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-12 higher, slaughter cows sold 3-5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 5-7 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 $208.01/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$208.01

73 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$65

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

$4.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.67

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	480	210.22	1,009	39
Medium and Large 1	523	205.47	1,075	34

One grade step is worth $4.75/cwt here — about −$65 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 sale73 hd

208.01

—

MS average11 barns · 1,092 hd

203.33

+4.67

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	1,463	114.26	1,672	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	105.80	1,249	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	98.02	1,005	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	94.11	938	16

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$1,377	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,152	$1,871	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	838	$1,358	4thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	473	218.38/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,033	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	185.17/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	183.16/cwt	178.00–188.00	1,324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	200.36/cwt	180.00–213.00	1,154	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	187.25/cwt	180.00–194.00	1,167	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	200.35/cwt	193.00–210.00	1,046	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,368	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	254.42/cwt	248.00–260.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	242.34/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,267	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,377	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	254.36/cwt	248.00–260.00	949	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	220.01/cwt	215.00–222.00	924	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	367	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	250.71/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,073	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	373	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	247.37/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,046	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	219.18/cwt	216.00–222.00	818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	215.33/cwt	208.00–222.00	1,019	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	247.33/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,170	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,285	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,120	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	205.20/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	205.22/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,073	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,013	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	215.18/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,341	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	215.17/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,329	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,215	2,051.65/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,052	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	838	1,358.06/head	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,358	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,646.27/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,646	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,376.89/head	1,125.00–1,550.00	1,377	6
Bulls	—	—	1,318	111.49/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,469	10
Bulls	—	—	1,825	121.20/cwt	119.00–123.00	2,212	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	98.02/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,005	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	81.91/cwt	75.00–88.00	655	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	95.85/cwt	90.00–100.00	982	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	104.44/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,071	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	107.51/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,478	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 May 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 584Year ago 472

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 152Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 78Year ago 46

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-12 higher, slaughter cows sold 3-5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 5-7 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
4	—	473	210.00–226.00	218.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	180.00–190.00	185.17
2	—	723	178.00–188.00	183.16
4	—	623	180.00–194.00	187.25
6	—	373	216.00–222.00	219.18
8	—	473	208.00–222.00	215.33
4	—	573	200.00–210.00	205.20
8	—	523	200.00–210.00	205.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	576	180.00–213.00	200.36
12	—	522	193.00–210.00	200.35
11	—	420	215.00–222.00	220.01
3	—	367	220.00	220.00
7	—	469	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	684	200.00	200.00
2	—	455	245.00	245.00
4	—	710	194.00	194.00
14	—	428	250.00–251.00	250.71
3	—	373	255.00	255.00
2	—	800	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,285	142.00	142.00
1	—	1,120	151.00	151.00
2	—	563	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	248.00–260.00	254.42
10	—	523	234.00–250.00	242.34
4	—	373	248.00–260.00	254.36
4	—	423	240.00–254.00	247.37
6	—	473	240.00–254.00	247.33
4	—	623	210.00–220.00	215.18
4	—	673	210.00–220.00	215.17

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)	Open	10	—	1,215	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,051.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	838	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,358.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,073	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,646.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,160	1,125.00–1,550.00	1,376.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,318	105.00–116.00	111.49
4	—	1,825	119.00–123.00	121.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	91.00–103.00	98.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	75.00–88.00	81.91
14	—	1,025	90.00–100.00	95.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	98.00–109.00	104.44
16	—	1,375	103.00–111.00	107.51

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle