Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 4-13 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-5 higher, and slaughter 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 $222.49/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$222.49

84 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$60

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

$5.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.13

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	449	225.81	1,013	36
Medium and Large 1	488	219.99	1,073	48

One grade step is worth $5.82/cwt here — about −$60 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 sale84 hd

222.49

—

MS average13 barns · 1,360 hd

208.36

+14.13

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	1,471	114.59	1,686	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,119	104.89	1,173	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	101.17	1,037	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	94.14	894	12

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)	1,003	$1,211	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,059	$1,560	22

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	1,237.06/head	1,040.00–1,375.00	1,237	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	838	936.45/head	850.00–1,010.00	936	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,348.79/head	1,125.00–1,500.00	1,349	12
Bulls	—	—	1,628	118.39/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,927	10
Bulls	—	—	1,080	105.08/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,135	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	86.72/cwt	83.00–90.00	694	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	102.85/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,054	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	108.29/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,381	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	101.17/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,037	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	97.85/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,003	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	215.59/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,235	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	285.30/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,064	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	206.22/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	241.24/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,141	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	230.60/cwt	220.00–240.00	860	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	214.16/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,227	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	248.54/cwt	247.00–254.00	1,193	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,005	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	308.02/cwt	300.00–315.00	995	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	245.22/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,283	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	244.16/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,399	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	292.36/cwt	286.00–298.00	1,091	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	759	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,533	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,214	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	244.66/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	225.76/cwt	223.50–231.00	1,070	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	205.18/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,278	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	804	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	256.29/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,212	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	277.48/cwt	268.00–286.00	1,174	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	227.16/cwt	224.00–230.00	961	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	226.19/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,070	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	214.17/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,120	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,631.67/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,632	18

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 Jun 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 429Last week 348Year ago 294

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 87Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 144Last week 110Year ago 99

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 4-13 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-5 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	850	1,040.00–1,375.00	1,237.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,105	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,631.67
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	838	850.00–1,010.00	936.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,085	1,125.00–1,500.00	1,348.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,628	113.00–123.00	118.39
4	—	1,080	100.00–109.00	105.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	83.00–90.00	86.72
8	—	1,025	92.00–102.00	97.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	97.00–107.00	102.85
12	—	1,275	103.00–113.00	108.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	100.00–102.00	101.17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	573	200.00–230.00	215.59
4	—	373	280.00–290.00	285.30
2	—	623	200.00–212.00	206.22
6	—	473	236.00–246.00	241.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	220.00–240.00	230.60
4	—	573	210.00–218.00	214.16
6	—	623	200.00–210.00	205.18
10	—	423	224.00–230.00	227.16
6	—	473	222.00–230.00	226.19
14	—	523	210.00–218.00	214.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	213.00	213.00
20	—	474	223.50–231.00	225.76
2	—	725	175.00	175.00
12	—	340	236.50	236.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	480	247.00–254.00	248.54
3	—	375	268.00	268.00
2	—	635	230.00	230.00
3	—	560	240.00	240.00
5	—	759	202.00	202.00
3	—	538	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	300.00–315.00	308.02
14	—	523	240.00–250.00	245.22
6	—	573	240.00–248.00	244.16
4	—	373	286.00–298.00	292.36
4	—	623	240.00–249.00	244.66
8	—	473	250.00–262.00	256.29
12	—	423	268.00–286.00	277.48

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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