Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady, and slaughter cows and 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 $238.34/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$238.34

66 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,302

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$2.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.56

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	239.20	1,316	44
Medium and Large 1-2	538	236.61	1,273	22

One grade step is worth $2.59/cwt here — about $44 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 sale66 hd

238.34

—

MS average13 barns · 1,022 hd

237.78

+0.56

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	1,715	114.82	1,969	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,125	97.53	1,097	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	94.84	972	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	85.79	831	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)	1,005	$1,734	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,343	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,436	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,787	12

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	573	222.79/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,277	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	222.82/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,165	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	180.66/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,397	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	236.81/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,120	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	213.97/cwt	209.00–222.00	1,228	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,262	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	257.95/cwt	250.00–265.00	962	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,128	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	215.65/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,451	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,357	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	242.60/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,390	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	201.70/cwt	196.00–207.00	1,257	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	236.85/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,002	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	204.20/cwt	199.00–209.00	1,170	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	217.09/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,212	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	246.26/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,288	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	218.78/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,144	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	229.07/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	180.67/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,306	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	248.67/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,176	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	256.58/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,085	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	452	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,164	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,786.69/head	1,525.00–1,985.00	1,787	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,435.99/head	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,436	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,005	1,733.77/head	1,690.00–1,775.00	1,734	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,342.61/head	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,343	20
Bulls	—	—	1,715	114.82/cwt	108.50–119.25	1,969	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	96.10/cwt	92.00–99.00	985	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	99.68/cwt	96.50–102.50	1,271	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	94.84/cwt	92.50–96.50	972	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	88.89/cwt	84.50–92.00	911	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	76.48/cwt	72.50–80.00	612	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 Jun 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 421Last week 497Year ago 259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 113Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 94Year ago 70

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady, 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	215.00–230.00	222.79
4	—	523	215.00–230.00	222.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	773	175.00–186.00	180.66
6	—	473	230.00–243.00	236.81
4	—	623	196.00–207.00	201.70
6	—	423	230.00–243.00	236.85
4	—	573	199.00–209.00	204.20
10	—	523	212.00–225.00	218.78
6	—	723	175.00–186.00	180.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	209.00–222.00	213.97
5	—	765	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	250.00–265.00	257.95
6	—	673	211.00–220.00	215.65
6	—	573	240.00–245.00	242.60
6	—	723	214.00–220.00	217.09
6	—	523	240.00–252.00	246.26
4	—	623	220.00–237.50	229.07
4	—	473	245.00–252.00	248.67
8	—	423	250.00–262.50	256.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	260.00	260.00
11	—	614	221.00	221.00
3	—	518	234.00	234.00
3	—	452	257.50	257.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,125	1,525.00–1,985.00	1,786.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,035	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,435.99
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,005	1,690.00–1,775.00	1,733.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,150	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,342.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,715	108.50–119.25	114.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	92.00–99.00	96.10
4	—	1,275	96.50–102.50	99.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	92.50–96.50	94.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	84.50–92.00	88.89
4	—	800	72.50–80.00	76.48

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

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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle