Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold Mixed, slaughter cows sold 2-5 Higher, and slaughter bulls sold Steady. Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added. One load of Black Steers with three rounds of vaccines weaned in November 22 consisting of 57 head @48,130lbs avj 844lbs sold for $215.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $220.26/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$220.26

105 head · 732 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$365

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

$14.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.07

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	230.88	1,339	28
Medium and Large 1-2	787	216.40	1,704	77

One grade step is worth $14.48/cwt here — about −$365 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 sale105 hd

220.26

—

MS average13 barns · 998 hd

236.33

−16.07

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	1,351	108.52	1,466	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	104.75	1,240	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	96.93	994	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	90.99	885	26

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,325	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,203	$2,142	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,180	$1,332	8
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	717	$1,169	20

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	84.78/cwt	80.00–89.00	678	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	92.85/cwt	87.00–97.00	952	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	96.93/cwt	94.00–99.00	994	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	213.18/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,328	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	216.26/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,131	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	200.68/cwt	195.00–206.00	1,351	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	212.99/cwt	186.00–246.00	1,137	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	205.72/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,179	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	209.22/cwt	202.00–216.00	1,513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	235.24/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,113	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	217.10/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	225.16/cwt	222.00–228.00	952	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	223.62/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,058	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	222.11/cwt	190.00–233.50	1,475	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,024	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	209.40/cwt	195.00–224.00	1,346	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	231.33/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,441	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	243.91/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	248.06/cwt	237.00–258.00	1,049	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	237.60/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,361	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	846	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,819	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,385	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,614	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,203	2,142.31/head	1,850.00–2,325.00	2,142	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,332.20/head	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,332	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Registered	—	493	1,256.95/head	1,200.00–1,310.00	1,257	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	1,132.00/head	1,000.00–1,220.00	1,132	14
Bulls	—	—	1,298	109.53/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,422	6
Bulls	—	—	1,683	121.15/cwt	117.00–125.00	2,039	2
Bulls	—	—	1,178	92.86/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,094	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	107.71/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,373	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	99.56/cwt	94.00–103.50	1,020	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 Jun 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 428Last week 421Year ago 312

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 45Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 100Year ago 36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	800	80.00–89.00	84.78
20	—	1,025	87.00–97.00	92.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	94.00–99.00	96.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,275	104.00–111.00	107.71
8	—	1,025	94.00–103.50	99.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,298	103.00–114.00	109.53
2	—	1,683	117.00–125.00	121.15
2	—	1,178	90.00–95.00	92.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	208.00–218.00	213.18
8	—	523	210.00–222.00	216.26
4	—	673	195.00–206.00	200.68
6	—	573	200.00–211.00	205.72
6	—	423	222.00–228.00	225.16
4	—	473	221.00–226.00	223.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	182.00	182.00
11	—	534	186.00–246.00	212.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	202.00–216.00	209.22
4	—	473	230.00–240.00	235.24
4	—	673	214.00–220.00	217.10
6	—	623	222.00–240.00	231.33
2	—	523	240.00–247.50	243.91
4	—	423	237.00–258.00	248.06
4	—	573	235.00–240.00	237.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	664	190.00–233.50	222.11
3	—	400	256.00	256.00
6	—	643	195.00–224.00	209.40
2	—	330	245.00	245.00
57	—	846	215.00	215.00
1	—	1,385	116.50	116.50

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,203	1,850.00–2,325.00	2,142.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,180	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,332.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	890	1,325.00	1,325.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	493	1,200.00–1,310.00	1,256.95
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	14	—	813	1,000.00–1,220.00	1,132.00

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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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

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