Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold mixed; feeder heifers sold mixed; feeder calf groups were reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.57/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$204.57

122 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$12.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.38

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	545	210.67	1,148	18thin
Medium and Large 1	518	206.21	1,069	69
Medium and Large 3	445	198.20	882	35

One grade step is worth $12.47/cwt here — about $266 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 sale122 hd

204.57

—

MS average13 barns · 1,054 hd

217.95

−13.38

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	1,483	116.26	1,724	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,143	100.80	1,152	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	83.50	856	8thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,079	$1,640	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,472	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	838	$1,105	32
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,168	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	800	$473	24

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	218.39/cwt	212.00–224.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	203.27/cwt	196.00–210.00	1,270	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	239.46/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,137	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	197.31/cwt	184.00–208.00	444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	179.50/cwt	170.00–188.00	1,486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	227.69/cwt	225.00–230.00	740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	167.80/cwt	156.00–180.00	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	207.79/cwt	190.00–224.00	1,091	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	227.91/cwt	205.00–248.00	855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	205.20/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,283	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,369	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	236.93/cwt	230.00–245.00	770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	239.72/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,266	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	241.21/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,387	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	225.59/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,410	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	271.64/cwt	245.00–295.00	1,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	217.19/cwt	200.00–232.50	923	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	225.21/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,295	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	245.45/cwt	240.00–250.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	276.34/cwt	260.00–290.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	281.93/cwt	258.00–302.50	916	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	266.94/cwt	254.00–290.00	1,110	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	207.40/cwt	196.00–218.00	1,400	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	217.45/cwt	188.00–244.00	1,033	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	173.21/cwt	166.00–180.00	1,429	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	174.51/cwt	158.00–190.00	1,352	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	227.04/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,305	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	223.39/cwt	198.00–246.00	949	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	595	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,164	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,492	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	97.82/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,055	26
Bulls	—	—	1,483	116.26/cwt	109.00–121.00	1,724	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,168.41/head	880.00–1,350.00	1,168	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	800	473.44/head	330.00–600.00	473	24
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,179.73/head	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,180	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,748.81/head	1,300.00–2,000.00	1,749	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,472.16/head	1,150.00–1,675.00	1,472	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,514.19/head	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,514	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,736.05/head	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,736	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	703	688.22/head	530.00–790.00	688	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	215.98/cwt	200.00–230.00	810	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,213	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	197.19/cwt	180.00–212.50	838	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	925	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	219.48/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,043	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	228.18/cwt	226.00–230.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	183.11/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,236	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	182.02/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	199.18/cwt	180.00–216.00	747	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	212.91/cwt	200.00–224.00	692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,038	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	194.65/cwt	180.00–208.00	1,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	202.78/cwt	192.00–212.50	963	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	203.47/cwt	192.00–214.00	1,170	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	220.23/cwt	216.00–224.00	936	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,368	1

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 Jul 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 497Year ago 371

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 72Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 116Year ago 53

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold mixed; feeder heifers sold mixed; feeder calf groups were reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	212.00–224.00	218.39
4	—	625	196.00–210.00	203.27
4	—	225	184.00–208.00	197.31
3	—	828	170.00–188.00	179.50
4	—	325	225.00–230.00	227.69
2	—	763	156.00–180.00	167.80
14	—	525	190.00–224.00	207.79
12	—	475	210.00–230.00	219.48
2	—	275	226.00–230.00	228.18
1	—	915	170.00	170.00
4	—	675	180.00–186.00	183.11
2	—	738	180.00–184.00	182.02
6	—	575	192.00–214.00	203.47
6	—	425	216.00–224.00	220.23
1	—	855	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	589	206.00	206.00
7	—	476	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	180.00–212.50	197.19
1	—	925	112.00	112.00
6	—	375	180.00–216.00	199.18
4	—	325	200.00–224.00	212.91
4	—	525	180.00–208.00	194.65
10	—	475	192.00–212.50	202.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	230.00–248.00	239.46
7	—	528	232.00–245.00	239.72
6	—	575	236.00–246.00	241.21
4	—	625	210.00–240.00	225.59
4	—	375	245.00–295.00	271.64
2	—	275	260.00–290.00	276.34
6	—	325	258.00–302.50	281.93
6	—	416	254.00–290.00	266.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	205.00–248.00	227.91
6	—	625	200.00–210.00	205.20
4	—	325	230.00–245.00	236.93
6	—	425	200.00–232.50	217.19
4	—	575	220.00–230.00	225.21
4	—	275	240.00–250.00	245.45
1	—	745	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	196.00–218.00	207.40
8	—	475	188.00–244.00	217.45
4	—	825	166.00–180.00	173.21
4	—	775	158.00–190.00	174.51
8	—	575	226.00–228.00	227.04
8	—	425	198.00–246.00	223.39
6	—	375	200.00–230.00	215.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	850	70.00	70.00
4	—	1,200	97.00	97.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,350	110.50	110.50
26	—	1,079	92.00–100.00	97.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,483	109.00–121.00	116.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	880.00–1,350.00	1,168.41
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	800	330.00–600.00	473.44
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	925	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,179.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,115	1,300.00–2,000.00	1,748.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,150.00–1,675.00	1,472.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	925	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,514.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,075	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,736.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	703	530.00–790.00	688.22

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle