Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-15 higher, slaughter cows sold 6-8 higher, and slaughter bulls had no trend.

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 $209.20/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$209.20

78 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,176

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$2.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.64

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	209.82	1,188	58
Medium and Large 1-2	551	207.40	1,144	20

One grade step is worth $2.41/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 sale78 hd

209.20

—

MS average13 barns · 802 hd

219.84

−10.64

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	—	Low	1,557	110.18	1,716	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	106.39	1,223	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	931	85.86	799	18

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	972	$1,203	18

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	206.24/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,182	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	206.20/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	206.22/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	221.29/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,047	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	196.65/cwt	192.00–201.00	1,323	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	199.56/cwt	198.00–202.00	1,241	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	265.24/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,255	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	236.26/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,236	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	221.17/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	198.54/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	202.72/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	229.22/cwt	223.00–235.00	1,428	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	204.20/cwt	199.00–209.00	1,170	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,055	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	230.68/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,322	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	446	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,160	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	216.52/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,132	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,056	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	200.18/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,247	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	306.28/cwt	302.00–310.00	989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	217.73/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	282.64/cwt	270.00–294.00	1,196	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	240.27/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,016	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	940	1,057.38/head	875.00–1,200.00	1,057	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	1,320.18/head	1,170.00–1,450.00	1,320	10
Bulls	—	—	1,240	103.78/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,287	4
Bulls	—	—	1,685	112.40/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,894	6
Bulls	—	—	2,060	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	2,524	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	78.27/cwt	75.00–80.00	636	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	104.13/cwt	101.50–106.00	1,067	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	108.65/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,385	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	91.94/cwt	85.50–96.50	942	10

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 Aug 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 68Last week 254Year ago 393

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 49Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 381Last week 86Year ago 57

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-15 higher, slaughter cows sold 6-8 higher, and slaughter bulls had no trend.

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
6	—	573	200.00–212.00	206.24
2	—	673	200.00–212.00	206.20
2	—	623	200.00–212.00	206.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	473	215.00–227.00	221.29
12	—	673	192.00–201.00	196.65
6	—	573	199.00–209.00	204.20
10	—	523	210.00–222.50	216.52
14	—	623	195.00–205.00	200.18
4	—	423	235.00–245.00	240.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	622	198.00–202.00	199.56
6	—	486	217.00	217.00
5	—	503	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	260.00–270.00	265.24
14	—	523	230.00–242.00	236.26
4	—	673	216.00–226.00	221.17
2	—	823	197.00–200.00	198.54
6	—	773	195.00–210.00	202.72
12	—	623	223.00–235.00	229.22
4	—	573	226.00–235.00	230.68
2	—	323	302.00–310.00	306.28
4	—	723	210.00–225.00	217.73
6	—	423	270.00–294.00	282.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	446	260.00	260.00
2	—	645	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	940	875.00–1,200.00	1,057.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	998	1,170.00–1,450.00	1,320.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,240	102.00–105.00	103.78
6	—	1,685	108.00–115.00	112.40
1	—	2,060	122.50	122.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	813	75.00–80.00	78.27
10	—	1,025	85.50–96.50	91.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	101.50–106.00	104.13
12	—	1,275	106.00–111.00	108.65

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle