Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 4-6 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 4-5 higher.

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 $215.71/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$215.71

82 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,249

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$186

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

$7.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.40

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	220.17	1,129	30
Medium and Large 1-2	617	213.14	1,315	52

One grade step is worth $7.03/cwt here — about −$186 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 sale82 hd

215.71

—

MS average13 barns · 1,203 hd

223.11

−7.40

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	1,497	121.70	1,822	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,108	105.45	1,169	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	99.68	1,022	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	919	88.84	817	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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,101	$1,513	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,058	$1,490	6

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	185.16/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,339	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	227.86/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,078	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	203.73/cwt	197.00–210.00	1,269	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	214.10/cwt	214.10–214.10	1,413	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	208.24/cwt	207.00–209.50	1,266	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	220.10/cwt	215.00–233.00	1,109	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	242.62/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,148	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	233.20/cwt	213.00–242.00	1,255	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,227	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	234.81/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,327	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	210.20/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,204	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	223.65/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,170	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	230.37/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,417	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	222.70/cwt	217.00–228.00	1,387	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	256.45/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,085	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	240.30/cwt	235.00–245.00	896	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	230.21/cwt	226.00–234.00	974	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	240.22/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,256	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	275.30/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,027	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	275.35/cwt	270.00–280.00	889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	221.58/cwt	217.00–228.00	1,480	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	1,490.07/head	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,490	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,831.34/head	1,550.00–2,050.00	1,831	11
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,070	1,220.79/head	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,221	12
Bulls	—	—	1,713	126.96/cwt	121.50–130.00	2,175	5
Bulls	—	—	1,317	117.32/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,545	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	99.68/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,022	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	95.85/cwt	90.00–100.00	982	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	84.78/cwt	80.00–89.00	678	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	108.65/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,385	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	66.89/cwt	63.00–70.00	452	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	103.85/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,064	16

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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 68Year ago 385

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 54Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 381Year ago 43

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 4-6 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 4-5 higher.

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	—	723	180.00–190.00	185.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	220.00–235.00	227.86
4	—	623	197.00–210.00	203.73
10	—	573	205.00–215.00	210.20
4	—	523	220.00–227.00	223.65
4	—	373	235.00–245.00	240.30
4	—	423	226.00–234.00	230.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	660	214.10	214.10
8	—	608	207.00–209.50	208.24
14	—	504	215.00–233.00	220.10
3	—	785	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	240.00–245.00	242.62
9	—	565	232.00–240.00	234.81
6	—	623	217.00–228.00	222.70
4	—	423	252.50–260.00	256.45
4	—	523	235.00–245.00	240.22
4	—	373	270.00–280.00	275.30
4	—	323	270.00–280.00	275.35
5	—	668	217.00–228.00	221.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	538	213.00–242.00	233.20
3	—	435	282.00	282.00
16	—	615	230.00–232.00	230.37
3	—	735	220.00	220.00

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	6	—	1,058	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,490.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,135	1,550.00–2,050.00	1,831.34
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,070	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,220.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,713	121.50–130.00	126.96
6	—	1,317	115.00–119.00	117.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	95.00–103.00	99.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	90.00–100.00	95.85
6	—	800	80.00–89.00	84.78
4	—	675	63.00–70.00	66.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,275	106.00–111.00	108.65
16	—	1,025	98.00–108.00	103.85

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle