Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.02/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$220.02

128 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,157

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$1.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.09

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	220.64	1,224	50
Medium and Large 1-2	508	219.62	1,115	78

One grade step is worth $1.01/cwt here — about $109 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 sale128 hd

220.02

—

MS average13 barns · 1,521 hd

221.11

−1.09

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	1,918	128.36	2,462	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,114	104.44	1,164	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	101.76	1,043	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	93.05	954	10

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)	1,220	$1,347	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$1,629	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 1-2	—	423	262.77/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,112	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	252.29/cwt	246.00–258.00	1,193	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	247.57/cwt	242.00–252.50	923	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	186.70/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,350	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	250.35/cwt	245.00–255.00	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	210.22/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,099	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	542	239.75/cwt	239.75–239.75	1,299	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	472	255.51/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,206	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	579	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,390	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	275.27/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,164	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	233.16/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,336	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	433	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	240.74/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,018	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	629	204.12/cwt	203.00–206.50	1,284	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	627	231.31/cwt	223.25–235.00	1,450	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	703	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,367	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	266.19/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,259	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	227.66/cwt	223.00–232.00	1,418	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	205.20/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,176	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	226.29/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,070	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	658	229.45/cwt	229.00–230.25	1,510	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	572	213.81/cwt	209.00–214.75	1,223	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	477	228.96/cwt	222.00–238.00	1,092	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	186.69/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	200.18/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,247	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	256.33/cwt	252.00–260.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	235.87/cwt	223.50–240.50	1,227	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,628.89/head	1,300.00–1,850.00	1,629	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,347.05/head	1,200.00–1,460.00	1,347	6
Bulls	—	—	1,918	128.36/cwt	125.00–131.00	2,462	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	103.51/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,061	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	106.12/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,353	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	101.76/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,043	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	93.05/cwt	91.00–94.50	954	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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 440Year ago 586

Slaughter CattleReceipts 503Last week 91Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 62Year ago 130

Compared to last weeks sale: 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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	257.50–267.50	262.77
6	—	473	246.00–258.00	252.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	373	242.00–252.50	247.57
4	—	723	180.00–193.00	186.70
4	—	323	245.00–255.00	250.35
14	—	523	205.00–215.00	210.22
6	—	423	236.00–245.00	240.74
16	—	573	200.00–210.00	205.20
10	—	473	220.00–232.00	226.29
4	—	773	180.00–193.00	186.69
6	—	623	195.00–205.00	200.18
4	—	273	252.00–260.00	256.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	629	203.00–206.50	204.12
2	—	703	194.50	194.50
15	—	572	209.00–214.75	213.81
9	—	477	222.00–238.00	228.96
15	—	520	223.50–240.50	235.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	239.75	239.75
5	—	472	247.50–267.50	255.51
10	—	579	240.00	240.00
2	—	433	275.00	275.00
18	—	627	223.25–235.00	231.31
11	—	658	229.00–230.25	229.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	423	270.00–280.00	275.27
6	—	573	229.00–237.00	233.16
8	—	473	262.00–270.00	266.19
8	—	623	223.00–232.00	227.66

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	995	1,300.00–1,850.00	1,628.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,220	1,200.00–1,460.00	1,347.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,918	125.00–131.00	128.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	100.00–106.00	103.51
10	—	1,275	104.00–108.00	106.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	100.00–103.00	101.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	91.00–94.50	93.05

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle