Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter 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 $216.75/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$216.75

109 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,137

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$92

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

$5.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.10

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	219.51	1,087	50
Medium and Large 1-2	550	214.41	1,178	59

One grade step is worth $5.10/cwt here — about −$92 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 sale109 hd

216.75

—

MS average13 barns · 1,123 hd

216.65

+0.10

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	1,548	121.37	1,879	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,075	104.09	1,119	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	87.04	821	16

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	998	$1,195	4thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	523	230.37/cwt	227.50–233.00	1,205	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	247.36/cwt	245.00–249.50	1,170	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	245.30/cwt	240.00–250.00	915	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	202.66/cwt	198.00–207.00	1,263	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,093	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,211	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	215.81/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,483	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	222.13/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,495	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	754	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,542	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	235.22/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,230	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	229.68/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,316	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	283.48/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,057	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	215.24/cwt	202.50–227.00	1,326	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	235.41/cwt	230.00–236.25	1,295	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	219.52/cwt	206.00–222.25	1,058	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	222.14/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,384	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	214.74/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,123	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	208.24/cwt	202.00–214.00	1,193	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	260.24/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,231	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	216.29/cwt	172.50–265.00	915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	233.27/cwt	228.00–238.00	987	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	216.29/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,023	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	1,195.14/head	980.00–1,350.00	1,195	4
Bulls	—	—	1,488	120.01/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,786	6
Bulls	—	—	1,910	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	2,473	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	103.10/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,057	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	108.06/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,378	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	92.65/cwt	86.50–97.00	950	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	70.21/cwt	67.00–73.00	491	4

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 564Last week 82Year ago 354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 503Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 51Year ago 155

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter 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$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	227.50–233.00	230.37
6	—	473	245.00–249.50	247.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	240.00–250.00	245.30
6	—	623	198.00–207.00	202.66
12	—	523	209.00–220.00	214.74
6	—	573	202.00–214.00	208.24
8	—	423	228.00–238.00	233.27
12	—	473	210.00–222.00	216.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	205.00	205.00
9	—	574	211.00	211.00
3	—	770	182.00	182.00
16	—	616	202.50–227.00	215.24
28	—	482	206.00–222.25	219.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	687	215.00–217.00	215.81
10	—	480	250.00	250.00
6	—	754	204.50	204.50
15	—	550	230.00–236.25	235.41
2	—	408	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	673	218.00–226.00	222.13
6	—	523	230.00–240.00	235.22
8	—	573	225.00–234.00	229.68
6	—	373	275.00–291.00	283.48
8	—	623	218.00–226.00	222.14
4	—	473	255.00–265.00	260.24
4	—	423	172.50–265.00	216.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	998	980.00–1,350.00	1,195.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,488	117.00–122.00	120.01
1	—	1,910	129.50	129.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	99.00–106.00	103.10
4	—	1,275	107.00–109.00	108.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	86.50–97.00	92.65
4	—	700	67.00–73.00	70.21

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