Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 7-10 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value added.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $249.37/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$249.37

96 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,341

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$60

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

$11.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.25

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	255.54	1,307	44
Medium and Large 1-2	560	244.16	1,367	52

One grade step is worth $11.38/cwt here — about −$60 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 sale96 hd

249.37

—

MS average13 barns · 876 hd

240.13

+9.25

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	1,528	118.74	1,814	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	102.88	1,169	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	92.68	950	6thin

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)	1,078	$1,268	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,622	6
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	678	$1,282	12

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	673	197.58/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,330	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	235.30/cwt	230.00–240.00	878	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	216.29/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,023	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	216.32/cwt	210.00–222.00	915	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	208.51/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,178	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	203.18/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,266	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	275.30/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,027	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	265.27/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,122	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,433	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	230.51/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,563	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	226.67/cwt	221.00–232.00	1,639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	243.24/cwt	237.00–249.00	1,394	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	230.18/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,236	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	245.35/cwt	220.00–257.00	1,303	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	299.04/cwt	292.00–305.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	206.29/cwt	205.00–207.50	1,595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	292.67/cwt	290.00–295.00	945	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	265.24/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,255	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	255.22/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,335	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	235.88/cwt	230.00–241.00	762	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	208.22/cwt	205.00–211.50	1,297	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	441	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,012	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	397	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,291	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	230.27/cwt	225.00–235.00	974	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	215.22/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,126	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	235.83/cwt	230.00–241.00	880	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	219.17/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,037	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,622.21/head	1,400.00–1,810.00	1,622	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,267.71/head	1,085.00–1,400.00	1,268	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	1,282.47/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,282	12
Bulls	—	—	1,573	122.06/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,920	8
Bulls	—	—	1,348	105.47/cwt	94.00–114.00	1,422	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	100.85/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,034	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	105.41/cwt	102.50–108.00	1,344	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	92.68/cwt	88.00–96.00	950	6

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 564Year ago 329

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 58Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 633Last week 67Year ago 76

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 7-10 higher, 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$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	195.00–200.00	197.58
6	—	373	230.00–240.00	235.30
6	—	473	210.00–222.00	216.29
6	—	423	210.00–222.00	216.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	205.00–215.00	208.51
10	—	623	198.00–208.00	203.18
6	—	323	230.00–241.00	235.88
6	—	423	225.00–235.00	230.27
4	—	523	210.00–220.00	215.22
6	—	373	230.00–241.00	235.83
6	—	473	210.00–227.50	219.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	195.00	195.00
4	—	623	205.00–211.50	208.22
5	—	441	229.50	229.50
3	—	397	235.00	235.00
3	—	473	237.00	237.00
4	—	584	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	211.50	211.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	270.00–280.00	275.30
4	—	423	260.00–270.00	265.27
4	—	723	221.00–232.00	226.67
6	—	573	237.00–249.00	243.24
4	—	623	225.00–235.00	230.18
2	—	273	292.00–305.00	299.04
2	—	773	205.00–207.50	206.29
4	—	323	290.00–295.00	292.67
4	—	473	260.00–270.00	265.24
10	—	523	250.00–260.00	255.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	250.00	250.00
9	—	678	226.00–236.00	230.51
8	—	482	256.50	256.50
25	—	531	220.00–257.00	245.35
2	—	440	257.00	257.00
3	—	712	224.00	224.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,043	1,400.00–1,810.00	1,622.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,078	1,085.00–1,400.00	1,267.71
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	678	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,282.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,573	116.00–126.00	122.06
2	—	1,348	94.00–114.00	105.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	95.00–105.00	100.85
8	—	1,275	102.50–108.00	105.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	88.00–96.00	92.68

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

Steers · 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