Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 6-8 higher, feeder heifers sold 4-7 higher, slaughter cows sold 6-7 lower, 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 $222.49/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$222.49

63 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,163

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$61

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

$0.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.78

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	222.58	1,151	50
Medium and Large 1-2	546	222.13	1,212	13thin

One grade step is worth $0.45/cwt here — about −$61 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 sale63 hd

222.49

—

MS average13 barns · 1,442 hd

218.71

+3.78

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,058	94.55	1,000	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	91.27	936	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	884	78.80	697	14

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)	1,170	$1,264	14
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	843	$820	4thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	423	215.27/cwt	210.00–220.00	911	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	209.83/cwt	207.50–212.00	1,307	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	215.24/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,018	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	216.26/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,131	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	247.65/cwt	245.00–250.00	924	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	212.60/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,218	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	250.39/cwt	242.00–259.00	1,300	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	239.99/cwt	231.00–249.00	1,157	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	246.48/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	248.21/cwt	238.50–253.90	1,410	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	245.26/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,025	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	245.22/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,283	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	230.29/cwt	229.00–231.50	1,665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	270.35/cwt	265.00–275.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	270.30/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	233.93/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,106	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	233.95/cwt	230.00–237.75	1,081	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	230.38/cwt	227.50–232.25	1,295	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	448	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	245.20/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,405	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	206.96/cwt	201.00–212.50	1,289	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	240.74/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,018	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	219.34/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,147	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	210.20/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,204	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	205.17/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,381	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	240.30/cwt	235.00–245.00	896	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,263.97/head	1,150.00–1,360.00	1,264	14
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	843	820.36/head	800.00–835.00	820	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	93.98/cwt	89.00–97.50	963	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	98.52/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,269	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	91.27/cwt	86.00–95.00	936	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	84.80/cwt	81.00–87.50	869	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	76.52/cwt	72.00–80.50	612	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	713	67.63/cwt	65.00–70.00	482	2

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 Sep 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 745Last week 606Year ago 681

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 52Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 92Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	210.00–220.00	215.27
4	—	623	207.50–212.00	209.83
6	—	473	210.00–220.00	215.24
8	—	523	210.00–222.00	216.26
4	—	373	245.00–250.00	247.65
4	—	573	210.00–215.00	212.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	640	229.00	229.00
6	—	519	242.00–259.00	250.39
8	—	482	231.00–249.00	239.99
8	—	568	238.50–253.90	248.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	240.00–252.50	246.48
5	—	418	241.00–251.00	245.26
6	—	523	240.00–250.00	245.22
4	—	723	229.00–231.50	230.29
4	—	323	265.00–275.00	270.35
4	—	373	265.00–275.00	270.30
6	—	573	240.00–250.00	245.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	230.00–237.50	233.93
6	—	623	201.00–212.50	206.96
8	—	423	236.00–245.00	240.74
10	—	523	211.00–227.00	219.34
10	—	573	205.00–215.00	210.20
4	—	673	200.00–210.00	205.17
6	—	373	235.00–245.00	240.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	200.00	200.00
4	—	462	230.00–237.75	233.95
5	—	562	227.50–232.25	230.38
2	—	448	200.00	200.00

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,170	1,150.00–1,360.00	1,263.97
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	843	800.00–835.00	820.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	89.00–97.50	93.98
2	—	1,288	98.00–99.00	98.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	86.00–95.00	91.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	81.00–87.50	84.80
6	—	800	72.00–80.50	76.52
2	—	713	65.00–70.00	67.63

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