Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-10 lower, slaughter cows sold mixed, and slaughter bulls had no trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $201.91/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$201.91

50 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$4.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.06

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	481	205.50	987	8thin
Medium and Large 1	466	201.23	937	42

One grade step is worth $4.27/cwt here — about $50 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 sale50 hd

201.91

—

MS average12 barns · 1,330 hd

201.85

+0.06

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	1,477	97.74	1,444	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,063	86.87	923	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	82.63	847	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	900	74.29	669	22

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 (2-4 yrs)	943	$1,395	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$1,383	10

Every lot, as filed

26 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	225.27/cwt	220.00–230.00	953	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	246.63/cwt	240.00–252.50	920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	201.71/cwt	197.00–206.00	954	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	190.20/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,090	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	201.74/cwt	197.00–206.00	853	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	225.18/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,403	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	243.93/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,154	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	232.82/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,218	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	218.55/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	217.24/cwt	213.00–221.00	810	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	454	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	935	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	194.26/cwt	188.00–200.00	1,016	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	225.17/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,515	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,383.37/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,383	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	1,528.15/head	1,250.00–1,900.00	1,528	24
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	710	597.04/head	490.00–680.00	597	4
Bulls	—	—	1,685	103.38/cwt	99.00–106.50	1,742	8
Bulls	—	—	1,200	90.21/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,083	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	86.27/cwt	81.00–90.00	884	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	89.84/cwt	87.50–92.00	1,123	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	82.63/cwt	80.00–84.50	847	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	71.98/cwt	68.00–75.50	576	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	62.44/cwt	58.00–66.00	421	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	79.39/cwt	75.00–82.50	814	12

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 Oct 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 419Last week 477Year ago 403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 133Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 127Last week 103Year ago 65

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5-10 lower, slaughter cows sold mixed, and slaughter bulls had no trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	220.00–230.00	225.27
4	—	373	240.00–252.50	246.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	473	197.00–206.00	201.71
6	—	573	185.00–195.00	190.20
12	—	423	197.00–206.00	201.74
6	—	373	213.00–221.00	217.24
6	—	523	188.00–200.00	194.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	204.00	204.00
6	—	454	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	220.00–230.00	225.18
8	—	473	240.00–247.50	243.93
6	—	523	225.00–240.00	232.82
4	—	723	217.00–220.00	218.55
6	—	673	220.00–230.00	225.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	235.00	235.00

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	10	—	1,083	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,383.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	982	1,250.00–1,900.00	1,528.15
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	710	490.00–680.00	597.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,685	99.00–106.50	103.38
6	—	1,200	85.00–94.00	90.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	81.00–90.00	86.27
4	—	1,250	87.50–92.00	89.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	80.00–84.50	82.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	800	68.00–75.50	71.98
4	—	675	58.00–66.00	62.44
12	—	1,025	75.00–82.50	79.39

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