Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 2.00-15.00 higher; feeder heifers under 400# sold 8.00-16.00 higher; feeder heifers over 400# sold 2.00-9.00 higher; feeder calf groups that were weaned had added value; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold firmer; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-5.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.29/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$218.29

140 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$136

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

$1.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.32

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	436	218.73	953	101
Medium and Large 1-2	501	217.16	1,089	39

One grade step is worth $1.57/cwt here — about −$136 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 sale140 hd

218.29

—

MS average13 barns · 1,183 hd

212.97

+5.32

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	1,409	103.87	1,464	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,063	85.75	911	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,343	84.83	1,139	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	918	73.97	679	27

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)	1,030	$1,322	50
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$718	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,011	$1,569	14
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	743	$712	36

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	226.26/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	247.63/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,176	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	211.48/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	256.61/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,091	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	214.90/cwt	175.00–228.00	980	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	215.86/cwt	215.75–216.00	1,258	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	228.64/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,429	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	278.07/cwt	270.00–285.00	904	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	203.03/cwt	176.00–215.00	1,474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	214.78/cwt	214.50–215.00	1,362	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,167	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,089	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	240.12/cwt	237.00–243.00	1,249	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	229.39/cwt	220.00–240.25	1,340	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	242.36/cwt	241.75–243.50	1,292	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	250.62/cwt	250.00–251.50	1,175	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	570	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,248	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	266.85/cwt	257.00–287.00	974	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	222.37/cwt	200.00–242.00	834	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	223.89/cwt	216.00–231.00	1,063	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	219.23/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,151	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	190.39/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,190	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	238.99/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,016	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	196.26/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,128	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	807	63.01/cwt	60.00–65.00	508	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	807	70.41/cwt	68.00–72.00	568	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	84.83/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,139	10
Bulls	—	—	1,648	111.48/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,837	4
Bulls	—	—	1,250	98.80/cwt	85.00–108.00	1,235	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	81.79/cwt	76.50–85.00	849	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	78.57/cwt	75.00–81.00	825	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	91.30/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,004	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	85.30/cwt	81.50–88.00	874	16
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	743	711.78/head	500.00–870.00	712	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,498.86/head	1,100.00–1,750.00	1,499	30
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,055.68/head	800.00–1,230.00	1,056	20
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	717.57/head	670.00–750.00	718	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,418.92/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,419	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,681.40/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,681	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	220.52/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,047	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	219.57/cwt	216.50–223.00	1,021	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	913	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	231.39/cwt	225.00–237.00	868	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	204.51/cwt	192.00–216.00	1,176	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	223.40/cwt	216.00–230.00	949	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	200.31/cwt	192.00–208.00	1,252	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	179.97/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	228.60/cwt	220.00–236.00	743	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	211.36/cwt	192.00–229.00	1,110	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	224.06/cwt	205.00–240.00	616	16

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 Nov 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 589Last week 330Year ago 626

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 98Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 113Last week 93Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	200.00	200.00
10	—	465	216.50–223.00	219.57
5	—	397	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	456	175.00–228.00	214.90
11	—	583	215.75–216.00	215.86
2	—	638	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	210.00–230.00	220.52
16	—	375	225.00–237.00	231.39
10	—	575	192.00–216.00	204.51
12	—	425	216.00–230.00	223.40
10	—	625	192.00–208.00	200.31
2	—	733	170.00–190.00	179.97
16	—	325	220.00–236.00	228.60
1	—	800	180.50	180.50
10	—	525	192.00–229.00	211.36
16	—	275	205.00–240.00	224.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	220.00–232.00	226.26
4	—	475	245.00–250.00	247.63
2	—	768	209.00–214.00	211.48
8	—	425	250.00–262.50	256.61
6	—	625	225.00–232.00	228.64
8	—	325	270.00–285.00	278.07
4	—	726	176.00–215.00	203.03
1	—	890	182.00	182.00
6	—	520	237.00–243.00	240.12
10	—	365	257.00–287.00	266.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	634	214.50–215.00	214.78
2	—	428	240.00	240.00
2	—	463	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	428	254.50	254.50
17	—	584	220.00–240.25	229.39
2	—	650	223.50	223.50
11	—	533	241.75–243.50	242.36
5	—	469	250.00–251.50	250.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	375	200.00–242.00	222.37
16	—	475	216.00–231.00	223.89
6	—	525	214.00–224.00	219.23
4	—	625	180.00–200.00	190.39
10	—	425	230.00–247.00	238.99
6	—	575	190.00–202.00	196.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	807	60.00–65.00	63.01
7	—	807	68.00–72.00	70.41
13	—	1,038	76.50–85.00	81.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,343	80.00–89.00	84.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,050	75.00–81.00	78.57
22	—	1,100	87.00–94.00	91.30
16	—	1,025	81.50–88.00	85.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,648	107.00–115.00	111.48
6	—	1,250	85.00–108.00	98.80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	743	500.00–870.00	711.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,100	1,100.00–1,750.00	1,498.86
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	925	800.00–1,230.00	1,055.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	925	670.00–750.00	717.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	925	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,418.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,075	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,681.40

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

Slaughter Cattle

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