Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold Mixed; feeder heifers under 500# sold 5.00-10.00 higher; feeder heifers over 500# sold weaker; Feeder calf groups that were weaned with shots sold with added value and all feeder calf groups sold as #1-2s; Slaughter cows sold 1.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter bulls sold Firmer

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.24/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$216.24

146 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$946

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$53.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.06

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	374	237.27	887	11thin
Medium and Large 1	476	221.14	1,054	77
Medium and Large 2	383	215.79	825	40
Medium and Large 3	431	183.44	790	18thin

One grade step is worth $53.84/cwt here — about $97 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 sale146 hd

216.24

—

MS average13 barns · 1,028 hd

209.18

+7.06

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	—	High	1,265	102.62	1,298	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	92.74	1,102	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	91.48	1,350	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	895	72.95	653	52

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)	971	$1,246	42
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	815	$871	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,007	$1,456	16
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$733	18

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	281.10/cwt	274.00–287.50	1,335	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	223.78/cwt	218.00–229.00	1,063	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	973	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	248.93/cwt	242.00–257.00	809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	249.68/cwt	240.00–258.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	216.34/cwt	200.00–230.00	595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	337	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	398	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,138	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,318	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	270.26/cwt	262.00–277.50	1,013	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	204.79/cwt	197.00–212.00	1,280	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	249.93/cwt	242.00–257.00	1,062	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	215.33/cwt	210.00–220.00	807	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	198.33/cwt	191.00–205.00	1,041	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	259.26/cwt	250.00–267.00	713	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	235.21/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,352	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	243.80/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,280	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	272.69/cwt	270.00–275.00	886	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	208.99/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	223.66/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,174	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	227.21/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,420	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	219.08/cwt	212.00–225.00	602	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	208.58/cwt	198.00–218.00	886	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	242.99/cwt	235.00–250.00	911	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	217.08/cwt	203.00–230.00	1,248	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	227.98/cwt	210.00–244.00	969	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	93.73/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,390	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	97.00/cwt	88.00–105.00	1,237	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	84.68/cwt	80.00–88.00	868	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	60.31/cwt	55.00–65.00	482	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	69.48/cwt	65.50–73.00	556	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	81.02/cwt	74.00–86.00	830	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	86.98/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,270	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	116.37/cwt	114.50–117.50	1,903	2
Bulls	—	—	1,080	95.74/cwt	85.00–105.00	1,034	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	768	1,098.21/head	950.00–1,300.00	1,098	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	840	1,470.89/head	1,325.00–1,610.00	1,471	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	732.70/head	480.00–905.00	733	18
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	815	871.01/head	850.00–900.00	871	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	725	661.03/head	450.00–810.00	661	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,100.00/head	880.00–1,250.00	1,100	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,587.50/head	1,250.00–1,800.00	1,588	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,513.26/head	1,350.00–1,620.00	1,513	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	229.82/cwt	224.00–235.00	977	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	199.56/cwt	198.00–201.00	1,247	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	207.91/cwt	198.00–217.00	1,195	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	177.69/cwt	162.00–194.00	1,386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	215.77/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,025	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	167.23/cwt	162.00–172.00	878	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	188.23/cwt	160.00–213.00	706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	208.66/cwt	185.00–229.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	239.14/cwt	230.00–247.00	777	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	210.51/cwt	199.00–221.00	1,105	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	238.17/cwt	230.00–245.00	655	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	190.23/cwt	185.00–195.00	999	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	239.79/cwt	231.00–247.50	899	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	183.01/cwt	182.00–184.00	1,299	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 Nov 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 589Year ago 43

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 81Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 113Year ago 501

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	274.00–287.50	281.10
10	—	375	262.00–277.50	270.26
1	—	810	206.00	206.00
6	—	575	230.00–240.00	235.21
6	—	525	237.00–250.00	243.80
1	—	855	190.00	190.00
10	—	325	270.00–275.00	272.69
2	—	738	205.00–213.00	208.99
6	—	625	220.00–235.00	227.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	240.00–258.00	249.68
6	—	625	197.00–212.00	204.79
6	—	425	242.00–257.00	249.93
14	—	275	250.00–267.00	259.26
8	—	525	220.00–227.00	223.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	200.00–230.00	216.34
8	—	375	210.00–220.00	215.33
4	—	525	191.00–205.00	198.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	275.00	275.00
5	—	398	286.00	286.00
3	—	507	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	475	218.00–229.00	223.78
6	—	325	242.00–257.00	248.93
1	—	805	188.00	188.00
8	—	425	224.00–235.00	229.82
6	—	625	198.00–201.00	199.56
12	—	575	198.00–217.00	207.91
2	—	780	162.00–194.00	177.69
10	—	525	199.00–221.00	210.51
8	—	275	230.00–245.00	238.17
10	—	375	231.00–247.50	239.79
2	—	710	182.00–184.00	183.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	230.00	230.00
4	—	378	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	275	212.00–225.00	219.08
8	—	425	198.00–218.00	208.58
12	—	325	230.00–247.00	239.14
10	—	525	185.00–195.00	190.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	302	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	525	162.00–172.00	167.23
6	—	375	160.00–213.00	188.23
4	—	325	185.00–229.00	208.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	375	235.00–250.00	242.99
16	—	575	203.00–230.00	217.08
8	—	425	210.00–244.00	227.98
20	—	475	200.00–230.00	215.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,483	92.00–95.00	93.73
2	—	1,460	86.00–88.00	86.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,275	88.00–105.00	97.00
18	—	1,025	80.00–88.00	84.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	800	55.00–65.00	60.31
22	—	800	65.50–73.00	69.48
22	—	1,025	74.00–86.00	81.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	114.50–117.50	116.37
4	—	1,080	85.00–105.00	95.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	768	950.00–1,300.00	1,098.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	840	1,325.00–1,610.00	1,470.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,075	1,350.00–1,620.00	1,513.26
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	925	480.00–905.00	732.70
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	815	850.00–900.00	871.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	925	880.00–1,250.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	725	450.00–810.00	661.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,100	1,250.00–1,800.00	1,587.50

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle