Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold mixed; feeder heifers sold 1.00-10.00 higher; feeder calf groups that were weaned with shots had added value and all feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s ; slaughter cows sold Steady; slaughter bulls sold firmer

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.84/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$220.84

183 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,086

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$29.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.35

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	232.52	1,081	94
Medium and Large 1-2	568	210.78	1,197	63
Medium and Large 3	402	203.00	816	26

One grade step is worth $29.53/cwt here — about $265 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 sale183 hd

220.84

—

MS average13 barns · 1,227 hd

211.49

+9.35

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	1,424	109.10	1,553	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	87.70	1,252	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,104	87.53	966	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	947	70.57	669	21

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)	983	$909	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,393	12
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$581	46

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1-2Value Added	—	577	208.44/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,203	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	989	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	203.78/cwt	197.00–210.00	1,172	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	207.34/cwt	199.00–215.00	1,192	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	283.16/cwt	272.00–292.50	779	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	170.51/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,245	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	230.62/cwt	223.00–237.50	1,095	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	230.42/cwt	228.00–232.50	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,444	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	266.57/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,266	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	544	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,224	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	275.33/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,032	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	251.38/cwt	240.00–265.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,523	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	214.10/cwt	214.10–214.10	1,432	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	309.27/cwt	295.00–315.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	245.53/cwt	238.00–252.50	1,535	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	942	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	275.58/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,171	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,270	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	252.18/cwt	230.00–270.00	567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	811	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	268.75/cwt	268.75–268.75	1,521	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	263.44/cwt	250.00–275.00	856	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	221.54/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,163	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	261.99/cwt	250.00–272.50	982	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	261.81/cwt	247.00–275.00	1,113	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	249.20/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,184	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	211.86/cwt	203.00–220.00	1,218	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	94.24/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,202	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	87.70/cwt	86.00–88.50	1,252	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	84.44/cwt	78.00–89.00	866	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	53.78/cwt	49.00–58.00	430	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	80.91/cwt	75.00–84.50	840	13
Bulls	—	—	1,250	105.80/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,323	6
Bulls	—	—	1,945	118.98/cwt	114.50–122.50	2,314	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	581.08/head	480.00–650.00	581	46
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,122.73/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,123	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	802.70/head	660.00–900.00	803	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,189.19/head	990.00–1,325.00	1,189	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,800.58/head	1,725.00–1,850.00	1,801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	219.97/cwt	205.00–232.00	495	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	191.35/cwt	182.00–200.00	1,196	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	196.01/cwt	189.00–202.50	1,225	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	265.34/cwt	257.00–272.50	862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	514	227.75/cwt	227.75–227.75	1,171	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	187.25/cwt	180.00–194.00	1,264	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,067	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	262.59/cwt	257.00–267.50	985	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	198.32/cwt	185.00–210.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	232.41/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,104	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	202.16/cwt	190.00–213.00	859	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	197.89/cwt	190.00–205.00	940	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	229.86/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,113	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	195.11/cwt	191.00–196.00	1,229	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	240.58/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,022	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	217.56/cwt	205.00–229.00	1,142	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	279.03/cwt	275.00–282.50	907	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	180.25/cwt	180.25–180.25	1,291	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	271.80/cwt	262.00–280.00	747	10

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 Dec 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 559Last week 615Year ago 843

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 73Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 83Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	577	205.00–217.50	208.44
4	—	421	235.00	235.00
4	—	544	225.00	225.00
10	—	484	228.00–231.00	229.86
11	—	630	191.00–196.00	195.11
9	—	716	180.25	180.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	575	197.00–210.00	203.78
2	—	730	170.00–171.00	170.51
6	—	625	189.00–202.50	196.01
6	—	325	257.00–272.50	265.34
10	—	375	257.00–267.50	262.59
12	—	475	224.00–240.00	232.41
2	—	753	170.00	170.00
20	—	425	230.00–250.00	240.58
12	—	525	205.00–229.00	217.56
10	—	275	262.00–280.00	271.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	225	205.00–232.00	219.97
4	—	375	185.00–210.00	198.32
10	—	425	190.00–213.00	202.16
8	—	475	190.00–205.00	197.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	514	227.75	227.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	230.50	230.50
2	—	580	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	575	199.00–215.00	207.34
6	—	475	223.00–237.50	230.62
4	—	325	228.00–232.50	230.42
4	—	275	240.00–265.00	251.38
4	—	225	230.00–270.00	252.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	275	272.00–292.50	283.16
6	—	475	260.00–272.50	266.57
1	—	790	180.00	180.00
12	—	375	270.00–280.00	275.33
3	—	233	295.00–315.00	309.27
6	—	625	238.00–252.50	245.53
10	—	425	265.00–285.00	275.58
6	—	325	275.00–282.50	279.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	708	204.00	204.00
10	—	781	195.00	195.00
5	—	669	214.10	214.10
2	—	942	169.00	169.00
3	—	527	241.00	241.00
4	—	811	190.00	190.00
2	—	475	270.00	270.00
18	—	566	268.75	268.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	277.00	277.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	325	250.00–275.00	263.44
10	—	525	215.00–227.50	221.54
6	—	375	250.00–272.50	261.99
14	—	425	247.00–275.00	261.81
8	—	475	240.00–257.50	249.20
18	—	575	203.00–220.00	211.86
4	—	625	182.00–200.00	191.35
8	—	675	180.00–194.00	187.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,275	90.00–98.00	94.24
26	—	1,025	78.00–89.00	84.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,428	86.00–88.50	87.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	800	49.00–58.00	53.78
13	—	1,038	75.00–84.50	80.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,250	104.00–107.00	105.80
2	—	1,945	114.50–122.50	118.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	46	—	925	480.00–650.00	581.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,100	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,122.73
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	925	660.00–900.00	802.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	925	990.00–1,325.00	1,189.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	1,725.00–1,850.00	1,800.58

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

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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

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