Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 2.00- 16.00 higher; feeder heifers sold steady to 7.00 higher ; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups had added value; mostly calves were real good quality, especially groups; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.44/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$209.44

225 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,210

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$160

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

$21.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.09

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	223.42	1,149	74
Medium and Large 2-3	450	218.00	981	2thin
Medium and Large 3	408	206.33	843	24
Medium and Large 1-2	650	201.62	1,310	125

One grade step is worth $21.80/cwt here — about −$160 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 sale225 hd

209.44

—

MS average12 barns · 1,072 hd

217.53

−8.09

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	1,360	108.91	1,481	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,554	89.35	1,388	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,094	86.91	950	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	918	72.84	669	28

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)	1,025	$1,101	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,471	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	858	$1,038	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$566	34

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	308	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	279.26/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,187	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,265	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,277	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,339	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	831	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,471	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	186.92/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,355	51
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	261.09/cwt	250.00–270.00	587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,668	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	242.72/cwt	237.00–247.50	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	266.03/cwt	250.00–287.50	1,285	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	218.46/cwt	211.00–225.00	819	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	338	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	253.08/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,329	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	293.44/cwt	280.00–305.00	954	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	286.66/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,075	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	127.97/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	234.26/cwt	232.25–239.50	1,427	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	824	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,541	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	934	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,578	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	274.99/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,452	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	208.75/cwt	208.75–208.75	1,520	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,477	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	290.08/cwt	288.00–293.50	1,392	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	239.95/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,380	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	223.29/cwt	208.00–237.50	1,507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	229.68/cwt	221.00–237.50	1,091	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	221.80/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,164	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	201.19/cwt	183.00–218.00	1,257	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	267.99/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,005	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	229.16/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,203	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	253.15/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,202	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	93.91/cwt	93.00–95.50	1,443	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	85.93/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,346	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	94.82/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,209	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,021	83.75/cwt	78.00–88.00	855	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	80.27/cwt	75.00–84.00	823	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	56.55/cwt	55.00–58.00	410	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	66.13/cwt	64.00–68.00	529	8
Bulls	—	—	2,020	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,384	1
Bulls	—	—	1,250	107.40/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,343	6
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	566.49/head	400.00–680.00	566	34
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	845.95/head	730.00–925.00	846	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,291.48/head	1,000.00–1,475.00	1,291	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	725	818.62/head	780.00–850.00	819	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,147.30/head	1,070.00–1,200.00	1,147	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,471.16/head	1,450.00–1,485.00	1,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	246.81/cwt	232.00–260.00	1,049	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	981	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	204.09/cwt	192.00–215.00	969	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	267.84/cwt	257.00–277.50	1,138	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	216.73/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,246	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	205.08/cwt	197.00–212.50	1,179	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	219.18/cwt	200.00–236.00	822	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	188.08/cwt	175.00–200.00	987	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	230.17/cwt	224.50–235.00	1,213	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	192.79/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,205	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	399	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	926	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	166.72/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,209	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	208.62/cwt	195.00–220.00	574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	175.16/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,357	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	838	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	219.96/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,032	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	264.41/cwt	255.00–272.50	859	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	259.32/cwt	250.00–267.50	972	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,453	1

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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 622Last week 559Year ago 326

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 71Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 84Year ago 50

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
2	—	308	227.00	227.00
10	—	586	218.00	218.00
6	—	617	217.00	217.00
24	—	831	177.00	177.00
51	—	725	180.00–187.50	186.92
11	—	527	224.50–235.00	230.17
6	—	469	200.00–240.00	219.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	221.00–237.50	229.68
10	—	525	215.00–228.00	221.80
12	—	425	232.00–260.00	246.81
6	—	575	197.00–212.50	205.08
12	—	625	185.00–200.00	192.79
4	—	725	160.00–173.00	166.72
4	—	775	170.00–180.00	175.16
12	—	325	255.00–272.50	264.41
1	—	910	166.00	166.00
6	—	375	250.00–267.50	259.32
1	—	860	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	192.00–215.00	204.09
6	—	375	200.00–236.00	219.18
4	—	525	175.00–200.00	188.08
6	—	275	195.00–220.00	208.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	399	232.00	232.00
7	—	330	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	270.00–287.50	279.26
12	—	483	250.00–287.50	266.03
6	—	525	240.00–265.00	253.08
1	—	905	172.00	172.00
16	—	325	280.00–305.00	293.44
10	—	375	280.00–292.50	286.66
2	—	1,078	125.00–131.00	127.97
1	—	1,045	150.00	150.00
8	—	575	229.00–250.00	239.95
6	—	675	208.00–237.50	223.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	225	250.00–270.00	261.09
4	—	275	237.00–247.50	242.72
8	—	375	211.00–225.00	218.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	929	179.50	179.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	609	232.25–239.50	234.26
13	—	824	187.00	187.00
7	—	934	169.00	169.00
10	—	528	272.50–277.50	274.99
39	—	728	208.75	208.75
9	—	687	215.00	215.00
5	—	480	288.00–293.50	290.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	183.00–218.00	201.19
10	—	375	260.00–275.00	267.99
10	—	525	220.00–237.50	229.16
12	—	475	240.00–265.00	253.15
10	—	425	257.00–277.50	267.84
4	—	575	205.00–227.50	216.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,537	93.00–95.50	93.91
4	—	1,566	84.00–87.00	85.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,275	89.00–100.00	94.82
45	—	1,021	78.00–88.00	83.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	75.00–84.00	80.27
4	—	725	55.00–58.00	56.55
8	—	800	64.00–68.00	66.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,020	118.00	118.00
6	—	1,250	102.00–111.00	107.40

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	34	—	925	400.00–680.00	566.49
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	925	730.00–925.00	845.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,100	1,000.00–1,475.00	1,291.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	780.00–850.00	818.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	1,070.00–1,200.00	1,147.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	1,450.00–1,485.00	1,471.16

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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