Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale most feeder steers classes sold 5.00-15.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 2.00-10.00 higher ; feeder yearling groups sold as #1-2s and weaned groups with shots sold with added value; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold firmer

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $269.38/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$269.38

126 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,328

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$663

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

$101.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.86

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	527	332.20	1,749	15thin
Medium and Large 1	492	267.22	1,314	92
Medium and Large 3	472	230.29	1,086	19thin

One grade step is worth $101.91/cwt here — about $663 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 sale126 hd

269.38

—

MS average12 barns · 839 hd

252.52

+16.86

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	1,482	106.40	1,576	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	91.26	1,085	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	89.60	1,266	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	900	71.70	645	18

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)	1,059	$1,338	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	883	$1,267	13
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$708	24

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	260.15/cwt	252.00–267.50	1,236	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	241.30/cwt	229.00–252.50	1,267	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	270.76/cwt	260.00–280.00	880	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	222.85/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,170	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,264	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	267.01/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,402	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	298.44/cwt	285.00–310.00	970	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	254.86/cwt	246.00–263.00	1,465	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	3,481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	242.47/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,515	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	201.26/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	264.31/cwt	251.00–275.00	595	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	301.80/cwt	292.00–310.00	830	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,259	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	210.62/cwt	202.00–220.00	1,211	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,363	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	285.33/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,070	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	211.83/cwt	203.00–220.00	1,324	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	230.47/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,210	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,328	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	273.44/cwt	260.00–285.00	889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	273.84/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,301	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	194.03/cwt	187.00–204.00	1,614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,069	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,197	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	86.58/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,293	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	94.18/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,199	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	65.31/cwt	60.00–70.00	522	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,034	85.89/cwt	81.00–89.00	888	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	91.86/cwt	89.00–94.50	1,243	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	79.68/cwt	75.00–83.00	817	8
Bulls	—	—	1,713	112.59/cwt	105.00–118.50	1,929	8
Bulls	—	—	1,250	100.20/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,253	8
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	900	707.78/head	500.00–840.00	708	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,462.50/head	1,125.00–1,675.00	1,463	26
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	934.59/head	780.00–1,040.00	935	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,558.11/head	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,558	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	750	738.67/head	600.00–860.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	180.47/cwt	170.00–190.00	947	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,103	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	206.79/cwt	185.00–225.00	569	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	230.76/cwt	220.00–240.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	205.58/cwt	195.00–215.00	874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	200.52/cwt	190.00–210.00	952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	215.23/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,220	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	225.52/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,071	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	208.34/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,198	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	270.65/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,015	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	246.43/cwt	234.00–257.50	1,047	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	281.52/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,196	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	179.87/cwt	170.00–189.00	1,124	4

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 622Year ago 116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 86Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 73Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	252.00–267.50	260.15
8	—	525	229.00–252.50	241.30
6	—	325	260.00–280.00	270.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	215.00–230.00	222.85
4	—	325	260.00–285.00	273.44
1	—	865	168.00	168.00
1	—	770	180.00	180.00
10	—	475	215.00–235.00	225.52
10	—	575	200.00–216.00	208.34
8	—	375	260.00–280.00	270.65
1	—	705	183.00	183.00
4	—	425	234.00–257.50	246.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	170.00	170.00
3	—	722	175.00	175.00
4	—	665	205.00	205.00
7	—	467	229.00	229.00
3	—	532	225.00	225.00
12	—	567	212.00–216.00	215.23
2	—	640	205.50	205.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	170.00–190.00	180.47
8	—	275	185.00–225.00	206.79
4	—	325	220.00–240.00	230.76
4	—	425	195.00–215.00	205.58
4	—	475	190.00–210.00	200.52
4	—	625	170.00–189.00	179.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	497	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	267.00	267.00
3	—	577	258.00	258.00
3	—	445	283.00	283.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	525	250.00–282.50	267.01
4	—	325	285.00–310.00	298.44
10	—	575	246.00–263.00	254.86
10	—	625	230.00–254.00	242.47
2	—	713	200.00–202.50	201.26
10	—	275	292.00–310.00	301.80
1	—	900	194.00	194.00
12	—	375	280.00–290.00	285.33
1	—	855	206.00	206.00
10	—	475	267.00–280.00	273.84
3	—	832	187.00–204.00	194.03
1	—	975	172.50	172.50
14	—	425	272.00–290.00	281.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	590.00	590.00
4	—	503	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	225	251.00–275.00	264.31
4	—	575	202.00–220.00	210.62
4	—	625	203.00–220.00	211.83
4	—	525	220.00–240.00	230.47
1	—	710	178.00	178.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,493	83.00–89.00	86.58
8	—	1,353	89.00–94.50	91.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,273	88.00–100.00	94.18
19	—	1,034	81.00–89.00	85.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	800	60.00–70.00	65.31
8	—	1,025	75.00–83.00	79.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,713	105.00–118.50	112.59
8	—	1,250	93.00–105.00	100.20

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	24	—	900	500.00–840.00	707.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	—	1,100	1,125.00–1,675.00	1,462.50
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	925	780.00–1,040.00	934.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	925	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,558.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	750	600.00–860.00	738.67

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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Steers · 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

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