Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 15.00-30.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 4.00-17.00 higher; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and groups that were weaned with shots had added value; this was one of the largest price increases in one week that this market reporter has seen. calves were good quality and buyers had a lot of interest. slaughter cows sold 10.00-13.00 higher ; slaughter bulls sold 4.00-14.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $254.29/cwt on 261 head.

Average price

$254.29

261 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

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

$95.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.49

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	447	265.56	1,187	136
Medium and Large 2	464	255.37	1,185	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	523	246.50	1,290	39
Medium and Large 3	434	237.94	1,033	66
Medium and Large 2-3	683	170.00	1,161	2thin

One grade step is worth $95.56/cwt here — about $26 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 sale261 hd

254.29

—

MS average13 barns · 1,530 hd

247.80

+6.49

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	1,534	121.01	1,856	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	779	115.05	896	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,520	109.32	1,662	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	79.55	771	8thin

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)	991	$1,202	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	982	$1,758	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$654	40

Every lot, as filed

76 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 3	—	275	328.17/cwt	320.00–335.00	902	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	258.36/cwt	228.00–285.00	969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	213.25/cwt	206.00–220.00	1,439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	644	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	303.83/cwt	292.00–314.00	987	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	322.18/cwt	316.00–327.50	1,047	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	262.51/cwt	251.00–273.00	1,378	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	234.24/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,464	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	293.15/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,392	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	235.75/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,254	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	318	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	313.32/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,175	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	303.75/cwt	290.00–316.00	1,291	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	286.54/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,504	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	334.39/cwt	328.00–340.00	1,254	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	249.42/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,309	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	240.43/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,382	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	355.44/cwt	347.00–362.50	977	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,275	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	367.53/cwt	352.00–380.00	827	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	267.12/cwt	252.00–281.00	1,536	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	341.68/cwt	332.00–350.00	1,110	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	210.58/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	257.31/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,608	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	208.71/cwt	202.00–215.00	1,618	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	273.13/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,568	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,738	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	287.35/cwt	247.50–335.00	790	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,604	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	288.54/cwt	267.00–296.75	1,463	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	683	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,161	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	407	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,190	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	251.21/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,444	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	317.31/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,190	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	268.37/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,409	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	316.89/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,030	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	63.13/cwt	61.00–65.00	505	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	85.02/cwt	78.00–90.00	871	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	109.32/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,662	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	747	117.30/cwt	100.00–118.50	876	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	93.28/cwt	87.00–95.50	1,010	3
Bulls	—	—	1,598	124.01/cwt	111.00–132.00	1,982	18
Bulls	—	—	1,150	103.04/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,185	3
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	654.05/head	440.00–800.00	654	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,618.18/head	1,250.00–1,850.00	1,618	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	952.70/head	810.00–1,050.00	953	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,556.00/head	1,475.00–1,660.00	1,556	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	705	1,070.00/head	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,070	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	980	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	2,032.92/head	1,895.00–2,185.00	2,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	224.17/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,289	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	191.35/cwt	182.00–200.00	1,196	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	273.42/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,307	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	262.25/cwt	250.00–272.50	721	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	256.66/cwt	250.00–262.50	962	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	216.95/cwt	205.00–228.00	1,356	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	189.81/cwt	181.00–198.00	1,281	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	251.94/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,197	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	240.19/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,261	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	292.99/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,099	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	280.33/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,051	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,242	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	232.65/cwt	229.00–236.00	1,338	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	210.36/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,420	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	226.14/cwt	219.00–232.50	961	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	271.22/cwt	261.00–280.00	881	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	302.72/cwt	297.00–307.50	832	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	341.09/cwt	330.00–350.00	767	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,539	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	215.34/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,561	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	273.63/cwt	262.00–284.00	1,163	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	219.16/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,151	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	230.04/cwt	210.00–240.50	1,318	9

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 Jan 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 636Last week 356Year ago 306

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 74Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 78Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	320.00–335.00	328.17
4	—	375	228.00–285.00	258.36
4	—	675	206.00–220.00	213.25
6	—	325	316.00–327.50	322.18
4	—	625	228.00–240.00	234.24
8	—	525	240.00–258.00	249.42
6	—	575	230.00–250.00	240.43
6	—	225	330.00–350.00	341.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	251.00–273.00	262.51
20	—	375	300.00–325.00	313.32
8	—	275	247.50–335.00	287.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	475	280.00–305.00	293.15
20	—	425	290.00–316.00	303.75
6	—	525	280.00–292.50	286.54
14	—	375	328.00–340.00	334.39
6	—	275	347.00–362.50	355.44
14	—	225	352.00–380.00	367.53
8	—	575	252.00–281.00	267.12
20	—	325	332.00–350.00	341.68
2	—	830	206.00–215.00	210.58
10	—	625	249.00–265.00	257.31
8	—	775	202.00–215.00	208.71
8	—	725	205.00–225.00	215.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	311.00	311.00
8	—	574	270.00–276.00	273.13
8	—	726	221.00	221.00
2	—	658	235.00	235.00
17	—	507	267.00–296.75	288.54
6	—	640	240.50	240.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	289.00	289.00
8	—	783	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	644	226.00	226.00
15	—	532	230.00–240.00	235.75
2	—	318	312.50	312.50
3	—	407	292.50	292.50
3	—	495	251.00	251.00
9	—	573	210.00–240.50	230.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	325	292.00–314.00	303.83
10	—	625	205.00–228.00	216.95
20	—	475	243.00–260.00	251.94
20	—	525	236.00–244.00	240.19
20	—	375	285.00–300.00	292.99
14	—	575	229.00–236.00	232.65
4	—	675	200.00–220.00	210.36
14	—	275	297.00–307.50	302.72
14	—	425	262.00–284.00	273.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	575	220.00–228.00	224.17
10	—	375	275.00–285.00	280.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	452	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	625	182.00–200.00	191.35
8	—	275	250.00–272.50	262.25
12	—	375	250.00–262.50	256.66
4	—	675	181.00–198.00	189.81
8	—	425	219.00–232.50	226.14
14	—	325	261.00–280.00	271.22
12	—	525	210.00–227.50	219.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	246.00–256.00	251.21
8	—	375	300.00–332.50	317.31
6	—	525	260.00–276.00	268.37
4	—	325	290.00–340.00	316.89
7	—	478	260.00–282.50	273.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	61.00–65.00	63.13
6	—	1,025	78.00–90.00	85.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,520	100.00–115.00	109.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	747	100.00–118.50	117.30
3	—	1,083	87.00–95.50	93.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,598	111.00–132.00	124.01
3	—	1,150	98.00–110.00	103.04

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	40	—	925	440.00–800.00	654.05
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	1,250.00–1,850.00	1,618.18
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	925	810.00–1,050.00	952.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	1,475.00–1,660.00	1,556.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	1,070.00	1,070.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,178	1,895.00–2,185.00	2,032.92

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

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