Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers under 500# sold 20.00-35.00 higher with some classes 50.00 higher ; feeder steers over 500# sold firmer ; feeder heifer sold mixed with most classes 4.00-8.00 higher ;feeder calf groups that were weaned with shots had added value and all groups were reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 higher ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-5.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $256.95/cwt on 248 head.

Average price

$256.95

248 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$12.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.78

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	422	261.15	1,101	45
Medium and Large 1	474	259.15	1,227	106
Medium and Large 1-2	469	255.84	1,200	53
Medium and Large 3	375	248.71	933	44

One grade step is worth $12.44/cwt here — about $168 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 sale248 hd

256.95

—

MS average13 barns · 1,689 hd

254.17

+2.78

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	1,523	131.59	2,004	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,437	112.18	1,612	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	109.92	1,366	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	913	80.45	734	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)	1,028	$1,355	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,063	$1,704	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$908	34

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	225	314.44/cwt	310.00–318.00	707	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	283.76/cwt	278.00–289.00	1,490	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	276.19/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,450	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	310.89/cwt	300.00–320.00	855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	259.72/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,190	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,571	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	340.89/cwt	330.00–350.00	937	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	305.33/cwt	298.00–312.00	1,603	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	304.67/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,143	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	363.51/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,545	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	291.63/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,239	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	1,542	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	335.26/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,459	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	275.21/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	403	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	240.70/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	1,604	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	907	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	379.06/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,042	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	391.29/cwt	380.00–401.00	1,272	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	206.88/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	367	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	1,077	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	257.81/cwt	238.00–276.00	1,482	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	245.20/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,533	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	270.47/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,420	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	274.19/cwt	250.00–296.00	1,302	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	92.93/cwt	90.00–95.00	953	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	112.21/cwt	100.00–123.00	1,436	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	94.36/cwt	90.00–99.00	934	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	67.97/cwt	60.00–75.00	544	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	112.18/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,612	3
Bulls	—	—	1,523	131.59/cwt	118.00–139.00	2,004	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,139.19/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,139	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	1,661.52/head	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,662	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	1,745.91/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,746	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	908.11/head	700.00–1,050.00	908	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,506.82/head	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,507	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	316.34/cwt	300.00–330.00	870	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	220.39/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,377	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	276.35/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,174	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	287.53/cwt	280.00–294.00	934	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	253.85/cwt	240.00–266.00	952	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	236.46/cwt	228.00–244.00	1,005	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	259.52/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,103	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	269.80/cwt	260.00–278.00	742	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	240.63/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,143	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	237.82/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,367	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	260.11/cwt	256.00–271.00	1,139	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	277.46/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,040	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	232.62/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,221	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	293.20/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,100	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	313.68/cwt	304.00–322.00	1,019	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	210.36/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,420	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	241.23/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,266	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	380.65/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,427	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,180	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,222	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	341	300.23/cwt	260.00–314.00	1,024	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	248.78/cwt	243.00–254.00	1,182	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	808	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	293.46/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,100	12

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 Feb 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 569Last week 636Year ago 357

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 70Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 67Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	225	310.00–318.00	314.44
1	—	785	180.00	180.00
10	—	275	300.00–330.00	316.34
6	—	625	210.00–230.00	220.39
6	—	425	270.00–282.00	276.35
1	—	720	190.00	190.00
14	—	575	230.00–245.00	237.82
6	—	375	290.00–296.00	293.20
6	—	325	304.00–322.00	313.68
6	—	675	200.00–220.00	210.36
32	—	525	236.00–246.00	241.23
10	—	475	243.00–254.00	248.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	256.00	256.00
6	—	655	220.00	220.00
2	—	428	260.00	260.00
3	—	605	202.00	202.00
8	—	341	260.00–314.00	300.23
2	—	808	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	325	280.00–294.00	287.53
4	—	425	250.00–268.00	259.52
1	—	770	168.00	168.00
8	—	475	238.00–243.00	240.63
14	—	375	270.00–284.00	277.46
8	—	525	230.00–235.00	232.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	375	240.00–266.00	253.85
24	—	425	228.00–244.00	236.46
12	—	275	260.00–278.00	269.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	438	256.00–271.00	260.11
4	—	294	306.00	306.00
10	—	474	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	525	278.00–289.00	283.76
6	—	275	330.00–350.00	340.89
6	—	375	300.00–310.00	304.67
6	—	425	280.00–302.00	291.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	272.00–280.00	276.19
6	—	275	300.00–320.00	310.89
12	—	375	286.00–300.00	293.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	366.00	366.00
3	—	663	250.00	250.00
2	—	488	306.00	306.00
6	—	582	270.00	270.00
2	—	798	208.00	208.00
12	—	513	300.50	300.50
4	—	428	341.00	341.00
2	—	295	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	254.00–265.00	259.72
6	—	525	298.00–312.00	305.33
24	—	425	345.00–380.00	363.51
4	—	475	330.00–340.00	335.26
1	—	925	146.00	146.00
1	—	735	224.00	224.00
6	—	575	270.00–280.00	275.21
4	—	675	235.00–246.00	240.70
10	—	275	360.00–395.00	379.06
8	—	325	380.00–401.00	391.29
3	—	780	200.00–215.00	206.88
32	—	375	370.00–390.00	380.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	348.00	348.00
8	—	554	289.50	289.50
5	—	695	231.00	231.00
3	—	907	200.00	200.00
3	—	367	293.50	293.50
2	—	600	251.00	251.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	575	238.00–276.00	257.81
6	—	625	240.00–250.00	245.20
14	—	525	260.00–280.00	270.47
28	—	475	250.00–296.00	274.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	90.00–95.00	92.93
4	—	800	60.00–75.00	67.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,280	100.00–123.00	112.21
5	—	990	90.00–99.00	94.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,437	110.00–117.00	112.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,523	118.00–139.00	131.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	925	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,139.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,100	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,506.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,661.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,745.91
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	925	700.00–1,050.00	908.11

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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