Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks auction feeder steers sold weaker to 10,00 lower; feeder heifers sold 6.00-15.00 higher ; feeder yearling groups were weaned with shots and reported as #1-2s ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold 7.00-9.00 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $282.71/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −145.67 against this barn's trailing median of $428.38.

Average price

$282.71

62 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$34.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.10

vs MS average

−30.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	289.88	1,550	35
Medium and Large 1	550	287.72	1,582	12thin
Medium and Large 2	525	279.71	1,468	4thin
Medium and Large 3	550	255.55	1,406	11thin

One grade step is worth $34.32/cwt here — about $144 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $482.74, low $360.58, median $428.38 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale62 hd

282.71

—

MS average13 barns · 223 hd

286.82

−4.10

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−30.29

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.38

−145.67

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	1,412	127.49	1,800	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	115.73	1,419	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	90.95	932	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	$1,285	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	785	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,026	$2,160	19

Every lot, as filed

73 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 2	350–400	375	288.39/cwt	282.00–294.00	1,081	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	586	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	185.50/cwt	182.00–189.00	1,605	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,622.73/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,623	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,443.02/head	2,050.00–2,700.00	2,443	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	912	206.25/cwt	206.25–206.25	1,881	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	340.92/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,091	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	335.35/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,408	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	441	329.26/cwt	314.00–339.00	1,452	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,680	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	243.23/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,277	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	950–1000	995	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	251.73/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,447	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	553	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,587	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	733	246.75/cwt	246.75–246.75	1,809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	455	341.50/cwt	341.50–341.50	1,554	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	301.04/cwt	290.00–311.00	1,430	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	299.66/cwt	260.00–335.00	1,274	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	260.14/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,353	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	308.91/cwt	296.00–320.00	1,004	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	345.65/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,296	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	249.46/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,185	6
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	800	113.13/cwt	85.00–130.00	905	14
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	785	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	890	1,823.03/head	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	232.76/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,222	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	279.71/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,468	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	353.62/cwt	340.00–365.00	972	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,081.76/head	725.00–1,325.00	1,082	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	298.40/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,417	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	103.44/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,060	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	90.95/cwt	81.00–98.00	932	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	118.68/cwt	108.00–134.00	1,512	25
Bulls	—	—	1,560	136.69/cwt	125.00–144.00	2,132	6
Bulls	—	—	1,190	113.70/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,353	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	329.30/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,235	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	279.42/cwt	276.00–282.50	1,327	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	237.16/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,008	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	825	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	271.51/cwt	250.00–290.00	882	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	320.98/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,204	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	392.77/cwt	390.00–395.00	884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	227.22/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	205.49/cwt	202.00–209.00	1,907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	251.28/cwt	220.00–280.00	1,445	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	321.15/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,365	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	261.78/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,374	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	223.44/cwt	210.00–236.00	1,620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	362.69/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,179	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	280.16/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,460	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	183.52/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	290.23/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	217.27/cwt	187.00–242.50	1,358	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	276.23/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,174	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	249.87/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	221.04/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	348.88/cwt	342.00–355.00	1,483	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	244.78/cwt	238.00–251.00	1,407	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	272.41/cwt	264.00–280.00	1,294	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	315.55/cwt	294.00–325.00	1,209	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	195.99/cwt	180.00–211.00	1,519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	285.21/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,640	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	326.21/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,549	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,215.12/head	1,550.00–2,650.00	2,215	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	292.30/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,517	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	494	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,329	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	337.69/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,097	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	341.09/cwt	330.00–350.00	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	350.45/cwt	345.00–355.00	964	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,357	3

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 Mar 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 434Last week 844Year ago 566

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 85Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 116Year ago 113

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	296.00–320.00	308.91
8	350–400	375	282.00–294.00	288.39
6	450–500	475	240.00–258.00	249.46
4	500–550	525	238.00–248.00	243.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	494	269.00	269.00
2	500–550	505	256.00	256.00
4	550–600	586	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	330.00–350.00	341.09
6	250–300	275	345.00–355.00	350.45
4	300–350	325	335.00–340.00	337.69
6	350–400	383	294.00–325.00	315.55
8	400–450	425	272.00–280.00	276.23
10	450–500	475	264.00–280.00	272.41
12	500–550	525	250.00–272.50	261.78
10	550–600	575	238.00–251.00	244.78
12	600–650	625	187.00–242.50	217.27
4	750–800	775	180.00–211.00	195.99
1	800–850	805	178.00	178.00
2	850–900	865	182.00–189.00	185.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	250.00–290.00	271.51
6	400–450	425	225.00–248.00	237.16
4	500–550	525	227.00–238.00	232.76
1	800–850	825	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	441	314.00–339.00	329.26
17	450–500	455	341.50	341.50
19	500–550	519	280.00–300.00	292.30
16	550–600	553	287.00	287.00
12	600–650	628	267.50	267.50
2	700–750	733	246.75	246.75
13	900–950	912	206.25	206.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	340.00–365.00	353.62
5	300–350	320	330.00–355.00	340.92
10	350–400	375	335.00–355.00	345.65
5	400–450	420	330.00–342.50	335.35
8	450–500	475	290.00–311.00	301.04
4	500–550	525	275.00–284.00	279.71
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	305.00–335.00	320.98
6	400–450	425	260.00–335.00	299.66
4	450–500	475	276.00–282.50	279.42
5	500–550	520	250.00–274.00	260.14
6	550–600	575	240.00–262.50	251.73
1	950–1000	995	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	390.00–395.00	392.77
4	300–350	325	360.00–365.00	362.69
6	400–450	425	342.00–355.00	348.88
4	450–500	475	322.00–330.00	326.21
6	500–550	525	285.00–295.00	290.23
6	550–600	575	280.00–290.00	285.21
4	600–650	625	240.00–259.00	249.87
4	700–750	725	210.00–236.00	223.44
4	750–800	775	220.00–234.00	227.22
2	800–850	825	212.50–230.00	221.04
2	850–900	875	180.00–187.00	183.52
2	900–950	928	202.00–209.00	205.49
1	1050–1100	1,055	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	375	300.00–355.00	329.30
8	400–450	425	300.00–340.00	321.15
6	450–500	475	280.00–315.00	298.40
7	500–550	521	270.00–292.50	280.16
10	550–600	575	220.00–280.00	251.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	332.50	332.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,622.73
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	925	725.00–1,325.00	1,081.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	2,050.00–2,700.00	2,443.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,075	1,550.00–2,650.00	2,215.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	890	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,823.03
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	800	85.00–130.00	113.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	97.00–108.00	103.44
25	—	1,274	108.00–134.00	118.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	81.00–98.00	90.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,560	125.00–144.00	136.69
4	—	1,190	105.00–120.00	113.70

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS

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