Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were higher 5.00 to 20.00. Feeder heifers were also higher 5.00 to 20.00. Slaughter cows were higher 2.00. Slaughter bulls were higher 4.00 to 6.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.23/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −141.31 against this barn's trailing median of $388.54.

Average price

$247.23

35 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$33.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.33

vs MS average

−28.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	259.50	1,443	12thin
Medium and Large 1	542	243.86	1,321	19thin
Medium and Large 2	538	226.41	1,218	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.09/cwt here — about $225 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $413.35, low $334.32, median $388.54 across 31 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 sale35 hd

247.23

—

MS average13 barns · 275 hd

250.56

−3.33

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−28.94

This barn, trailing median31 sales

388.54

−141.31

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	1,505	132.04	1,987	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	123.00	1,456	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,667	122.63	2,044	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	928	100.33	931	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)	1,036	$1,422	21
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	993	$2,439	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,149	$2,360	7

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1-2Value Added	450–500	498	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,770	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	343.76/cwt	330.00–360.00	938	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,786	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,573.79/head	1,975.00–3,100.00	2,574	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	652	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	2,439.29/head	1,600.00–3,000.00	2,439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,477	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	233.51/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,322	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	259.20/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	226.41/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,218	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,418	138.86/cwt	123.00–150.00	1,969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,488	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,614.56/head	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,615	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	115.56/cwt	86.00–134.00	1,173	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	600	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	888	1,209.21/head	1,010.00–1,350.00	1,209	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	307.12/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,130	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	274.30/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	284.20/cwt	270.00–300.00	932	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	243.33/cwt	230.00–258.00	1,022	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	109.22/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,114	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,667	122.63/cwt	120.00–127.50	2,044	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	108.84/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,165	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	118.69/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,326	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	129.73/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,642	28
Bulls	—	—	1,730	145.32/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	289.63/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,370	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	300.56/cwt	285.00–315.00	806	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	288.60/cwt	270.00–310.00	932	6
Bulls	—	—	1,441	128.24/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,848	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	766	83.93/cwt	80.00–88.00	643	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	97.43/cwt	93.00–103.00	869	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	372.72/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,375	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	233.10/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	334.06/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,069	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	293.89/cwt	280.00–310.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	319.05/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,340	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	279.43/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,439	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	289.05/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,214	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	363.52/cwt	345.00–385.00	982	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	217.37/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	278.26/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,734	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	305.05/cwt	292.00–319.00	1,611	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	366.93/cwt	350.00–382.00	1,541	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	274.29/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,297	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	253.17/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,316	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	288.05/cwt	277.00–300.00	1,651	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	270.34/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,811	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	471	288.58/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,359	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	651	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	329.35/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,531	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	373.60/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,207	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	239.84/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	327.61/cwt	312.00–345.00	1,212	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 Mar 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 389Last week 434Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 51Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers were higher 5.00 to 20.00. Feeder heifers were also higher 5.00 to 20.00. Slaughter cows were higher 2.00. Slaughter bulls were higher 4.00 to 6.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	498	316.00	316.00
3	650–700	652	280.00	280.00
4	700–750	721	244.50	244.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	319.00	319.00
7	550–600	586	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	345.00–385.00	363.52
10	300–350	323	355.00–395.00	373.60
15	350–400	369	355.00–390.00	372.72
9	400–450	420	350.00–382.00	366.93
7	450–500	465	310.00–345.00	329.35
6	500–550	528	292.00–319.00	305.05
10	550–600	573	277.00–300.00	288.05
6	600–650	623	270.00–287.00	278.26
6	650–700	670	260.00–281.00	270.34
1	700–750	700	258.00	258.00
1	750–800	760	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	280.00–310.00	293.89
6	300–350	323	270.00–310.00	288.60
5	350–400	368	290.00–320.00	307.12
4	400–450	420	300.00–340.00	319.05
6	450–500	473	280.00–300.00	289.63
7	500–550	515	270.00–287.00	279.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	330.00–360.00	343.76
10	300–350	320	320.00–350.00	334.06
12	350–400	370	312.00–345.00	327.61
14	400–450	420	270.00–310.00	289.05
14	450–500	473	260.00–290.00	274.29
10	500–550	520	245.00–262.00	253.17
9	550–600	566	220.00–245.00	233.51
4	600–650	620	230.00–250.00	239.84
6	650–700	670	220.00–247.00	233.10
4	700–750	718	210.00–225.00	217.37
1	750–800	780	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	471	287.50–290.00	288.58
4	550–600	566	261.00	261.00
10	600–650	611	243.50	243.50
4	650–700	651	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	533	258.00	258.00
5	550–600	562	258.00–260.00	259.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	268	285.00–315.00	300.56
4	300–350	328	270.00–300.00	284.20
4	350–400	378	260.00–290.00	274.30
6	400–450	420	230.00–258.00	243.33
4	500–550	538	220.00–233.00	226.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,240	1,975.00–3,100.00	2,573.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	993	1,600.00–3,000.00	2,439.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,418	123.00–150.00	138.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,170	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,614.56
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	888	1,010.00–1,350.00	1,209.21
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,015	86.00–134.00	115.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,020	104.00–114.00	109.22
4	—	766	80.00–88.00	83.93
5	—	892	93.00–103.00	97.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,667	120.00–127.50	122.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,070	105.00–110.00	108.84
24	—	1,117	112.00–122.00	118.69
28	—	1,266	125.00–136.00	129.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,730	142.00–148.00	145.32
7	—	1,441	123.00–133.00	128.24

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

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle