Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers under 450# sold 20.00-30.00 lower ; feeder steers over 450# sold steady to 25.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 15.00 lower ; feeder yearling groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-4.00 higher. With spring grass growing good there was a lot of local interest in thin cows with most of them going back to the farm

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.72/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −151.81 against this barn's trailing median of $388.54.

Average price

$236.72

22 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,275

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$35.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.66

vs MS average

−30.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	247.85	1,301	12thin
Medium and Large 2	575	230.95	1,328	6thin
Medium and Large 3	525	212.01	1,113	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.84/cwt here — about $188 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

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 sale22 hd

236.72

—

MS average13 barns · 210 hd

254.39

−17.66

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−30.15

This barn, trailing median31 sales

388.54

−151.81

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	—	Average	1,757	149.06	2,618	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	135.25	1,594	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	129.29	1,978	6thin

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)	939	$1,683	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,984	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,029	$2,405	16

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	943	1,884.22/head	1,550.00–2,250.00	1,884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	769	216.03/cwt	214.00–219.00	1,661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	463	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	328.58/cwt	318.00–338.00	1,396	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	375	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,284	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	304.22/cwt	302.50–306.00	1,579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	255.37/cwt	253.00–258.00	1,213	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	281.68/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,056	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	299.24/cwt	290.00–310.00	973	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	683	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	823	220.03/cwt	217.50–221.75	1,811	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	291.08/cwt	278.00–303.00	1,528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	255.31/cwt	240.00–272.50	1,085	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	310.89/cwt	300.00–320.00	855	4
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	730	833.84/head	750.00–930.00	834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	342.70/cwt	325.00–357.50	942	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	324.11/cwt	306.00–340.00	1,215	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	247.48/cwt	230.00–262.50	804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	212.01/cwt	195.00–227.50	1,113	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,624	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	890	1,522.47/head	1,300.00–1,750.00	1,522	5
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	136.35/cwt	120.00–147.50	1,261	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,904.59/head	1,750.00–2,010.00	1,905	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	329.72/cwt	318.00–340.00	1,236	4
Bulls	—	—	1,095	125.80/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,378	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	129.29/cwt	120.50–136.00	1,978	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	128.30/cwt	124.50–131.00	1,315	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	139.59/cwt	129.00–149.00	1,780	16
Bulls	—	—	1,955	156.04/cwt	145.50–162.50	3,051	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	318.14/cwt	305.00–332.50	1,661	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	217.59/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	230.95/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,328	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	320.50/cwt	290.00–345.00	721	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	342.60/cwt	295.00–385.00	1,456	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	208.03/cwt	194.00–221.00	1,300	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	288.59/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,227	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	241.85/cwt	238.50–245.00	1,756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	209.51/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,613	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,313.64/head	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,314	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	280.43/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,612	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	229.80/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	269.43/cwt	258.00–280.00	1,684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	345.79/cwt	341.00–350.00	1,297	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	350.76/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,140	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	274.20/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,302	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	336.84/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,610	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,938	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,088	2,708.62/head	2,350.00–2,950.00	2,709	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	373.62/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	247.85/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,301	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	328.07/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	238.24/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	304.06/cwt	295.00–312.00	1,140	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	722	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,567	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,983.72/head	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,984	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 Mar 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 289Last week 333Year ago 358

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 78Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 71Year ago 45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	943	1,550.00–2,250.00	1,884.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,088	2,350.00–2,950.00	2,708.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,075	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,983.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	1,750.00–2,010.00	1,904.59
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	730	750.00–930.00	833.84
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	890	1,300.00–1,750.00	1,522.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,100	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,313.64
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	925	120.00–147.50	136.35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	215.00	215.00
2	600–650	603	219.00	219.00
3	650–700	683	220.00	220.00
3	700–750	722	217.00	217.00
5	750–800	769	214.00–219.00	216.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	300.00–320.00	310.89
10	300–350	325	290.00–310.00	299.24
6	350–400	375	270.00–295.00	281.68
8	400–450	425	240.00–272.50	255.31
6	450–500	475	253.00–258.00	255.37
6	550–600	575	220.00–241.00	230.95
4	650–700	675	215.00–220.00	217.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	230.00–262.50	247.48
4	500–550	525	195.00–227.50	212.01
6	600–650	625	194.00–221.00	208.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	320.00–335.00	328.07
4	350–400	375	295.00–312.00	304.06
4	400–450	425	287.00–290.00	288.59
6	450–500	475	265.00–282.50	274.20
12	500–550	525	240.00–255.00	247.85
4	600–650	625	232.00–244.00	238.24
1	700–750	710	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	770	209.00–210.00	209.51
1	800–850	840	205.00	205.00
1	900–950	945	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	995	180.00	180.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	175.00	175.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	325.00–357.50	342.70
8	350–400	375	306.00–340.00	324.11
12	400–450	425	318.00–338.00	328.58
6	500–550	525	278.00–303.00	291.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	375	342.50	342.50
6	500–550	519	302.50–306.00	304.22
3	550–600	560	290.00	290.00
5	800–850	823	217.50–221.75	220.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	360.00–385.00	373.62
6	300–350	325	340.00–360.00	350.76
4	350–400	375	341.00–350.00	345.79
7	450–500	478	310.00–355.00	336.84
11	500–550	522	305.00–332.50	318.14
6	600–650	625	258.00–280.00	269.43
4	700–750	726	238.50–245.00	241.85
4	750–800	774	220.00–235.00	229.80
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	225	290.00–345.00	320.50
6	400–450	425	295.00–385.00	342.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	318.00–340.00	329.72
6	550–600	575	270.00–290.00	280.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,095	122.00–129.00	125.80
20	—	1,955	145.50–162.50	156.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,530	120.50–136.00	129.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	124.50–131.00	128.30
16	—	1,275	129.00–149.00	139.59

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

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