Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 12.00-25.00 higher; feeder heifers sold mixed; feeder calf groups were wean with shots this gave them added value; slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower ; slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $268.16/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −160.22 against this barn's trailing median of $428.38.

Average price

$268.16

36 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,472

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$45.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.68

vs MS average

−36.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	285.41	1,610	4thin
Medium and Large 1	554	281.56	1,559	14thin
Medium and Large 2	525	281.42	1,477	6thin
Medium and Large 3	550	240.14	1,321	12thin

One grade step is worth $45.27/cwt here — about $289 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale36 hd

268.16

—

MS average13 barns · 410 hd

278.84

−10.68

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

−36.23

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.38

−160.22

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	1,442	138.45	1,996	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,353	128.53	1,739	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	124.16	1,428	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	107.36	1,052	30

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	938	$1,276	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	879	$1,141	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,965	18
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	993	$1,039	6

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	798	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	438	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,374	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	733	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	285.41/cwt	277.00–294.00	1,610	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,407.44/head	1,960.00–2,700.00	2,407	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	348.17/cwt	340.00–355.00	957	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	293.99/cwt	287.00–300.00	955	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	218.29/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	238.76/cwt	233.00–244.00	1,253	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	306.93/cwt	300.00–312.50	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	825	214.33/cwt	212.00–215.50	1,768	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	269.35/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,010	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	343.99/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,118	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	291.80/cwt	282.00–300.00	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	347.01/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	331.05/cwt	321.00–340.00	1,407	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	226.39/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,302	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	229.27/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,089	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	233.64/cwt	215.00–250.00	876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	225.76/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,185	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	281.42/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,477	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	289.35/cwt	282.00–297.50	1,374	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	242.84/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,153	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	263.86/cwt	250.00–275.00	594	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	323.62/cwt	310.00–335.00	890	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	334.32/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,254	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	234.54/cwt	220.00–247.50	997	4
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	141.89/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,312	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,743.92/head	1,075.00–2,200.00	1,744	12
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,259.46/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,259	6
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	700	750.89/head	625.00–860.00	751	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	113.59/cwt	101.00–122.50	1,164	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	119.61/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,226	26
Bulls	—	—	1,673	149.43/cwt	138.50–158.00	2,500	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	128.53/cwt	126.00–130.50	1,739	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	128.71/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,641	26
Bulls	—	—	1,210	127.46/cwt	112.50–138.00	1,542	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	248.62/cwt	235.00–260.00	684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	227.78/cwt	221.00–234.00	1,310	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	266.21/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,264	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	310.58/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,320	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	252.50/cwt	247.00–257.50	1,326	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	82.44/cwt	75.00–89.00	660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	266.54/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,399	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	266.83/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,267	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	299.21/cwt	277.00–319.00	1,272	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	218.65/cwt	200.00–236.00	1,476	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	256.52/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,475	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	219.91/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,264	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	245.19/cwt	237.00–254.00	1,655	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	272.29/cwt	253.00–290.00	1,566	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	369.37/cwt	357.00–380.00	1,200	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	370.26/cwt	362.00–377.50	1,388	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	197.01/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	321.31/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,205	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	233.91/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,345	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	313.84/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,491	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	361.52/cwt	352.00–370.00	1,536	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	247.73/cwt	237.00–257.50	1,301	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	373.17/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,026	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	212.92/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	293.93/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	220.19/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	286.66/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,075	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	211.02/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,424	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	220.68/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,379	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	267.15/cwt	254.00–279.00	1,269	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	993	1,038.65/head	910.00–1,135.00	1,039	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	259.19/cwt	241.00–276.00	1,620	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,568.18/head	1,470.00–1,630.00	1,568	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	938	1,276.40/head	950.00–1,550.00	1,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	208.07/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,509	6

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 Apr 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 489Last week 250Year ago 576

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 102Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 94Last week 138Year ago 161

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	400–450	438	261.00	261.00
5	550–600	561	245.00	245.00
3	700–750	733	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	798	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	300.00–312.50	306.93
4	250–300	275	282.00–300.00	291.80
8	300–350	325	287.00–300.00	293.99
10	350–400	375	260.00–280.00	269.35
16	450–500	475	236.00–249.00	242.84
8	500–550	525	233.00–244.00	238.76
8	550–600	575	224.00–229.00	226.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	225	250.00–275.00	263.86
6	250–300	275	235.00–260.00	248.62
4	350–400	375	215.00–250.00	233.64
4	400–450	425	220.00–247.50	234.54
4	450–500	475	225.00–234.00	229.27
8	500–550	525	220.00–231.00	225.76
6	550–600	575	210.00–229.00	219.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	375	280.00–292.50	286.66
4	450–500	475	254.00–279.00	267.15
10	500–550	525	237.00–257.50	247.73
6	550–600	575	230.00–237.50	233.91
8	600–650	625	216.00–225.00	220.68
6	650–700	675	205.00–217.50	211.02
6	700–750	725	206.00–210.00	208.07
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	805	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	564	277.00–294.00	285.41
6	800–850	825	212.00–215.50	214.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	275	340.00–355.00	348.17
10	300–350	325	337.00–350.00	343.99
4	350–400	375	340.00–355.00	347.01
6	400–450	425	321.00–340.00	331.05
4	450–500	475	282.00–297.50	289.35
6	500–550	525	272.00–290.00	281.42
4	650–700	675	210.00–226.00	218.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	275	310.00–335.00	323.62
10	350–400	375	325.00–342.50	334.32
4	400–450	425	300.00–320.00	310.58
4	450–500	475	262.00–270.00	266.21
6	500–550	525	247.00–257.50	252.50
6	550–600	575	221.00–234.00	227.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	365.00–380.00	373.17
4	300–350	325	357.00–380.00	369.37
6	350–400	375	362.00–377.50	370.26
8	400–450	425	352.00–370.00	361.52
10	450–500	475	307.00–320.00	313.84
6	500–550	525	290.00–297.50	293.93
8	550–600	575	253.00–290.00	272.29
12	600–650	625	241.00–276.00	259.19
8	650–700	675	237.00–254.00	245.19
8	700–750	725	200.00–225.00	212.92
4	750–800	775	214.00–226.00	220.19
1	800–850	805	214.50	214.50
2	850–900	880	195.00–199.00	197.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	300.00–340.00	321.31
10	400–450	425	277.00–319.00	299.21
6	450–500	475	255.00–277.50	266.83
6	500–550	525	260.00–272.50	266.54
6	550–600	575	250.00–262.50	256.52
6	650–700	675	200.00–236.00	218.65

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	6	—	1,075	1,960.00–2,700.00	2,407.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	925	1,075.00–2,200.00	1,743.92
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	44	—	925	130.00–150.00	141.89
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	993	910.00–1,135.00	1,038.65
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	925	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,259.46
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	700	625.00–860.00	750.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,470.00–1,630.00	1,568.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	938	950.00–1,550.00	1,276.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,025	101.00–122.50	113.59
6	—	800	75.00–89.00	82.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,025	112.00–125.00	119.61
26	—	1,275	125.00–132.00	128.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,353	126.00–130.50	128.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,673	138.50–158.00	149.43
8	—	1,210	112.50–138.00	127.46

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle