Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers under 550# sold mixed ; feeder steers over 550# sold 7.00-16.00 lower; feeder heifers under 600# sold 1.00-10.00 lower ; feeder heifers over 600 # sold 3.00-15.00 higher; feeder yearlings groups which were weaned with shots had added value and all groups were reported as #1-2s or #2-3s; there was higher % of bull calves than normal; slaughter cows sold 1.00-10.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-8.00 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.03/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −149.50 against this barn's trailing median of $388.54.

Average price

$239.03

73 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$23.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.31

vs MS average

−31.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	246.74	1,312	34
Medium and Large 1	548	235.81	1,292	22
Medium and Large 2	525	230.47	1,210	8thin
Medium and Large 3	525	226.62	1,190	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	532	223.00	1,186	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.74/cwt here — about $125 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale73 hd

239.03

—

MS average13 barns · 263 hd

245.34

−6.31

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−31.16

This barn, trailing median31 sales

388.54

−149.50

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	1,489	131.79	1,962	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,132	115.04	1,302	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	113.23	1,670	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	106.90	1,096	12

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)	1,034	$1,708	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,014	$1,628	11

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	471	313.64/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,477	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	229.96/cwt	224.00–233.00	1,541	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	549	286.10/cwt	286.10–286.10	1,571	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	813	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	222.75/cwt	222.75–222.75	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	250.54/cwt	242.25–253.50	1,283	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	230.33/cwt	228.25–232.50	1,456	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	235.25/cwt	235.25–235.25	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	839	221.75/cwt	221.75–221.75	1,860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	274.94/cwt	265.00–284.00	1,443	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	379	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,289	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,362	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,139	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	862	200.25/cwt	200.25–200.25	1,726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	650–700	679	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,392	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	701	216.67/cwt	207.00–221.50	1,519	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	289.08/cwt	288.50–290.50	1,552	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	942	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	286.13/cwt	270.00–300.00	930	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	306.39/cwt	290.00–321.00	1,302	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	341.22/cwt	331.00–350.00	1,109	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	254.35/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,081	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	230.47/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,210	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	242.89/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,154	10
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	115.92/cwt	85.00–137.00	1,072	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,311.35/head	1,020.00–1,510.00	1,311	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	500–550	532	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,186	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	281.46/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,337	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	347.72/cwt	345.00–350.00	956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	335.20/cwt	327.00–342.50	1,425	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,362.70/head	1,000.00–1,610.00	1,363	6
Bulls	—	—	1,673	143.64/cwt	132.00–150.50	2,403	8
Bulls	—	—	1,305	119.93/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,565	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	121.41/cwt	114.00–128.00	1,548	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	106.90/cwt	99.00–112.50	1,096	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	110.27/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,130	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	113.23/cwt	109.00–116.50	1,670	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	309.91/cwt	287.00–330.00	1,162	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	306.34/cwt	290.00–320.00	842	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	250.20/cwt	242.00–257.50	1,063	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	226.62/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,190	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,209	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	250.47/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,315	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	267.68/cwt	245.00–288.50	1,539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	227.77/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,537	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	266.29/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,265	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	330.65/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,240	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	250.43/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,440	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	267.01/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,402	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	319.53/cwt	310.00–327.50	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	304.45/cwt	287.00–320.00	1,294	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	287.19/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	188.84/cwt	185.00–196.50	1,635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	257.36/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,222	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	246.11/cwt	230.00–261.00	1,538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	239.16/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,256	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	226.96/cwt	218.00–235.00	1,657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	204.94/cwt	196.00–215.00	1,474	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	252.26/cwt	249.50–255.85	1,556	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	231.78/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,333	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	2,008.93/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	2,009	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	297.89/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,415	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	292.37/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	870	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	243.25/cwt	243.25–243.25	1,309	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	243.89/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	229.91/cwt	219.00–240.00	1,437	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,914.77/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,915	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,300	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	387	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	1,159	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,773	2

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 477Last week 489Year ago 634

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 103Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 94Year ago 71

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
4	350–400	379	340.00	340.00
13	450–500	471	295.00–320.00	313.64
7	500–550	537	288.50–290.50	289.08
3	550–600	550	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	603	262.50	262.50
2	650–700	675	225.50	225.50
2	700–750	705	251.50	251.50
6	800–850	839	221.75	221.75
5	850–900	870	200.00	200.00
3	900–950	942	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	403	322.50	322.50
7	500–550	549	286.10	286.10
9	600–650	617	249.50–255.85	252.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	345.00–350.00	347.72
6	300–350	325	331.00–350.00	341.22
4	400–450	425	327.00–342.50	335.20
4	450–500	475	272.00–290.00	281.46
8	500–550	525	265.00–284.00	274.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	290.00–320.00	306.34
10	350–400	375	287.00–330.00	309.91
8	400–450	425	290.00–321.00	306.39
6	500–550	525	240.00–260.00	250.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	535	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	475	290.00–305.00	297.89
4	500–550	525	284.00–300.00	292.37
4	550–600	575	245.00–288.50	267.68
6	600–650	625	230.00–261.00	246.11
2	650–700	675	240.00–247.50	243.89
3	700–750	730	218.00–235.00	226.96
1	750–800	755	239.00	239.00
1	850–900	895	211.50	211.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	299.50	299.50
20	500–550	512	242.25–253.50	250.54
3	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
8	600–650	632	228.25–232.50	230.33
12	650–700	670	224.00–233.00	229.96
12	700–750	701	207.00–221.50	216.67
2	800–850	813	210.00	210.00
3	850–900	862	200.25	200.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	263.00	263.00
4	500–550	538	243.25	243.25
7	550–600	576	236.50	236.50
2	600–650	608	235.25	235.25
2	650–700	668	222.75	222.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	532	223.00	223.00
4	650–700	679	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	325	270.00–300.00	286.13
6	400–450	425	248.00–260.00	254.35
10	450–500	475	235.00–250.00	242.89
8	500–550	525	220.00–240.00	230.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	425	242.00–257.50	250.20
6	500–550	525	224.00–229.00	226.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	310.00–327.50	319.53
4	400–450	425	270.00–302.50	287.19
6	450–500	475	250.00–264.00	257.36
12	500–550	525	230.00–247.50	239.16
10	550–600	575	225.00–238.00	231.78
8	600–650	625	219.00–240.00	229.91
6	650–700	675	220.00–235.00	227.77
5	700–750	719	196.00–215.00	204.94
1	750–800	795	203.00	203.00
4	850–900	866	185.00–196.50	188.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	375	320.00–340.00	330.65
14	400–450	425	287.00–320.00	304.45
12	450–500	475	240.00–290.00	266.29
14	500–550	525	250.00–282.50	267.01
8	550–600	575	240.00–260.00	250.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	925	85.00–137.00	115.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	925	1,020.00–1,510.00	1,311.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,120	1,800.00–2,100.00	2,008.93
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	925	1,000.00–1,610.00	1,362.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,100	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,914.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,673	132.00–150.50	143.64
8	—	1,305	115.00–123.00	119.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,275	114.00–128.00	121.41
16	—	1,025	105.00–114.00	110.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	99.00–112.50	106.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,475	109.00–116.50	113.23

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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Lucedale Livestock Auction

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