Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week sale feeder steers under 500# sold firmer; feeder steers over 500# sold 5.00-10.00 lower; feeder heifers sold mixed with 500 weight heifers selling 1.00-6.00 higher; feeder yearling groups were weaned this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady to firmer; slaughter bulls sold weaker

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.72/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −144.82 against this barn's trailing median of $388.54.

Average price

$243.72

46 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,330

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$30.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.74

vs MS average

−23.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	252.10	1,371	9thin
Medium and Large 1	553	251.15	1,388	18thin
Medium and Large 2	550	236.78	1,302	14thin
Medium and Large 3	510	221.29	1,129	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.81/cwt here — about $243 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 sale46 hd

243.72

—

MS average13 barns · 292 hd

248.46

−4.74

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−23.90

This barn, trailing median31 sales

388.54

−144.82

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	1,563	158.77	2,482	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	137.68	1,710	76
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,360	135.12	1,838	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	118.83	1,218	14

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)	1,013	$1,669	12
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	785	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,939	9
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	870	$2,082	4thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	1,265	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	747	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	246.75/cwt	246.75–246.75	1,495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	830	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	198.01/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	241.08/cwt	239.50–243.50	1,598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	398	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	340	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	290.53/cwt	286.50–296.50	1,569	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	495	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,143	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,830.00/head	1,560.00–2,000.00	1,830	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	254.46/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,209	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	231.17/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,348	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	282.66/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,060	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	261.99/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,113	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	861	184.13/cwt	179.25–187.75	1,585	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,005	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	296.52/cwt	286.00–306.00	1,408	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	311.99/cwt	303.00–320.00	1,326	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	240.99/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,265	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	264.79/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	320.26/cwt	312.00–327.50	1,201	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	810	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	221.29/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,129	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	269.98/cwt	250.00–287.50	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	237.82/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,367	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	324.68/cwt	315.00–333.00	1,055	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	268.48/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,028	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,302	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,764.86/head	1,200.00–2,150.00	1,765	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,508.11/head	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,508	6
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	139.97/cwt	115.00–157.00	1,295	16
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	785	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	257.15/cwt	244.00–269.00	1,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1200–1250	1,225	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,174	1
Bulls	—	—	1,563	158.77/cwt	152.50–163.50	2,482	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	118.83/cwt	108.00–126.50	1,218	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	138.94/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,771	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	135.12/cwt	127.50–141.50	1,838	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	129.39/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,326	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	328.76/cwt	324.00–333.00	1,397	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	255.70/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,342	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	271.94/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,292	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	276.39/cwt	260.00–291.00	1,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	298.81/cwt	295.00–302.00	822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	248.07/cwt	240.00–255.00	806	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	289.09/cwt	277.00–300.00	1,373	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	314.28/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,336	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	239.88/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,619	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	204.72/cwt	192.00–218.00	1,883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	283.88/cwt	274.50–292.50	1,632	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	269.73/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,551	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	355.89/cwt	345.00–365.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	255.71/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,342	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	264.26/cwt	264.00–264.50	1,652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	279.18/cwt	262.00–287.00	1,488	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	330.26/cwt	322.00–337.50	1,238	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	234.83/cwt	226.00–243.00	1,468	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	247.51/cwt	235.00–259.00	1,423	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,287.68/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,288	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	239.07/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,614	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	300.12/cwt	245.00–347.50	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	197.02/cwt	180.00–213.00	1,527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	228.25/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	200.32/cwt	193.00–214.00	1,434	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Registered	—	1,100	128.94/cwt	122.50–133.00	1,418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	263.58/cwt	257.00–271.00	1,244	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	287.76/cwt	282.00–293.00	1,511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	292.83/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,098	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	870	2,082.41/head	2,075.00–2,090.00	2,082	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,645	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	980	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	544	252.10/cwt	252.10–252.10	1,371	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	590	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,623	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 May 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 591Year ago 348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 269Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 78Year ago 110

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,287.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	925	1,200.00–2,150.00	1,764.86
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	1,560.00–2,000.00	1,830.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	925	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,508.11
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	785	975.00	975.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	925	115.00–157.00	139.97
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	122.50–133.00	128.94
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	870	2,075.00–2,090.00	2,082.41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	345.00–365.00	355.89
2	300–350	325	245.00–347.50	300.12
6	350–400	375	322.00–337.50	330.26
8	400–450	425	324.00–333.00	328.76
4	500–550	525	282.00–293.00	287.76
8	550–600	575	274.50–292.50	283.88
4	600–650	625	264.00–264.50	264.26
4	650–700	675	230.00–247.50	239.07
1	700–750	715	222.00	222.00
1	750–800	790	229.00	229.00
1	850–900	880	210.00	210.00
2	900–950	920	192.00–218.00	204.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	354.00	354.00
10	500–550	540	286.50–296.50	290.53
2	550–600	590	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	623	264.00	264.00
2	800–850	830	225.50	225.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	312.00–327.50	320.26
6	400–450	425	303.00–320.00	311.99
6	450–500	475	286.00–306.00	296.52
4	550–600	575	260.00–270.00	264.79
1	950–1000	950	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	295.00–302.00	298.81
4	300–350	325	315.00–333.00	324.68
4	350–400	375	250.00–287.50	269.98
4	400–450	425	260.00–291.00	276.39
4	450–500	475	263.00–280.00	271.94
4	500–550	525	240.00–270.00	255.70
4	550–600	575	230.00–245.00	237.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1200–1250	1,225	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	398	287.50	287.50
2	450–500	495	231.00	231.00
9	500–550	544	252.10	252.10
5	600–650	606	246.75	246.75
5	650–700	663	239.50–243.50	241.08
2	700–750	747	221.00	221.00
2	800–850	810	196.00	196.00
7	850–900	861	179.25–187.75	184.13
2	1000–1050	1,005	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	375	287.50–297.50	292.83
9	450–500	472	257.00–271.00	263.58
8	500–550	525	251.00–260.00	255.71
10	550–600	575	235.00–259.00	247.51
10	600–650	625	226.00–243.00	234.83
4	650–700	675	221.00–235.00	228.25
3	700–750	716	193.00–214.00	200.32
4	750–800	775	180.00–213.00	197.02
2	800–850	823	195.00–201.00	198.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	280.00–285.00	282.66
4	400–450	425	253.00–270.00	261.99
8	450–500	475	245.00–263.00	254.46
8	500–550	525	230.00–251.00	240.99
6	550–600	583	225.00–234.00	231.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	240.00–255.00	248.07
12	350–400	383	265.00–270.00	268.48
4	450–500	475	244.00–269.00	257.15
5	500–550	510	220.00–226.00	221.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	425	300.00–327.00	314.28
10	450–500	475	277.00–300.00	289.09
24	500–550	533	262.00–287.00	279.18
6	550–600	575	264.00–275.00	269.73
8	650–700	675	229.00–250.00	239.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,563	152.50–163.50	158.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	108.00–126.50	118.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,275	131.00–146.00	138.94
10	—	1,025	125.00–132.50	129.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,360	127.50–141.50	135.12

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

Replacement Cattle

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