Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale most classes of feeder steers sold 3.00-11.00 higher; most classes of feeder heifers sold 1.00-8.00 higher; feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s ; and groups that had shots and weaned had added value; slaughter cows sold firmer; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-5.00 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $278.56/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −149.82 against this barn's trailing median of $428.38.

Average price

$278.56

41 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$15.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.33

vs MS average

−30.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	282.69	1,541	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	556	279.53	1,555	25
Medium and Large 2	575	267.61	1,539	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.08/cwt here — about $2 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

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 sale41 hd

278.56

—

MS average12 barns · 362 hd

279.89

−1.33

National average164 barns · 13,053 hd

309.16

−30.60

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.38

−149.82

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	—	Low	1,392	152.39	2,122	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	142.00	2,045	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	138.48	1,673	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	850	115.00	978	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)	1,025	$2,121	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$1,414	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	969	$1,709	14
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,245	32

Every lot, as filed

83 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	850–900	871	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,925	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	287.64/cwt	287.50–288.00	1,536	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	206.66/cwt	198.00–211.50	1,814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	478	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	280.04/cwt	279.00–281.00	1,610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	351.34/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,142	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	197.14/cwt	189.00–202.50	1,790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	253.23/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,329	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	340.26/cwt	332.00–347.50	1,276	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	242.35/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	246.52/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,417	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,125	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	265.47/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	327.95/cwt	324.00–335.00	1,364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	375.45/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,032	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	186.65/cwt	170.00–210.00	1,811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	308.98/cwt	295.00–321.00	1,004	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	240.05/cwt	232.00–247.50	1,500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	203.24/cwt	196.00–210.00	1,473	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	236.75/cwt	229.00–244.00	1,716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	278.59/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,184	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	306.99/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,151	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	294.21/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	254.39/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,336	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	239.07/cwt	237.00–241.00	1,614	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	2,287.44/head	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,721	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,244.59/head	870.00–1,500.00	1,245	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	975	1,602.82/head	1,270.00–1,860.00	1,603	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,631.08/head	1,310.00–1,850.00	1,631	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,522.97/head	1,300.00–1,850.00	1,523	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,414.05/head	1,200.00–1,560.00	1,414	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,687	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	2,428	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	2,005	28
Bulls	—	—	1,000	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,255	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	133.88/cwt	126.00–136.50	1,530	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	978	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	267.15/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,269	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	281.52/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,196	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	312.24/cwt	292.00–330.00	1,171	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	247.99/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,550	6
Bulls	—	—	1,148	150.95/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,733	9
Bulls	—	—	1,955	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	3,284	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	244.04/cwt	232.00–255.00	1,281	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	263.62/cwt	250.00–275.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	268.32/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,006	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	246.70/cwt	230.00–258.00	1,179	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,568.75/head	1,725.00–3,100.00	2,569	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	240.95/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,385	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	235.87/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,002	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	331.68/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,078	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	252.08/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	338.17/cwt	330.00–345.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	276.57/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,314	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	286.81/cwt	272.00–300.00	1,219	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	239	357.47/cwt	320.00–365.00	854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	237.60/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,316	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	278.07/cwt	270.00–285.00	904	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	313.97/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,334	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	264.26/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,123	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	254.20/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,207	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	267.61/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,539	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	276.38/cwt	267.00–283.00	1,562	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	221.11/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,362	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	336.30/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,093	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	731	232.41/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,699	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	251.24/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	776	198.07/cwt	195.50–202.00	1,537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	888	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	252.16/cwt	249.50–266.00	1,294	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	219.56/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,390	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	284.45/cwt	280.00–288.50	1,493	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	259.38/cwt	245.00–268.00	1,613	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	298.49/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,466	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	765	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,721	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 Jun 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 494Last week 347Year ago 429

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 65Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 55Year ago 144

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	450–500	478	300.00	300.00
7	500–550	534	287.50–288.00	287.64
12	600–650	622	245.00–268.00	259.38
8	700–750	731	228.00–235.00	232.41
2	750–800	765	225.00	225.00
7	850–900	871	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	370.00–380.00	375.45
4	300–350	325	350.00–352.50	351.34
8	350–400	375	332.00–347.50	340.26
3	400–450	416	324.00–335.00	327.95
2	450–500	475	290.00–298.00	294.21
6	500–550	525	280.00–288.50	284.45
4	550–600	575	279.00–281.00	280.04
3	600–650	633	260.00–268.00	265.47
5	650–700	679	230.00–250.00	242.35
6	700–750	725	229.00–244.00	236.75
1	750–800	765	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	815	206.00	206.00
3	850–900	878	198.00–211.50	206.66
3	900–950	908	189.00–202.50	197.14
3	950–1000	970	170.00–210.00	186.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	239	320.00–365.00	357.47
4	250–300	275	330.00–345.00	338.17
4	300–350	325	322.00–340.00	331.68
6	400–450	425	272.00–300.00	286.81
16	450–500	475	270.00–282.50	276.57
4	600–650	625	235.00–240.00	237.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	325	332.00–340.00	336.30
4	400–450	425	310.00–317.50	313.97
6	550–600	575	265.00–270.00	267.61
2	600–650	625	250.00–254.00	252.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	337.50	337.50
10	450–500	491	297.50–300.00	298.49
18	550–600	565	267.00–283.00	276.38
5	600–650	612	266.00	266.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	325	295.00–321.00	308.98
4	350–400	375	295.00–317.50	306.99
4	400–450	425	277.00–280.00	278.59
6	500–550	525	248.00–258.00	253.23
6	550–600	575	240.00–252.50	246.52
4	600–650	625	232.00–247.50	240.05
4	650–700	675	237.00–241.00	239.07
10	700–750	725	196.00–210.00	203.24
1	800–850	845	187.00	187.00
1	850–900	885	180.00	180.00
1	1100–1150	1,125	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	270.00–285.00	278.07
10	400–450	425	255.00–272.50	264.26
10	450–500	475	245.00–262.50	254.20
12	500–550	525	232.00–255.00	244.04
3	600–650	616	219.00–225.00	221.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	250.00–275.00	263.62
14	350–400	375	255.00–280.00	268.32
6	400–450	425	220.00–250.00	235.87
7	450–500	478	230.00–258.00	246.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	508	259.00	259.00
4	550–600	567	250.00–252.50	251.24
5	750–800	776	195.50–202.00	198.07
2	850–900	888	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	513	249.50–266.00	252.16
6	600–650	633	217.00–225.00	219.56
3	700–750	725	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	375	292.00–330.00	312.24
8	400–450	425	272.00–290.00	281.52
6	450–500	475	264.00–270.00	267.15
6	500–550	525	240.00–267.50	254.39
6	550–600	575	230.00–251.00	240.95
6	600–650	625	235.00–260.00	247.99

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	—	1,035	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,287.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	975	1,270.00–1,860.00	1,602.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	1,310.00–1,850.00	1,631.08
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	—	925	870.00–1,500.00	1,244.59
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	925	1,300.00–1,850.00	1,522.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	925	1,200.00–1,560.00	1,414.05
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	1,725.00–3,100.00	2,568.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,245	135.50	135.50
6	—	1,635	148.50	148.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,350	148.50	148.50
61	—	1,143	126.00–136.50	133.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	850	115.00	115.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	125.50	125.50
9	—	1,148	149.00–152.00	150.95
6	—	1,955	168.00	168.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Lucedale Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle