Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to 6-26-24 feeder steers sold steady to 9.00 higher; feeder heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher; feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned yearlings with shots had added value; there did seem high % of bulls to steers ,heavier bull calves had mostly wide spread from steers in same weight classes being lower ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-12.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-11.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.08/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −143.46 against this barn's trailing median of $388.54.

Average price

$245.08

38 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,331

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$35.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.06

vs MS average

−23.78 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	263.00	1,432	10thin
Medium and Large 1	555	246.47	1,368	10thin
Medium and Large 2	545	240.23	1,309	10thin
Medium and Large 3	525	227.01	1,192	8thin

One grade step is worth $35.99/cwt here — about $240 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale38 hd

245.08

—

MS average13 barns · 396 hd

259.14

−14.06

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−23.78

This barn, trailing median31 sales

388.54

−143.46

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	1,561	170.94	2,669	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,358	153.02	2,078	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,258	152.31	1,916	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	130.22	1,335	10

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)	1,022	$1,787	36
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,616	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	997	$2,002	18

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	498	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	239.57/cwt	231.00–247.50	1,497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	213.40/cwt	202.00–224.00	1,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	234.69/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,349	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	259.51/cwt	240.00–266.00	1,256	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,530	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,615.68/head	1,180.00–1,890.00	1,616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	243.93/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,281	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	354.53/cwt	342.00–365.00	975	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	385.55/cwt	380.00–390.00	867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	263.93/cwt	256.00–271.00	1,122	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	299.53/cwt	290.00–307.50	824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	266.30/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	248.41/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,180	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	284.32/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,066	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	227.08/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	345.38/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,122	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	244.21/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,160	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	234.54/cwt	220.00–247.50	997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	248.82/cwt	230.00–265.00	809	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	230.93/cwt	230.00–232.00	866	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	227.01/cwt	210.00–242.50	1,192	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	240.18/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,621	4
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	140.22/cwt	120.00–154.00	1,297	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	975	1,924.74/head	1,795.00–2,025.00	1,925	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,631.08/head	1,420.00–1,775.00	1,631	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	775	1,391.61/head	1,200.00–1,530.00	1,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	338.93/cwt	332.00–345.00	1,271	12
Bulls	—	—	1,638	174.07/cwt	163.00–179.00	2,851	12
Bulls	—	—	1,100	152.18/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,674	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	130.22/cwt	115.00–141.00	1,335	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	153.02/cwt	148.00–157.50	2,078	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	153.15/cwt	146.00–159.50	1,953	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	140.90/cwt	133.00–146.50	1,444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	290.17/cwt	270.00–307.50	943	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	334.03/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,086	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	352.77/cwt	350.00–355.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	286.57/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,361	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	290.19/cwt	279.00–300.00	1,088	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	267.73/cwt	240.00–290.00	602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	355.76/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,156	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	193.00/cwt	189.00–197.00	1,544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	205.95/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	248.37/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,304	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	270.95/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,558	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	271.74/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	345.33/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,295	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	309.09/cwt	297.00–320.00	1,468	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	246.33/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	317.40/cwt	310.00–324.00	1,349	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	240.27/cwt	220.00–259.00	1,502	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	333.97/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,419	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	297.85/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	310.76/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,010	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	400.55/cwt	395.00–405.00	901	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,231.40/head	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,231	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	268.20/cwt	263.00–273.00	1,676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	245.21/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,410	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	293.00/cwt	288.00–297.50	1,392	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	269.10/cwt	267.00–271.00	1,278	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	218.06/cwt	202.00–233.00	1,472	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	359.92/cwt	354.00–365.00	1,170	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	282.01/cwt	265.00–297.50	1,481	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	336.45/cwt	321.00–350.00	1,262	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	686	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	299.46/cwt	296.00–302.50	1,123	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,911.14/head	1,770.00–2,000.00	1,911	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	278.35/cwt	272.00–284.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	350–400	380	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,323	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,604	3

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 Jul 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 432Last week 344Year ago 468

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 83Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 63Year ago 104

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
5	450–500	498	309.00	309.00
3	500–550	533	301.00	301.00
3	700–750	717	230.50	230.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	492	303.00	303.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	380.00–390.00	385.55
6	250–300	275	342.00–365.00	354.53
4	300–350	325	340.00–350.00	345.38
12	350–400	375	332.00–345.00	338.93
4	550–600	575	265.00–267.50	266.30
4	650–700	675	235.00–245.00	240.18
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	350.00–355.00	352.77
6	300–350	325	330.00–337.50	334.03
6	350–400	375	279.00–300.00	290.19
6	450–500	475	280.00–292.50	286.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	395.00–405.00	400.55
4	300–350	325	354.00–365.00	359.92
6	350–400	375	340.00–350.00	345.33
6	400–450	425	330.00–337.50	333.97
4	450–500	475	297.00–320.00	309.09
6	500–550	525	290.00–305.00	297.85
6	600–650	625	263.00–273.00	268.20
4	650–700	675	265.00–278.00	271.74
3	700–750	728	245.00–249.00	246.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	271.00	271.00
4	550–600	568	266.00	266.00
2	600–650	622	246.00	246.00
7	650–700	686	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	300.00–320.00	310.76
4	350–400	375	296.00–302.50	299.46
2	400–450	425	272.00–284.00	278.35
2	450–500	475	267.00–271.00	269.10
4	500–550	525	240.00–256.00	248.37
6	550–600	575	240.00–250.00	245.21
4	600–650	625	231.00–247.50	239.57
1	700–750	735	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	290.00–307.50	299.53
10	300–350	325	270.00–307.50	290.17
8	350–400	375	275.00–292.50	284.32
12	400–450	425	256.00–271.00	263.93
10	450–500	475	240.00–256.00	248.41
6	500–550	525	240.00–247.50	243.93
4	550–600	575	230.00–239.00	234.69
2	600–650	625	225.00–229.00	227.08
2	650–700	675	202.00–224.00	213.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	484	240.00–266.00	259.51
3	500–550	527	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	240.00–290.00	267.73
8	300–350	325	230.00–265.00	248.82
8	350–400	375	230.00–232.00	230.93
4	400–450	425	220.00–247.50	234.54
6	450–500	475	240.00–248.00	244.21
8	500–550	525	210.00–242.50	227.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	287.00	287.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	345.00–365.00	355.76
16	350–400	375	321.00–350.00	336.45
14	400–450	425	310.00–324.00	317.40
14	450–500	475	288.00–297.50	293.00
14	500–550	525	265.00–297.50	282.01
8	550–600	575	260.00–281.00	270.95
6	600–650	625	220.00–259.00	240.27
8	650–700	675	202.00–233.00	218.06
1	700–750	740	219.00	219.00
2	750–800	760	202.00–210.00	205.95
2	800–850	800	189.00–197.00	193.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,180.00–1,890.00	1,615.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,100	1,770.00–2,000.00	1,911.14
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	925	1,420.00–1,775.00	1,631.08
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	925	120.00–154.00	140.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	975	1,795.00–2,025.00	1,924.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	1,200.00–1,530.00	1,391.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,075	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,231.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,638	163.00–179.00	174.07
2	—	1,100	150.00–154.00	152.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	115.00–141.00	130.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,358	148.00–157.50	153.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,275	146.00–159.50	153.15
4	—	1,025	133.00–146.50	140.90

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

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Replacement Cattle

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