Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold steady to 9.00 higher; feeder heifers sold steady to firmer ; feeder group yearling were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups had added value; slaughter cows sold 4.00 -11.00 lower ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $279.82/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −148.56 against this barn's trailing median of $428.38.

Average price

$279.82

41 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$28.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.27

vs MS average

−18.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	288.05	1,592	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	585	285.00	1,667	5thin
Medium and Large 2	545	278.49	1,518	10thin
Medium and Large 3	550	259.71	1,428	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.34/cwt here — about $164 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 sale41 hd

279.82

—

MS average12 barns · 372 hd

282.08

−2.27

National average149 barns · 6,483 hd

297.82

−18.00

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.38

−148.56

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	1,452	160.11	2,324	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,353	140.50	1,901	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,150	133.07	1,530	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	123.49	1,266	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)	992	$1,556	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,188	$3,097	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	835	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1-2	400–450	415	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,137	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	250.41/cwt	242.00–258.00	1,189	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	940	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	2,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	246.25/cwt	246.25–246.25	1,810	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	649	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	1,788	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	238.57/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,252	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	846	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,802	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	290.26/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,379	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	886	228.60/cwt	228.60–228.60	2,025	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,755	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	357.25/cwt	345.00–367.50	982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	301.36/cwt	297.00–305.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	356.30/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,158	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	228.56/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	221.59/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	266.46/cwt	258.00–274.00	1,132	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	287.99/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,080	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	268.78/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	245.05/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,041	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	284.97/cwt	280.00–289.50	1,496	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	240.10/cwt	230.00–249.50	1,621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	342.66/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,285	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	285.45/cwt	280.00–290.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	325.82/cwt	320.00–331.00	1,385	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	270.41/cwt	257.00–282.50	1,284	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	251.76/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	231.00/cwt	225.00–236.50	1,328	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	300.38/cwt	295.00–305.00	976	8
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	931	146.45/cwt	119.00–164.00	1,363	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	860	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	835	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	265.45/cwt	250.00–279.00	995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	232.19/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,219	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	233.15/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,107	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	944	1,402.94/head	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,403	9
Bulls	—	—	1,650	169.26/cwt	166.00–171.50	2,793	8
Bulls	—	—	1,134	145.48/cwt	137.00–155.00	1,650	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	136.91/cwt	134.00–139.50	1,746	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	123.49/cwt	115.00–129.50	1,266	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	129.23/cwt	122.50–134.00	1,325	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	140.50/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	310.51/cwt	294.00–325.00	1,164	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	329.11/cwt	320.00–340.00	905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	259.65/cwt	256.00–263.00	1,493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	310.11/cwt	299.00–320.00	1,318	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	259.76/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,364	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	359.41/cwt	340.00–375.00	809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	280.21/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,611	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	255.30/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,731	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	260.34/cwt	252.00–268.00	1,497	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	318.07/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,034	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	307.93/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,309	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	231.30/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,446	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	210.56/cwt	206.00–213.00	1,743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	277.33/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,456	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	285.94/cwt	277.00–294.00	1,358	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	337.17/cwt	334.00–340.00	1,433	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	350.33/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,314	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	280.29/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,191	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	222.64/cwt	220.00–225.00	2,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	297.85/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,564	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	261.31/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	220.69/cwt	214.00–229.00	1,589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	247.33/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,298	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	251.95/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	244.79/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	242.39/cwt	237.00–251.00	1,743	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	303.93/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,140	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	303.94/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,444	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,899.43/head	1,700.00–2,025.00	1,899	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	3,097.11/head	2,625.00–3,200.00	3,097	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,637	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	268.15/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,274	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	740	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,672	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,342	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	436	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,330	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	212.49/cwt	212.00–213.00	1,657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	311.34/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	223.89/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	848	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	2,006	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 Jul 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 559Last week 432Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 86Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 43Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	274.00	274.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	297.00–305.00	301.36
8	300–350	325	295.00–305.00	300.38
8	350–400	375	280.00–295.00	287.99
12	400–450	425	258.00–274.00	266.46
18	450–500	475	242.00–258.00	250.41
8	500–550	525	237.00–240.00	238.57
8	550–600	575	225.00–236.50	231.00
4	600–650	625	227.00–230.00	228.56
2	650–700	675	219.00–224.00	221.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	436	305.00	305.00
9	650–700	668	245.00	245.00
17	700–750	740	226.00	226.00
18	800–850	846	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	280.00–290.00	285.45
4	350–400	375	250.00–279.00	265.45
6	400–450	425	235.00–254.00	245.05
4	450–500	475	230.00–236.00	233.15
6	500–550	525	228.00–236.00	232.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	310.00–312.50	311.34
10	350–400	375	297.00–310.00	303.93
6	400–450	425	275.00–285.00	280.29
4	450–500	475	265.00–271.00	268.15
8	500–550	525	240.00–254.00	247.33
4	550–600	575	240.00–250.00	244.79
4	600–650	625	230.00–232.50	231.30
4	650–700	675	220.00–227.50	223.89
4	700–750	720	214.00–229.00	220.69
2	750–800	780	212.00–213.00	212.49
3	800–850	828	206.00–213.00	210.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	585	285.00	285.00
10	600–650	649	275.50	275.50
7	650–700	655	268.00	268.00
20	700–750	735	246.25	246.25
2	800–850	848	236.50	236.50
26	850–900	886	228.60	228.60
2	900–950	940	218.50	218.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	345.00–367.50	357.25
6	300–350	325	352.00–360.00	356.30
6	350–400	375	340.00–345.00	342.66
6	400–450	425	320.00–331.00	325.82
10	450–500	475	285.00–295.00	290.26
6	500–550	525	280.00–289.50	284.97
4	550–600	575	262.00–275.00	268.78
4	600–650	625	245.00–258.00	251.76
4	650–700	675	230.00–249.50	240.10
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	340.00–375.00	359.41
4	250–300	275	320.00–340.00	329.11
8	350–400	375	294.00–325.00	310.51
8	400–450	425	299.00–320.00	310.11
6	450–500	475	257.00–282.50	270.41
4	500–550	525	254.00–265.00	259.76
4	550–600	575	256.00–263.00	259.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	275	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	325	380.00	380.00
8	350–400	375	345.00–355.00	350.33
4	400–450	425	334.00–340.00	337.17
8	450–500	475	300.00–307.50	303.94
8	500–550	525	290.00–305.00	297.85
10	550–600	575	275.00–285.00	280.21
7	600–650	628	256.00–265.00	261.31
7	650–700	678	250.00–259.00	255.30
9	700–750	719	237.00–251.00	242.39
3	900–950	920	220.00–225.00	222.64
1	1000–1050	1,025	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	310.00–325.00	318.07
12	400–450	425	300.00–315.00	307.93
10	450–500	475	277.00–294.00	285.94
10	500–550	525	270.00–284.00	277.33
6	550–600	575	252.00–268.00	260.34
6	600–650	625	240.00–263.00	251.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	458	293.00	293.00

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	31	—	931	119.00–164.00	146.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,188	2,625.00–3,200.00	3,097.11
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	944	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,402.94
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,100	1,700.00–2,025.00	1,899.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,650	166.00–171.50	169.26
5	—	1,134	137.00–155.00	145.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,275	134.00–139.50	136.91
10	—	1,025	122.50–134.00	129.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	115.00–129.50	123.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,353	134.00–146.00	140.50

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

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