Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale #1 feeder steers 500#and over sold 10.00-15.00 higher; feeder steer classes of #2s and #3s sold 3.00-10.00 lower; #1 feeder heifers both 400# and 500#s sold 1.00-6.00 higher ; #2 and #3 feeder heifers sold 1.00-7.00 lower; also not enough #1 feeder steers and heifers under 400# to quote market; slaughter cows sold 8.00-16.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold 2.00-12.00 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $231.52/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −157.02 against this barn's trailing median of $388.54.

Average price

$231.52

27 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,231

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$30.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.18

vs MS average

−9.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	501	244.01	1,222	5thin
Medium and Large 1	525	236.66	1,242	8thin
Medium and Large 2	555	228.21	1,267	10thin
Medium and Large 3	525	213.93	1,123	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.08/cwt here — about $99 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 sale27 hd

231.52

—

MS average13 barns · 339 hd

230.34

+1.18

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−9.17

This barn, trailing median31 sales

388.54

−157.02

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	1,678	159.77	2,681	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	126.84	1,459	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,367	123.30	1,686	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	120.42	1,144	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)	1,060	$1,876	26
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,680	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,590	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	979	$2,061	8

Every lot, as filed

57 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	750–800	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	275.50/cwt	251.00–298.00	1,584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	214.30/cwt	213.00–215.50	1,447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	258.53/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,350	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	643	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	236.84/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,125	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	247.28/cwt	241.00–253.00	1,298	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	292.88/cwt	286.00–299.00	1,245	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,227.58/head	2,100.00–2,280.00	2,228	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	216.72/cwt	211.00–222.00	1,355	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	227.09/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,306	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	350–400	373	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	929	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	279.89/cwt	277.00–282.50	1,329	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	343.13/cwt	327.00–357.00	1,115	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	306.51/cwt	290.00–321.00	1,149	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	279.25/cwt	267.00–290.00	1,047	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	298.82/cwt	280.00–315.00	971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	252.23/cwt	222.00–277.50	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	245.61/cwt	219.00–280.00	1,051	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	229.88/cwt	227.00–232.50	1,207	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	790	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,362.16/head	1,050.00–1,575.00	1,362	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	241.22/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,387	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	121.44/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,245	6
Bulls	—	—	1,678	159.77/cwt	156.50–162.00	2,681	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	114.25/cwt	110.00–118.00	914	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	123.30/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,686	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	123.51/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,266	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	132.24/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	213.93/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,123	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	250.06/cwt	241.00–258.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	257.69/cwt	255.00–260.00	837	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	253.36/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,203	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	224.21/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,065	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	242.33/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,272	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	289.41/cwt	280.00–297.50	941	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	282.64/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,201	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	226.16/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,414	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	238.28/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,251	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Registered	—	805	1,680.00/head	1,680.00–1,680.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	216.15/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,459	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	238.86/cwt	236.00–241.50	1,493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	228.48/cwt	223.00–240.00	1,622	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	156.82/cwt	120.00–180.00	1,725	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	271.03/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,287	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	274.78/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,404	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	236.66/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,242	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	278.77/cwt	258.00–297.50	1,324	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	1,590.00/head	1,590.00–1,590.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	232.60/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,454	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,029.55/head	1,600.00–2,300.00	2,030	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	254.35/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,081	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	280.38/cwt	275.00–285.00	911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	244.01/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,222	5

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 Sep 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 455Year ago 467

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 126Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 84Year ago 98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	511	270.00–290.00	274.78
6	550–600	575	251.00–298.00	275.50
2	600–650	625	236.00–241.50	238.86
4	700–750	710	223.00–240.00	228.48
1	750–800	790	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	522	250.00–262.00	258.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	643	236.50	236.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	327.00–357.00	343.13
4	350–400	375	290.00–321.00	306.51
2	400–450	425	286.00–299.00	292.88
4	450–500	475	277.00–282.50	279.89
6	500–550	525	241.00–253.00	247.28
6	550–600	575	235.00–248.00	241.22
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	222.00–277.50	252.23
4	300–350	325	280.00–315.00	298.82
6	450–500	475	246.00–260.00	253.36
6	500–550	525	235.00–249.00	242.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	475	258.00–297.50	278.77
8	500–550	525	233.00–240.00	236.66
2	600–650	625	230.00–235.00	232.60
4	650–700	675	213.00–215.50	214.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	275.00–285.00	280.38
4	350–400	375	267.00–290.00	279.25
6	400–450	425	248.00–260.00	254.35
8	450–500	475	230.00–243.00	236.84
4	500–550	525	227.00–232.50	229.88
6	550–600	575	225.00–229.00	227.09
8	600–650	625	211.00–222.00	216.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	373	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	623	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	325	255.00–260.00	257.69
2	350–400	375	241.00–258.00	250.06
7	400–450	428	219.00–280.00	245.61
4	450–500	475	220.00–228.00	224.21
4	500–550	525	210.00–217.50	213.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	280.00	280.00
5	500–550	501	235.00–250.00	244.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	280.00–297.50	289.41
4	400–450	425	280.00–285.00	282.64
6	450–500	475	250.00–290.00	271.03
6	500–550	525	232.00–244.00	238.28
6	600–650	625	222.00–230.00	226.16
4	650–700	675	212.00–220.00	216.15

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	6	—	1,000	2,100.00–2,280.00	2,227.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,625.00	1,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	925	1,050.00–1,575.00	1,362.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	1,680.00	1,680.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,590.00	1,590.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,100	1,600.00–2,300.00	2,029.55
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,100	120.00–180.00	156.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	115.00–126.00	121.44
6	—	1,275	128.00–136.00	132.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	110.00–118.00	114.25
8	—	1,025	120.00–126.00	123.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,367	120.00–128.00	123.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,678	156.50–162.00	159.77

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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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