Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00-6.00 higher with 500#-599# selling 5.00-20.00 higher; feeder heifers sold weaker to steady; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s; we saw some local interest on smaller weight classes; slaughter cows sold 1.00-5.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $221.65/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −166.89 against this barn's trailing median of $388.54.

Average price

$221.65

18 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,181

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$19.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.71

vs MS average

−18.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	229.75	1,229	4thin
Medium and Large 1	550	225.00	1,238	4thin
Medium and Large 2	525	221.62	1,164	6thin
Medium and Large 3	525	210.23	1,104	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.52/cwt here — about $125 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

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 sale18 hd

221.65

—

MS average13 barns · 329 hd

227.36

−5.71

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−18.44

This barn, trailing median31 sales

388.54

−166.89

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	1,607	145.62	2,341	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	115.98	1,390	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	800	71.36	571	6thin

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)	1,050	$1,839	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,620	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$1,495	2thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 1-2	400–450	433	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,223	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	227.75/cwt	227.75–227.75	1,562	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	221.62/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,164	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	261.12/cwt	251.00–270.00	979	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	270.92/cwt	265.00–276.00	880	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	233.22/cwt	220.00–245.00	991	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	308.65/cwt	302.00–314.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,452	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	292.99/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,099	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	226.57/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,076	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	254.19/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,334	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	207.79/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,299	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	272.82/cwt	267.00–278.00	1,159	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	265.84/cwt	264.00–267.50	1,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	210.23/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,104	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	296.09/cwt	285.00–305.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	234.35/cwt	228.00–240.00	996	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	221.68/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,053	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	239.59/cwt	230.00–248.00	898	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	700	1,494.64/head	1,230.00–1,800.00	1,495	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	794	127.62/cwt	120.00–164.00	1,013	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	1,015	1,620.00/head	1,620.00–1,620.00	1,620	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,354.05/head	1,200.00–1,580.00	1,354	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	238.93/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,254	8
Bulls	—	—	1,718	150.97/cwt	144.50–155.00	2,594	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	71.36/cwt	69.50–73.00	571	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	118.71/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,514	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	109.85/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,126	8
Bulls	—	—	1,165	124.21/cwt	122.50–125.50	1,447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	269.05/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,413	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	340.89/cwt	330.00–350.00	937	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	241.46/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,147	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	243.67/cwt	215.00–270.00	1,401	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	303.82/cwt	285.00–320.00	987	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	257.08/cwt	250.00–263.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	211.64/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,323	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	284.32/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,066	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	226.86/cwt	218.00–235.00	1,304	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	264.62/cwt	252.00–276.00	1,257	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	314.99/cwt	309.00–320.00	866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	213.55/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,441	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	279.59/cwt	278.00–281.00	1,188	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	211.56/cwt	203.00–220.00	1,608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	222.25/cwt	222.25–222.25	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	310.72/cwt	303.00–317.50	1,165	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	272.63/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,295	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	223.91/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	227.04/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	328.81/cwt	318.00–337.50	740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	226.09/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	279.07/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	269.63/cwt	258.00–280.00	1,146	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	283.99/cwt	277.00–290.00	923	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	205.44/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,455	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,033.41/head	1,610.00–2,300.00	2,033	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	247.24/cwt	241.50–258.75	1,441	7

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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 455Year ago 745

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 83Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 82Year ago 72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	282.50	282.50
2	500–550	518	270.00	270.00
7	550–600	583	241.50–258.75	247.24
5	600–650	609	238.50	238.50
6	650–700	686	227.75	227.75
2	750–800	753	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	330.00–350.00	340.89
4	350–400	375	285.00–300.00	292.99
6	400–450	425	267.00–278.00	272.82
4	450–500	475	264.00–267.50	265.84
4	500–550	525	250.00–258.00	254.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	303.00–317.50	310.72
4	400–450	425	278.00–281.00	279.59
4	450–500	475	270.00–275.00	272.63
4	500–550	525	268.00–270.00	269.05
4	650–700	675	226.00–228.00	227.04
1	700–750	730	222.25	222.25
2	750–800	760	203.00–220.00	211.56
1	850–900	865	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	285.00–320.00	303.82
6	450–500	475	232.00–250.00	241.46
4	550–600	575	215.00–270.00	243.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	503	232.50	232.50
2	550–600	567	227.00	227.00
2	600–650	603	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	302.00–314.00	308.65
8	300–350	325	265.00–276.00	270.92
8	350–400	375	251.00–270.00	261.12
6	400–450	425	220.00–245.00	233.22
14	450–500	475	220.00–232.50	226.57
6	500–550	525	219.00–224.00	221.62
6	600–650	625	200.00–215.00	207.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	285.00–305.00	296.09
2	250–300	275	250.00–263.00	257.08
18	350–400	375	230.00–248.00	239.59
12	400–450	425	228.00–240.00	234.35
12	450–500	475	218.00–225.00	221.68
4	500–550	525	205.00–215.00	210.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	318.00–337.50	328.81
4	300–350	325	277.00–290.00	283.99
2	350–400	375	278.00–280.00	279.07
2	500–550	525	224.00–228.00	226.09
2	550–600	575	220.00–227.50	223.91
4	650–700	675	212.00–215.00	213.55
2	700–750	708	200.00–211.00	205.44
1	800–850	845	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	309.00–320.00	314.99
10	350–400	375	275.00–292.50	284.32
6	400–450	425	258.00–280.00	269.63
6	450–500	475	252.00–276.00	264.62
8	500–550	525	235.00–242.50	238.93
8	550–600	575	218.00–235.00	226.86
4	600–650	625	208.00–215.00	211.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	1,230.00–1,800.00	1,494.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	2,050.00	2,050.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	794	120.00–164.00	127.62
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,620.00	1,620.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	925	1,200.00–1,580.00	1,354.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,100	1,610.00–2,300.00	2,033.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,718	144.50–155.00	150.97
2	—	1,165	122.50–125.50	124.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	800	69.50–73.00	71.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,275	115.00–122.00	118.71
8	—	1,025	104.00–114.00	109.85

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle