Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 3.00-13.00 higher ; #2 feeder heifers sold Firmer to 2.00 higher; feeder calf groups with shots and weaned had added value and all groups were reported as #1-2s ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-7.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold weaker

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $250.01/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −178.37 against this barn's trailing median of $428.38.

Average price

$250.01

35 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,357

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$27.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.75

vs MS average

−49.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	527	264.28	1,392	9thin
Medium and Large 1	575	250.21	1,439	8thin
Medium and Large 2	550	250.14	1,376	8thin
Medium and Large 3	525	236.90	1,244	10thin

One grade step is worth $27.38/cwt here — about $148 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 sale35 hd

250.01

—

MS average12 barns · 239 hd

254.76

−4.75

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−49.03

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.38

−178.37

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	—	Average	1,321	133.58	1,765	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	119.73	1,493	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	114.29	1,621	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	106.83	1,061	14

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$1,870	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,795	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,917	14

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	650–700	675	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	304.26/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,141	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	223.37/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,173	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	281.80/cwt	272.00–290.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,326	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	241.30/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,238	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,987.05/head	1,490.00–2,300.00	1,987	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	265.74/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,262	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	226.24/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,414	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	269.92/cwt	264.00–275.00	877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	186.69/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	538	233.25/cwt	233.25–233.25	1,255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	213.09/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,225	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	281.59/cwt	280.00–283.00	1,197	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	238.88/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,015	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	260.99/cwt	253.00–268.00	979	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,239	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	284.71/cwt	272.00–307.00	1,042	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	224.70/cwt	221.00–228.00	955	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	217.89/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,035	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	294.09/cwt	283.00–303.00	662	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	247.38/cwt	242.00–252.00	804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	226.58/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,076	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	257.19/cwt	253.00–261.00	1,350	4
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	158.05/cwt	120.00–184.00	1,462	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,823.65/head	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,824	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,442.70/head	1,300.00–1,540.00	1,443	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	243.09/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	242.25/cwt	230.00–253.00	908	10
Bulls	—	—	1,210	127.76/cwt	112.50–138.50	1,546	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	89.44/cwt	82.00–96.00	716	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	109.73/cwt	103.00–114.50	1,125	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	114.29/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,621	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	121.47/cwt	113.00–129.00	1,549	32
Bulls	—	—	1,655	151.02/cwt	148.00–153.50	2,499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	500–550	503	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	236.90/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,244	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	256.39/cwt	240.00–271.00	1,090	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	262.21/cwt	245.00–277.00	852	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	272.71/cwt	264.00–280.00	750	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	105.85/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,085	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	229.17/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,318	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	235.85/cwt	228.00–243.00	1,238	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	294.44/cwt	291.00–297.50	1,251	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	250.21/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,439	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	213.59/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,442	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	302.71/cwt	294.00–310.00	832	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	234.17/cwt	225.75–242.00	1,581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	244.84/cwt	238.00–251.00	1,163	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	393.31/cwt	382.50–402.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	317.54/cwt	317.00–318.00	873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	282.31/cwt	261.00–301.00	1,059	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	219.83/cwt	211.00–228.00	1,374	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	218.94/cwt	213.00–225.00	1,692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	228.60/cwt	224.00–232.00	1,664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	788	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,087.44/head	1,900.00–2,210.00	2,087	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	309.67/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,205	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	277.52/cwt	272.00–282.50	1,318	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	210.17/cwt	209.50–211.00	1,824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	215.60/cwt	213.00–218.00	1,348	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,870.00/head	1,870.00–1,870.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	242.60/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,516	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	229.76/cwt	227.60–234.25	1,677	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	954	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	212.77/cwt	210.75–214.75	1,296	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	291.76/cwt	287.00–296.00	1,240	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	975	1,946.67/head	1,800.00–2,060.00	1,947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	312.15/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,014	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	246.06/cwt	244.00–248.25	1,026	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	252.04/cwt	245.25–254.25	1,560	12

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 Oct 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 427Last week 261Year ago 419

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 49Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 31Year ago 127

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
3	500–550	527	273.50	273.50
2	550–600	568	255.00	255.00
12	600–650	619	245.25–254.25	252.04
2	650–700	675	237.00	237.00
6	700–750	730	227.60–234.25	229.76
4	950–1000	954	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	506	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	294.00–310.00	302.71
9	350–400	366	272.00–307.00	284.71
4	400–450	425	280.00–283.00	281.59
8	450–500	475	261.00–271.00	265.74
4	500–550	525	253.00–261.00	257.19
4	550–600	575	241.00–245.00	243.09
8	600–650	625	220.00–232.00	226.24
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	264.00–280.00	272.71
6	300–350	325	245.00–277.00	262.21
8	400–450	425	240.00–271.00	256.39
10	500–550	525	228.00–245.00	236.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	382.50–402.00	393.31
4	300–350	325	310.00–314.00	312.15
5	350–400	389	307.00–320.00	309.67
8	400–450	425	291.00–297.50	294.44
8	450–500	475	272.00–282.50	277.52
8	550–600	575	245.00–255.00	250.21
4	600–650	625	240.00–245.00	242.60
4	650–700	675	225.75–242.00	234.17
3	700–750	728	224.00–232.00	228.60
2	750–800	773	213.00–225.00	218.94
3	850–900	868	209.50–211.00	210.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	350.00	350.00
4	250–300	275	317.00–318.00	317.54
4	350–400	375	300.00–308.00	304.26
1	500–550	525	228.00	228.00
1	550–600	575	218.00	218.00
4	600–650	625	213.00–218.00	215.60
1	700–750	700	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	272.00–290.00	281.80
4	300–350	325	264.00–275.00	269.92
6	350–400	375	253.00–268.00	260.99
8	400–450	425	232.00–245.00	238.88
8	450–500	475	225.00–228.00	226.58
10	500–550	525	215.00–231.00	223.37
6	550–600	575	211.00–215.00	213.09
3	700–750	710	185.00–190.00	186.69
1	750–800	770	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	417	244.00–248.25	246.06
5	500–550	513	225.00–265.00	241.30
2	550–600	563	220.00	220.00
4	600–650	609	210.75–214.75	212.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	233.25	233.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	225	283.00–303.00	294.09
6	300–350	325	242.00–252.00	247.38
10	350–400	375	230.00–253.00	242.25
4	400–450	425	221.00–228.00	224.70
4	450–500	475	210.00–225.00	217.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	503	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	261.00–301.00	282.31
10	400–450	425	287.00–296.00	291.76
8	450–500	475	238.00–251.00	244.84
18	500–550	525	228.00–243.00	235.85
10	550–600	575	225.00–233.00	229.17
10	600–650	625	211.00–228.00	219.83
4	650–700	675	211.00–216.00	213.59

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,100	1,490.00–2,300.00	1,987.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,870.00	1,870.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	925	1,300.00–1,540.00	1,442.70
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	—	925	120.00–184.00	158.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	925	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,823.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	1,900.00–2,210.00	2,087.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	1,800.00–2,060.00	1,946.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,210	112.50–138.50	127.76
4	—	1,655	148.00–153.50	151.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	82.00–96.00	89.44
12	—	1,025	103.00–114.50	109.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	113.00–115.00	114.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,275	113.00–129.00	121.47
4	—	1,025	100.00–110.00	105.85

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

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