Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale we had lots of interest in all classes , because of local and regional rains. Local farmers and order buyers both were bidding strong . Feeder steers sold Steady to 4.00- higher ; Feeder heifers sold 3.00- 21.00 higher with 5 weight 25.00 higher ; Slaughter cows sold Steady to 4.00 -Higher; Slaughter bulls sold Steady to 6.00 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.31/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −151.23 against this barn's trailing median of $388.54.

Average price

$237.31

25 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,258

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$42.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.83

vs MS average

−29.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	514	256.25	1,317	7thin
Medium and Large 1	525	243.23	1,277	6thin
Medium and Large 2	550	227.92	1,254	8thin
Medium and Large 3	525	214.08	1,124	4thin

One grade step is worth $42.17/cwt here — about $193 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 sale25 hd

237.31

—

MS average13 barns · 242 hd

235.49

+1.83

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−29.74

This barn, trailing median31 sales

388.54

−151.23

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	1,465	130.39	1,911	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	117.61	1,369	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	102.57	1,051	4thin

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)	1,025	$1,660	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$2,017	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$984	20

Every lot, as filed

61 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 2	750–800	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	258.41/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,227	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	895	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,745	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	373.66/cwt	372.00–375.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	315.70/cwt	312.00–319.00	1,342	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	230.71/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,211	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	653	253.25/cwt	253.25–253.25	1,654	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	425	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,296	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,918.75/head	1,750.00–2,025.00	1,919	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	261.85/cwt	232.00–287.50	851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	214.08/cwt	201.00–226.00	1,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	209.33/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	319.54/cwt	316.00–322.50	879	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	460	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,393	4
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	983.78/head	740.00–1,150.00	984	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	2,016.89/head	1,675.00–2,250.00	2,017	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	325.55/cwt	320.00–330.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	267.37/cwt	256.00–277.50	1,136	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	225.13/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,294	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	280.65/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,052	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,314.05/head	1,100.00–1,460.00	1,314	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	282.30/cwt	266.00–297.00	1,341	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	122.32/cwt	116.50–127.50	1,560	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	102.57/cwt	93.50–109.00	1,051	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	111.73/cwt	105.00–116.50	1,145	8
Bulls	—	—	1,650	139.39/cwt	135.00–143.50	2,300	7
Bulls	—	—	1,250	119.90/cwt	104.00–130.50	1,499	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	241.90/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,270	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	234.73/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,115	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	271.69/cwt	252.00–287.50	611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	355.05/cwt	352.00–357.50	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	300.52/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,427	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	237.85/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,249	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	329.39/cwt	323.00–335.00	1,235	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	347.15/cwt	345.00–349.00	1,128	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	284.77/cwt	252.50–321.00	1,210	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	246.83/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,543	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	255.43/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,469	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	338.61/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,100	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	304.20/cwt	280.00–325.00	989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	258.08/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	321.81/cwt	307.00–335.00	1,368	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	335.45/cwt	330.00–340.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	291.99/cwt	283.00–300.00	1,241	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	273.78/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,574	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	388.62/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,069	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	243.23/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,277	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	256.25/cwt	256.25–256.25	1,317	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	320.31/cwt	314.00–326.00	1,521	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	295.69/cwt	260.00–327.00	1,109	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	220.20/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,376	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	300.65/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,127	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	193.63/cwt	188.00–199.00	1,410	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.

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Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS

Wed Nov 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 324Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 31Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 38Year ago 81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	320.00–330.00	325.55
6	250–300	275	316.00–322.50	319.54
4	350–400	375	270.00–290.00	280.65
12	400–450	425	256.00–277.50	267.37
4	500–550	525	226.00–235.00	230.71
4	550–600	575	222.00–228.00	225.13
4	650–700	675	200.00–218.00	209.33
2	700–750	728	188.00–199.00	193.63
1	750–800	760	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	372.00–375.00	373.66
2	250–300	275	330.00–340.00	335.45
4	300–350	325	337.00–340.00	338.61
4	350–400	375	290.00–310.00	300.65
12	400–450	425	283.00–300.00	291.99
16	450–500	475	250.00–266.00	258.41
6	500–550	525	238.00–248.00	243.23
4	600–650	625	215.00–225.00	220.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	252.00–287.50	271.69
8	450–500	475	230.00–239.00	234.73
4	500–550	525	201.00–226.00	214.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	252.50	252.50
7	500–550	514	256.25	256.25
4	600–650	619	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	352.00–357.50	355.05
4	400–450	425	312.00–319.00	315.70
6	450–500	475	290.00–310.00	300.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	305.00	305.00
4	450–500	460	312.00	312.00
3	550–600	550	285.00	285.00
9	650–700	653	253.25	253.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	232.00–287.50	261.85
6	500–550	525	230.00–245.00	237.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	375.00–400.00	388.62
6	300–350	325	345.00–349.00	347.15
6	350–400	375	323.00–335.00	329.39
6	400–450	425	252.50–321.00	284.77
6	450–500	475	314.00–326.00	320.31
6	550–600	575	267.00–280.00	273.78
4	600–650	625	256.00–260.00	258.08
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	775	229.00	229.00
1	800–850	820	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	280.00–325.00	304.20
4	350–400	375	260.00–327.00	295.69
14	400–450	425	307.00–335.00	321.81
14	450–500	475	266.00–297.00	282.30
6	500–550	525	233.00–250.00	241.90
10	550–600	575	245.00–265.00	255.43
12	600–650	625	238.00–255.00	246.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	195.00	195.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	925	740.00–1,150.00	983.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	3,550.00	3,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	925	1,675.00–2,250.00	2,016.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,100	1,750.00–2,025.00	1,918.75
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	925	1,100.00–1,460.00	1,314.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,275	116.50–127.50	122.32
8	—	1,025	105.00–116.50	111.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	93.50–109.00	102.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,650	135.00–143.50	139.39
6	—	1,250	104.00–130.50	119.90

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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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