Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold Steady to 12.00 Higher; Feeder Heifers sold Steady to 8.00 Higher; Feeder Yearlings groups were weaned this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s; Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 Lower ; Slaughter bulls sold Steady to 2.00 Lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.60/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −132.94 against this barn's trailing median of $388.54.

Average price

$255.60

56 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,387

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$46.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.34

vs MS average

−24.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	270.36	1,430	22
Medium and Large 1	545	262.04	1,428	10thin
Medium and Large 2	547	244.44	1,338	18thin
Medium and Large 3	575	224.26	1,289	6thin

One grade step is worth $46.10/cwt here — about $141 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 sale56 hd

255.60

—

MS average13 barns · 247 hd

248.26

+7.34

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−24.70

This barn, trailing median31 sales

388.54

−132.94

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	1,543	138.35	2,134	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,132	108.87	1,233	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	107.75	1,544	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	95.78	982	16

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)	995	$1,782	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,044	$2,015	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	515	$1,463	2thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	674	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	1,830	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	826	240.80/cwt	239.50–242.50	1,989	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	402	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,298	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	336.89/cwt	329.00–344.00	1,600	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	470	282.62/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,328	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	319.25/cwt	319.25–319.25	1,705	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	228.29/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,445	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	384.72/cwt	382.00–387.00	1,058	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	653	242.81/cwt	242.50–243.00	1,586	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	757	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,911	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	795	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,765	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	529	270.36/cwt	265.00–275.50	1,430	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	325.29/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,382	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	252.59/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	311.26/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,167	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	266.31/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,265	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	249.90/cwt	241.00–258.00	1,312	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	332.63/cwt	311.00–350.00	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	311.57/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,480	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	367.89/cwt	357.00–377.00	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	350.38/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,139	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	266.24/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,664	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	349.27/cwt	346.00–355.00	1,278	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	302.49/cwt	286.00–310.00	1,612	9
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	713	1,110.00/head	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,110	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	515	1,462.86/head	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	344.12/cwt	342.00–345.00	974	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	276.38/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	237.61/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,366	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	285.29/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,212	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,484.32/head	1,300.00–1,610.00	1,484	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	945	1,942.46/head	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,942	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	86.44/cwt	80.00–91.00	886	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	105.12/cwt	94.00–113.00	1,077	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	107.75/cwt	103.50–111.00	1,544	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	114.24/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,457	6
Bulls	—	—	1,670	142.47/cwt	135.50–147.50	2,379	12
Bulls	—	—	1,160	125.97/cwt	118.00–132.00	1,461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	308.28/cwt	288.00–317.00	1,027	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	225.26/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,070	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	224.26/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,289	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	251.04/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	330.76/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,075	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	104.85/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,075	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	376.72/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	274.68/cwt	258.00–290.00	1,579	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	347.01/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,301	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	246.69/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	260.29/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,106	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	292.82/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	348.15/cwt	345.00–351.00	1,654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	339.93/cwt	332.00–347.00	1,445	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	311.46/cwt	290.00–331.00	1,635	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	360.33/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,351	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	231	349.60/cwt	240.00–425.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	270.81/cwt	269.00–272.50	1,828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	254.17/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	349.52/cwt	340.00–358.00	1,485	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	277.27/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	267.28/cwt	261.00–273.00	1,403	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	222.96/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,817	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	2,288.76/head	2,275.00–2,300.00	2,289	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	1,880.71/head	1,475.00–2,200.00	1,881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	207.52/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	245.60/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	320.79/cwt	316.00–325.00	1,203	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	288.73/cwt	284.00–293.00	1,371	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	232.60/cwt	232.25–232.70	1,668	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	485	332.54/cwt	332.00–333.00	1,613	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	242.04/cwt	241.00–243.00	1,634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	308.46/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,311	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,098.30/head	1,500.00–2,475.00	2,098	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	126.48/cwt	105.00–140.00	1,391	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	403	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,443	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	242.81/cwt	240.25–245.50	1,510	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	643	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,813	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	588	289.51/cwt	286.00–295.00	1,702	13

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 Dec 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 576Last week 485Year ago 622

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 96Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 83Year ago 73

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
6	400–450	403	358.00	358.00
11	450–500	485	332.00–333.00	332.54
10	500–550	534	319.25	319.25
13	550–600	588	286.00–295.00	289.51
8	600–650	643	282.00	282.00
16	650–700	674	271.50	271.50
3	700–750	725	252.00	252.00
10	750–800	757	252.50	252.50
9	800–850	826	239.50–242.50	240.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	382.00–387.00	384.72
6	300–350	325	345.00–355.00	350.38
9	350–400	366	346.00–355.00	349.27
4	400–450	425	320.00–330.00	325.29
6	450–500	475	329.00–344.00	336.89
9	500–550	533	286.00–310.00	302.49
4	550–600	575	267.00–285.00	276.38
4	600–650	625	260.00–272.00	266.24
4	650–700	675	250.00–255.00	252.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	357.00–377.00	367.89
4	300–350	325	320.00–340.00	330.76
4	450–500	475	300.00–322.00	311.57
4	600–650	625	250.00–252.00	251.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	231	240.00–425.00	349.60
2	300–350	325	370.00–382.50	376.72
6	350–400	375	355.00–365.00	360.33
8	400–450	425	340.00–358.00	349.52
2	450–500	475	345.00–351.00	348.15
4	550–600	575	285.00–300.00	292.82
4	600–650	625	270.00–284.00	277.27
2	650–700	675	269.00–272.50	270.81
1	700–750	745	230.00	230.00
2	800–850	815	221.00–225.00	222.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	402	323.00	323.00
23	450–500	470	270.00–295.00	282.62
22	500–550	529	265.00–275.50	270.36
17	600–650	622	240.25–245.50	242.81
8	650–700	653	242.50–243.00	242.81
13	700–750	717	232.25–232.70	232.60
8	750–800	795	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	311.00–350.00	332.63
6	250–300	283	342.00–345.00	344.12
10	350–400	375	307.00–315.00	311.26
6	400–450	425	280.00–290.00	285.29
8	450–500	475	260.00–272.00	266.31
10	500–550	525	241.00–258.00	249.90
8	550–600	575	235.00–240.00	237.61
12	600–650	633	215.00–240.00	228.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	333	288.00–317.00	308.28
4	400–450	425	255.00–265.00	260.29
4	450–500	475	220.00–230.00	225.26
6	550–600	575	218.00–230.00	224.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	316.00–325.00	320.79
6	400–450	425	300.00–316.00	308.46
6	450–500	475	284.00–293.00	288.73
6	500–550	525	261.00–273.00	267.28
4	550–600	575	250.00–258.00	254.17
2	600–650	625	243.00–248.00	245.60
2	650–700	675	241.00–243.00	242.04
2	750–800	778	205.00–210.00	207.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	583	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	340.00–355.00	347.01
14	400–450	425	332.00–347.00	339.93
14	500–550	525	290.00–331.00	311.46
10	550–600	575	258.00–290.00	274.68
4	600–650	625	235.00–257.50	246.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	713	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,110.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	925	1,300.00–1,610.00	1,484.32
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	1,500.00–2,475.00	2,098.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	515	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,462.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,942.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,068	2,275.00–2,300.00	2,288.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,095	1,475.00–2,200.00	1,880.71
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,100	105.00–140.00	126.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	80.00–91.00	86.44
8	—	1,025	94.00–113.00	105.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,433	103.50–111.00	107.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,275	110.00–118.00	114.24
8	—	1,025	99.00–109.00	104.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,670	135.50–147.50	142.47
4	—	1,160	118.00–132.00	125.97

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