Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale Feeder steers under 500# sold 10.00-30.00 higher , feeder steers over 500# sold steady to firmer ; feeder heifers under 500# sold 2.00-8.00 higher , feeder heifers over 500# sold 1.00-7.00 lower ; feeder yearling groups had shots and weaned groups had added value and all groups were reported as #1-2s ; slaughter cows sold weaker to 3.00 lower ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-9.00 lower

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $289.38/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −139.00 against this barn's trailing median of $428.38.

Average price

$289.38

26 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$49.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.50

vs MS average

−37.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	325.11	1,707	4thin
Medium and Large 2	542	288.80	1,564	12thin
Medium and Large 3	555	275.78	1,531	10thin

One grade step is worth $49.33/cwt here — about $176 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale26 hd

289.38

—

MS average11 barns · 279 hd

293.87

−4.50

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−37.25

This barn, trailing median27 sales

428.38

−139.00

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	1,452	125.52	1,823	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	109.07	1,274	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	104.87	1,531	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	964	86.11	830	18

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)	974	$1,700	39
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,034	$1,661	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	892	$1,806	7

Every lot, as filed

88 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	850–900	863	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	2,032	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	217.61/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,584	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	266.09/cwt	255.00–270.25	1,783	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	360.79/cwt	356.00–365.00	1,353	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	277.84/cwt	267.00–287.50	1,181	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	262.75/cwt	262.75–262.75	1,650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	785	235.60/cwt	233.00–238.50	1,849	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	272.62/cwt	260.00–284.00	1,295	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	405.44/cwt	397.00–412.50	1,115	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	282.61/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	936	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	2,017	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	760	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	361.30/cwt	357.00–365.00	1,174	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	421.64/cwt	405.00–435.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	330.76/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,075	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	233.42/cwt	229.00–237.50	1,459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	315.33/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,182	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	336.88/cwt	330.00–343.00	1,432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	285.98/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,072	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	232.30/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,336	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	324.05/cwt	323.00–325.00	1,539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	291.89/cwt	272.00–310.00	1,532	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	250.41/cwt	242.00–258.00	1,189	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	318.07/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,034	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,535.14/head	1,330.00–1,675.00	1,535	12
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	675	1,140.00/head	940.00–1,300.00	1,140	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	261.56/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	281.78/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	314.76/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,338	6
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,389.19/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,389	6
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	143.78/cwt	120.00–160.00	1,330	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,897.30/head	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,897	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	750	1,150.00/head	950.00–1,350.00	1,150	2
Bulls	—	—	1,768	137.23/cwt	135.50–138.50	2,426	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	60.24/cwt	55.00–64.50	437	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	100.43/cwt	97.50–102.50	1,029	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	82.69/cwt	70.00–92.50	806	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	104.87/cwt	102.50–107.50	1,531	2
Bulls	—	—	1,263	118.50/cwt	102.50–129.00	1,497	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	345.19/cwt	334.00–355.00	1,294	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	306.10/cwt	299.00–312.50	1,454	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	271.78/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	346.68/cwt	337.00–355.00	1,127	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	113.35/cwt	111.50–115.00	1,445	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	103.37/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,060	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	442.77/cwt	440.00–445.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	421.35/cwt	414.00–427.50	1,159	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	329.34/cwt	314.00–343.00	1,400	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	358.32/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,344	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	249.83/cwt	230.00–267.50	1,062	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	215.59/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,347	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	219.62/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	271.25/cwt	259.00–282.50	1,560	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	295.59/cwt	288.00–302.50	1,552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	368.62/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,014	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	397.75/cwt	380.00–413.00	1,293	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	282.76/cwt	276.00–289.00	1,767	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	325.11/cwt	317.00–332.50	1,707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	322.09/cwt	305.00–337.50	1,530	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	246.07/cwt	231.00–260.00	1,538	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	244.71/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,285	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	330.40/cwt	328.00–332.50	1,239	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	371.93/cwt	365.00–377.50	837	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,088	1,953.34/head	1,525.00–2,250.00	1,953	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	233.70/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	264.75/cwt	264.75–264.75	1,430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	427	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	259.80/cwt	253.00–266.00	1,364	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	356.29/cwt	345.00–366.00	1,158	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,823.98/head	1,465.00–2,050.00	1,824	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	244.17/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,404	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	374.32/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,404	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	305.58/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,299	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	290.26/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,379	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	357.08/cwt	351.00–362.50	1,518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,900	1

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 601Last week 576Year ago 407

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 49Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 54Year ago 71

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
5	400–450	427	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	628	262.75	262.75
15	650–700	670	255.00–270.25	266.09
18	750–800	785	233.00–238.50	235.60
5	850–900	863	235.50	235.50
4	900–950	936	215.50	215.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	405.00–435.00	421.64
6	250–300	275	397.00–412.50	405.44
6	300–350	325	357.00–365.00	361.30
4	350–400	375	356.00–365.00	360.79
4	400–450	425	330.00–343.00	336.88
4	450–500	475	323.00–325.00	324.05
8	500–550	525	272.00–310.00	291.89
4	550–600	575	280.00–285.00	282.61
2	600–650	625	260.00–263.00	261.56
1	800–850	800	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	337.00–355.00	346.68
4	350–400	375	334.00–355.00	345.19
6	400–450	425	310.00–319.00	314.76
8	450–500	475	299.00–312.50	306.10
4	500–550	525	270.00–292.50	281.78
6	550–600	575	265.00–278.00	271.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	440.00–445.00	442.77
8	250–300	275	414.00–427.50	421.35
10	300–350	325	380.00–413.00	397.75
10	350–400	375	365.00–382.50	374.32
4	400–450	425	351.00–362.50	357.08
4	500–550	525	317.00–332.50	325.11
6	600–650	625	276.00–289.00	282.76
1	650–700	650	268.00	268.00
1	700–750	720	236.00	236.00
2	750–800	785	210.00–229.00	219.62
1	800–850	835	227.50	227.50
1	950–1000	990	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	369.00	369.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	375	345.00–370.00	358.32
6	400–450	425	314.00–343.00	329.34
14	450–500	475	305.00–337.50	322.09
6	500–550	525	288.00–302.50	295.59
14	550–600	575	259.00–282.50	271.25
12	600–650	625	231.00–260.00	246.07
4	650–700	675	228.00–239.00	233.70
3	700–750	728	214.00–224.00	217.61
1	750–800	775	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	325	320.00–340.00	330.76
10	350–400	375	310.00–320.00	315.33
6	400–450	425	267.00–287.50	277.84
8	450–500	475	260.00–284.00	272.62
14	500–550	525	240.00–249.00	244.71
4	600–650	625	229.00–237.50	233.42
1	750–800	780	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	860	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	540	264.75	264.75
2	600–650	610	253.50	253.50
2	750–800	760	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	310.00–325.00	318.07
6	350–400	375	270.00–300.00	285.98
6	400–450	425	230.00–267.50	249.83
6	450–500	475	242.00–258.00	250.41
8	550–600	575	225.00–239.00	232.30
6	600–650	625	200.00–230.00	215.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	365.00–377.50	371.93
8	250–300	275	355.00–380.00	368.62
6	300–350	325	345.00–366.00	356.29
4	350–400	375	328.00–332.50	330.40
10	400–450	425	295.00–315.00	305.58
12	450–500	475	285.00–295.00	290.26
4	500–550	525	253.00–266.00	259.80
6	550–600	575	240.00–248.00	244.17
1	700–750	715	211.00	211.00
1	800–850	805	200.00	200.00

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	1	—	1,045	2,750.00	2,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,897.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	950.00–1,350.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	925	1,330.00–1,675.00	1,535.14
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	675	940.00–1,300.00	1,140.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	—	1,088	1,525.00–2,250.00	1,953.34
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	925	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,389.19
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,100	1,465.00–2,050.00	1,823.98
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	925	120.00–160.00	143.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,768	135.50–138.50	137.23
10	—	1,263	102.50–129.00	118.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	55.00–64.50	60.24
6	—	1,025	97.50–102.50	100.43
10	—	975	70.00–92.50	82.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	102.50–107.50	104.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,275	111.50–115.00	113.35
6	—	1,025	94.00–110.00	103.37

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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