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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Jan 5

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← Dec 15Jan 5Jan 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

311 head

▲ 311 vs last sale 0▼ 218 vs year ago 529 · −41.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 0▼ 63 vs year ago 100 · −63.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 0▼ 112 vs year ago 163 · −68.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to December 15, 2021: Feeder steers and heifers sold 11-25 higher, slaughter cows sold 4-6 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.47/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$155.47

67 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$10.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.31

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	480	160.05	769	39
Medium and Large 1	473	149.09	705	28

One grade step is worth $10.96/cwt here — about $64 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale67 hd

155.47

—

MS average12 barns · 708 hd

140.16

+15.31

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	—	Low	1,413	89.82	1,269	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,089	71.54	779	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	66.13	678	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	59.10	606	8thin

Every lot

29 lots · USDA AMS · Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	223	201.38/cwt	200.00–202.50	449	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	195.41/cwt	190.00–200.00	533	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	199.94/cwt	197.00–202.50	646	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	368	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	736	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	194.74/cwt	190.00–199.00	824	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	453	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	911	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	179.45/cwt	179.45–179.45	922	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	969	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	170.87/cwt	169.00–172.50	552	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	334	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	558	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	165.71/cwt	162.00–169.00	618	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	382	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	649	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	160.27/cwt	155.00–165.00	678	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	447	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	791	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	148.14/cwt	145.00–151.00	701	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	748	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	145.22/cwt	140.00–150.00	760	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	130.68/cwt	126.00–135.00	749	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	593	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	812	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	122.77/cwt	115.00–130.00	765	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	182.77/cwt	177.50–187.50	773	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,225	84.92/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,040	4
Bulls	—	—	1,600	94.72/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,516	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	69.72/cwt	66.50–72.00	715	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	66.13/cwt	63.50–68.00	678	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	59.10/cwt	55.00–62.00	606	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	76.10/cwt	73.50–78.50	951	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	962.64/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	10,474	16

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 0Year ago 529

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 0Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 0Year ago 163

Compared to December 15, 2021: Feeder steers and heifers sold 11-25 higher, slaughter cows sold 4-6 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	177.50–187.50	182.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	126.00–135.00	130.68
4	—	623	115.00–130.00	122.77
4	—	323	169.00–172.50	170.87
4	—	473	145.00–151.00	148.14
4	—	423	155.00–165.00	160.27
4	—	373	162.00–169.00	165.71
4	—	523	140.00–150.00	145.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	447	177.00	177.00
5	—	516	145.00	145.00
11	—	593	137.00	137.00
3	—	382	170.00	170.00
4	—	334	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	514	179.45	179.45
4	—	368	200.00	200.00
5	—	613	158.00	158.00
16	—	453	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	200.00	200.00
4	—	273	190.00–200.00	195.41
4	—	223	200.00–202.50	201.38
4	—	323	197.00–202.50	199.94
4	—	423	190.00–199.00	194.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,088	850.00–1,050.00	962.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,225	79.00–89.00	84.92
4	—	1,600	91.00–98.00	94.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	66.50–72.00	69.72
4	—	1,250	73.50–78.50	76.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	63.50–68.00	66.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	55.00–62.00	59.10

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.