Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2022-01-19

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Jan 19
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
373 head
▼ 340 vs last sale 713▼ 71 vs year ago 444 · −16.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 64▲ 18 vs year ago 46 · +39.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 64▼ 10 vs year ago 78 · −12.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 5-10 higher, feeder heifers sold 7- 10 lower, slaughter cows sold 3-7 higher, and slaughter bulls were steady.

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.58/cwt on 65 head.
Average price
$143.58
65 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$715
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$159
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$5.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.80
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1452145.5265742
Medium and Large 1-2583140.0381623
One grade step is worth $5.49/cwt here — about −$159 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 sale65 hd
143.58
—
MS average11 barns · 788 hd
142.78
+0.80
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,41390.921,28412
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08874.1380616
CowsLean 85-90%Average94161.8158116

Every lot

36 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1373193.98/cwt190.00–197.507246
Steers—Medium and Large 1423185.27/cwt180.00–190.007846
Steers—Medium and Large 1473183.93/cwt180.00–187.508706
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added477185.55/cwt179.00–192.0088510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510190.50/cwt190.50–190.509723
Steers—Medium and Large 1523177.61/cwt175.00–180.009296
Steers—Medium and Large 1573164.64/cwt161.00–168.009436
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576165.49/cwt165.00–166.009538
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605161.00/cwt161.00–161.009742
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323155.35/cwt150.00–160.005026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373155.71/cwt152.00–159.005816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423150.27/cwt145.00–155.0063612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473145.24/cwt140.00–150.006876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added494146.00/cwt146.00–146.007214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523138.65/cwt135.00–142.007256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added549144.50/cwt144.50–144.507935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577138.68/cwt132.50–144.008009
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623123.14/cwt119.00–127.007676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added643139.50/cwt139.50–139.508972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added733129.00/cwt129.00–129.009463
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323194.67/cwt192.00–197.006296
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373186.63/cwt180.00–192.506966
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423176.58/cwt170.00–182.507476
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473179.88/cwt177.00–182.508516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523174.17/cwt170.00–178.009116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623127.18/cwt122.00–132.007926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673127.17/cwt122.00–132.008566
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22586.12/cwt80.50–90.001,0556
Bulls——1,60095.72/cwt92.00–99.001,5326
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80054.72/cwt51.00–58.004386
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02572.72/cwt69.50–75.0074512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02566.07/cwt63.00–68.2567710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27578.35/cwt76.50–80.009994
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,0301,303.52/cwt1,150.00–1,425.0013,4266
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2808717.03/cwt600.00–800.005,7948
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035970.65/cwt900.00–1,025.0010,0468

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.