Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2022-02-16

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Feb 16

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← Feb 9Feb 16Feb 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

508 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 500▲ 428 vs year ago 80 · +535.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

103 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 53▲ 86 vs year ago 17 · +505.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

200 head

▲ 142 vs last sale 58▲ 183 vs year ago 17 · +1,076.5%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold steady, and slaughter cows and 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 $147.11/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$147.11

81 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$35

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

$7.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.44

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	463	149.21	690	57
Medium and Large 1	511	142.15	726	24

One grade step is worth $7.06/cwt here — about −$35 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 sale81 hd

147.11

—

MS average13 barns · 1,071 hd

144.67

+2.44

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	1,581	103.95	1,643	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	84.43	1,003	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	77.01	789	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	941	67.69	637	16

Every lot

35 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	223	207.75/cwt	205.00–210.00	463	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	207.71/cwt	205.00–210.00	567	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	200.81/cwt	196.00–205.00	649	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	410	191.60/cwt	187.00–198.00	786	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	180.11/cwt	178.00–182.00	762	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	179.71/cwt	177.00–181.75	931	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	174.17/cwt	170.00–178.00	911	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	640	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,024	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	962	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	146.84/cwt	144.00–149.50	988	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	142.61/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,031	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	149.24/cwt	145.00–153.00	557	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	385	150.75/cwt	146.00–155.00	580	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	405	152.62/cwt	151.00–155.50	618	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	139.05/cwt	138.00–140.00	588	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	487	150.99/cwt	149.00–153.00	735	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	140.42/cwt	140.00–143.00	732	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	147.13/cwt	144.00–150.00	769	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	551	155.64/cwt	151.00–157.50	858	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	133.16/cwt	128.00–138.00	963	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	184.77/cwt	180.00–189.00	689	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	136.60/cwt	134.00–139.00	783	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	133.18/cwt	128.00–138.00	830	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,248	96.39/cwt	89.50–101.00	1,203	6
Bulls	—	—	1,913	111.51/cwt	106.50–114.75	2,133	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	61.16/cwt	58.50–63.50	489	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	78.80/cwt	75.00–81.50	808	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	77.01/cwt	73.50–79.50	789	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	71.60/cwt	67.50–74.50	734	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	90.06/cwt	84.50–94.50	1,216	16
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	945	1,105.82/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	10,450	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,128	1,531.60/cwt	1,250.00–1,750.00	17,276	34
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	915	907.04/cwt	725.00–1,050.00	8,299	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,145.63/cwt	910.00–1,300.00	13,748	14

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 Feb 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 508Last week 500Year ago 80

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 53Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 200Last week 58Year ago 17

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold steady, and slaughter cows and 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	—	623	128.00–138.00	133.18
4	—	573	134.00–139.00	136.60
6	—	373	180.00–189.00	184.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	144.00–150.00	147.13
6	—	723	128.00–138.00	133.16
6	—	373	145.00–153.00	149.24
6	—	423	138.00–140.00	139.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	385	146.00–155.00	150.75
4	—	487	149.00–153.00	150.99
7	—	551	151.00–157.50	155.64
23	—	405	151.00–155.50	152.62
14	—	521	140.00–143.00	140.42
2	—	630	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	640	160.00	160.00
12	—	410	187.00–198.00	191.60
2	—	668	144.00	144.00
7	—	518	177.00–181.75	179.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	273	205.00–210.00	207.71
6	—	423	178.00–182.00	180.11
6	—	323	196.00–205.00	200.81
6	—	673	144.00–149.50	146.84
6	—	523	170.00–178.00	174.17
6	—	723	139.00–146.00	142.61
6	—	223	205.00–210.00	207.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,128	1,250.00–1,750.00	1,531.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	945	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,105.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,200	910.00–1,300.00	1,145.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	915	725.00–1,050.00	907.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,913	106.50–114.75	111.51
6	—	1,248	89.50–101.00	96.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	800	58.50–63.50	61.16
10	—	1,025	67.50–74.50	71.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,350	84.50–94.50	90.06
16	—	1,025	75.00–81.50	78.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	73.50–79.50	77.01

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.