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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Mar 23

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← Mar 16Mar 23Mar 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

235 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 226▲ 106 vs year ago 129 · +82.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 67▲ 56 vs year ago 8 · +700.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 60▲ 22 vs year ago 25 · +88.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold mixed, slaughter cows sold 3-10 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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

1 Load of Heifers 70 head 47,175lbs avj. 673lbs @ $138.00

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 $138.37/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$138.37

82 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$892

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$252

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

$2.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.06

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	140.53	676	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	673	138.00	929	70

One grade step is worth $2.53/cwt here — about −$252 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 sale82 hd

138.37

—

MS average12 barns · 1,324 hd

144.43

−6.06

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	—	Average	1,463	102.23	1,495	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,050	87.62	920	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,083	82.72	896	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	74.81	731	13

Every lot

23 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	383	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	689	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	493	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	912	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	166.16/cwt	162.00–170.00	952	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	156.39/cwt	152.50–160.00	974	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	140.74/cwt	136.00–145.00	595	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	140.71/cwt	136.00–145.00	666	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	140.13/cwt	137.00–143.00	733	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	140.12/cwt	137.00–143.00	803	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	673	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	929	70
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	159.83/cwt	154.00–165.00	596	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	144.71/cwt	140.00–149.00	684	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	137.56/cwt	136.00–139.00	719	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,138	90.30/cwt	87.50–91.50	1,028	3
Bulls	—	—	1,270	100.19/cwt	94.50–104.00	1,272	8
Bulls	—	—	1,966	112.65/cwt	107.50–115.00	2,215	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	817	63.93/cwt	61.50–65.00	522	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	78.07/cwt	75.00–80.25	800	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,038	87.11/cwt	84.00–89.00	904	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,083	82.72/cwt	80.50–83.50	896	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	94.25/cwt	94.25–94.25	1,131	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,052	1,054.91/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	11,098	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	860	785.27/cwt	750.00–800.00	6,753	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,191	1,108.36/cwt	950.00–1,190.00	13,201	5

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 Mar 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 226Year ago 129

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 67Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 60Year ago 25

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold mixed, slaughter cows sold 3-10 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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

1 Load of Heifers 70 head 47,175lbs avj. 673lbs @ $138.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	136.00–139.00	137.56
2	—	473	140.00–149.00	144.71
4	—	373	154.00–165.00	159.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	137.00–143.00	140.13
2	—	573	137.00–143.00	140.12
4	—	423	136.00–145.00	140.74
4	—	473	136.00–145.00	140.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	673	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	152.50–160.00	156.39
2	—	573	162.00–170.00	166.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	185.00	185.00
2	—	383	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,052	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,054.91

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)	3	—	860	750.00–800.00	785.27

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)	5	—	1,191	950.00–1,190.00	1,108.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,270	94.50–104.00	100.19
5	—	1,966	107.50–115.00	112.65
3	—	1,138	87.50–91.50	90.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	80.50–83.50	82.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	817	61.50–65.00	63.93
10	—	1,025	75.00–80.25	78.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,038	84.00–89.00	87.11
1	—	1,200	94.25	94.25

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.