Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2022-05-11

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, May 11
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
861 head
▲ 224 vs last sale 637▲ 520 vs year ago 341 · +152.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 70▲ 14 vs year ago 41 · +34.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
137 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 148▲ 83 vs year ago 54 · +153.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-11.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls had no trend. 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 $140.11/cwt on 240 head.
Average price
$140.11
240 head · 659 lb average
Value per head Derived
$923
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$144
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$6.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.03
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558144.9780852
Medium and Large 1-2687138.77953188
One grade step is worth $6.20/cwt here — about −$144 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 sale240 hd
140.11
—
MS average13 barns · 1,296 hd
140.14
−0.03
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—Low1,34199.791,3385thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,02576.177816thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02570.347216thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average86364.6155712

Every lot

42 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1373173.77/cwt169.00–178.006488
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added448163.00/cwt163.00–163.007307
Steers—Medium and Large 1523168.61/cwt166.00–171.008828
Steers—Medium and Large 1573162.28/cwt155.00–169.009308
Steers—Medium and Large 1623161.63/cwt158.00–165.001,0078
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627150.50/cwt150.50–150.509443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664146.74/cwt146.00–148.5097414
Steers—Medium and Large 1673146.20/cwt140.00–152.009848
Steers—Medium and Large 1723145.16/cwt140.00–150.001,0504
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added743145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,07721
Steers—Medium and Large 1823134.84/cwt131.50–138.001,1102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added881133.25/cwt133.25–133.251,17445
Steers—Medium and Large 1915119.54/cwt117.00–122.001,0942
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added402141.00/cwt141.00–141.005678
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423156.21/cwt152.00–160.006618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473156.19/cwt152.00–160.007398
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added493154.92/cwt150.00–158.5076426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523146.26/cwt140.00–152.007658
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525152.66/cwt151.00–153.0080118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570140.75/cwt140.75–140.7580210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573145.24/cwt139.00–151.0083212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added602142.07/cwt138.00–145.0085512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623144.18/cwt139.00–149.008988
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660140.10/cwt136.00–140.8592527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723121.61/cwt118.00–125.008798
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added734135.80/cwt135.80–135.8099724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added869128.36/cwt121.50–128.751,11557
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added948119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1286
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423164.69/cwt161.00–168.006972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473154.19/cwt150.00–158.007292
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,06584.50/cwt84.50–84.509001
Bulls——1,410103.61/cwt96.00–109.001,4614
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%70062.21/cwt58.50–66.504356
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02576.17/cwt75.00–77.007816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02570.34/cwt68.00–72.007216
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02567.00/cwt67.00–67.006876
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2790910.76/cwt800.00–1,000.007,19512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0982,059.00/cwt1,725.00–2,300.0022,6088
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2800712.97/cwt450.00–900.005,70412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,185.11/cwt1,000.00–1,300.0013,9256
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2502,300.00/cwt2,300.00–2,300.0028,7501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy9331,302.05/cwt1,090.00–1,500.0012,14838

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.