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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, May 18

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

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Feeder Cattle receipts

733 head

▼ 128 vs last sale 861▲ 36 vs year ago 697 · +5.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

101 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 55▲ 23 vs year ago 78 · +29.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 137▼ 29 vs year ago 85 · −34.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold lower 1.00-10.00; feeder heifers sold lower 1.00-5.00; feeder calf groups sold steady, were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold weaker ; slaughter bulls sold lower 1.00-5.00

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 $131.71/cwt on 236 head.

Average price

$131.71

236 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$14.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.56

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	137.69	703	112
Medium and Large 1-2	555	132.71	737	44
Medium and Large 3	409	122.78	502	80

One grade step is worth $14.90/cwt here — about $201 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 sale236 hd

131.71

—

MS average13 barns · 1,502 hd

137.27

−5.56

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	1,569	96.87	1,520	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,160	71.62	830	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	63.03	960	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	60.80	623	28

Every lot

68 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	275	150.89/cwt	140.00–160.00	415	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	145.06/cwt	130.00–158.00	471	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	150.40/cwt	148.00–152.50	564	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	143.79/cwt	139.00–148.00	539	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	146.61/cwt	140.00–152.50	623	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	133.78/cwt	124.00–142.50	569	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	677	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	149.68/cwt	141.00–157.50	711	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	135.31/cwt	129.00–141.00	643	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	148.37/cwt	140.00–156.00	779	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	136.66/cwt	133.00–140.00	717	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	146.51/cwt	134.00–158.00	842	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	145.47/cwt	141.75–146.75	890	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	142.16/cwt	138.00–146.00	889	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	125.35/cwt	116.00–134.00	783	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	141.80/cwt	126.50–145.75	956	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	136.47/cwt	126.50–145.75	921	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	131.89/cwt	120.00–143.00	956	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	747	129.39/cwt	124.25–130.20	967	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	134.03/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,039	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	124.69/cwt	118.00–131.00	1,029	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	123.83/cwt	121.00–126.50	1,084	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	225	128.86/cwt	115.00–140.00	290	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	136.81/cwt	130.00–142.50	376	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	275	123.17/cwt	115.00–130.00	339	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	128.35/cwt	120.00–136.00	409	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	137.07/cwt	132.50–141.00	445	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	125.38/cwt	120.00–130.00	407	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	142.13/cwt	136.00–147.50	533	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	125.72/cwt	114.00–136.00	471	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	511	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	145.35/cwt	139.00–151.00	618	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	114.42/cwt	105.00–125.00	486	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	141.89/cwt	134.00–149.00	674	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	115.52/cwt	105.00–125.00	549	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	142.33/cwt	135.00–149.00	747	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	126.42/cwt	117.00–135.00	664	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	136.36/cwt	135.00–137.25	740	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	715	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	137.78/cwt	131.00–144.00	792	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	130.17/cwt	125.00–132.75	814	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	112.39/cwt	102.00–122.00	702	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	134.66/cwt	123.00–141.00	858	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	127.77/cwt	120.00–135.00	862	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	899	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	123.24/cwt	116.00–130.00	893	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	119.22/cwt	112.00–126.00	924	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	275	153.16/cwt	139.00–165.00	421	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	154.30/cwt	150.00–158.00	501	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	149.59/cwt	140.00–158.00	561	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	138.98/cwt	121.00–155.00	591	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	136.70/cwt	127.50–145.00	649	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	140.47/cwt	130.00–150.00	737	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	132.18/cwt	125.00–140.00	760	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	129.47/cwt	117.00–141.00	809	16
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	91.30/cwt	88.00–93.50	1,141	4
Bulls	—	—	1,728	99.66/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,722	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	65.85/cwt	60.00–70.00	675	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	60.80/cwt	45.00–72.00	623	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	76.56/cwt	71.00–81.50	976	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	63.03/cwt	52.00–72.00	960	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1	925	973.51/cwt	810.00–1,085.00	9,005	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1	925	616.49/cwt	450.00–730.00	5,703	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	1,262.56/cwt	1,190.00–1,310.00	13,573	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	489.19/cwt	400.00–550.00	4,525	20
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	841.08/cwt	740.00–910.00	7,780	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,018.86/cwt	890.00–1,100.00	11,207	4

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 May 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 733Last week 861Year ago 697

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 55Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 137Year ago 85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	140.00	140.00
2	—	390	131.00	131.00
2	—	570	125.50	125.50
5	—	676	133.00	133.00
15	—	543	135.00–137.25	136.36
4	—	319	120.00–136.00	128.35
14	—	625	125.00–132.75	130.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	675	120.00–135.00	127.77
8	—	325	132.50–141.00	137.07
16	—	637	123.00–141.00	134.66
12	—	525	135.00–149.00	142.33
6	—	725	116.00–130.00	123.24
12	—	375	136.00–147.50	142.13
10	—	575	131.00–144.00	137.78
4	—	775	112.00–126.00	119.22
6	—	275	130.00–142.50	136.81
18	—	425	139.00–151.00	145.35
12	—	475	134.00–149.00	141.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	525	117.00–135.00	126.42
8	—	425	105.00–125.00	114.42
12	—	325	120.00–130.00	125.38
8	—	475	105.00–125.00	115.52
16	—	375	114.00–136.00	125.72
8	—	225	115.00–140.00	128.86
6	—	625	102.00–122.00	112.39
6	—	275	115.00–130.00	123.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	325	130.00–158.00	145.06
8	—	625	116.00–134.00	125.35
4	—	475	129.00–141.00	135.31
10	—	375	139.00–148.00	143.79
8	—	525	133.00–140.00	136.66
8	—	425	124.00–142.50	133.78
8	—	275	140.00–160.00	150.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	525	140.00–156.00	148.37
8	—	875	121.00–126.50	123.83
6	—	375	148.00–152.50	150.40
8	—	425	140.00–152.50	146.61
6	—	825	118.00–131.00	124.69
12	—	725	120.00–143.00	131.89
12	—	675	126.50–145.75	136.47
10	—	575	134.00–158.00	146.51
10	—	475	141.00–157.50	149.68
6	—	775	133.00–135.00	134.03
6	—	625	138.00–146.00	142.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	612	141.75–146.75	145.47
6	—	444	152.50	152.50
44	—	747	124.25–130.20	129.39
15	—	674	126.50–145.75	141.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	525	130.00–150.00	140.47
16	—	625	117.00–141.00	129.47
12	—	475	127.50–145.00	136.70
12	—	325	150.00–158.00	154.30
18	—	425	121.00–155.00	138.98
4	—	575	125.00–140.00	132.18
10	—	275	139.00–165.00	153.16
22	—	375	140.00–158.00	149.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,025	45.00–72.00	60.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,523	52.00–72.00	63.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,275	71.00–81.50	76.56
24	—	1,025	60.00–70.00	65.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,728	94.00–104.00	99.66
4	—	1,250	88.00–93.50	91.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	925	810.00–1,085.00	973.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	450.00–730.00	616.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,075	1,190.00–1,310.00	1,262.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	925	400.00–550.00	489.19

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,100	890.00–1,100.00	1,018.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	925	740.00–910.00	841.08

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.