Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2022-06-15

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Jun 15
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
421 head
▲ 127 vs last sale 294▼ 48 vs year ago 469 · −10.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 91▲ 16 vs year ago 59 · +27.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 99▼ 21 vs year ago 72 · −29.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold mixed; feeder heifers sold mixed; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold weaker ; slaughter bulls sold weaker

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.35/cwt on 146 head.
Average price
$134.35
146 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$625
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$12
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$16.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.23
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2374140.435254thin
Medium and Large 1487137.93672104
Medium and Large 3414123.9351438
One grade step is worth $16.50/cwt here — about $12 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 sale146 hd
134.35
—
MS average13 barns · 1,009 hd
139.58
−5.23
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—High1,36595.281,30013
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17877.5791436
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38875.901,0533thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95055.1452424

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,007$94915
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)985$1,02420

Every lot

47 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3275141.80/cwt132.00–150.003906
Steers—Medium and Large 1325161.76/cwt158.00–165.005268
Steers—Medium and Large 3325143.53/cwt136.00–150.004668
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365165.00/cwt165.00–165.006024
Steers—Medium and Large 3375146.93/cwt140.00–153.005516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2409165.00/cwt165.00–165.006757
Steers—Medium and Large 1425157.93/cwt150.00–165.0067116
Steers—Medium and Large 3425136.99/cwt128.00–145.0058210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455148.00/cwt148.00–148.006732
Steers—Medium and Large 3475131.04/cwt120.00–141.006224
Steers—Medium and Large 1575147.30/cwt140.00–154.008476
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585152.50/cwt152.50–152.508924
Steers—Medium and Large 1625140.08/cwt138.00–142.008764
Steers—Medium and Large 1715137.49/cwt137.00–138.009832
Steers—Medium and Large 1755136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0692
Steers—Medium and Large 1838129.01/cwt128.00–130.001,0812
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275141.81/cwt135.00–147.503904
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275120.80/cwt111.00–129.003324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374140.43/cwt130.00–150.005254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375139.69/cwt132.50–146.0052418
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375126.39/cwt120.00–132.0047412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425143.46/cwt135.00–151.0061016
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425125.58/cwt115.00–135.0053414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475139.46/cwt130.00–148.0066224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525137.85/cwt130.00–145.0072420
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525118.94/cwt109.00–128.006248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575139.30/cwt132.00–146.0080110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625130.05/cwt122.00–137.508136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1707129.65/cwt121.00–134.009173
Heifers—Medium and Large 180092.00/cwt92.00–92.007361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1863104.51/cwt100.00–109.009022
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325139.14/cwt130.00–147.0045210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425149.63/cwt138.00–160.0063616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525135.70/cwt120.00–150.0071220
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625117.87/cwt108.00–127.0073710
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25092.60/cwt75.50–104.001,15810
Bulls——1,748104.20/cwt98.00–109.101,8213
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80037.97/cwt30.00–45.003048
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02571.73/cwt65.00–76.5073514
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02563.72/cwt48.50–74.5065316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27581.29/cwt76.00–86.001,03622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38875.90/cwt70.50–79.001,0533
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1900790.95/head660.00–910.007917
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,087.95/head910.00–1,200.001,0888
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925954.59/head800.00–1,060.0095512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,128.84/head1,020.00–1,200.001,1298

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.