Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2022-07-27

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Jul 27
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
371 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 318▼ 358 vs year ago 729 · −49.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 68▼ 41 vs year ago 80 · −51.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 64▼ 68 vs year ago 121 · −56.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold higher 1.00-10.00; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-10.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady; 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 $135.88/cwt on 147 head.
Average price
$135.88
147 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$711
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$327
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$19.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.80
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2629145.6391731
Medium and Large 1515139.0071666
Medium and Large 3469125.7159050
One grade step is worth $19.92/cwt here — about $327 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 sale147 hd
135.88
—
MS average13 barns · 990 hd
141.68
−5.80
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—High1,47483.921,23710
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,09665.1771514
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48562.069226thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95054.0451312

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)1,042$96818
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$1,12924
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$54120

Every lot

60 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3275180.35/cwt170.00–189.004966
Steers—Medium and Large 3325154.28/cwt136.00–170.005014
Steers—Medium and Large 1375185.33/cwt180.00–190.006954
Steers—Medium and Large 3375149.18/cwt130.00–166.005598
Steers—Medium and Large 1425174.45/cwt157.00–190.007414
Steers—Medium and Large 3425141.05/cwt131.00–150.005996
Steers—Medium and Large 1475167.08/cwt145.00–187.0079410
Steers—Medium and Large 3475137.10/cwt135.00–139.006514
Steers—Medium and Large 1525168.13/cwt154.00–181.008838
Steers—Medium and Large 3525138.47/cwt128.00–148.007276
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2549167.00/cwt167.00–167.009176
Steers—Medium and Large 1575157.43/cwt147.00–167.009056
Steers—Medium and Large 3575139.17/cwt135.00–143.008008
Steers—Medium and Large 1625159.08/cwt157.00–161.009944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0304
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668156.24/cwt152.00–159.001,04412
Steers—Medium and Large 3675130.36/cwt120.00–140.008806
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723156.74/cwt149.50–160.001,13310
Steers—Medium and Large 1725146.78/cwt139.00–155.001,0642
Steers—Medium and Large 1770150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0772
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275147.08/cwt140.00–153.004044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325151.53/cwt144.00–158.004924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375151.20/cwt148.00–154.005674
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375128.11/cwt110.00–144.0048016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425140.82/cwt135.00–146.0059810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425120.05/cwt110.00–129.005108
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475139.57/cwt128.00–150.006636
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475126.26/cwt121.00–131.006008
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2502130.00/cwt130.00–130.006532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525144.37/cwt136.00–152.0075814
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525131.71/cwt127.00–136.0069110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575140.32/cwt132.50–147.5080710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575121.65/cwt118.00–125.006994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576145.00/cwt145.00–145.008357
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625140.20/cwt135.00–145.008764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632145.00/cwt145.00–145.0091611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675139.85/cwt130.00–149.009444
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675115.36/cwt105.00–125.007794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2684149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,02311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720100.00/cwt100.00–100.007202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760106.88/cwt89.00–125.008122
Heifers—Medium and Large 186885.50/cwt85.00–86.007422
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375162.79/cwt150.00–174.006108
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425153.81/cwt139.00–167.006546
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475149.25/cwt134.00–163.007096
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525151.19/cwt147.00–155.007946
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25079.30/cwt70.00–85.509916
Bulls——1,81090.86/cwt85.00–95.001,6454
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80045.31/cwt40.00–50.003624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02563.76/cwt62.00–65.0065410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02558.40/cwt50.50–64.005998
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27568.71/cwt65.00–72.008764
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48562.06/cwt59.00–64.509226
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925540.54/head380.00–650.0054120
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925874.86/head750.00–960.008756
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,014.89/head840.00–1,125.001,01512
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1925906.76/head770.00–1,000.009078
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,299.53/head1,100.00–1,430.001,30010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,140.12/head1,125.00–1,150.001,1406

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.