Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2022-08-10

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Aug 10
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
385 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 393▲ 287 vs year ago 98 · +292.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 22▼ 66 vs year ago 123 · −53.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 57▼ 484 vs year ago 527 · −91.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold 5-9 higher, slaughter cows sold 4-8 higher, and 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $167.02/cwt on 85 head.
Average price
$167.02
85 head · 576 lb average
Value per head Derived
$962
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$149
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$16.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.93
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1477178.6485225
Medium and Large 1-2617162.191,00160
One grade step is worth $16.45/cwt here — about −$149 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 sale85 hd
167.02
—
MS average13 barns · 1,017 hd
169.95
−2.93
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—Low1,00085.008501thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10882.5191518
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02572.937486thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low86161.4452914

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,073$1,13012
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$1,3701thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275209.00/cwt209.00–209.005751
Steers—Medium and Large 1323195.81/cwt191.00–200.006326
Steers—Medium and Large 1373195.77/cwt191.00–200.007306
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added488174.10/cwt172.00–175.508505
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533166.53/cwt160.50–170.258888
Steers—Medium and Large 1573160.28/cwt153.00–167.009186
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576170.44/cwt168.80–171.2098213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0077
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672157.62/cwt151.00–171.001,05914
Steers—Medium and Large 1673157.62/cwt154.00–161.001,0616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,05513
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added348165.00/cwt165.00–165.005742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added393157.50/cwt157.50–157.506192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added448154.50/cwt154.50–154.506927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added459152.49/cwt150.00–155.007004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523138.17/cwt134.00–142.007236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535144.00/cwt144.00–144.007703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565145.00/cwt145.00–145.0081910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573138.16/cwt134.00–142.007926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623135.18/cwt130.00–140.008426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630135.08/cwt131.00–139.008514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673135.17/cwt130.00–140.009106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added690135.50/cwt135.50–135.509352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723139.38/cwt135.00–143.501,0082
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,00085.00/cwt85.00–85.008501
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%67542.22/cwt40.00–45.002854
Cows—Lean 85-90%80059.81/cwt54.50–64.504784
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02580.68/cwt76.00–84.0082712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02575.34/cwt73.00–77.007726
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02572.93/cwt70.00–75.007486
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27586.18/cwt83.00–89.001,0996
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,370.00/head1,370.00–1,370.001,3701
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,129.91/head930.00–1,250.001,13012

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.