Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2022-08-24

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Aug 24
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
354 head
▼ 232 vs last sale 586▼ 30 vs year ago 384 · −7.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 71▼ 6 vs year ago 51 · −11.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
155 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 130▲ 72 vs year ago 83 · +86.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale, feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.07/cwt on 78 head.
Average price
$144.07
78 head · 573 lb average
Value per head Derived
$826
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−7.09
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1573144.0782678
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale78 hd
144.07
—
MS average12 barns · 1,301 hd
151.16
−7.09
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—Average1,525105.381,6076thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15084.1896812
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02577.937996thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average83360.4950418

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)988$1,17440
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,51420
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)913$1,13320

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323196.05/cwt180.00–210.006336
Steers—Medium and Large 1373194.85/cwt180.00–208.007276
Steers—Medium and Large 1423192.75/cwt178.00–206.008156
Steers—Medium and Large 1473176.38/cwt168.00–184.008346
Steers—Medium and Large 1523166.26/cwt160.00–172.008706
Steers—Medium and Large 1573156.24/cwt150.00–162.008956
Steers—Medium and Large 1623155.18/cwt150.00–160.009676
Steers—Medium and Large 1723151.35/cwt148.00–154.501,0946
Steers—Medium and Large 1773144.17/cwt138.00–150.001,1146
Steers—Medium and Large 1823138.73/cwt130.00–147.001,1426
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273164.07/cwt150.00–176.004486
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323162.84/cwt150.00–174.005266
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373162.72/cwt150.00–174.006076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423155.27/cwt140.00–169.006576
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473155.19/cwt140.00–169.007346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523147.30/cwt140.00–154.007706
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573147.28/cwt140.00–154.008446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623140.18/cwt135.00–145.008736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673140.17/cwt135.00–145.009436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723126.12/cwt122.00–130.009126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773126.12/cwt122.00–130.009756
Heifers—Medium and Large 1823122.84/cwt110.00–135.001,0116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1873122.82/cwt110.00–135.001,0726
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,525105.38/cwt98.00–110.501,6076
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%67550.89/cwt47.00–54.003446
Cows—Lean 85-90%80060.31/cwt55.00–65.004826
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02581.51/cwt78.00–84.008356
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02577.93/cwt75.00–80.007996
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02570.27/cwt65.00–74.007206
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27586.85/cwt85.00–88.501,1076
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29131,133.22/head975.00–1,250.001,13320
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,513.69/head1,350.00–1,625.001,51420
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2925991.89/head850.00–1,100.0099220
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,355.36/head1,150.00–1,495.001,35520

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.