Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2022-09-07

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Sep 7
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
504 head
▲ 175 vs last sale 329▲ 6 vs year ago 498 · +1.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 52▲ 18 vs year ago 46 · +39.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
123 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 76▲ 58 vs year ago 65 · +89.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold lower 1.00-5.00; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-8.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-2.00; slaughter bulls sold firmer

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.41/cwt on 186 head.
Average price
$146.41
186 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$749
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$187
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.61
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1459150.8769289
Medium and Large 1-2667147.3798461
Medium and Large 3378133.7450536
One grade step is worth $17.13/cwt here — about $187 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 sale186 hd
146.41
—
MS average13 barns · 1,445 hd
150.01
−3.61
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—High1,39398.551,3734thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18879.2594140
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50372.371,0884thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95058.6555718

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)1,013$1,04024
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$8474thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,017$1,24444
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$60722

Every lot

61 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3225150.75/cwt133.00–165.0033912
Steers—Medium and Large 3275149.06/cwt130.00–165.004108
Steers—Medium and Large 1325187.38/cwt182.00–192.0060912
Steers—Medium and Large 1375185.33/cwt180.00–190.0069512
Steers—Medium and Large 3375170.33/cwt165.00–175.0063910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added385186.50/cwt186.50–186.507182
Steers—Medium and Large 1425182.29/cwt177.00–187.007756
Steers—Medium and Large 3425163.22/cwt150.00–175.0069410
Steers—Medium and Large 1475176.21/cwt172.00–180.008376
Steers—Medium and Large 3475161.94/cwt153.00–170.0076912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added482181.45/cwt175.00–188.008754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510142.75/cwt142.75–142.757283
Steers—Medium and Large 1525165.28/cwt159.00–171.0086810
Steers—Medium and Large 3525145.99/cwt135.00–156.007666
Steers—Medium and Large 1575157.17/cwt153.00–161.009048
Steers—Medium and Large 3575152.61/cwt150.00–155.008786
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631149.22/cwt142.75–160.009429
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0673
Steers—Medium and Large 1675153.55/cwt152.00–155.001,0366
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719152.68/cwt139.00–158.001,09818
Steers—Medium and Large 1722139.29/cwt125.00–148.001,0063
Steers—Medium and Large 1750150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275148.63/cwt147.00–150.004094
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275145.80/cwt136.00–154.004016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325159.07/cwt151.00–166.0051712
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325133.98/cwt120.00–146.0043510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375153.85/cwt140.00–166.0057712
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375127.25/cwt115.00–138.004778
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added395155.00/cwt155.00–155.006122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429156.92/cwt139.00–187.0067317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added438139.00/cwt139.00–139.006094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added450132.50/cwt132.50–132.505962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475148.94/cwt140.00–157.0070714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475131.84/cwt125.00–138.0062612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525148.23/cwt143.00–153.0077814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574150.60/cwt145.00–152.5086412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575146.34/cwt138.00–154.008416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625142.47/cwt130.00–154.008908
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added681145.95/cwt142.50–150.0099413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769148.35/cwt138.75–150.001,14128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1793115.97/cwt105.00–127.009202
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325142.91/cwt130.00–154.0046410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375155.04/cwt130.00–177.005816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425165.58/cwt155.00–175.0070410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475148.46/cwt129.00–166.0070510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575137.82/cwt130.00–145.007926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625139.09/cwt130.00–147.508696
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——94885.26/cwt85.00–85.508082
Bulls——1,838111.84/cwt110.00–113.502,0562
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80036.16/cwt25.00–46.002896
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02574.68/cwt70.00–78.0076514
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02569.90/cwt62.00–75.5071612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27581.71/cwt78.00–85.001,04226
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50372.37/cwt68.00–75.501,0884
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925847.30/head660.00–975.008474
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925833.51/head560.00–1,020.0083412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,247.16/head925.00–1,450.001,24712
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,054.05/head840.00–1,200.001,05418
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,458.37/head1,150.00–1,660.001,45820
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1001,101.59/head850.00–1,260.001,1026
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925606.76/head470.00–700.0060722

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.