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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Sep 28

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

681 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 620▲ 183 vs year ago 498 · +36.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 62▲ 29 vs year ago 56 · +51.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 81▼ 66 vs year ago 99 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 4-11 lower, and slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.73/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$143.73

108 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$62

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1

$7.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.74

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	432	147.75	638	50
Medium and Large 1	499	140.27	700	58

One grade step is worth $7.48/cwt here — about −$62 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 sale108 hd

143.73

—

MS average13 barns · 1,345 hd

139.99

+3.74

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,525	100.92	1,539	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,053	75.74	798	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	70.55	723	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	66.76	651	18

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,188	$909	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$682	6

Every lot

39 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	373	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	686	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	183.18/cwt	180.00–186.00	683	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	174.69/cwt	171.00–178.00	739	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	795	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	160.22/cwt	155.00–165.00	838	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	537	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	848	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	150.68/cwt	146.00–155.00	863	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	153.20/cwt	152.50–155.00	885	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	144.18/cwt	139.00–149.00	898	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	132.09/cwt	129.00–135.00	955	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	740	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,088	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	132.09/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,021	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	155.41/cwt	150.00–160.00	424	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	159.35/cwt	154.00–164.00	515	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	342	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	537	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	145.30/cwt	140.00–150.00	542	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	413	148.41/cwt	148.00–149.50	613	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	145.27/cwt	140.00–150.00	614	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	140.24/cwt	135.00–145.00	663	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	136.75/cwt	131.50–140.00	710	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	136.74/cwt	131.00–142.00	715	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	136.72/cwt	131.00–142.00	783	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	130.70/cwt	125.00–136.00	814	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	130.17/cwt	125.00–135.00	876	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	273	175.87/cwt	171.00–180.00	480	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	158.64/cwt	150.00–166.50	750	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	141.65/cwt	138.00–145.00	741	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	125.18/cwt	120.00–130.00	780	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	119.65/cwt	115.00–124.00	805	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	723	120.16/cwt	115.00–125.00	869	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,525	100.92/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,539	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	62.66/cwt	60.00–65.00	501	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	75.34/cwt	73.00–77.00	772	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	70.55/cwt	68.50–72.00	723	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	67.93/cwt	65.00–70.00	696	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	78.56/cwt	77.00–80.00	982	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,000	681.50/head	610.00–740.00	682	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	909.05/head	760.00–1,000.00	909	8

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS

Wed Sep 28, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 681Last week 620Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 62Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 81Year ago 99

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 4-11 lower, and slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	723	115.00–125.00	120.16
12	—	523	138.00–145.00	141.65
12	—	623	120.00–130.00	125.18
12	—	473	150.00–166.50	158.64
6	—	273	171.00–180.00	175.87
6	—	673	115.00–124.00	119.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	139.00–149.00	144.18
4	—	723	129.00–135.00	132.09
4	—	423	171.00–178.00	174.69
4	—	773	129.00–135.00	132.09
4	—	573	146.00–155.00	150.68
4	—	523	155.00–165.00	160.22
4	—	373	180.00–186.00	183.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	158.00	158.00
3	—	373	184.00	184.00
3	—	740	147.00	147.00
11	—	578	152.50–155.00	153.20
3	—	473	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	342	157.00	157.00
11	—	519	131.50–140.00	136.75
3	—	665	140.00	140.00
22	—	413	148.00–149.50	148.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	125.00–136.00	130.70
4	—	373	140.00–150.00	145.30
4	—	673	125.00–135.00	130.17
6	—	323	154.00–164.00	159.35
14	—	523	131.00–142.00	136.74
6	—	423	140.00–150.00	145.27
6	—	473	135.00–145.00	140.24
2	—	273	150.00–160.00	155.41
8	—	573	131.00–142.00	136.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,000	610.00–740.00	681.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,188	760.00–1,000.00	909.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	68.50–72.00	70.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	65.00–70.00	67.93
4	—	800	60.00–65.00	62.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	73.00–77.00	75.34
2	—	1,250	77.00–80.00	78.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,525	100.00–102.00	100.92

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.