Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2022-10-19

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Oct 19
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
549 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 553▲ 128 vs year ago 421 · +30.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 65▲ 69 vs year ago 44 · +156.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 70▼ 14 vs year ago 85 · −16.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers sold 1-10 higher, feeder heifers sold mixed, and slaughter cows and bulls sold 1-5 lower.

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 $154.06/cwt on 69 head.
Average price
$154.06
69 head · 620 lb average
Value per head Derived
$956
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$130
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$6.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.25
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1612154.5094664
Medium and Large 1-2725148.401,0765thin
One grade step is worth $6.10/cwt here — about −$130 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 sale69 hd
154.06
—
MS average13 barns · 877 hd
158.32
−4.25
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—Average1,37081.951,12320
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,02563.8465412
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02560.226176thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low87150.4944024

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)1,021$1,12228
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)997$1,09910

Every lot

35 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1473174.14/cwt171.00–177.0082412
Steers—Medium and Large 1523165.22/cwt160.00–170.008644
Steers—Medium and Large 1573154.72/cwt149.00–160.0088712
Steers—Medium and Large 1623151.59/cwt149.00–154.0094412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0213
Steers—Medium and Large 1673146.13/cwt142.00–150.0098312
Steers—Medium and Large 1723142.37/cwt138.50–146.001,0296
Steers—Medium and Large 1773142.36/cwt138.50–146.001,1006
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added855131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1202
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added360148.00/cwt148.00–148.005332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410147.50/cwt147.50–147.506052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473135.24/cwt130.00–140.006408
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added488147.00/cwt147.00–147.007173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523134.22/cwt129.00–139.007028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573130.12/cwt127.00–133.007468
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595142.50/cwt142.50–142.508482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added801125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0017
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423155.37/cwt148.00–162.006578
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473144.19/cwt140.00–148.006828
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523132.74/cwt127.00–138.006948
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573132.72/cwt127.00–138.007608
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623126.63/cwt123.00–130.007894
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673126.62/cwt123.00–130.008524
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17573.74/cwt68.00–78.008668
Bulls——1,34385.03/cwt80.00–89.001,1428
Bulls——1,81392.22/cwt90.00–94.001,6724
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%67537.11/cwt31.00–42.002508
Cows—Lean 85-90%80054.95/cwt51.50–58.004404
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02563.84/cwt61.50–65.5065412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02560.22/cwt57.00–62.506176
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02557.93/cwt55.00–60.0059412
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2768904.72/head775.00–1,000.009054
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,228.26/head1,090.00–1,355.001,2286
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2810720.00/head500.00–860.007206
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,231.79/head900.00–1,450.001,23222

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.