Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2022-11-09

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Nov 9
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
626 head
▲ 108 vs last sale 518▲ 80 vs year ago 546 · +14.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 75▲ 44 vs year ago 46 · +95.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 125▼ 23 vs year ago 69 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 10-13 higher, feeder heifers sold mixed, slaughter cows sold 3-4 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $168.42/cwt on 98 head.
Average price
$168.42
98 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$942
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$86
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$3.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.14
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2578169.9198154
Medium and Large 1538166.6089644
One grade step is worth $3.32/cwt here — about $86 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 sale98 hd
168.42
—
MS average13 barns · 1,074 hd
169.56
−1.14
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—High1,76889.051,57412
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,06773.3878324
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02565.936766thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average93062.7958429

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)918$7606
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$1,1696

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1373197.59/cwt196.00–199.007374
Steers—Medium and Large 1430181.21/cwt175.00–184.007796
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added469176.16/cwt170.00–188.258267
Steers—Medium and Large 1473172.29/cwt166.00–178.008156
Steers—Medium and Large 1523166.17/cwt162.00–170.008696
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528179.73/cwt160.00–190.5094913
Steers—Medium and Large 1573158.04/cwt157.00–159.009066
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590166.23/cwt160.00–175.5098120
Steers—Medium and Large 1623155.44/cwt150.00–160.5096812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added647164.42/cwt154.50–171.001,0645
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667162.12/cwt160.00–164.501,0819
Steers—Medium and Large 1673152.07/cwt150.00–154.001,0234
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373157.18/cwt154.00–160.005864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added416164.32/cwt156.00–166.5068410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423153.11/cwt151.00–155.006484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473140.76/cwt135.00–146.006666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added489152.16/cwt146.00–153.9074417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523136.26/cwt130.00–142.007136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526150.01/cwt141.50–154.0078915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573135.20/cwt130.00–140.007756
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621144.14/cwt142.75–145.508954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623133.66/cwt129.00–138.008336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650145.25/cwt145.25–145.259446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673132.17/cwt127.00–137.008906
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623129.70/cwt124.00–135.008084
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673129.68/cwt124.00–135.008734
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,72086.45/cwt82.50–89.501,4878
Bulls——1,86494.24/cwt93.00–97.501,7574
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81257.48/cwt52.00–60.5046713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02572.93/cwt70.00–75.0074820
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02567.10/cwt63.00–70.0068816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02565.93/cwt63.00–68.006766
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27575.65/cwt73.00–78.009654
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,169.10/head1,025.00–1,300.001,1696
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2918759.67/head720.00–790.007606

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.