Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2023-02-01

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Feb 1
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
306 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 356▼ 97 vs year ago 403 · −24.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 67▼ 6 vs year ago 80 · −7.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 61▼ 58 vs year ago 121 · −47.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $191.03/cwt on 54 head.
Average price
$191.03
54 head · 445 lb average
Value per head Derived
$850
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.69
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1445191.0385054
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 sale54 hd
191.03
—
MS average10 barns · 532 hd
185.34
+5.69
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—High1,46899.071,45414
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,02587.2789526
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low87867.8959618

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)1,008$1,06618
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)726$1,04312

Every lot

23 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223217.30/cwt214.00–220.004856
Steers—Medium and Large 1323213.81/cwt209.00–218.006918
Steers—Medium and Large 1373210.36/cwt204.00–216.0078510
Steers—Medium and Large 1423198.21/cwt194.00–202.008386
Steers—Medium and Large 1473182.71/cwt178.00–187.008646
Steers—Medium and Large 1523177.65/cwt174.00–181.009296
Steers—Medium and Large 1623159.73/cwt153.00–166.009958
Steers—Medium and Large 1723142.09/cwt139.00–145.001,0274
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373150.30/cwt145.00–155.0056112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423154.74/cwt150.00–159.0065510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473153.24/cwt148.00–158.007256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523153.98/cwt148.50–159.008054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573155.46/cwt150.00–160.5089110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623155.66/cwt151.00–160.009706
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,06386.91/cwt80.00–93.009244
Bulls——1,42898.71/cwt96.00–101.001,4104
Bulls——1,765107.41/cwt104.00–110.251,8966
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%70053.75/cwt50.00–57.003764
Cows—Lean 85-90%80064.25/cwt60.00–68.005146
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02587.27/cwt82.00–91.0089526
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02577.68/cwt73.00–81.007968
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0081,066.23/head900.00–1,190.001,06618
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy7261,042.83/head800.00–1,250.001,04312

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.