Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2023-03-08

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Mar 8
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
566 head
▲ 118 vs last sale 448▲ 285 vs year ago 281 · +101.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 81▲ 3 vs year ago 98 · +3.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 86▲ 3 vs year ago 110 · +2.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers sold 5-15 higher, feeder heifers sold 5-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 3-7 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 $229.44/cwt on 132 head.
Average price
$229.44
132 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,140
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$0.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.21
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2510229.751,17386
Medium and Large 1471228.851,07746
One grade step is worth $0.90/cwt here — about $95 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 sale132 hd
229.44
—
MS average13 barns · 916 hd
224.23
+5.21
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—Average1,539111.581,71718
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,170102.641,20126
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02595.2797716
CowsLean 85-90%Low94182.5377616

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)1,040$1,3136
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)750$7246
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,124$1,61930

Every lot

38 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added285255.25/cwt255.25–255.2572712
Steers—Medium and Large 1323247.49/cwt240.00–254.007998
Steers—Medium and Large 1373239.83/cwt234.00–245.008956
Steers—Medium and Large 1423237.63/cwt235.00–240.001,00510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added435235.53/cwt231.00–240.001,0258
Steers—Medium and Large 1473226.19/cwt222.00–230.001,0706
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added482236.66/cwt236.00–237.001,14115
Steers—Medium and Large 1523225.22/cwt220.00–230.001,1784
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,1972
Steers—Medium and Large 1573225.20/cwt220.00–230.001,2904
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583220.13/cwt214.00–228.501,28340
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600222.25/cwt222.25–222.251,3349
Steers—Medium and Large 1623215.59/cwt213.00–218.001,3434
Steers—Medium and Large 1723177.67/cwt172.00–183.001,2854
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added314192.00/cwt192.00–192.006036
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373195.77/cwt191.00–200.007306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375188.00/cwt188.00–188.007058
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added439198.57/cwt198.00–199.0087214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added476205.50/cwt205.50–205.5097816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523191.74/cwt186.00–197.001,00312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527193.02/cwt190.00–195.501,01718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,10816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,11315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623182.18/cwt177.00–187.001,1358
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723159.12/cwt155.00–163.001,1504
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423215.27/cwt210.00–220.009114
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,383107.25/cwt100.00–112.001,48310
Bulls——1,733116.99/cwt113.00–120.002,0278
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80078.52/cwt74.00–82.506286
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02596.98/cwt92.00–100.5099414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02595.27/cwt90.00–99.0097716
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02584.93/cwt82.00–87.0087110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,340109.25/cwt104.00–113.501,46412
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0931,565.90/head1,400.00–1,690.001,56624
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,2501,831.00/head1,750.00–1,900.001,8316
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2750724.17/head625.00–800.007246
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,312.62/head1,150.00–1,425.001,3136

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.