Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2023-03-15

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Mar 15
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
358 head
▼ 208 vs last sale 566▲ 132 vs year ago 226 · +58.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 101▼ 14 vs year ago 67 · −20.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
109 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 113▲ 49 vs year ago 60 · +81.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-12.00 higher, Feeder calf groups reported as 1-2s were weaned with shots giving them added value. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-5.00 lower. 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 $222.31/cwt on 142 head.
Average price
$222.31
142 head · 443 lb average
Value per head Derived
$986
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$114
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$33.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.50
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1427235.781,00782
Medium and Large 1-2550207.791,14314thin
Medium and Large 3440202.7289246
One grade step is worth $33.06/cwt here — about $114 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 sale142 hd
222.31
—
MS average13 barns · 821 hd
221.81
+0.50
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—High1,697105.451,78912
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17593.201,09550
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52392.601,4106thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average85058.0049313

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)1,052$1,21758
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$5994thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,030$1,42120
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)925$67828

Every lot

54 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275246.34/cwt230.00–260.0067716
Steers—Medium and Large 3275218.62/cwt205.00–230.0060110
Steers—Medium and Large 1325249.37/cwt237.00–260.0081012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added359238.00/cwt238.00–238.008545
Steers—Medium and Large 1375248.12/cwt238.00–257.0093012
Steers—Medium and Large 3375214.58/cwt197.00–230.0080514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added403239.00/cwt239.00–239.009633
Steers—Medium and Large 1433238.46/cwt235.00–245.001,03312
Steers—Medium and Large 1475228.21/cwt224.00–232.001,0844
Steers—Medium and Large 3475201.03/cwt180.00–220.0095510
Steers—Medium and Large 1525227.33/cwt220.00–234.001,19310
Steers—Medium and Large 1575225.73/cwt220.00–231.001,2988
Steers—Medium and Large 3575188.99/cwt177.00–200.001,0876
Steers—Medium and Large 1625207.07/cwt192.00–221.001,2946
Steers—Medium and Large 3675165.06/cwt149.00–180.001,1146
Steers—Medium and Large 1700176.50/cwt176.50–176.501,2361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added798158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,2612
Steers—Medium and Large 1810150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added813163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,3252
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275204.70/cwt190.00–217.0056312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275171.88/cwt155.00–186.0047312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325200.92/cwt195.00–206.006538
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375204.06/cwt195.00–212.007658
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375165.98/cwt150.00–180.0062210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425200.34/cwt185.00–214.008518
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425145.29/cwt140.00–150.006174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475190.52/cwt180.00–200.0090510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475156.83/cwt140.00–172.007454
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added493151.00/cwt151.00–151.007442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525193.19/cwt189.00–197.001,0148
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525165.32/cwt147.00–182.008686
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575189.13/cwt186.00–192.001,0876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625186.60/cwt184.00–189.001,1664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675165.63/cwt162.00–169.001,1184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1808141.83/cwt124.00–160.001,1462
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325212.27/cwt180.00–240.006906
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425205.91/cwt180.00–229.0087510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475189.35/cwt172.00–205.008998
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575166.17/cwt162.00–170.009556
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625174.79/cwt167.00–182.001,0924
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25093.10/cwt83.50–99.501,1644
Bulls——1,920111.63/cwt97.00–121.002,1438
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85058.00/cwt58.00–58.0049313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02582.74/cwt72.50–90.0084820
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275100.18/cwt92.50–107.001,27730
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52392.60/cwt85.00–98.501,4106
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925678.38/head500.00–800.0067828
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925738.38/head560.00–860.0073816
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925599.46/head540.00–640.005994
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,398.86/head1,000.00–1,650.001,39942
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,118.92/head1,000.00–1,200.001,1196
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,549.77/head1,320.00–1,700.001,55014

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.