Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2023-04-12

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Apr 12
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
459 head
▼ 357 vs last sale 816▼ 95 vs year ago 554 · −17.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 155▲ 31 vs year ago 105 · +29.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
108 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 131▼ 64 vs year ago 172 · −37.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 4-12 higher, feeder heifers sold 3-11 higher, slaughter cows sold steady, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Grouped weaned feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.26/cwt on 74 head.
Average price
$194.26
74 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,060
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$170
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$8.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.42
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1497198.0798442
Medium and Large 1-2610189.271,15432
One grade step is worth $8.80/cwt here — about −$170 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 sale74 hd
194.26
—
MS average13 barns · 1,043 hd
196.68
−2.42
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—High1,508105.701,59414
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,09199.851,08940
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02595.1597510
CowsLean 85-90%Low92983.7777828

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)983$1,0938
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$2,0564thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,75012

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1373242.83/cwt237.00–248.009066
Steers—Medium and Large 1423234.61/cwt227.50–241.009928
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0562
Steers—Medium and Large 1473226.19/cwt222.00–230.001,0706
Steers—Medium and Large 1523223.87/cwt215.00–232.001,1718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568234.75/cwt234.75–234.751,33314
Steers—Medium and Large 1573220.76/cwt214.00–227.001,2658
Steers—Medium and Large 1623203.46/cwt197.50–209.001,2684
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673199.75/cwt199.75–199.751,34410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738190.75/cwt190.75–190.751,4087
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323216.42/cwt210.00–222.006994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373216.36/cwt210.00–222.008074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423202.77/cwt197.50–207.508588
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428198.00/cwt198.00–198.008473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473202.74/cwt197.50–207.509598
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523194.22/cwt189.00–199.001,0166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,07311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573194.20/cwt189.00–199.001,1136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added594192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,1439
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723168.87/cwt165.00–172.501,2216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added869160.50/cwt160.50–160.501,3955
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523211.78/cwt205.00–218.001,1084
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623196.14/cwt192.00–200.001,2228
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17897.91/cwt93.00–101.001,1536
Bulls——1,755111.54/cwt104.00–115.501,9588
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80078.34/cwt72.50–83.5062712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02598.85/cwt93.00–103.001,01330
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02595.15/cwt89.00–99.5097510
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02587.85/cwt82.00–92.0090016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,288102.84/cwt97.50–107.501,32510
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0852,055.76/head1,800.00–2,300.002,0564
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,750.22/head1,400.00–2,000.001,75012
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2880894.89/head750.00–1,000.008954
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,290.69/head1,220.00–1,350.001,2914

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.