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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Apr 19

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← Apr 12Apr 19Apr 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

576 head

▲ 117 vs last sale 459▲ 130 vs year ago 446 · +29.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

112 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 136▲ 30 vs year ago 82 · +36.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

161 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 108▲ 67 vs year ago 94 · +71.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold steady ; feeder heifers sold steady; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and the groups that were weaned with shots had added value ; slaughter cows sold steady ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-4.00 higher

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $189.79/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$189.79

250 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$907

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$26.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.42

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	197.51	963	125
Medium and Large 1-2	533	195.03	1,039	57
Medium and Large 3	413	171.20	707	68

One grade step is worth $26.31/cwt here — about $256 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 sale250 hd

189.79

—

MS average13 barns · 1,482 hd

195.21

−5.42

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,674	112.26	1,880	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,154	96.35	1,112	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	94.53	1,380	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	72.83	692	12

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,051	$1,252	36
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$616	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,923	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,571	64
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$629	30

Every lot

83 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	225	224.96/cwt	200.00–245.00	506	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	254.99/cwt	249.00–260.00	701	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	275	219.51/cwt	195.00–240.00	604	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	253.53/cwt	246.00–260.00	824	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	213.82/cwt	195.00–230.00	695	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	235.33/cwt	230.00–240.00	882	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	211.31/cwt	190.00–230.00	792	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	233.29/cwt	228.00–238.00	991	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	210.75/cwt	197.00–223.00	896	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	228.84/cwt	193.00–248.00	1,080	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	230.78/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,096	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	206.46/cwt	197.00–215.00	981	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	488	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,122	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	220.99/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,160	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,144	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,201	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	232.85/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,334	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	184.60/cwt	170.00–198.00	1,061	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	211.97/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,314	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	182.79/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,142	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	188.07/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,269	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	175.17/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,270	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	764	183.25/cwt	183.25–183.25	1,400	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,336	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	937	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,598	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	597	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	209.06/cwt	190.00–225.00	575	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	275	170.42/cwt	150.00–187.50	469	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	222.69/cwt	220.00–225.00	724	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	193.44/cwt	180.00–205.00	629	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	349	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	768	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	207.59/cwt	198.00–216.00	778	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	182.99/cwt	175.00–190.00	686	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	418	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	882	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	203.22/cwt	190.00–215.00	864	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	163.27/cwt	140.00–184.00	694	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	901	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	200.94/cwt	192.00–209.00	954	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	161.03/cwt	140.00–180.00	765	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	495	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	992	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	198.94/cwt	189.00–208.00	1,044	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	169.61/cwt	156.00–182.00	890	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,109	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	194.87/cwt	192.00–197.50	1,121	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	159.13/cwt	156.00–162.00	915	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	579	189.06/cwt	186.25–196.00	1,095	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	183.08/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,144	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	178.28/cwt	172.00–185.00	1,118	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	167.77/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,132	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	140.88/cwt	130.00–151.00	951	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	167.98/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,144	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	717	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,276	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	163.99/cwt	149.00–178.00	1,189	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	168.87/cwt	165.00–172.50	1,309	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	168.30/cwt	158.00–178.00	1,388	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,322	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	206.64/cwt	180.00–230.00	775	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	394	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	926	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	195.50/cwt	168.00–220.00	831	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	187.26/cwt	182.00–192.00	889	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,008	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	177.56/cwt	165.00–189.00	932	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	207.75/cwt	207.75–207.75	1,180	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	174.95/cwt	164.00–185.00	1,006	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,008	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	171.82/cwt	150.00–192.00	1,074	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	89.40/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,118	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	115.52/cwt	109.00–119.50	2,004	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	51.56/cwt	42.00–60.00	412	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	91.02/cwt	84.00–96.00	933	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	83.46/cwt	70.00–93.00	855	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	101.35/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,292	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	94.53/cwt	90.00–98.50	1,380	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	629.46/head	350.00–820.00	629	30
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	871.08/head	550.00–1,090.00	871	10
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	616.22/head	420.00–750.00	616	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,398.86/head	1,000.00–1,650.00	1,399	26
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1	925	1,233.78/head	880.00–1,475.00	1,234	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	1,690.24/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,690	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	1,923.26/head	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,923	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	1,753.49/head	1,300.00–2,050.00	1,753	38

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS

Wed Apr 19, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 576Last week 459Year ago 446

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 136Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 161Last week 108Year ago 94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	681	166.00–170.00	167.98
4	—	627	172.00–185.00	178.28
5	—	349	220.00	220.00
3	—	427	211.00	211.00
4	—	566	196.00	196.00
3	—	275	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	425	190.00–215.00	203.22
1	—	870	152.00	152.00
8	—	825	158.00–178.00	168.30
18	—	525	189.00–208.00	198.94
14	—	475	192.00–209.00	200.94
6	—	325	220.00–225.00	222.69
18	—	375	198.00–216.00	207.59
6	—	575	192.00–197.50	194.87
6	—	675	160.00–175.00	167.77
4	—	725	149.00–178.00	163.99
2	—	775	165.00–172.50	168.87
10	—	275	190.00–225.00	209.06
2	—	625	181.00–185.00	183.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	579	186.25–196.00	189.06
4	—	418	211.00	211.00
6	—	717	178.00	178.00
10	—	495	200.50	200.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	275	150.00–187.50	170.42
6	—	525	156.00–182.00	169.61
6	—	425	140.00–184.00	163.27
12	—	325	180.00–205.00	193.44
6	—	675	130.00–151.00	140.88
6	—	475	140.00–180.00	161.03
10	—	375	175.00–190.00	182.99
6	—	575	156.00–162.00	159.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	230.00	230.00
13	—	573	221.00–236.00	232.85
14	—	620	210.00–212.50	211.97
5	—	937	170.50	170.50
2	—	488	230.00	230.00
7	—	764	183.25	183.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	325	246.00–260.00	253.53
6	—	375	230.00–240.00	235.33
1	—	840	159.00	159.00
16	—	425	228.00–238.00	233.29
14	—	525	210.00–231.00	220.99
6	—	275	249.00–260.00	254.99
16	—	475	225.00–236.00	230.78
6	—	675	186.00–190.00	188.07
8	—	725	170.00–180.00	175.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	225	200.00–245.00	224.96
10	—	375	190.00–230.00	211.31
6	—	575	170.00–198.00	184.60
10	—	275	195.00–240.00	219.51
6	—	625	175.00–190.00	182.79
14	—	325	195.00–230.00	213.82
6	—	475	197.00–215.00	206.46
8	—	425	197.00–223.00	210.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	193.00–248.00	228.84
2	—	325	240.00	240.00
7	—	564	213.00	213.00
3	—	542	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	375	180.00–230.00	206.64
8	—	475	182.00–192.00	187.26
10	—	525	165.00–189.00	177.56
14	—	425	168.00–220.00	195.50
6	—	575	164.00–185.00	174.95
8	—	625	150.00–192.00	171.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	166.00	166.00
7	—	394	235.00	235.00
3	—	480	210.00	210.00
13	—	568	207.75	207.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	70.00–93.00	83.46
4	—	800	42.00–60.00	51.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,460	90.00–98.50	94.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,275	95.00–107.00	101.35
30	—	1,025	84.00–96.00	91.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	84.00–93.00	89.40
14	—	1,735	109.00–119.50	115.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	925	350.00–820.00	629.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	925	420.00–750.00	616.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	925	550.00–1,090.00	871.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	—	1,100	1,000.00–1,650.00	1,398.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,025	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,690.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	20	—	1,075	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,923.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,075	1,300.00–2,050.00	1,753.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	925	880.00–1,475.00	1,233.78

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.