Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2023-05-03

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, May 3
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
537 head
▼ 97 vs last sale 634▼ 100 vs year ago 637 · −15.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 91▲ 58 vs year ago 70 · +82.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 71▼ 3 vs year ago 148 · −2.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold 5-10 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped 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 $192.14/cwt on 105 head.
Average price
$192.14
105 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,079
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$58
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$12.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.58
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2525199.261,04547
Medium and Large 1592186.361,10358
One grade step is worth $12.90/cwt here — about −$58 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 sale105 hd
192.14
—
MS average13 barns · 1,280 hd
198.72
−6.58
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—High1,675111.151,8628thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,06397.161,03224
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02590.209254thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02585.858808thin

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)1,005$1,09122
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,223$1,84016
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)903$1,2596

Every lot

51 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added303236.00/cwt236.00–236.007157
Steers—Medium and Large 1323247.85/cwt242.50–252.508014
Steers—Medium and Large 1373234.19/cwt222.00–245.008746
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added378243.00/cwt243.00–243.009193
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,0212
Steers—Medium and Large 1423227.37/cwt220.00–234.009628
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added461225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0377
Steers—Medium and Large 1473207.33/cwt200.00–214.009814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,1615
Steers—Medium and Large 1523209.91/cwt200.00–219.001,0984
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,2427
Steers—Medium and Large 1573209.87/cwt200.00–219.001,2034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630216.77/cwt212.00–218.251,36621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added784180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added843178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,5012
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323214.60/cwt213.00–216.006934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373214.59/cwt213.00–216.008004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added394213.25/cwt213.25–213.2584014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423208.63/cwt206.00–211.008836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473202.24/cwt197.00–207.009576
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added498192.00/cwt192.00–192.009564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509198.15/cwt195.00–207.001,0098
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523203.87/cwt195.00–212.001,0666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573198.20/cwt193.00–203.001,1364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574201.82/cwt201.00–204.001,1587
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615196.29/cwt171.00–209.001,2077
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623176.22/cwt170.00–182.001,0986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673175.07/cwt173.00–177.001,1784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679177.13/cwt176.50–178.001,2037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723166.12/cwt162.00–170.001,2014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773160.63/cwt156.00–165.001,2426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1823153.14/cwt148.00–158.001,2604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1873153.13/cwt148.00–158.001,3374
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323235.35/cwt230.00–240.007604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added337240.50/cwt240.50–240.508109
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423212.63/cwt210.00–215.008994
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added445232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,03211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added491201.00/cwt201.00–201.009879
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523195.22/cwt190.00–200.001,0216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573195.20/cwt190.00–200.001,1186
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,0915
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,675111.15/cwt103.00–117.001,8628
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02596.68/cwt92.00–100.0099120
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02590.20/cwt82.00–96.009254
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02585.85/cwt80.00–90.008808
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25099.56/cwt98.00–101.001,2454
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2785833.93/head710.00–925.008346
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,061.09/head900.00–1,185.001,06112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2431,568.50/head1,490.00–1,625.001,5694
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29031,259.49/head1,075.00–1,375.001,2596
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2231,839.83/head1,500.00–2,075.001,84016

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.