Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2023-06-07

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Jun 7
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
429 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 348▲ 135 vs year ago 294 · +45.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 87▼ 12 vs year ago 91 · −13.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
144 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 110▲ 45 vs year ago 99 · +45.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 4-13 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-5 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $222.49/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$222.49
84 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,048
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$60
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$5.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.13
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2449225.811,01336
Medium and Large 1488219.991,07348
One grade step is worth $5.82/cwt here — about −$60 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 sale84 hd
222.49
—
MS average13 barns · 1,360 hd
208.36
+14.13
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—High1,471114.591,68614
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,119104.891,17332
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,025101.171,0372thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95094.1489412

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 (2-4 yrs)1,003$1,21118
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,059$1,56022

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323308.02/cwt300.00–315.009956
Steers—Medium and Large 1373292.36/cwt286.00–298.001,0914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,0053
Steers—Medium and Large 1423277.48/cwt268.00–286.001,17412
Steers—Medium and Large 1473256.29/cwt250.00–262.001,2128
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480248.54/cwt247.00–254.001,1939
Steers—Medium and Large 1523245.22/cwt240.00–250.001,28314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,3403
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3443
Steers—Medium and Large 1573244.16/cwt240.00–248.001,3996
Steers—Medium and Large 1623244.66/cwt240.00–249.001,5244
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added759202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,5335
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added340236.50/cwt236.50–236.5080412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373230.60/cwt220.00–240.008608
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423227.16/cwt224.00–230.0096110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473226.19/cwt222.00–230.001,0706
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added474225.76/cwt223.50–231.001,07020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523214.17/cwt210.00–218.001,12014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,2142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573214.16/cwt210.00–218.001,2274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623205.18/cwt200.00–210.001,2786
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2692
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373285.30/cwt280.00–290.001,0644
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473241.24/cwt236.00–246.001,1416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573215.59/cwt200.00–230.001,23512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623206.22/cwt200.00–212.001,2852
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,080105.08/cwt100.00–109.001,1354
Bulls——1,628118.39/cwt113.00–123.001,92710
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80086.72/cwt83.00–90.006944
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025102.85/cwt97.00–107.001,05420
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,025101.17/cwt100.00–102.001,0372
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02597.85/cwt92.00–102.001,0038
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275108.29/cwt103.00–113.001,38112
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28501,237.06/head1,040.00–1,375.001,2374
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,631.67/head1,400.00–1,800.001,63218
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2838936.45/head850.00–1,010.009366
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,348.79/head1,125.00–1,500.001,34912

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.