Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2023-06-14

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Jun 14
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
497 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 429▲ 76 vs year ago 421 · +18.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 79▲ 38 vs year ago 75 · +50.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
94 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 144▲ 43 vs year ago 51 · +84.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold mixed ;under 450# 1.00-12.00 lower; over 450# sold 1.00-13.00 higher; feeder heifers sold mixed under 400# sold 5.00-15.00 lower ;; over 400# sold 7.00-14.00 higher ; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-4.00 lower ;

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.56/cwt on 167 head.
Average price
$197.56
167 head · 470 lb average
Value per head Derived
$929
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$330
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.81
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1502210.231,05577
Medium and Large 1-2591206.911,22220
Medium and Large 3401180.9472570
One grade step is worth $29.30/cwt here — about $330 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 sale167 hd
197.56
—
MS average13 barns · 1,156 hd
208.37
−10.81
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—High1,643111.531,83216
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14697.081,11258
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50793.891,41515
CowsLean 85-90%Low99078.5277826

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)1,061$1,35918
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,045$1,71140
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$50528

Every lot

58 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3225219.41/cwt200.00–235.004944
Steers—Medium and Large 3275222.25/cwt207.00–235.0061114
Steers—Medium and Large 1325243.07/cwt235.00–250.007904
Steers—Medium and Large 3325202.27/cwt170.00–230.0065710
Steers—Medium and Large 1375258.17/cwt231.00–282.009686
Steers—Medium and Large 3375213.64/cwt195.00–230.0080116
Steers—Medium and Large 1425264.28/cwt250.00–277.001,1236
Steers—Medium and Large 1475256.83/cwt240.00–272.001,22010
Steers—Medium and Large 1525258.08/cwt245.00–270.001,35514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,4422
Steers—Medium and Large 1575250.95/cwt240.00–261.001,4438
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,4984
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4995
Steers—Medium and Large 1625236.43/cwt225.00–247.001,47810
Steers—Medium and Large 3675213.63/cwt210.00–217.001,4424
Steers—Medium and Large 1718186.00/cwt180.00–190.001,3355
Steers—Medium and Large 1790184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,4541
Steers—Medium and Large 1807180.67/cwt180.00–182.001,4583
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275170.15/cwt150.00–187.0046810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325228.07/cwt220.00–235.007418
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325196.89/cwt170.00–220.0064016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375215.12/cwt205.00–224.008076
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375173.44/cwt150.00–194.0065010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425219.57/cwt200.00–237.0093312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425185.22/cwt172.00–197.0078714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475223.14/cwt200.00–244.001,06014
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475174.56/cwt153.00–194.008298
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added493201.00/cwt201.00–201.009913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525216.51/cwt205.00–227.001,13712
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525180.41/cwt160.00–199.009476
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575201.16/cwt185.00–216.001,15710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575167.91/cwt158.00–177.009656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618206.44/cwt200.00–209.001,27614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625193.63/cwt177.00–209.001,2106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675169.07/cwt167.00–171.001,1416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1733176.01/cwt172.00–180.001,2903
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325217.59/cwt195.00–237.0070710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375218.64/cwt200.00–235.0082012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423218.47/cwt195.00–242.0092417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475207.33/cwt170.00–241.0098516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525205.70/cwt190.00–220.001,08010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575208.99/cwt197.00–220.001,2024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625203.58/cwt175.00–230.001,2726
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675167.83/cwt150.00–187.001,1334
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250102.40/cwt91.00–110.001,2806
Bulls——1,878117.00/cwt114.00–119.002,19710
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80046.59/cwt45.00–48.003734
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01991.25/cwt85.00–96.0093029
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02584.32/cwt65.00–98.0086422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,272102.91/cwt96.00–109.501,30929
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50793.89/cwt85.00–101.001,41515
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925505.14/head410.00–570.0050528
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,008.92/head890.00–1,090.001,0094
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,459.43/head1,125.00–1,670.001,45914
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,253.24/head950.00–1,460.001,2538
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,891.63/head1,420.00–2,200.001,89228
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,360.47/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3604

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.