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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-19

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

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← Jul 12Jul 19Jul 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

497 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 468▲ 179 vs year ago 318 · +56.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 123▲ 4 vs year ago 68 · +5.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

116 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 104▲ 52 vs year ago 64 · +81.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 5-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-4 lower, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added

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 $216.40/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$216.40

81 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,280

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$167

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$10.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.53

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	221.04	1,201	44
Medium and Large 1-2	649	210.88	1,368	37

One grade step is worth $10.16/cwt here — about −$167 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 sale81 hd

216.40

—

MS average13 barns · 1,307 hd

219.93

−3.53

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	1,560	112.55	1,756	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,108	101.20	1,122	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	93.89	962	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	877	81.60	715	28

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)	1,100	$1,204	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,084	$1,593	16

Every lot

40 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	255.27/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,080	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	431	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,110	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	245.24/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,160	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	241.69/cwt	237.00–246.00	1,264	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	238.54/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,353	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,226	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	237.25/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,478	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,445	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	232.75/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,566	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	695	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,546	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	225.16/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,628	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	223.46/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,709	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	836	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,797	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	245.27/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,037	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	238.57/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,128	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	506	235.61/cwt	212.00–242.50	1,192	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	226.26/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,183	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	205.72/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,179	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	579	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,245	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,308	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	206.66/cwt	202.00–211.00	1,287	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,354	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	202.17/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,361	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	772	195.73/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,511	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,536	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	247.58/cwt	242.50–252.00	800	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	247.54/cwt	242.50–252.00	923	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	236.19/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,117	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,560	112.55/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,756	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	675	67.56/cwt	62.00–72.00	456	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	78.72/cwt	75.00–82.00	630	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	99.98/cwt	95.00–103.50	1,025	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	93.89/cwt	89.50–97.00	962	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	90.85/cwt	85.00–95.00	931	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	103.65/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,322	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	1,445.94/head	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,446	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	1,193	2,035.64/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,036	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	815	756.75/head	700.00–800.00	757	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	1,303.98/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,304	18

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 Jul 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 497Last week 468Year ago 318

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 123Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 104Year ago 64

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 5-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-4 lower, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	242.50–252.00	247.58
4	—	373	242.50–252.00	247.54
4	—	473	232.00–240.00	236.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	202.00–211.00	206.66
12	—	523	220.00–232.00	226.26
8	—	573	200.00–211.00	205.72
4	—	673	197.00–207.00	202.17
6	—	423	240.00–250.00	245.27
6	—	473	237.00–240.00	238.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	506	212.00–242.50	235.61
7	—	579	215.00	215.00
7	—	772	185.00–200.00	195.73
6	—	800	192.00	192.00
6	—	659	205.50	205.50
2	—	620	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	836	215.00	215.00
5	—	431	257.50	257.50
4	—	775	220.00	220.00
4	—	695	222.50	222.50
5	—	581	211.00	211.00
2	—	623	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	225.00–240.00	232.75
6	—	765	220.00–230.00	223.46
8	—	567	235.00–244.00	238.54
6	—	523	237.00–246.00	241.69
4	—	423	250.00–260.00	255.27
4	—	623	230.00–244.00	237.25
4	—	473	240.00–250.00	245.24
4	—	723	220.00–230.00	225.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,193	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,035.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,048	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,445.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,163	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,303.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	815	700.00–800.00	756.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,560	107.00–116.00	112.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	95.00–103.50	99.98
8	—	1,275	101.00–106.00	103.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	800	75.00–82.00	78.72
8	—	675	62.00–72.00	67.56
14	—	1,025	85.00–95.00	90.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	89.50–97.00	93.89

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.