Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2023-10-18

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Oct 18
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
477 head
▲ 83 vs last sale 394▼ 72 vs year ago 549 · −13.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
133 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 74▲ 20 vs year ago 113 · +17.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 82▲ 32 vs year ago 71 · +45.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold steady to firmer; feeder heifers sold mixed; feeder yearling groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s ; slaughter cows sold firmer; slaughter bulls sold weaker

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.44/cwt on 160 head.
Average price
$204.44
160 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$945
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$349
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$34.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.85
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2512217.371,11228
Medium and Large 1473213.081,00882
Medium and Large 3417183.0176350
One grade step is worth $34.37/cwt here — about $349 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 sale160 hd
204.44
—
MS average13 barns · 1,008 hd
208.28
−3.85
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—Average1,414104.961,48417
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13390.771,02960
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47588.781,3108thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94075.5171055

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)1,010$1,08335
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)929$1,08426
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)775$49838

Every lot

56 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 3275216.34/cwt200.00–230.005958
Steers—Medium and Large 1325273.98/cwt260.00–286.0089014
Steers—Medium and Large 3375226.99/cwt219.00–234.0085112
Steers—Medium and Large 1425257.93/cwt250.00–265.001,09610
Steers—Medium and Large 3425225.29/cwt220.00–230.0095710
Steers—Medium and Large 1475249.20/cwt240.00–257.501,1846
Steers—Medium and Large 1525245.59/cwt238.00–252.501,2896
Steers—Medium and Large 1575241.73/cwt230.00–252.501,3906
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,4685
Steers—Medium and Large 1675230.81/cwt229.00–232.501,5584
Steers—Medium and Large 1722231.02/cwt229.00–233.001,6683
Steers—Medium and Large 1763227.01/cwt225.00–229.001,7322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added868224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,9442
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275234.08/cwt230.00–237.506446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325240.76/cwt237.00–244.0078210
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325174.41/cwt165.00–182.5056714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added362229.50/cwt229.50–229.508313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375227.46/cwt220.00–234.0085310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375179.59/cwt170.00–188.0067310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425206.61/cwt200.00–212.5087816
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425187.93/cwt180.00–195.007998
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470213.31/cwt205.00–224.001,00311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475204.26/cwt199.00–209.009706
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475189.26/cwt184.00–194.0089912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518220.50/cwt220.50–220.501,1424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518201.52/cwt190.00–219.001,0448
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573215.33/cwt209.00–222.001,2344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575205.08/cwt197.00–212.501,1798
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575189.69/cwt185.00–194.001,0916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618218.04/cwt216.50–219.501,3476
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625205.05/cwt197.00–212.501,28210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675192.25/cwt185.00–199.001,2986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730199.03/cwt197.00–201.001,4532
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275254.98/cwt240.00–267.5070112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375266.99/cwt255.00–277.501,00114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425247.93/cwt240.00–255.001,05416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2449245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1007
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475207.89/cwt200.00–215.0098710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516203.90/cwt200.00–211.001,05212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575204.69/cwt200.00–209.001,1778
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625198.76/cwt192.00–205.001,24218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added823189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,5552
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,379103.97/cwt100.00–106.001,43415
Bulls——1,678112.38/cwt110.50–114.501,8862
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80063.91/cwt57.00–70.0051120
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02082.14/cwt75.00–87.5083835
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02586.10/cwt82.00–89.0088334
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27596.88/cwt90.00–103.001,23526
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47588.78/cwt85.00–91.501,3108
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1800706.25/head600.00–800.007064
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,092.43/head920.00–1,210.001,09218
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,424.19/head1,400.00–1,440.001,4244
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1915864.12/head700.00–990.0086417
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,288.86/head1,160.00–1,370.001,28918
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1775498.06/head350.00–620.0049838

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.