Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2023-11-01

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Nov 1
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
330 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 419▼ 188 vs year ago 518 · −36.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 101▲ 23 vs year ago 75 · +30.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
93 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 127▼ 32 vs year ago 125 · −25.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold firmer; feeder heifers sold 5.00-20.00 higher ; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $201.38/cwt on 114 head.
Average price
$201.38
114 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$977
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$223
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$56.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.35
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2418213.0589015thin
Medium and Large 1509208.981,06471
Medium and Large 2496195.0296814thin
Medium and Large 3426156.7066714thin
One grade step is worth $56.35/cwt here — about $223 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 sale114 hd
201.38
—
MS average12 barns · 675 hd
202.73
−1.35
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—High1,412103.161,45732
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49087.141,2986thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,08583.5390639
CowsLean 85-90%Low93574.9070030

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)1,045$1,20138
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)946$1,13012

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2325242.15/cwt240.00–244.007874
Steers—Medium and Large 3325220.76/cwt210.00–230.007174
Steers—Medium and Large 1375248.93/cwt242.00–255.009336
Steers—Medium and Large 2375239.32/cwt230.00–247.508974
Steers—Medium and Large 3375210.51/cwt200.00–222.507894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2400240.00/cwt240.00–240.009603
Steers—Medium and Large 1425246.88/cwt240.00–253.001,0494
Steers—Medium and Large 2425231.32/cwt230.00–232.509834
Steers—Medium and Large 1475243.94/cwt240.00–247.501,1594
Steers—Medium and Large 3525201.42/cwt192.00–210.001,0574
Steers—Medium and Large 1575237.13/cwt234.00–240.001,3634
Steers—Medium and Large 1625227.27/cwt220.00–234.001,4202
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273210.00/cwt210.00–210.005732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2311220.00/cwt220.00–220.006844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325218.99/cwt212.00–225.007126
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325147.76/cwt144.00–151.004806
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375218.20/cwt215.00–221.0081816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388215.00/cwt215.00–215.008342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425219.52/cwt210.00–228.0093310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425163.22/cwt150.00–175.006946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475218.78/cwt213.00–224.001,0394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475195.26/cwt190.00–200.009278
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525214.42/cwt205.00–223.001,12610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525194.71/cwt190.00–199.001,0226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529209.39/cwt207.50–212.001,1087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575202.30/cwt195.00–209.001,1638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625194.68/cwt190.00–199.001,2174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675195.18/cwt190.00–200.001,3176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1707192.31/cwt190.00–195.001,3603
Heifers—Medium and Large 3730163.94/cwt161.00–167.001,1972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1840172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,4491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1900170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5301
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,020140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4281
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425234.16/cwt222.00–245.009958
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475213.15/cwt200.00–225.001,0126
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525205.70/cwt190.00–220.001,08014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575192.51/cwt180.00–204.001,1074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625188.24/cwt182.00–194.001,1776
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250100.50/cwt90.00–107.501,25620
Bulls——1,683107.59/cwt104.00–110.001,81112
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80072.66/cwt70.00–75.005816
Cows—Lean 85-90%80062.78/cwt58.00–67.005026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01284.29/cwt81.00–87.0085313
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02579.68/cwt75.00–83.0081718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02578.93/cwt76.00–81.0080916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27589.91/cwt87.00–92.501,14610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32783.21/cwt78.00–85.001,1043
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65291.07/cwt88.50–92.001,5043
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1800820.83/head750.00–850.008213
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19831,123.73/head900.00–1,200.001,1243
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0001,360.17/head1,215.00–1,550.001,3603
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0001,215.00/head1,150.00–1,300.001,2153
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 193579.65/cwt72.00–85.0074536
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925997.30/head700.00–1,200.0099712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,294.55/head1,000.00–1,480.001,29526

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.