Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2023-11-29

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Nov 29
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
615 head
▲ 215 vs last sale 400▲ 230 vs year ago 385 · +59.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 121▲ 14 vs year ago 59 · +23.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 81▼ 15 vs year ago 98 · −15.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to 11-15-23 feeder steers under 400# sold 5.00-10.00 higher; steers over 500# sold 2.00-6.00 higher; feeder heifers under 450# sold 9.00-15.00 higher, heifers over 500# sold 6.00-8.00 lower; feeder calf groups sold as #1-2s and group that were weaned with shots had added value ; slaughter cows sold 2.00-7.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold firmer

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $248.97/cwt on 158 head.
Average price
$248.97
158 head · 449 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,119
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$247
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$35.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.17
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2428260.241,11534
Medium and Large 1486255.081,23986
Medium and Large 3386225.0886838
One grade step is worth $35.17/cwt here — about $247 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 sale158 hd
248.97
—
MS average13 barns · 1,036 hd
237.81
+11.17
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—Average1,549106.971,65716
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,27988.061,1266thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13286.9398428
CowsLean 85-90%Average92374.5268822

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)992$1,03626
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$1,65610
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)938$1,2192thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)725$54436

Every lot

61 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275276.81/cwt270.00–282.5076110
Steers—Medium and Large 3275223.15/cwt200.00–242.5061414
Steers—Medium and Large 1325278.07/cwt270.00–285.0090410
Steers—Medium and Large 3325233.07/cwt225.00–240.007574
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330271.29/cwt270.00–272.508958
Steers—Medium and Large 1375274.32/cwt265.00–282.501,02910
Steers—Medium and Large 1425270.58/cwt260.00–280.001,1506
Steers—Medium and Large 3425226.61/cwt220.00–232.509636
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added429267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,1484
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,1743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2457251.50/cwt250.50–254.501,14916
Steers—Medium and Large 1475262.41/cwt254.00–270.001,2466
Steers—Medium and Large 3475230.52/cwt220.00–240.001,0958
Steers—Medium and Large 1525255.35/cwt242.00–267.501,34112
Steers—Medium and Large 3525215.47/cwt205.00–225.001,1316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3643
Steers—Medium and Large 1575247.99/cwt236.00–259.001,42612
Steers—Medium and Large 1625233.31/cwt225.00–241.001,45812
Steers—Medium and Large 1675213.74/cwt207.00–220.001,4434
Steers—Medium and Large 1710204.93/cwt200.00–210.001,4552
Steers—Medium and Large 1755190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4351
Steers—Medium and Large 11,060152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,6111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225276.64/cwt260.00–290.006224
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275196.81/cwt190.00–202.5054114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2319253.00/cwt253.00–253.008074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325259.41/cwt250.00–267.5084310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325219.37/cwt207.00–230.0071310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364259.00/cwt259.00–259.009434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375257.99/cwt250.00–265.0096714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416233.11/cwt227.00–244.0097012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2452233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,0538
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475221.89/cwt214.00–229.001,0548
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475196.73/cwt192.00–201.009346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525208.23/cwt203.00–213.001,09310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525155.23/cwt150.00–160.008156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575201.86/cwt193.00–210.001,16110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595205.50/cwt205.50–205.501,2233
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625175.20/cwt170.00–180.001,0958
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718171.91/cwt160.00–184.001,2346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1750172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,2941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1815180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425240.58/cwt230.00–250.001,02212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475225.99/cwt216.00–235.001,0738
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525223.33/cwt216.00–230.001,1728
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575206.73/cwt201.00–212.001,1894
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625197.79/cwt190.00–205.001,2364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675177.25/cwt170.00–184.001,1964
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,398102.20/cwt90.00–109.001,42910
Bulls——1,800114.93/cwt110.00–118.002,0696
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80069.52/cwt65.00–73.5055610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02581.44/cwt75.00–86.0083516
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02578.68/cwt74.00–82.0080612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,07886.26/cwt84.00–88.009304
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27594.24/cwt90.00–98.001,20212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68091.65/cwt90.00–93.501,5402
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925882.43/head600.00–1,075.0088216
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,280.57/head1,075.00–1,410.001,28110
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,468.92/head1,350.00–1,550.001,4694
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,781.40/head1,600.00–1,900.001,7816
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 2725543.79/head450.00–610.0054436
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy9381,219.00/head1,155.00–1,275.001,2192

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.