Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2023-12-13

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Dec 13
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
622 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 559▲ 296 vs year ago 326 · +90.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 71▲ 36 vs year ago 50 · +72.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 84▲ 23 vs year ago 50 · +46.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 2.00- 16.00 higher; feeder heifers sold steady to 7.00 higher ; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups had added value; mostly calves were real good quality, especially groups; 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 $209.44/cwt on 225 head.
Average price
$209.44
225 head · 578 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,210
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$160
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$21.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.09
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1514223.421,14974
Medium and Large 2-3450218.009812thin
Medium and Large 3408206.3384324
Medium and Large 1-2650201.621,310125
One grade step is worth $21.80/cwt here — about −$160 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 sale225 hd
209.44
—
MS average12 barns · 1,072 hd
217.53
−8.09
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—High1,360108.911,4817thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55489.351,3887thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,09486.9195063
CowsLean 85-90%Average91872.8466928

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)1,025$1,10128
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$1,4712thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)858$1,0386
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$56634

Every lot

69 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3225261.09/cwt250.00–270.005876
Steers—Medium and Large 3275242.72/cwt237.00–247.506674
Steers—Medium and Large 1325293.44/cwt280.00–305.0095416
Steers—Medium and Large 3-4338240.00/cwt240.00–240.008113
Steers—Medium and Large 1375286.66/cwt280.00–292.501,07510
Steers—Medium and Large 3375218.46/cwt211.00–225.008198
Steers—Medium and Large 1425279.26/cwt270.00–287.501,18710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480290.08/cwt288.00–293.501,3925
Steers—Medium and Large 1483266.03/cwt250.00–287.501,28512
Steers—Medium and Large 1525253.08/cwt240.00–265.001,3296
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528274.99/cwt272.50–277.501,45210
Steers—Medium and Large 1575239.95/cwt229.00–250.001,3808
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609234.26/cwt232.25–239.501,42722
Steers—Medium and Large 1675223.29/cwt208.00–237.501,5076
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added687215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4779
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728208.75/cwt208.75–208.751,52039
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added824187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,54113
Steers—Medium and Large 1905172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,5571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2929179.50/cwt179.50–179.501,66819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added934169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,5787
Steers—Medium and Large 11,045150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5681
Steers—Medium and Large 11,078127.97/cwt125.00–131.001,3802
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,265136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,7201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275208.62/cwt195.00–220.005746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added308227.00/cwt227.00–227.006992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325264.41/cwt255.00–272.5085912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330254.00/cwt254.00–254.008387
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375259.32/cwt250.00–267.509726
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375219.18/cwt200.00–236.008226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2399232.00/cwt232.00–232.009268
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425246.81/cwt232.00–260.001,04912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3450218.00/cwt218.00–218.009812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added469219.96/cwt200.00–240.001,0326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475229.68/cwt221.00–237.501,0916
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475204.09/cwt192.00–215.009698
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525221.80/cwt215.00–228.001,16410
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525188.08/cwt175.00–200.009874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527230.17/cwt224.50–235.001,21311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575205.08/cwt197.00–212.501,1796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,27710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3396
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625192.79/cwt185.00–200.001,20512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725186.92/cwt180.00–187.501,35551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725166.72/cwt160.00–173.001,2094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775175.16/cwt170.00–180.001,3574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added831177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,47124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1860169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,4531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1910166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,5111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375267.99/cwt260.00–275.001,00510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425267.84/cwt257.00–277.501,13810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475253.15/cwt240.00–265.001,20212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525229.16/cwt220.00–237.501,20310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575216.73/cwt205.00–227.501,2464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625201.19/cwt183.00–218.001,2576
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250107.40/cwt102.00–111.001,3436
Bulls——2,020118.00/cwt118.00–118.002,3841
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72556.55/cwt55.00–58.004104
Cows—Lean 85-90%80066.13/cwt64.00–68.005298
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02183.75/cwt78.00–88.0085545
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02580.27/cwt75.00–84.0082316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27594.82/cwt89.00–100.001,20918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53793.91/cwt93.00–95.501,4433
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56685.93/cwt84.00–87.001,3464
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925566.49/head400.00–680.0056634
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925845.95/head730.00–925.0084612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,291.48/head1,000.00–1,475.001,29116
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2725818.62/head780.00–850.008192
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,147.30/head1,070.00–1,200.001,1474
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,471.16/head1,450.00–1,485.001,4712

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.