Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2023-12-20

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Dec 20
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
407 head
▼ 215 vs last sale 622▲ 291 vs year ago 116 · +250.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 86▲ 76 vs year ago 27 · +281.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 73▲ 21 vs year ago 50 · +42.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale most feeder steers classes sold 5.00-15.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 2.00-10.00 higher ; feeder yearling groups sold as #1-2s and weaned groups with shots sold with added value; slaughter cows sold steady; 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 $269.38/cwt on 126 head.
Average price
$269.38
126 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,328
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$663
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$101.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.86
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527332.201,74915thin
Medium and Large 1492267.221,31492
Medium and Large 3472230.291,08619thin
One grade step is worth $101.91/cwt here — about $663 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 sale126 hd
269.38
—
MS average12 barns · 839 hd
252.52
+16.86
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—High1,482106.401,57616
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18991.261,08554
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41389.601,26614
CowsLean 85-90%Low90071.7064518

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)1,059$1,33834
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)883$1,26713
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$70824

Every lot

63 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 3225264.31/cwt251.00–275.005956
Steers—Medium and Large 1275301.80/cwt292.00–310.0083010
Steers—Medium and Large 1325298.44/cwt285.00–310.009704
Steers—Medium and Large 1375285.33/cwt280.00–290.001,07012
Steers—Medium and Large 1425281.52/cwt272.00–290.001,19614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added445283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,2593
Steers—Medium and Large 1475273.84/cwt267.00–280.001,30110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2503264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,3284
Steers—Medium and Large 1525267.01/cwt250.00–282.501,40214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,4022
Steers—Medium and Large 3525230.47/cwt220.00–240.001,2104
Steers—Medium and Large 1575254.86/cwt246.00–263.001,46510
Steers—Medium and Large 3575210.62/cwt202.00–220.001,2114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,4893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590590.00/cwt590.00–590.003,4813
Steers—Medium and Large 1625242.47/cwt230.00–254.001,51510
Steers—Medium and Large 3625211.83/cwt203.00–220.001,3244
Steers—Medium and Large 3710178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2641
Steers—Medium and Large 1713201.26/cwt200.00–202.501,4352
Steers—Medium and Large 1832194.03/cwt187.00–204.001,6143
Steers—Medium and Large 1855206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,7611
Steers—Medium and Large 1900194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,7461
Steers—Medium and Large 1975172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,6821
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275206.79/cwt185.00–225.005698
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325273.44/cwt260.00–285.008894
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325230.76/cwt220.00–240.007504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375270.65/cwt260.00–280.001,0158
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425246.43/cwt234.00–257.501,0474
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425205.58/cwt195.00–215.008744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,0697
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475225.52/cwt215.00–235.001,07110
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475200.52/cwt190.00–210.009524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2497222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,1033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525222.85/cwt215.00–230.001,1706
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525180.47/cwt170.00–190.009474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567215.23/cwt212.00–216.001,22012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575208.34/cwt200.00–216.001,19810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625179.87/cwt170.00–189.001,1244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640205.50/cwt205.50–205.501,3152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,2901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added758170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1865168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,4531
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325270.76/cwt260.00–280.008806
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475260.15/cwt252.00–267.501,2366
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525241.30/cwt229.00–252.501,2678
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250100.20/cwt93.00–105.001,2538
Bulls——1,713112.59/cwt105.00–118.501,9298
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80065.31/cwt60.00–70.0052210
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02579.68/cwt75.00–83.008178
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03485.89/cwt81.00–89.0088819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27394.18/cwt88.00–100.001,19935
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35391.86/cwt89.00–94.501,2438
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49386.58/cwt83.00–89.001,2936
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1900707.78/head500.00–840.0070824
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925934.59/head780.00–1,040.009358
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,462.50/head1,125.00–1,675.001,46326
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2750738.67/head600.00–860.007394
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,558.11/head1,350.00–1,700.001,5588
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0851,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501

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.