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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Jan 24

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← Jan 10Jan 24Jan 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

356 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 369▲ 0 vs year ago 356 · +0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 88▲ 7 vs year ago 67 · +10.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 73▲ 17 vs year ago 61 · +27.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago (1-10-24) feeder steers sold 5.00-20.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 5.00-25.00 higher; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-5.00 higher ; slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $230.65/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$230.65

170 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,167

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$96

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$25.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.56

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	413	242.21	999	24
Medium and Large 1	529	239.74	1,269	76
Medium and Large 1-2	643	217.75	1,400	4thin
Medium and Large 3	505	216.76	1,095	66

One grade step is worth $25.45/cwt here — about −$96 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 sale170 hd

230.65

—

MS average13 barns · 1,430 hd

240.21

−9.56

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,386	98.41	1,364	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	95.75	1,149	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	75.85	777	10

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,338	28
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	868	$843	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	939	$1,333	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	763	$584	30

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	225	258.70/cwt	217.50–310.00	582	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	271	318.55/cwt	315.00–322.50	863	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	274.29/cwt	235.00–320.00	891	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	302.99/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,136	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	284.00/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,065	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	255.98/cwt	240.00–270.00	960	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	284.26/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,225	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	270.26/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,284	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	233.56/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,109	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,412	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	249.16/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,308	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	273.71/cwt	265.00–279.00	1,448	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	252.82/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,454	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	248.31/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,552	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	232.60/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,454	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	236.85/cwt	233.00–244.00	1,577	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	218.25/cwt	218.25–218.25	1,550	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	205.59/cwt	199.00–213.00	1,491	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,493	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,694	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	289.53/cwt	280.00–297.50	796	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	256.54/cwt	250.00–262.00	705	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	294.03/cwt	290.00–297.50	956	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	260.65/cwt	250.00–270.00	977	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	240.65/cwt	230.00–250.00	902	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	286.35/cwt	277.00–292.50	1,082	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	270.58/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,150	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	229.26/cwt	220.00–237.50	974	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	237.78/cwt	232.00–243.00	1,129	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	223.26/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,060	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	233.93/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,228	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	218.85/cwt	211.00–226.00	1,149	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	211.42/cwt	202.00–220.00	1,110	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,335	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	230.21/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,324	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	209.79/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,206	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	211.30/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,321	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	212.25/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,433	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	185.21/cwt	172.00–197.50	1,250	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,440	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	187.14/cwt	176.00–195.00	1,353	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	193.37/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,495	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	190.51/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,553	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,566	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	276.23/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,174	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	252.85/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,327	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	217.60/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,360	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,328	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	85.68/cwt	81.00–89.00	878	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	75.85/cwt	70.00–80.00	777	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	100.06/cwt	90.00–109.00	1,276	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,386	98.41/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,364	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	868	843.11/head	800.00–880.00	843	4
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	1,012.97/head	900.00–1,090.00	1,013	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,468.18/head	1,100.00–1,700.00	1,468	20
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1	700	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1	760	811.84/head	700.00–950.00	812	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,108	1,538.49/head	1,450.00–1,610.00	1,538	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	763	583.67/head	480.00–650.00	584	30

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS

Wed Jan 24, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 356Last week 369Year ago 356

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 88Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 73Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	378	277.00–292.50	286.35
8	—	525	230.00–237.50	233.93
7	—	723	176.00–195.00	187.14
8	—	275	280.00–297.50	289.53
2	—	815	190.00–191.00	190.51
4	—	425	260.00–280.00	270.58
4	—	675	205.00–219.00	212.25
5	—	773	190.00–202.00	193.37
4	—	625	210.00–212.50	211.30
1	—	870	180.00	180.00
6	—	325	290.00–297.50	294.03
14	—	575	225.00–235.00	230.21
6	—	475	232.00–243.00	237.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	230.00–250.00	240.65
10	—	675	172.00–197.50	185.21
16	—	475	218.00–228.00	223.26
18	—	425	220.00–237.50	229.26
8	—	575	205.00–215.00	209.79
10	—	525	202.00–220.00	211.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	200.50	200.50
2	—	568	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	375	250.00–270.00	260.65
6	—	275	250.00–262.00	256.54
10	—	525	211.00–226.00	218.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	271	315.00–322.50	318.55
1	—	845	200.50	200.50
3	—	666	233.00–244.00	236.85
6	—	575	245.00–260.00	252.82
3	—	725	199.00–213.00	205.59
10	—	325	235.00–320.00	274.29
11	—	431	280.00–295.00	284.26
5	—	529	265.00–279.00	273.71
4	—	625	240.00–256.00	248.31
4	—	225	217.50–310.00	258.70
10	—	475	265.00–275.00	270.26
10	—	375	295.00–310.00	302.99
1	—	750	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	280.00–287.50	284.00
6	—	625	230.00–235.00	232.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	278.00	278.00
4	—	710	218.25	218.25
2	—	625	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	375	240.00–270.00	255.98
10	—	525	240.00–257.50	249.16
6	—	475	230.00–237.50	233.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	525	245.00–260.00	252.85
8	—	425	272.00–280.00	276.23
6	—	625	215.00–220.00	217.60
1	—	710	187.00	187.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,386	97.00–103.00	98.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	70.00–80.00	75.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,275	90.00–109.00	100.06
12	—	1,025	81.00–89.00	85.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	925	900.00–1,090.00	1,012.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	868	800.00–880.00	843.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,100	1,100.00–1,700.00	1,468.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,108	1,450.00–1,610.00	1,538.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	760	700.00–950.00	811.84

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	763	480.00–650.00	583.67

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.