Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2024-01-31

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Jan 31
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
636 head
▲ 280 vs last sale 356▲ 330 vs year ago 306 · +107.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 74▼ 4 vs year ago 74 · −5.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 78▲ 4 vs year ago 63 · +6.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 15.00-30.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 4.00-17.00 higher; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and groups that were weaned with shots had added value; this was one of the largest price increases in one week that this market reporter has seen. calves were good quality and buyers had a lot of interest. slaughter cows sold 10.00-13.00 higher ; slaughter bulls sold 4.00-14.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $254.29/cwt on 261 head.
Average price
$254.29
261 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,165
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$26
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$95.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.49
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1447265.561,187136
Medium and Large 2464255.371,18518thin
Medium and Large 1-2523246.501,29039
Medium and Large 3434237.941,03366
Medium and Large 2-3683170.001,1612thin
One grade step is worth $95.56/cwt here — about $26 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 sale261 hd
254.29
—
MS average13 barns · 1,530 hd
247.80
+6.49
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—High1,534121.011,85621
CowsBoner 80-85%High779115.0589632
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,520109.321,6629thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96979.557718thin

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)991$1,20216
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)982$1,7586
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$65440

Every lot

76 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1225367.53/cwt352.00–380.0082714
Steers—Medium and Large 3225341.09/cwt330.00–350.007676
Steers—Medium and Large 1275355.44/cwt347.00–362.509776
Steers—Medium and Large 3275328.17/cwt320.00–335.009024
Steers—Medium and Large 2275287.35/cwt247.50–335.007908
Steers—Medium and Large 1325341.68/cwt332.00–350.001,11020
Steers—Medium and Large 3325322.18/cwt316.00–327.501,0476
Steers—Medium and Large 1375334.39/cwt328.00–340.001,25414
Steers—Medium and Large 2375313.32/cwt300.00–325.001,17520
Steers—Medium and Large 3375258.36/cwt228.00–285.009694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,2753
Steers—Medium and Large 1425303.75/cwt290.00–316.001,29120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2448289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,2952
Steers—Medium and Large 1475293.15/cwt280.00–305.001,39210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507288.54/cwt267.00–296.751,46317
Steers—Medium and Large 1525286.54/cwt280.00–292.501,5046
Steers—Medium and Large 2525262.51/cwt251.00–273.001,3786
Steers—Medium and Large 3525249.42/cwt240.00–258.001,3098
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574273.13/cwt270.00–276.001,5688
Steers—Medium and Large 1575267.12/cwt252.00–281.001,5368
Steers—Medium and Large 3575240.43/cwt230.00–250.001,3826
Steers—Medium and Large 1625257.31/cwt249.00–265.001,60810
Steers—Medium and Large 3625234.24/cwt228.00–240.001,4644
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640240.50/cwt240.50–240.501,5396
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5462
Steers—Medium and Large 3675213.25/cwt206.00–220.001,4394
Steers—Medium and Large 1725215.34/cwt205.00–225.001,5618
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,6048
Steers—Medium and Large 1775208.71/cwt202.00–215.001,6188
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2783222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,7388
Steers—Medium and Large 1830210.58/cwt206.00–215.001,7482
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275302.72/cwt297.00–307.5083214
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275262.25/cwt250.00–272.507218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added318312.50/cwt312.50–312.509942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325303.83/cwt292.00–314.0098720
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325271.22/cwt261.00–280.0088114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375292.99/cwt285.00–300.001,09920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375280.33/cwt275.00–285.001,05110
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375256.66/cwt250.00–262.5096212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added407292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,1903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425273.63/cwt262.00–284.001,16314
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425226.14/cwt219.00–232.509618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2452282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,2773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475251.94/cwt243.00–260.001,19720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added495251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,2423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525240.19/cwt236.00–244.001,26120
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525219.16/cwt210.00–227.501,15112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532235.75/cwt230.00–240.001,25415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573230.04/cwt210.00–240.501,3189
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575232.65/cwt229.00–236.001,33814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575224.17/cwt220.00–228.001,2898
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625216.95/cwt205.00–228.001,35610
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625191.35/cwt182.00–200.001,1968
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added644226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,4554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675210.36/cwt200.00–220.001,4204
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675189.81/cwt181.00–198.001,2814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added683170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1612
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325316.89/cwt290.00–340.001,0304
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375317.31/cwt300.00–332.501,1908
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478273.42/cwt260.00–282.501,3077
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525268.37/cwt260.00–276.001,4096
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575251.21/cwt246.00–256.001,4446
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,150103.04/cwt98.00–110.001,1853
Bulls——1,598124.01/cwt111.00–132.001,98218
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%747117.30/cwt100.00–118.5087629
Cows—Lean 85-90%80063.13/cwt61.00–65.005052
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02585.02/cwt78.00–90.008716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08393.28/cwt87.00–95.501,0103
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,520109.32/cwt100.00–115.001,6629
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925654.05/head440.00–800.0065440
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1925952.70/head810.00–1,050.0095310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,618.18/head1,250.00–1,850.001,6186
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 17051,070.00/head1,070.00–1,070.001,0701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,556.00/head1,475.00–1,660.001,5562
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19802,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1782,032.92/head1,895.00–2,185.002,0332

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.