Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2024-02-21

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Feb 21
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
498 head
▼ 384 vs last sale 882▲ 415 vs year ago 83 · +500.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 69▼ 29 vs year ago 69 · −42.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 132▼ 220 vs year ago 308 · −71.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold (most classes) 3.00-15.00 lower ; most classes of feeder heifers sold 5.00-15.00 lower (with 350#-500# heifers selling 5.00-10.00 higher) feeder calf group that were weaned with shots had added value and all groups were reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold weaker; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $325.29/cwt on 184 head.
Average price
$325.29
184 head · 444 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,444
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$99
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$50.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.78
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1465339.881,58162
Medium and Large 2406334.431,35954
Medium and Large 3376314.031,18242
Medium and Large 1-2580289.711,68026
One grade step is worth $50.17/cwt here — about −$99 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 sale184 hd
325.29
—
MS average13 barns · 1,253 hd
311.52
+13.78
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—High1,562125.671,96312
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,390112.571,5653thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,237110.281,36415
CowsLean 85-90%Low92183.447697thin

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)1,027$1,42435
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$1,7369

Every lot

75 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2275385.45/cwt380.00–390.001,0608
Steers—Medium and Large 3275346.34/cwt330.00–360.0095214
Steers—Medium and Large 1325393.44/cwt380.00–405.001,27920
Steers—Medium and Large 2325373.07/cwt365.00–380.001,2128
Steers—Medium and Large 3325354.14/cwt345.00–362.001,1516
Steers—Medium and Large 1375382.99/cwt375.00–390.001,4366
Steers—Medium and Large 2375345.50/cwt321.00–367.001,29612
Steers—Medium and Large 3375293.97/cwt270.00–315.001,1024
Steers—Medium and Large 3420288.33/cwt281.00–295.001,2118
Steers—Medium and Large 1425372.21/cwt350.00–392.001,5828
Steers—Medium and Large 2425321.49/cwt305.00–340.001,36610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467346.63/cwt331.00–362.501,6194
Steers—Medium and Large 1475347.89/cwt340.00–355.001,6524
Steers—Medium and Large 2475311.57/cwt300.00–322.001,4806
Steers—Medium and Large 3475288.94/cwt280.00–297.001,3726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,6243
Steers—Medium and Large 1525322.70/cwt307.00–337.001,6944
Steers—Medium and Large 2525281.28/cwt275.00–287.001,4774
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5402
Steers—Medium and Large 1575292.31/cwt288.00–297.001,6816
Steers—Medium and Large 2575272.61/cwt270.00–275.001,5686
Steers—Medium and Large 3575249.91/cwt240.00–259.001,4374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added589281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,6554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609279.11/cwt276.00–280.001,7009
Steers—Medium and Large 1625263.31/cwt255.00–271.001,6466
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,6292
Steers—Medium and Large 1675244.99/cwt231.00–258.001,6546
Steers—Medium and Large 1723221.05/cwt218.00–224.001,5982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added740227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,6842
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275302.72/cwt300.00–305.008326
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275255.45/cwt250.00–260.007024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2303312.00/cwt312.00–312.009453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325312.38/cwt307.00–317.001,0158
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325300.07/cwt292.00–307.0097510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325280.76/cwt270.00–290.0091216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added363290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375305.98/cwt290.00–320.001,1478
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375273.93/cwt267.00–280.001,0274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425286.39/cwt270.00–301.001,2176
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425260.58/cwt250.00–270.001,10710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425218.51/cwt200.00–235.009296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475256.46/cwt247.00–265.001,21810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475239.26/cwt234.00–244.001,1366
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475216.31/cwt210.00–222.001,0274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525245.23/cwt240.00–250.001,28710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525232.62/cwt230.00–235.001,2218
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525206.28/cwt200.00–212.001,0838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530241.06/cwt235.00–243.001,2788
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2545242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,3192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590229.50/cwt229.50–229.501,3542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624220.07/cwt216.25–222.751,3735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625210.87/cwt201.00–220.001,3188
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625195.20/cwt190.00–200.001,2206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675217.62/cwt200.00–234.001,4694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719215.25/cwt215.25–215.251,5484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added833210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7492
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325368.82/cwt350.00–385.001,19910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475290.52/cwt280.00–300.001,38014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525278.47/cwt268.00–288.001,46214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625242.59/cwt227.00–257.001,5166
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,155110.47/cwt110.00–111.001,2762
Bulls——1,643128.71/cwt121.00–133.502,11510
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80073.69/cwt62.00–84.005904
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,083100.38/cwt93.00–103.001,0873
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08396.43/cwt92.00–98.001,0443
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275112.76/cwt108.00–117.001,43812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,390112.57/cwt110.00–114.001,5653
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1790103.73/cwt80.00–117.5081932
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,087.16/head775.00–1,300.001,08716
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1131,707.98/head1,325.00–1,925.001,70819
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,591.89/head1,250.00–1,825.001,5926
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0002,023.33/head1,850.00–2,250.002,0233

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.