Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2024-03-06

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Mar 6
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
434 head
▼ 410 vs last sale 844▼ 132 vs year ago 566 · −23.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 85▼ 53 vs year ago 101 · −52.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 116▼ 62 vs year ago 113 · −54.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks auction feeder steers sold weaker to 10,00 lower; feeder heifers sold 6.00-15.00 higher ; feeder yearling groups were weaned with shots and reported as #1-2s ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold 7.00-9.00 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $282.71/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −138.82 against this barn's trailing median of $421.53.
Average price
$282.71
62 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,526
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$144
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$34.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.10
vs MS average
−30.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2535289.881,55035
Medium and Large 1550287.721,58212thin
Medium and Large 2525279.711,4684thin
Medium and Large 3550255.551,40611thin
One grade step is worth $34.32/cwt here — about $144 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale62 hd
282.71
—
MS average13 barns · 223 hd
286.82
−4.10
National average178 barns · 13,961 hd
313.00
−30.29
This barn, trailing median30 sales
421.53
−138.82
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
477425373320median 421.5303/0404/2907/0809/0210/21
Steers 500–600 lb: high $463.14, low $334.44, median $421.53 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—High1,412127.491,80010
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,226115.731,41931
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02590.959328thin

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$1,28516
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)785$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,026$2,16019

Every lot

73 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225392.77/cwt390.00–395.008844
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275353.62/cwt340.00–365.009724
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320340.92/cwt330.00–355.001,0915
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325362.69/cwt360.00–365.001,1794
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375345.65/cwt335.00–355.001,29610
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375320.98/cwt305.00–335.001,2046
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420335.35/cwt330.00–342.501,4085
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425348.88/cwt342.00–355.001,4836
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425299.66/cwt260.00–335.001,2746
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added441329.26/cwt314.00–339.001,45213
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455341.50/cwt341.50–341.501,55417
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475326.21/cwt322.00–330.001,5494
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475301.04/cwt290.00–311.001,4308
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475279.42/cwt276.00–282.501,3274
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519292.30/cwt280.00–300.001,51719
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3520260.14/cwt250.00–274.001,3535
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525290.23/cwt285.00–295.001,5246
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525279.71/cwt275.00–284.001,4684
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,58716
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575285.21/cwt280.00–290.001,6406
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575251.73/cwt240.00–262.501,4476
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625249.87/cwt240.00–259.001,5624
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,68012
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725223.44/cwt210.00–236.001,6204
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added733246.75/cwt246.75–246.751,8092
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775227.22/cwt220.00–234.001,7614
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825221.04/cwt212.50–230.001,8242
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875183.52/cwt180.00–187.001,6062
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added912206.25/cwt206.25–206.251,88113
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1928205.49/cwt202.00–209.001,9072
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 3995169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,6821
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,055200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225341.09/cwt330.00–350.007674
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275350.45/cwt345.00–355.009646
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325337.69/cwt335.00–340.001,0974
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325308.91/cwt296.00–320.001,0046
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325271.51/cwt250.00–290.008826
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375288.39/cwt282.00–294.001,0818
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383315.55/cwt294.00–325.001,2096
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425276.23/cwt272.00–280.001,1748
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425237.16/cwt225.00–248.001,0086
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475272.41/cwt264.00–280.001,29410
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475249.46/cwt240.00–258.001,1856
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added494269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,32913
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,2932
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525261.78/cwt250.00–272.501,37412
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525243.23/cwt238.00–248.001,2774
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525232.76/cwt227.00–238.001,2224
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575244.78/cwt238.00–251.001,40710
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,4534
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625217.27/cwt187.00–242.501,35812
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775195.99/cwt180.00–211.001,5194
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1805178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,4331
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 3825130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0731
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865185.50/cwt182.00–189.001,6052
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375329.30/cwt300.00–355.001,2358
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2408332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,3573
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425321.15/cwt300.00–340.001,3658
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475298.40/cwt280.00–315.001,4176
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521280.16/cwt270.00–292.501,4607
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575251.28/cwt220.00–280.001,44510
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,190113.70/cwt105.00–120.001,3534
Bulls——1,560136.69/cwt125.00–144.002,1326
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025103.44/cwt97.00–108.001,0606
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02590.95/cwt81.00–98.009328
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274118.68/cwt108.00–134.001,51225
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 17851,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,081.76/head725.00–1,325.001,08210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,622.73/head1,500.00–1,700.001,6236
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 18901,823.03/head1,650.00–2,000.001,8235
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0752,443.02/head2,050.00–2,700.002,4434
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0752,215.12/head1,550.00–2,650.002,21510
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1800113.13/cwt85.00–130.0090514

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.