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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Mar 20

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

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Feeder Cattle receipts

333 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 389▼ 53 vs year ago 386 · −13.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 94▲ 26 vs year ago 52 · +50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 47▲ 7 vs year ago 64 · +10.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were steady to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 7.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $285.86/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −135.67 against this barn's trailing median of $421.53.

Average price

$285.86

29 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$44.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.20

vs MS average

−32.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	288.93	1,585	27
Medium and Large 2	583	244.44	1,425	2thin

One grade step is worth $44.49/cwt here — about $160 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale29 hd

285.86

—

MS average12 barns · 192 hd

295.06

−9.20

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

−32.43

This barn, trailing median30 sales

421.53

−135.67

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,738	144.38	2,509	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	130.76	1,530	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,663	129.99	2,162	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	936	103.91	972	12

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)	1,113	$1,685	11
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	803	$1,234	10
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$1,863	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	933	$2,074	14

Every lot

67 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	395.13/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,067	11
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	306.06/cwt	290.00–325.00	836	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	379.81/cwt	362.00–400.00	1,215	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	284.30/cwt	270.00–300.00	910	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	319.18/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,165	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	378.82/cwt	367.00–392.00	1,402	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	366.88/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,541	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	325.63/cwt	310.00–342.00	1,416	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	284.67/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,309	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	324.27/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,514	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	494	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,502	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	291.96/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,527	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	286.51/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,630	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	244.44/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,425	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,776	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	283.90/cwt	279.00–289.00	1,797	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	1,799	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	758	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,781	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,817	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,843	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	875	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,956	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,979	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,010	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,020	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	348.00/cwt	330.00–365.00	940	9
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	301.20/cwt	285.00–320.00	813	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	302.97/cwt	290.00–310.00	933	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	341.72/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,094	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	326.44/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,218	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,129	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	395	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,185	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	289.52/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,216	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	424	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,261	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	242.15/cwt	227.00–250.00	1,029	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	276.52/cwt	264.00–290.00	1,308	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	239.52/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,133	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	275.10/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,411	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	252.13/cwt	243.00–262.00	1,311	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	235.98/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,258	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,509	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	251.67/cwt	251.00–252.00	1,452	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,532	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	585	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,041	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,507	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	245.88/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,507	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	235.56/cwt	221.00–251.00	1,590	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	693	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,542	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,685	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	845	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	982	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,363	123.95/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,689	2
Bulls	—	—	1,783	142.09/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,533	2
Bulls	—	—	1,870	153.46/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,870	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	868	94.13/cwt	90.00–99.00	817	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	981	116.84/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,146	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	110.90/cwt	107.00–117.50	1,091	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	126.80/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,468	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	139.06/cwt	136.00–146.50	1,726	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,663	129.99/cwt	129.00–132.00	2,162	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,862.50/head	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,863	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	858	1,808.82/head	1,600.00–1,975.00	1,809	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	2,273.64/head	1,900.00–2,585.00	2,274	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	803	1,233.96/head	990.00–1,400.00	1,234	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	1,685.05/head	1,375.00–1,875.00	1,685	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	780	98.27/cwt	80.00–110.00	767	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	127.46/cwt	105.00–147.50	1,230	14

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 Mar 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 389Year ago 386

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 94Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 47Year ago 64

Compared to last week feeder steers were steady to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 7.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	494	304.00	304.00
5	600–650	623	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	665	270.50	270.50
2	750–800	758	235.00	235.00
3	850–900	875	223.50	223.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	270	380.00–410.00	395.13
8	300–350	320	362.00–400.00	379.81
12	350–400	370	367.00–392.00	378.82
6	400–450	420	350.00–385.00	366.88
7	450–500	467	305.00–340.00	324.27
12	500–550	523	280.00–305.00	291.96
15	550–600	569	270.00–302.00	286.51
4	600–650	633	279.00–289.00	283.90
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	790	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	830	222.00	222.00
1	950–1000	970	204.00	204.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	273	290.00–325.00	306.06
4	300–350	320	270.00–300.00	284.30
6	350–400	365	300.00–340.00	319.18
6	400–450	435	310.00–342.00	325.63
4	450–500	460	270.00–300.00	284.67
2	550–600	583	240.00–249.00	244.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	424	297.50	297.50
10	500–550	513	270.00–280.00	275.10
3	550–600	578	265.00	265.00
3	650–700	693	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
2	550–600	585	1,700.00	1,700.00
1	800–850	845	2,000.00	2,000.00
3	950–1000	982	2,600.00	2,600.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	270	330.00–365.00	348.00
6	300–350	320	330.00–355.00	341.72
8	350–400	373	310.00–345.00	326.44
12	400–450	420	280.00–300.00	289.52
6	450–500	473	264.00–290.00	276.52
8	500–550	520	243.00–262.00	252.13
3	550–600	577	251.00–252.00	251.67
4	600–650	613	240.00–252.00	245.88
4	650–700	675	221.00–251.00	235.56
1	750–800	780	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	285.00–320.00	301.20
3	300–350	308	290.00–310.00	302.97
1	350–400	380	297.00	297.00
3	400–450	425	227.00–250.00	242.15
6	450–500	473	230.00–250.00	239.52
2	500–550	533	235.00–237.00	235.98
1	600–650	605	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	575	262.50	262.50
2	600–650	610	247.00	247.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	990	1,900.00–2,585.00	2,273.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	858	1,600.00–1,975.00	1,808.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,113	1,375.00–1,875.00	1,685.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	803	990.00–1,400.00	1,233.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	965	105.00–147.50	127.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	780	80.00–110.00	98.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,140	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,862.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,241	136.00–146.50	139.06
16	—	1,158	122.00–132.00	126.80
5	—	981	115.00–118.00	116.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	868	90.00–99.00	94.13
7	—	984	107.00–117.50	110.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,663	129.00–132.00	129.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	123.00–125.00	123.95
2	—	1,783	140.00–144.00	142.09
5	—	1,870	148.00–158.00	153.46

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.