Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2024-03-27

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Mar 27
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
289 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 333▼ 69 vs year ago 358 · −19.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 78▲ 10 vs year ago 44 · +22.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 71▲ 38 vs year ago 45 · +84.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers under 450# sold 20.00-30.00 lower ; feeder steers over 450# sold steady to 25.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 15.00 lower ; feeder yearling groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-4.00 higher. With spring grass growing good there was a lot of local interest in thin cows with most of them going back to the farm

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.72/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −143.66 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.
Average price
$236.72
22 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,275
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$188
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.66
vs MS average
−30.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525247.851,30112thin
Medium and Large 2575230.951,3286thin
Medium and Large 3525212.011,1134thin
One grade step is worth $35.84/cwt here — about $188 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 sale22 hd
236.72
—
MS average13 barns · 210 hd
254.39
−17.66
National average161 barns · 9,489 hd
266.87
−30.15
This barn, trailing median34 sales
380.38
−143.66
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

34 sales
426378329281median 380.3803/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $411.86, low $295.28, median $380.38 across 34 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—Average1,757149.062,61826
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,179135.251,59426
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,530129.291,9786thin

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)939$1,68318
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$2,9844thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,029$2,40516

Every lot

63 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3225320.50/cwt290.00–345.007216
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275373.62/cwt360.00–385.001,0272
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275342.70/cwt325.00–357.509426
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325350.76/cwt340.00–360.001,1406
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375345.79/cwt341.00–350.001,2974
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,28411
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375324.11/cwt306.00–340.001,2158
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425342.60/cwt295.00–385.001,4566
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425328.58/cwt318.00–338.001,39612
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478336.84/cwt310.00–355.001,6107
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519304.22/cwt302.50–306.001,5796
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522318.14/cwt305.00–332.501,66111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525291.08/cwt278.00–303.001,5286
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6243
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625269.43/cwt258.00–280.001,6846
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,6241
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1726241.85/cwt238.50–245.001,7564
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1774229.80/cwt220.00–235.001,7794
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added823220.03/cwt217.50–221.751,8115
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275310.89/cwt300.00–320.008554
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325328.07/cwt320.00–335.001,0662
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325299.24/cwt290.00–310.0097310
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325247.48/cwt230.00–262.508046
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375304.06/cwt295.00–312.001,1404
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375281.68/cwt270.00–295.001,0566
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425288.59/cwt287.00–290.001,2274
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425255.31/cwt240.00–272.501,0858
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463215.00/cwt215.00–215.009952
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475274.20/cwt265.00–282.501,3026
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475255.37/cwt253.00–258.001,2136
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525247.85/cwt240.00–255.001,30112
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525212.01/cwt195.00–227.501,1134
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575230.95/cwt220.00–241.001,3286
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,3212
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625238.24/cwt232.00–244.001,4894
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625208.03/cwt194.00–221.001,3006
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675217.59/cwt215.00–220.001,4694
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5033
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4201
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2941
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5673
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769216.03/cwt214.00–219.001,6615
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770209.51/cwt209.00–210.001,6132
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7221
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1945180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7011
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1995180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7911
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,045175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,8291
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,065182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,9381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375329.72/cwt318.00–340.001,2364
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575280.43/cwt270.00–290.001,6126
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,095125.80/cwt122.00–129.001,3786
Bulls——1,955156.04/cwt145.50–162.503,05120
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025128.30/cwt124.50–131.001,31510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275139.59/cwt129.00–149.001,78016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,530129.29/cwt120.50–136.001,9786
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,904.59/head1,750.00–2,010.001,9054
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19431,884.22/head1,550.00–2,250.001,8842
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0752,983.72/head2,500.00–3,300.002,9844
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0882,708.62/head2,350.00–2,950.002,70910
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1730833.84/head750.00–930.008345
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 18901,522.47/head1,300.00–1,750.001,5225
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,313.64/head1,700.00–2,700.002,3148
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925136.35/cwt120.00–147.501,26132

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.