Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2024-04-10

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Apr 10
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
250 head
▼ 179 vs last sale 429▼ 209 vs year ago 459 · −45.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 68▼ 34 vs year ago 136 · −25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
138 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 139▲ 30 vs year ago 108 · +27.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00-5.00 lower; feeder heifers sold 2.00-8.00 lower; feeder yearling groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold 1.00-6.00 lower ; slaughter bulls sold weaker

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.45/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −133.93 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.
Average price
$246.45
22 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,306
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$37
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$17.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.15
vs MS average
−17.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2503259.001,3034thin
Medium and Large 1542244.931,32712thin
Medium and Large 2525241.141,2666thin
One grade step is worth $17.86/cwt here — about $37 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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
246.45
—
MS average12 barns · 225 hd
243.31
+3.15
National average181 barns · 13,137 hd
263.96
−17.51
This barn, trailing median34 sales
380.38
−133.93
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—Average1,593146.562,33510
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,153127.891,47574
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,500121.691,8254thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average969106.721,03416

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)1,044$1,65244
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,034$2,27546
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,23644

Every lot

58 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275347.72/cwt345.00–350.009566
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333344.34/cwt337.00–347.501,1473
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375342.66/cwt340.00–345.001,2856
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375316.99/cwt305.00–327.501,1892
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425342.64/cwt340.00–345.001,4564
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2437337.81/cwt322.00–342.501,4764
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,5027
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525294.40/cwt291.00–297.501,5464
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675234.74/cwt228.00–241.001,5844
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6231
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3233264.27/cwt250.00–270.006163
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275310.45/cwt305.00–315.008542
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275299.06/cwt280.00–315.008224
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325308.57/cwt304.00–312.501,0032
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375294.46/cwt287.00–301.001,1042
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375243.33/cwt238.00–248.009126
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2391281.90/cwt250.00–287.501,1026
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425265.87/cwt250.00–280.001,1306
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425254.44/cwt251.00–257.501,08110
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475259.36/cwt252.00–266.001,2324
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475242.78/cwt232.00–252.501,1538
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475229.99/cwt220.00–239.001,0924
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added503259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,3034
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525248.85/cwt241.00–256.001,3068
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525241.14/cwt238.00–244.001,2666
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575237.09/cwt235.00–239.001,3634
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,4071
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625215.20/cwt210.00–220.001,3456
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1751
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,4241
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2831
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,3111
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785177.47/cwt175.00–180.001,3932
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4531
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375321.31/cwt300.00–340.001,20510
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425320.63/cwt300.00–339.001,36310
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475275.77/cwt260.00–290.001,31012
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525247.99/cwt237.00–258.001,3026
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575234.51/cwt222.00–246.001,3484
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625219.91/cwt209.00–230.001,3742
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3951
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1810170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3771
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1860111.00/cwt111.00–111.009551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,340126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,6881
Bulls——1,490130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,9371
Bulls——1,638151.20/cwt141.00–158.002,4778
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80086.25/cwt82.00–90.006904
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025123.27/cwt118.00–127.001,26436
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025113.54/cwt103.00–121.001,16412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275132.26/cwt127.50–136.501,68638
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500121.69/cwt117.50–125.501,8254
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,629.73/head1,380.00–1,800.001,6302
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19751,954.36/head1,410.00–2,375.001,95416
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0752,644.19/head2,100.00–3,000.002,64420
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0752,151.86/head1,390.00–2,650.002,1528
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,235.80/head1,110.00–1,315.001,23644
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,156.76/head800.00–1,400.001,15714
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,883.52/head1,500.00–2,125.001,88430

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.