Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2024-04-17

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Apr 17
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
489 head
▲ 239 vs last sale 250▼ 87 vs year ago 576 · −15.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 102▼ 9 vs year ago 112 · −8.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
94 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 138▼ 67 vs year ago 161 · −41.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 12.00-25.00 higher; feeder heifers sold mixed; feeder calf groups were wean with shots this gave them added value; slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower ; slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $268.16/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −153.38 against this barn's trailing median of $421.53.
Average price
$268.16
36 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,472
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$289
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$45.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.68
vs MS average
−36.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2564285.411,6104thin
Medium and Large 1554281.561,55914thin
Medium and Large 2525281.421,4776thin
Medium and Large 3550240.141,32112thin
One grade step is worth $45.27/cwt here — about $289 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 sale36 hd
268.16
—
MS average13 barns · 410 hd
278.84
−10.68
National average171 barns · 11,979 hd
304.39
−36.23
This barn, trailing median30 sales
421.53
−153.38
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—High1,442138.451,99616
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,353128.531,7394thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,150124.161,42852
CowsLean 85-90%Average980107.361,05230

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)938$1,2762thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)879$1,14112
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)975$1,96518
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)993$1,0396

Every lot

76 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275373.17/cwt365.00–380.001,0264
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275348.17/cwt340.00–355.0095710
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275323.62/cwt310.00–335.008908
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325369.37/cwt357.00–380.001,2004
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325343.99/cwt337.00–350.001,11810
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375370.26/cwt362.00–377.501,3886
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375347.01/cwt340.00–355.001,3014
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375334.32/cwt325.00–342.501,25410
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425361.52/cwt352.00–370.001,5368
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425331.05/cwt321.00–340.001,4076
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425310.58/cwt300.00–320.001,3204
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475313.84/cwt307.00–320.001,49110
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475289.35/cwt282.00–297.501,3744
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475266.21/cwt262.00–270.001,2644
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525293.93/cwt290.00–297.501,5436
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525281.42/cwt272.00–290.001,4776
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525252.50/cwt247.00–257.501,3266
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564285.41/cwt277.00–294.001,6104
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575272.29/cwt253.00–290.001,5668
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575227.78/cwt221.00–234.001,3106
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625259.19/cwt241.00–276.001,62012
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675245.19/cwt237.00–254.001,6558
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675218.29/cwt210.00–226.001,4734
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725212.92/cwt200.00–225.001,5448
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775220.19/cwt214.00–226.001,7064
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805214.50/cwt214.50–214.501,7271
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825214.33/cwt212.00–215.501,7686
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1880197.01/cwt195.00–199.001,7342
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225306.93/cwt300.00–312.506914
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225263.86/cwt250.00–275.0059410
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275291.80/cwt282.00–300.008024
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275248.62/cwt235.00–260.006846
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325293.99/cwt287.00–300.009558
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375286.66/cwt280.00–292.501,0758
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375269.35/cwt260.00–280.001,01010
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375233.64/cwt215.00–250.008764
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425234.54/cwt220.00–247.509974
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added438261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,1432
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475267.15/cwt254.00–279.001,2694
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475242.84/cwt236.00–249.001,15316
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475229.27/cwt225.00–234.001,0894
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525247.73/cwt237.00–257.501,30110
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525238.76/cwt233.00–244.001,2538
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525225.76/cwt220.00–231.001,1858
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3745
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575233.91/cwt230.00–237.501,3456
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575226.39/cwt224.00–229.001,3028
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575219.91/cwt210.00–229.001,2646
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625220.68/cwt216.00–225.001,3798
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675211.02/cwt205.00–217.501,4246
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725208.07/cwt206.00–210.001,5096
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added733210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5393
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5201
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added798200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5962
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1805187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,5051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375321.31/cwt300.00–340.001,2054
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425299.21/cwt277.00–319.001,27210
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475266.83/cwt255.00–277.501,2676
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525266.54/cwt260.00–272.501,3996
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575256.52/cwt250.00–262.501,4756
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675218.65/cwt200.00–236.001,4766
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,210127.46/cwt112.50–138.001,5428
Bulls——1,673149.43/cwt138.50–158.002,5008
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80082.44/cwt75.00–89.006606
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025119.61/cwt112.00–125.001,22626
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025113.59/cwt101.00–122.501,16424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275128.71/cwt125.00–132.001,64126
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,353128.53/cwt126.00–130.501,7394
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,743.92/head1,075.00–2,200.001,74412
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0752,407.44/head1,960.00–2,700.002,4076
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925141.89/cwt130.00–150.001,31244
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 19931,038.65/head910.00–1,135.001,0396
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1700750.89/head625.00–860.007514
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,259.46/head1,200.00–1,300.001,2596
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19381,276.40/head950.00–1,550.001,2762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,568.18/head1,470.00–1,630.001,5682

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.