Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2024-05-01

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, May 1
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
391 head
▼ 86 vs last sale 477▼ 146 vs year ago 537 · −27.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 55▼ 73 vs year ago 128 · −57.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 46▼ 88 vs year ago 145 · −60.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale. feeder steers sold mixed ;feeder heifers sold mixed; all feeder yearling groups had shots and were reported as #1-2s and weaned feeder groups had added value; slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-6.00 higher in addition sold video 55 head of steers base weight 900 # .08 up slide , 2% shrink @ 214.75

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $231.35/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −149.03 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.
Average price
$231.35
21 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,281
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$44
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.18
vs MS average
−37.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550235.681,29613thin
Medium and Large 1-2546231.001,2614thin
Medium and Large 3575217.611,2514thin
One grade step is worth $18.07/cwt here — about $44 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 sale21 hd
231.35
—
MS average13 barns · 271 hd
245.53
−14.18
National average173 barns · 11,009 hd
268.38
−37.03
This barn, trailing median34 sales
380.38
−149.03
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—Average1,568138.092,16516
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,244119.501,48632
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,743114.862,0026thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,025103.781,0648thin

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)1,100$1,6354thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$1,49014
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,011$2,10114
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)565$1,2001thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275340.89/cwt330.00–350.009374
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325345.38/cwt340.00–350.001,1226
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375335.33/cwt330.00–340.001,2574
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3379256.78/cwt247.00–262.509735
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425319.44/cwt316.00–322.501,3582
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425299.69/cwt287.00–311.001,27412
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475307.20/cwt293.00–320.001,4594
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475286.57/cwt280.00–292.501,3616
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475255.26/cwt250.00–260.001,2126
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525280.70/cwt265.00–295.001,47410
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575275.21/cwt270.00–280.001,5822
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625248.12/cwt245.00–251.001,5514
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675243.89/cwt240.00–247.501,6462
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6791
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1764227.15/cwt217.00–235.001,7354
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815217.99/cwt213.50–225.501,77716
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1845216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,8251
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1890214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,9051
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Fleshy950200.50/cwt200.50–200.501,9051
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added978206.43/cwt206.00–207.002,0197
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,025188.50/cwt188.50–188.501,9321
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,053197.75/cwt197.75–197.752,0827
Steers1350–1400Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,358162.76/cwt159.50–166.002,2102
Steers1500–1550Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,520156.49/cwt155.00–158.002,3792
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225302.77/cwt300.00–305.006812
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275247.70/cwt230.00–262.506818
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325294.03/cwt290.00–297.509566
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325280.76/cwt270.00–290.009126
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325272.94/cwt256.00–287.508876
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375286.99/cwt275.00–297.501,0764
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375261.59/cwt252.00–270.0098110
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375234.65/cwt220.00–247.508804
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425253.29/cwt248.00–258.001,07612
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425238.88/cwt232.00–245.001,0156
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475239.78/cwt234.00–245.001,13910
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528237.72/cwt230.00–243.001,2557
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2546231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2614
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575233.30/cwt226.00–240.001,3416
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575217.61/cwt215.00–220.001,2514
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625219.52/cwt219.00–220.001,3724
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added690228.50/cwt228.50–228.501,5773
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1714210.62/cwt200.00–227.501,5044
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719219.86/cwt217.00–226.501,58113
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added762211.60/cwt210.25–217.001,61210
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5702
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,6324
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1829197.88/cwt185.00–209.001,6404
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1928196.09/cwt185.00–207.001,8202
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1975192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,8721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425280.58/cwt270.00–290.001,1928
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475256.29/cwt230.00–280.001,2176
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525249.63/cwt230.00–267.501,3116
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575253.03/cwt240.00–265.001,4554
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675234.10/cwt217.00–250.001,5804
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,203125.93/cwt119.50–130.501,5158
Bulls——1,933150.25/cwt140.00–156.502,9048
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025108.78/cwt100.00–115.001,1154
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025103.78/cwt95.00–110.001,0648
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275121.03/cwt116.00–125.501,54328
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,743114.86/cwt111.50–117.502,0026
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,279.73/head920.00–1,525.001,2806
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,647.73/head1,525.00–1,725.001,6488
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,635.00/head1,500.00–1,720.001,6354
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Registered5651,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925143.11/cwt133.00–150.001,3246
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,533.11/head775.00–2,050.001,5336
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0752,526.74/head2,300.00–2,675.002,5278

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.