Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2024-05-15

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, May 15
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
543 head
▲ 246 vs last sale 297▼ 79 vs year ago 622 · −12.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 94▲ 11 vs year ago 89 · +12.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 63▼ 74 vs year ago 105 · −70.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed ( steers under 450# sold 5.00-15.00 lower ; over 450# sold 3.00-10.00 higher) ; feeder heifers sold firmer to 10.00 higher; all feeder groups were reported as #1-2s and yearling groups which were weaned had added value; slaughter cows sold 1.00-5.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-6.00 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.03/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −138.35 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.
Average price
$242.03
63 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,288
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$194
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$36.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.90
vs MS average
−27.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525256.801,3488thin
Medium and Large 1-2526249.821,31531
Medium and Large 2554232.131,28514thin
Medium and Large 3525219.941,15510thin
One grade step is worth $36.86/cwt here — about $194 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 sale63 hd
242.03
—
MS average13 barns · 335 hd
243.94
−1.90
National average167 barns · 11,471 hd
270.00
−27.97
This barn, trailing median34 sales
380.38
−138.35
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—High1,457152.582,22316
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,490137.412,0476thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,259131.811,65962
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,025113.201,16016

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)1,048$1,68520
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)913$9902thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)755$1,9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)963$1,7152thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,1586

Every lot

84 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225327.18/cwt305.00–345.007362
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275316.34/cwt300.00–330.008706
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275287.25/cwt272.00–300.007904
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325317.06/cwt302.00–330.001,0308
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375320.65/cwt310.00–330.001,20210
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375297.33/cwt292.00–302.001,1154
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425317.64/cwt315.00–320.001,3506
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425298.99/cwt290.00–307.001,2716
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425276.35/cwt270.00–282.001,1744
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475313.89/cwt306.00–321.001,4918
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475293.94/cwt285.00–302.001,3964
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,5202
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525295.37/cwt287.00–303.001,55110
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2558296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,6526
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575290.21/cwt285.00–295.001,6694
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575246.00/cwt240.00–251.501,4154
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614271.70/cwt263.50–280.001,6684
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625265.20/cwt260.00–270.001,65810
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625247.79/cwt240.00–255.001,5494
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675248.10/cwt238.00–257.501,6756
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,71310
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,7641
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added747216.53/cwt214.00–221.001,61711
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775213.86/cwt202.00–225.001,6576
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1818218.54/cwt214.00–223.001,7882
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860216.02/cwt212.00–220.001,8582
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1940207.49/cwt203.00–210.001,9503
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,045199.50/cwt199.50–199.502,0851
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,105170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,8791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225291.65/cwt285.00–297.006564
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275253.62/cwt240.00–265.006974
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2316283.00/cwt283.00–283.0089414
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325293.76/cwt290.00–297.009554
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325283.76/cwt280.00–287.009228
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375299.71/cwt280.00–317.001,12410
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375270.65/cwt260.00–280.001,0158
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375255.33/cwt250.00–260.009578
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390277.48/cwt275.00–281.001,08231
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425276.35/cwt270.00–282.001,1744
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425265.29/cwt260.00–270.001,12712
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2454267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,2128
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475266.68/cwt263.00–270.001,2674
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added492255.17/cwt248.50–272.001,2557
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512248.60/cwt248.00–249.001,27320
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,3264
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525256.80/cwt250.00–263.001,3488
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525237.23/cwt232.00–242.001,2456
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525219.94/cwt210.00–229.001,15510
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569251.50/cwt251.50–251.501,4317
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575228.30/cwt221.00–235.001,3138
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615237.46/cwt228.00–240.501,46013
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625227.72/cwt222.00–233.001,42310
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675219.33/cwt217.00–221.501,4804
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added691225.25/cwt225.25–225.251,55613
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added707218.37/cwt217.25–219.001,54413
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718215.13/cwt205.00–220.001,5455
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780209.41/cwt205.00–214.001,6332
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1805202.01/cwt200.00–204.001,6262
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added816203.40/cwt202.50–204.001,66010
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added855188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,6072
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added908189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,71614
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1970184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,7851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270310.00/cwt310.00–310.008375
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2356315.50/cwt315.50–315.501,12314
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375316.52/cwt308.00–324.001,1874
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2409290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1868
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2464280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,29915
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475266.30/cwt250.00–281.001,2658
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522270.43/cwt255.00–288.001,4129
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2591261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,5438
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,133138.45/cwt136.50–140.001,5694
Bulls——1,565157.29/cwt146.00–164.502,46212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025118.27/cwt113.00–122.001,2124
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025113.20/cwt105.00–119.001,16016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275132.74/cwt124.00–140.501,69258
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490137.41/cwt134.50–140.002,0476
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 17551,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 18851,430.00/head1,430.00–1,430.001,4301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1815670.00/head670.00–670.006701
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,372.97/head1,040.00–1,600.001,3736
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0101,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,819.09/head1,500.00–2,020.001,81914
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,158.07/head1,075.00–1,290.001,1586

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.