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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, May 29

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← May 22May 29Jun 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

347 head

▼ 244 vs last sale 591▼ 1 vs year ago 348 · −0.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 204 vs last sale 269▼ 22 vs year ago 87 · −25.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 78▼ 55 vs year ago 110 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week sale feeder steers under 500# sold firmer; feeder steers over 500# sold 5.00-10.00 lower; feeder heifers sold mixed with 500 weight heifers selling 1.00-6.00 higher; feeder yearling groups were weaned this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady to firmer; slaughter bulls sold weaker

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.72/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −136.66 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.

Average price

$243.72

46 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,330

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$30.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.74

vs MS average

−23.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	252.10	1,371	9thin
Medium and Large 1	553	251.15	1,388	18thin
Medium and Large 2	550	236.78	1,302	14thin
Medium and Large 3	510	221.29	1,129	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.81/cwt here — about $243 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 sale46 hd

243.72

—

MS average13 barns · 292 hd

248.46

−4.74

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−23.90

This barn, trailing median34 sales

380.38

−136.66

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,563	158.77	2,482	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	137.68	1,710	76
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,360	135.12	1,838	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	118.83	1,218	14

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,013	$1,669	12
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	785	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,939	9
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	870	$2,082	4thin

Every lot

77 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	355.89/cwt	345.00–365.00	979	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	298.81/cwt	295.00–302.00	822	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	324.68/cwt	315.00–333.00	1,055	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	300.12/cwt	245.00–347.50	975	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	340	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,204	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	330.26/cwt	322.00–337.50	1,238	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	320.26/cwt	312.00–327.50	1,201	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	269.98/cwt	250.00–287.50	1,012	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	328.76/cwt	324.00–333.00	1,397	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	311.99/cwt	303.00–320.00	1,326	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	276.39/cwt	260.00–291.00	1,175	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	296.52/cwt	286.00–306.00	1,408	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	271.94/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,292	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	287.76/cwt	282.00–293.00	1,511	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	255.70/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,342	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	290.53/cwt	286.50–296.50	1,569	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	283.88/cwt	274.50–292.50	1,632	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	264.79/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,523	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	237.82/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,367	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,623	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,645	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	264.26/cwt	264.00–264.50	1,652	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	239.07/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,614	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,587	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,809	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	830	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,872	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,848	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	204.72/cwt	192.00–218.00	1,883	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	950	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,302	1
Steers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,225	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,174	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	248.07/cwt	240.00–255.00	806	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	292.83/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,098	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	282.66/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,060	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	268.48/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,028	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	398	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,144	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	261.99/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,113	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	263.58/cwt	257.00–271.00	1,244	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	257.15/cwt	244.00–269.00	1,221	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	254.46/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,209	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	495	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,143	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	221.29/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,129	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	255.71/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,342	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	240.99/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,265	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	544	252.10/cwt	252.10–252.10	1,371	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	247.51/cwt	235.00–259.00	1,423	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	231.17/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,348	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	606	246.75/cwt	246.75–246.75	1,495	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	234.83/cwt	226.00–243.00	1,468	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	241.08/cwt	239.50–243.50	1,598	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	228.25/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,541	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	200.32/cwt	193.00–214.00	1,434	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	747	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,651	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	197.02/cwt	180.00–213.00	1,527	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	810	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,588	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	198.01/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,630	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	861	184.13/cwt	179.25–187.75	1,585	7
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,005	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,809	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	314.28/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,336	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	289.09/cwt	277.00–300.00	1,373	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	279.18/cwt	262.00–287.00	1,488	24
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	269.73/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,551	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	239.88/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,619	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,563	158.77/cwt	152.50–163.50	2,482	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	129.39/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,326	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	118.83/cwt	108.00–126.50	1,218	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	138.94/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,771	66
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	135.12/cwt	127.50–141.50	1,838	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1	925	1,764.86/head	1,200.00–2,150.00	1,765	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	980	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	2,287.68/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,288	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	785	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	1,508.11/head	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,508	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,830.00/head	1,560.00–2,000.00	1,830	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	870	2,082.41/head	2,075.00–2,090.00	2,082	4
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	139.97/cwt	115.00–157.00	1,295	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Registered	1,100	128.94/cwt	122.50–133.00	1,418	4

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS

Wed May 29, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 591Year ago 348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 269Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 78Year ago 110

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,287.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	925	1,200.00–2,150.00	1,764.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,100	1,560.00–2,000.00	1,830.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	925	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,508.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	785	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	925	115.00–157.00	139.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	122.50–133.00	128.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	870	2,075.00–2,090.00	2,082.41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	345.00–365.00	355.89
2	300–350	325	245.00–347.50	300.12
6	350–400	375	322.00–337.50	330.26
8	400–450	425	324.00–333.00	328.76
4	500–550	525	282.00–293.00	287.76
8	550–600	575	274.50–292.50	283.88
4	600–650	625	264.00–264.50	264.26
4	650–700	675	230.00–247.50	239.07
1	700–750	715	222.00	222.00
1	750–800	790	229.00	229.00
1	850–900	880	210.00	210.00
2	900–950	920	192.00–218.00	204.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	354.00	354.00
10	500–550	540	286.50–296.50	290.53
2	550–600	590	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	623	264.00	264.00
2	800–850	830	225.50	225.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	312.00–327.50	320.26
6	400–450	425	303.00–320.00	311.99
6	450–500	475	286.00–306.00	296.52
4	550–600	575	260.00–270.00	264.79
1	950–1000	950	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	295.00–302.00	298.81
4	300–350	325	315.00–333.00	324.68
4	350–400	375	250.00–287.50	269.98
4	400–450	425	260.00–291.00	276.39
4	450–500	475	263.00–280.00	271.94
4	500–550	525	240.00–270.00	255.70
4	550–600	575	230.00–245.00	237.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1200–1250	1,225	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	398	287.50	287.50
2	450–500	495	231.00	231.00
9	500–550	544	252.10	252.10
5	600–650	606	246.75	246.75
5	650–700	663	239.50–243.50	241.08
2	700–750	747	221.00	221.00
2	800–850	810	196.00	196.00
7	850–900	861	179.25–187.75	184.13
2	1000–1050	1,005	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	375	287.50–297.50	292.83
9	450–500	472	257.00–271.00	263.58
8	500–550	525	251.00–260.00	255.71
10	550–600	575	235.00–259.00	247.51
10	600–650	625	226.00–243.00	234.83
4	650–700	675	221.00–235.00	228.25
3	700–750	716	193.00–214.00	200.32
4	750–800	775	180.00–213.00	197.02
2	800–850	823	195.00–201.00	198.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	280.00–285.00	282.66
4	400–450	425	253.00–270.00	261.99
8	450–500	475	245.00–263.00	254.46
8	500–550	525	230.00–251.00	240.99
6	550–600	583	225.00–234.00	231.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	240.00–255.00	248.07
12	350–400	383	265.00–270.00	268.48
4	450–500	475	244.00–269.00	257.15
5	500–550	510	220.00–226.00	221.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	425	300.00–327.00	314.28
10	450–500	475	277.00–300.00	289.09
24	500–550	533	262.00–287.00	279.18
6	550–600	575	264.00–275.00	269.73
8	650–700	675	229.00–250.00	239.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,563	152.50–163.50	158.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,025	108.00–126.50	118.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,275	131.00–146.00	138.94
10	—	1,025	125.00–132.50	129.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,360	127.50–141.50	135.12

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.