Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2024-07-10

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Jul 10
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
432 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 344▼ 36 vs year ago 468 · −7.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 83▼ 36 vs year ago 123 · −29.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 63▼ 31 vs year ago 104 · −29.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to 6-26-24 feeder steers sold steady to 9.00 higher; feeder heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher; feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned yearlings with shots had added value; there did seem high % of bulls to steers ,heavier bull calves had mostly wide spread from steers in same weight classes being lower ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-12.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-11.00 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.08/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −135.30 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.
Average price
$245.08
38 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,331
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$240
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$35.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.06
vs MS average
−23.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544263.001,43210thin
Medium and Large 1555246.471,36810thin
Medium and Large 2545240.231,30910thin
Medium and Large 3525227.011,1928thin
One grade step is worth $35.99/cwt here — about $240 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 sale38 hd
245.08
—
MS average13 barns · 396 hd
259.14
−14.06
National average164 barns · 12,328 hd
268.86
−23.78
This barn, trailing median34 sales
380.38
−135.30
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—High1,561170.942,66914
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,358153.022,0784thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,258152.311,91658
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,025130.221,33510

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)1,022$1,78736
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,6162thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)997$2,00218

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225400.55/cwt395.00–405.009014
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225385.55/cwt380.00–390.008674
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3225352.77/cwt350.00–355.007944
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275354.53/cwt342.00–365.009756
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325359.92/cwt354.00–365.001,1704
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325345.38/cwt340.00–350.001,1224
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325334.03/cwt330.00–337.501,0866
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375345.33/cwt340.00–350.001,2956
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375338.93/cwt332.00–345.001,27112
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375290.19/cwt279.00–300.001,0886
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425333.97/cwt330.00–337.501,4196
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475309.09/cwt297.00–320.001,4684
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475286.57/cwt280.00–292.501,3616
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2492303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,4915
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added498309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,5395
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525297.85/cwt290.00–305.001,5646
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,6043
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575266.30/cwt265.00–267.501,5314
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625268.20/cwt263.00–273.001,6766
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675271.74/cwt265.00–278.001,8344
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675240.18/cwt235.00–245.001,6214
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717230.50/cwt230.50–230.501,6533
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728246.33/cwt245.00–249.001,7933
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225267.73/cwt240.00–290.006024
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275299.53/cwt290.00–307.508244
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325310.76/cwt300.00–320.001,0106
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325290.17/cwt270.00–307.5094310
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325248.82/cwt230.00–265.008098
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375299.46/cwt296.00–302.501,1234
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375284.32/cwt275.00–292.501,0668
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375230.93/cwt230.00–232.008668
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Replacement380287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,0912
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425278.35/cwt272.00–284.001,1832
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425263.93/cwt256.00–271.001,12212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425234.54/cwt220.00–247.509974
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475269.10/cwt267.00–271.001,2782
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475248.41/cwt240.00–256.001,18010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475244.21/cwt240.00–248.001,1606
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484259.51/cwt240.00–266.001,2568
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525248.37/cwt240.00–256.001,3044
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525243.93/cwt240.00–247.501,2816
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525227.01/cwt210.00–242.501,1928
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,3233
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,4363
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,5114
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575245.21/cwt240.00–250.001,4106
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575234.69/cwt230.00–239.001,3494
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,5302
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625239.57/cwt231.00–247.501,4974
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625227.08/cwt225.00–229.001,4192
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675213.40/cwt202.00–224.001,4402
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added686232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5927
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5071
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325355.76/cwt345.00–365.001,1566
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375336.45/cwt321.00–350.001,26216
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425317.40/cwt310.00–324.001,34914
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475293.00/cwt288.00–297.501,39214
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525282.01/cwt265.00–297.501,48114
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575270.95/cwt260.00–281.001,5588
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625240.27/cwt220.00–259.001,5026
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675218.06/cwt202.00–233.001,4728
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1740219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,6211
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760205.95/cwt202.00–210.001,5652
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800193.00/cwt189.00–197.001,5442
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,100152.18/cwt150.00–154.001,6742
Bulls——1,638174.07/cwt163.00–179.002,85112
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025140.90/cwt133.00–146.501,4444
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025130.22/cwt115.00–141.001,33510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275153.15/cwt146.00–159.501,95354
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,358153.02/cwt148.00–157.502,0784
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,631.08/head1,420.00–1,775.001,63116
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,911.14/head1,770.00–2,000.001,91120
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,615.68/head1,180.00–1,890.001,6162
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925140.22/cwt120.00–154.001,29716
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 17751,391.61/head1,200.00–1,530.001,3922
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19751,924.74/head1,795.00–2,025.001,9258
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0752,231.40/head2,050.00–2,350.002,2318

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.