Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2024-08-14

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Aug 14
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
344 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 295▲ 262 vs year ago 82 · +319.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 56▼ 396 vs year ago 503 · −78.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 61▲ 5 vs year ago 51 · +9.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared To last weeks sale feeder steers sold 10.00-14.00 higher; heifers under 400# sold 6.00-16.00 higher; heifers over 400# sold 1.00-12.00 higher; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and groups that were weaned with shots had added value ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-7.00 higher ; slaughter bulls sold firmer

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $253.66/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −167.87 against this barn's trailing median of $421.53.
Average price
$253.66
41 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,421
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.75
vs MS average
−26.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550259.701,42812thin
Medium and Large 2-3585255.001,4929thin
Medium and Large 2558250.151,39718thin
Medium and Large 3525243.051,2762thin
One grade step is worth $16.65/cwt here — about $152 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 sale41 hd
253.66
—
MS average12 barns · 395 hd
260.42
−6.75
National average153 barns · 6,707 hd
280.34
−26.68
This barn, trailing median30 sales
421.53
−167.87
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—High1,588167.392,65916
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,265147.941,87252
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,426139.321,9879thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average935125.661,17530

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$1,71818
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,043$1,6592thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)925$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,031$2,20513
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,100$1,54520

Every lot

81 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 2225362.77/cwt360.00–365.008162
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3225352.77/cwt350.00–355.007942
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275372.72/cwt370.00–375.001,0252
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275344.53/cwt335.00–352.509474
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2279372.49/cwt368.00–375.001,0395
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3Value Added305278.00/cwt278.00–278.008482
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325382.23/cwt382.00–382.501,2426
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325349.99/cwt343.00–356.001,1374
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325272.69/cwt270.00–275.008866
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370326.14/cwt300.00–346.001,2075
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375309.59/cwt300.00–318.001,1616
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3Value Added394250.00/cwt250.00–250.009854
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425337.75/cwt324.00–350.001,4354
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425309.52/cwt300.00–318.001,31512
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425274.81/cwt260.00–288.001,1688
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475277.89/cwt270.00–285.001,3204
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475265.26/cwt260.00–270.001,2604
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525264.19/cwt260.00–268.001,3876
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525255.23/cwt250.00–260.001,3406
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525243.05/cwt242.00–244.001,2762
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575255.21/cwt250.00–260.001,4676
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575247.61/cwt245.00–250.001,42412
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4929
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625245.20/cwt240.00–250.001,53312
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625237.12/cwt234.00–240.001,4824
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,5905
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675229.66/cwt225.00–234.001,5502
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6211
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2793220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7452
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225294.65/cwt288.00–300.006634
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275313.17/cwt305.00–320.008614
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275295.27/cwt292.00–298.008122
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3311243.99/cwt240.00–256.0075918
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325313.82/cwt295.00–330.001,0202
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3Value Added370232.00/cwt232.00–232.008582
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375297.20/cwt294.00–300.001,1154
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375279.72/cwt268.00–290.001,0498
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375233.20/cwt230.00–236.008754
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425285.06/cwt284.00–286.001,2122
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475249.94/cwt241.00–258.001,1872
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475237.36/cwt230.00–244.001,1278
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475230.41/cwt222.00–238.001,0946
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525237.14/cwt234.00–240.001,2454
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525233.14/cwt230.00–236.001,2244
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525222.62/cwt220.00–225.001,1694
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575239.39/cwt236.00–242.501,3762
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575233.13/cwt230.00–236.001,3404
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582235.50/cwt235.50–235.501,3719
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625233.52/cwt233.00–234.001,4602
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675228.89/cwt225.00–232.501,5458
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675222.07/cwt220.00–224.001,4992
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added690225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5532
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5511
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6592
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,7181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2317362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,1485
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325340.76/cwt330.00–350.001,10712
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,3213
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425304.35/cwt298.00–310.001,2934
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475269.03/cwt248.00–288.001,27810
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525248.09/cwt246.00–250.001,3024
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2548246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,3486
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575236.17/cwt232.00–240.001,3584
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625233.04/cwt232.00–234.001,4572
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675220.70/cwt215.00–226.001,4902
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,100145.73/cwt138.00–155.001,6032
Bulls——1,658170.48/cwt164.00–174.502,82714
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%800111.83/cwt102.00–120.5089512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025134.88/cwt122.00–144.001,38318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025127.37/cwt118.00–134.001,3062
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275148.76/cwt135.00–161.001,89750
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,369143.00/cwt141.50–144.501,9587
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,625126.43/cwt119.00–133.002,0542
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19051,570.00/head1,570.00–1,570.001,5701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19252,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 11,0252,065.85/head1,790.00–2,225.002,0668
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0752,643.02/head2,250.00–2,900.002,6434
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,284.32/head1,100.00–1,410.001,2848
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 11,0431,659.11/head1,410.00–1,900.001,6592
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,064.09/head1,610.00–2,350.002,06410
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,1001,544.59/head1,050.00–1,856.001,54520

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.