Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2024-08-28

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Aug 28
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
455 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 415▲ 389 vs year ago 66 · +589.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 50▲ 65 vs year ago 61 · +106.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
84 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 66▼ 549 vs year ago 633 · −86.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 2.00-13.00 lower; feeder heifers sold steady to 8.00 lower; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s or #3-4s and group yearlings were weaned and this gave them added value; slaughter cows sold 4.00-13.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-6.00 lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $241.63/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −179.91 against this barn's trailing median of $421.53.
Average price
$241.63
58 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,342
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$55
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.78
vs MS average
−26.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550249.511,3724thin
Medium and Large 1-2556244.041,35734
Medium and Large 2550237.691,30716thin
Medium and Large 3575229.041,3174thin
One grade step is worth $20.47/cwt here — about $55 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 sale58 hd
241.63
—
MS average12 barns · 509 hd
250.41
−8.78
National average155 barns · 6,455 hd
268.55
−26.92
This barn, trailing median30 sales
421.53
−179.91
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—High1,456145.162,11316
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,144126.231,44448
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,569124.331,95024
CowsLean 85-90%Low954120.001,14538

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)1,018$1,80130
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,7036
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$2,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)960$1,93724

Every lot

85 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225395.55/cwt390.00–400.008902
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275344.36/cwt340.00–348.009472
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275288.62/cwt275.00–300.007942
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325337.83/cwt326.00–348.001,0982
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325308.60/cwt300.00–316.001,0032
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375307.20/cwt304.00–310.001,1522
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2398315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2546
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425268.12/cwt266.00–270.001,1406
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2042
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added464265.58/cwt263.00–267.001,2326
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473473.00/cwt473.00–473.002,2376
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475267.73/cwt263.00–272.001,2722
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475260.10/cwt258.00–262.001,23510
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475255.67/cwt242.00–268.001,2144
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520249.97/cwt227.00–263.001,30013
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525256.80/cwt250.00–263.001,3482
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525242.28/cwt236.00–248.001,2728
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,3534
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575242.21/cwt237.00–247.001,3932
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575233.09/cwt231.00–235.001,3408
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575229.04/cwt228.00–230.001,3174
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580241.16/cwt237.00–249.001,39917
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625225.20/cwt220.00–230.001,4088
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627237.37/cwt236.50–240.001,4888
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,4853
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675223.59/cwt221.00–226.001,5094
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675220.52/cwt220.00–221.001,4892
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,6093
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725213.44/cwt200.00–226.001,5474
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7201
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added803211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6942
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865207.94/cwt203.00–213.001,7992
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1945203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,9181
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1995194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,9301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275311.98/cwt300.00–322.008582
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275273.61/cwt254.00–290.007526
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325248.76/cwt238.00–258.008084
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2353272.00/cwt272.00–272.009602
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375271.59/cwt262.00–280.001,01810
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added385266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,0242
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425250.06/cwt249.00–251.001,0636
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425240.70/cwt237.00–244.001,0236
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425211.63/cwt200.00–222.008994
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0392
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2453242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,0962
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475238.95/cwt238.00–240.001,1354
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475226.04/cwt215.00–236.001,0748
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475219.73/cwt215.00–224.001,04410
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525227.14/cwt224.00–230.001,1926
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525223.05/cwt222.00–224.001,1716
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525217.14/cwt214.00–220.001,1406
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575216.69/cwt212.00–221.001,2468
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,3656
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625213.60/cwt211.00–216.001,3356
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625200.16/cwt196.00–204.001,2516
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3Value Added680203.24/cwt202.00–205.001,3827
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1721204.73/cwt200.00–209.001,4764
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760198.45/cwt195.00–202.001,5082
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3Value Added787188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,4803
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1878185.99/cwt184.00–188.001,6332
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1970174.50/cwt174.50–174.501,6931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1341332.43/cwt300.00–338.001,1346
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375281.31/cwt260.00–300.001,0554
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2419284.92/cwt276.00–288.001,1948
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425273.87/cwt258.00–288.001,16412
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475247.94/cwt239.00–256.001,1784
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575233.55/cwt220.00–246.001,34320
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625224.24/cwt218.00–230.001,4028
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675212.95/cwt200.00–225.001,4376
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,168128.58/cwt120.00–135.001,5026
Bulls——1,628155.11/cwt142.00–165.002,52510
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%800113.19/cwt110.00–116.0090612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025123.15/cwt117.00–127.501,26226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,100124.91/cwt120.00–128.001,37436
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275130.18/cwt127.00–133.001,66012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,325119.68/cwt116.00–123.001,5866
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,650125.88/cwt123.00–128.002,07718
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,897.97/head1,675.00–2,050.001,89818
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19831,768.22/head1,675.00–1,800.001,7683
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1502,339.86/head1,850.00–2,500.002,3403
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1502,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,652.70/head1,400.00–1,825.001,65314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,930.11/head1,700.00–2,075.001,93016
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,703.41/head1,550.00–1,800.001,7036
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,100145.32/cwt122.00–160.001,59918

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.