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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Sep 11

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← Sep 4Sep 11Sep 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

126 head

▼ 167 vs last sale 293▼ 741 vs year ago 867 · −85.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 32▲ 7 vs year ago 32 · +21.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 53▼ 31 vs year ago 55 · −56.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale #2 & #3 feeder steers sold 5.00-20.00 lower; #2 &#3 feeder heifers sold 6.00-20.00 lower Not Enough #1s in steers or heifers to Quote # market on #1s; Feeder yearling groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold 1.00-9.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 lower

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 $220.55/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −159.83 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.

Average price

$220.55

9 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$4.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.70

vs MS average

−18.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	588	223.40	1,314	3thin
Medium and Large 2	558	219.12	1,223	6thin

One grade step is worth $4.28/cwt here — about $90 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 sale9 hd

220.55

—

MS average13 barns · 390 hd

222.24

−1.70

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−18.06

This barn, trailing median34 sales

380.38

−159.83

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	1,495	157.55	2,355	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	121.87	1,743	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,132	120.48	1,364	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	111.93	1,147	4thin

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)	1,071	$1,548	24
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	665	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$2,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	758	$1,598	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	690	$1,225	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$959	10

Every lot

43 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	303.86/cwt	290.00–315.00	684	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	319.21/cwt	317.00–323.00	1,009	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	289.98/cwt	272.50–305.00	942	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	271.26/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,017	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	257.10/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,221	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	249.28/cwt	243.00–255.00	1,309	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	233.37/cwt	232.00–234.00	1,361	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,635	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,640	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	253.62/cwt	240.00–265.00	697	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	259.95/cwt	250.00–268.50	845	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	252.10/cwt	240.00–262.50	819	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	257.85/cwt	244.00–270.00	967	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	236.17/cwt	235.00–237.50	886	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	230.65/cwt	229.00–232.50	980	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	249.99/cwt	241.00–254.00	1,082	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	235.25/cwt	235.25–235.25	1,113	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	234.73/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,115	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	222.76/cwt	217.00–228.00	1,169	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	217.30/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,249	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	588	223.40/cwt	223.40–223.40	1,314	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,435	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	204.01/cwt	193.00–215.25	1,495	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	768	209.90/cwt	209.90–209.90	1,612	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	310.76/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,010	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	295.94/cwt	288.00–305.00	1,110	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	277.64/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,180	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	252.78/cwt	247.00–258.00	1,201	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	240.61/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,225	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	230.21/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,324	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	208.31/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,302	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,495	157.55/cwt	155.00–159.50	2,355	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	117.51/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,204	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	111.93/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,147	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	124.44/cwt	121.00–127.50	1,587	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	121.87/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,743	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	665	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	1,050	1,406.53/head	1,200.00–1,430.00	1,407	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,745.45/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,745	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	690	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	758	1,598.45/head	1,500.00–1,690.00	1,598	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	945	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	959.46/head	900.00–1,000.00	959	10

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 Sep 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 293Year ago 867

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 32Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 53Year ago 55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,495	155.00–159.50	157.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,430	119.00–124.00	121.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	109.00–114.00	111.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	114.00–120.00	117.51
6	—	1,275	121.00–127.50	124.44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	300.00–320.00	310.76
6	350–400	375	288.00–305.00	295.94
4	400–450	425	275.00–280.00	277.64
8	450–500	475	247.00–258.00	252.78
16	500–550	509	240.00–243.00	240.61
4	550–600	575	225.00–235.00	230.21
2	600–650	625	200.00–216.00	208.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	240.00–265.00	253.62
6	300–350	325	250.00–268.50	259.95
2	350–400	375	244.00–270.00	257.85
9	400–450	433	241.00–254.00	249.99
2	450–500	475	230.00–239.00	234.73
2	500–550	525	217.00–228.00	222.76
4	550–600	575	210.00–224.00	217.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	240.00–262.50	252.10
2	350–400	375	235.00–237.50	236.17
4	400–450	425	229.00–232.50	230.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	235.25	235.25
3	550–600	588	223.40	223.40
2	600–650	635	226.00	226.00
3	750–800	768	209.90	209.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	733	193.00–215.25	204.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	316	317.00–323.00	319.21
2	350–400	375	267.00–275.00	271.26
2	450–500	475	255.00–259.00	257.10
2	500–550	525	243.00–255.00	249.28
3	550–600	583	232.00–234.00	233.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	290.00–315.00	303.86
4	300–350	325	272.50–305.00	289.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	222.50	222.50
1	800–850	800	205.00	205.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	14	—	1,050	1,200.00–1,430.00	1,406.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	665	1,125.00	1,125.00

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)	10	—	1,100	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,745.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	758	1,500.00–1,690.00	1,598.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	1,225.00	1,225.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	2,325.00	2,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	925	900.00–1,000.00	959.46

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.