Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2024-10-02

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Oct 2
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
478 head
▲ 136 vs last sale 342▼ 69 vs year ago 547 · −12.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 42▼ 13 vs year ago 61 · −21.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 34▼ 6 vs year ago 76 · −7.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder steers sold Steady to 10.00 higher ; feeder heifers sold Steady to 6.00 higher ; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s & #2-3s and weaned groups had added values; Slaughter cows sold 5.00-6.00 lower ; slaughter bulls sold Weaker to 6.00 lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $217.74/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −162.64 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.
Average price
$217.74
32 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,196
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$27
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.54
vs MS average
−29.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525227.141,19210thin
Medium and Large 2561216.061,21114thin
Medium and Large 2-3545215.251,1734thin
Medium and Large 3575202.611,1654thin
One grade step is worth $24.53/cwt here — about $27 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale32 hd
217.74
—
MS average13 barns · 400 hd
223.28
−5.54
National average172 barns · 12,740 hd
246.78
−29.04
This barn, trailing median34 sales
380.38
−162.64
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—High1,552138.532,15014
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,132107.401,21617
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,473103.011,5173thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average95083.9179712

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)1,000$1,62534
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$1,4932thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)787$1,15410

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 2225332.55/cwt332.00–333.007484
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275335.99/cwt330.00–341.009244
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275327.72/cwt325.00–330.009018
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325319.54/cwt319.00–320.001,0392
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325312.69/cwt310.00–315.001,0166
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325301.14/cwt292.00–309.009794
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375317.66/cwt315.00–320.001,1912
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375293.07/cwt287.00–300.001,0996
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375278.59/cwt269.00–287.001,0454
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390290.50/cwt290.50–290.501,1335
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425295.29/cwt290.00–300.001,2554
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425276.82/cwt271.00–282.001,1764
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475278.84/cwt272.00–285.001,3244
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475257.09/cwt245.00–268.001,2214
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3491268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,3165
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525262.76/cwt257.00–268.001,3798
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525248.33/cwt241.00–255.001,3044
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525238.14/cwt235.00–241.001,2504
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3Value Added534245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3086
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575234.26/cwt228.00–240.001,3474
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3Value Added581245.63/cwt240.00–250.001,42721
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625239.04/cwt238.00–240.001,4942
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625227.60/cwt225.00–230.001,4234
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added639240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,53414
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5312
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675229.59/cwt227.00–232.001,5502
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1783219.00/cwt218.00–220.001,7152
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added795219.25/cwt219.25–219.251,7434
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1870217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,8881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275263.81/cwt260.00–267.007254
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325275.38/cwt270.00–280.008956
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325259.69/cwt257.00–262.008446
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375284.13/cwt282.00–286.001,0654
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375265.33/cwt260.00–270.0099510
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375243.86/cwt238.00–249.009144
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3381259.50/cwt259.50–259.509894
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425251.17/cwt248.00–254.001,0678
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425251.15/cwt230.00–270.001,0678
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425242.64/cwt240.00–245.001,03110
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475249.21/cwt245.00–253.001,1846
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475239.99/cwt230.00–249.001,14010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475222.31/cwt216.00–228.001,0568
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500215.50/cwt215.50–215.501,0782
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525227.14/cwt224.00–230.001,19210
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525218.19/cwt214.00–222.001,1454
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575215.21/cwt210.00–220.001,23710
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575202.61/cwt200.00–205.001,1654
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2692
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625217.79/cwt210.00–225.001,3614
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625207.79/cwt200.00–215.001,2998
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675170.88/cwt160.00–181.001,1534
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added690214.50/cwt214.50–214.501,4802
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713187.09/cwt182.00–192.001,3342
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723206.99/cwt205.00–209.001,4972
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3755170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2841
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775190.49/cwt190.00–191.001,4762
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1795203.00/cwt201.00–205.001,6142
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1875200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375287.99/cwt280.00–295.001,0808
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425270.58/cwt260.00–280.001,15020
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475269.09/cwt257.00–280.001,27818
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525246.51/cwt235.00–257.001,29414
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575234.21/cwt229.00–239.001,34710
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625223.76/cwt217.00–230.001,39910
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675219.33/cwt210.00–228.001,48010
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250126.60/cwt118.50–132.001,5836
Bulls——1,778147.48/cwt136.50–155.502,6228
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80056.25/cwt52.00–60.004504
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025102.57/cwt93.50–109.001,05110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02597.74/cwt87.50–105.001,0028
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,286114.30/cwt109.50–117.501,4707
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,473103.01/cwt96.00–109.001,5173
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925150.14/cwt121.00–170.001,38916
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3603590.37/head410.00–680.005904
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,492.70/head1,350.00–1,590.001,4932
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,220.00/head1,000.00–1,370.001,2208
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,960.23/head1,500.00–2,250.001,96022
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3623708.25/head555.00–795.007086
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 18281,671.54/head1,400.00–1,935.001,6722
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2301,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2502,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501

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.