Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2024-10-23

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Oct 23
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
427 head
▲ 166 vs last sale 261▲ 8 vs year ago 419 · +1.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 49▼ 36 vs year ago 101 · −35.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 31▼ 51 vs year ago 127 · −40.2%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 3.00-13.00 higher ; #2 feeder heifers sold Firmer to 2.00 higher; feeder calf groups with shots and weaned had added value and all groups were reported as #1-2s ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-7.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold weaker

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $250.01/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −171.53 against this barn's trailing median of $421.53.
Average price
$250.01
35 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,357
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$27.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.75
vs MS average
−49.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527264.281,3929thin
Medium and Large 1575250.211,4398thin
Medium and Large 2550250.141,3768thin
Medium and Large 3525236.901,24410thin
One grade step is worth $27.38/cwt here — about $148 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale35 hd
250.01
—
MS average12 barns · 239 hd
254.76
−4.75
National average191 barns · 36,605 hd
299.04
−49.03
This barn, trailing median30 sales
421.53
−171.53
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—Average1,321133.581,76516
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,247119.731,49336
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,418114.291,6213thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low993106.831,06114

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,185$1,8701thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,038$1,79534
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)975$1,91714

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225393.31/cwt382.50–402.008852
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275302.71/cwt294.00–310.008326
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275272.71/cwt264.00–280.007506
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325312.15/cwt310.00–314.001,0144
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325262.21/cwt245.00–277.008526
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2366284.71/cwt272.00–307.001,0429
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1389309.67/cwt307.00–320.001,2055
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425294.44/cwt291.00–297.501,2518
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425281.59/cwt280.00–283.001,1974
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425256.39/cwt240.00–271.001,0908
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475277.52/cwt272.00–282.501,3188
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475265.74/cwt261.00–271.001,2628
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2506262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,3264
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525257.19/cwt253.00–261.001,3504
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525236.90/cwt228.00–245.001,24410
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527273.50/cwt273.50–273.501,4413
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4482
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575250.21/cwt245.00–255.001,4398
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575243.09/cwt241.00–245.001,3984
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619252.04/cwt245.25–254.251,56012
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625242.60/cwt240.00–245.001,5164
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625226.24/cwt220.00–232.001,4148
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,6002
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675234.17/cwt225.75–242.001,5814
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728228.60/cwt224.00–232.001,6643
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730229.76/cwt227.60–234.251,6776
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773218.94/cwt213.00–225.001,6922
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1868210.17/cwt209.50–211.001,8243
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added954210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0034
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225350.00/cwt350.00–350.007881
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225294.09/cwt283.00–303.006628
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275317.54/cwt317.00–318.008734
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275281.80/cwt272.00–290.007754
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325269.92/cwt264.00–275.008774
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325247.38/cwt242.00–252.008046
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375304.26/cwt300.00–308.001,1414
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375260.99/cwt253.00–268.009796
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375242.25/cwt230.00–253.0090810
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417246.06/cwt244.00–248.251,02610
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425238.88/cwt232.00–245.001,0158
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425224.70/cwt221.00–228.009554
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475226.58/cwt225.00–228.001,0768
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475217.89/cwt210.00–225.001,0354
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3-4503188.00/cwt188.00–188.009462
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513241.30/cwt225.00–265.001,2385
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,1971
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525223.37/cwt215.00–231.001,17310
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538233.25/cwt233.25–233.251,2552
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2392
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,2541
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575213.09/cwt211.00–215.001,2256
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2609212.77/cwt210.75–214.751,2964
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625215.60/cwt213.00–218.001,3484
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4771
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710186.69/cwt185.00–190.001,3253
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,3401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375282.31/cwt261.00–301.001,0594
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425291.76/cwt287.00–296.001,24010
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475244.84/cwt238.00–251.001,1638
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525235.85/cwt228.00–243.001,23818
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575229.17/cwt225.00–233.001,31810
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625219.83/cwt211.00–228.001,37410
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675213.59/cwt211.00–216.001,4424
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,210127.76/cwt112.50–138.501,54612
Bulls——1,655151.02/cwt148.00–153.502,4994
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80089.44/cwt82.00–96.007162
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025109.73/cwt103.00–114.501,12512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025105.85/cwt100.00–110.001,0854
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275121.47/cwt113.00–129.001,54932
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,418114.29/cwt113.00–115.001,6213
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,442.70/head1,300.00–1,540.001,44312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,987.05/head1,490.00–2,300.001,98722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1851,870.00/head1,870.00–1,870.001,8701
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1925158.05/cwt120.00–184.001,46228
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19251,823.65/head1,675.00–1,925.001,8248
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19751,946.67/head1,800.00–2,060.001,9472
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0752,087.44/head1,900.00–2,210.002,0874

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.