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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Dec 4

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← Nov 20Dec 4Dec 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

485 head

▲ 195 vs last sale 290▼ 74 vs year ago 559 · −13.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 38▲ 25 vs year ago 71 · +35.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 43▼ 1 vs year ago 84 · −1.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 11/20/24 Feeder Steers sold 15.00-25.00 Higher ; Feeder Heifers sold 5.00-27.00 Higher ; Feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s ; and weaned groups had added value ; Slaughter cows sold 1.00-5.00 Lower ; Slaughter Bulls sold Steady to 6.00 Higher

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 $248.38/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −132.00 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.

Average price

$248.38

48 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,341

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$32.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.96

vs MS average

−34.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	503	265.50	1,335	4thin
Medium and Large 1	538	263.72	1,417	16thin
Medium and Large 2	550	240.60	1,323	16thin
Medium and Large 3	542	232.58	1,260	12thin

One grade step is worth $32.92/cwt here — about $76 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 sale48 hd

248.38

—

MS average12 barns · 299 hd

251.34

−2.96

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−34.94

This barn, trailing median34 sales

380.38

−132.00

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	—	Average	1,462	131.36	1,920	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,132	111.68	1,264	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	111.34	1,646	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	94.30	967	34

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)	1,020	$1,827	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,433	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,011	$2,062	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,157	38

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	405.31/cwt	392.00–416.00	912	6
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	373.02/cwt	355.00–387.50	839	6
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	404.98/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,114	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	377.03/cwt	367.50–385.00	1,037	6
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	332.23/cwt	302.00–357.50	914	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	362.65/cwt	357.00–367.50	1,179	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	344.03/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,118	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	310.67/cwt	294.00–325.00	1,010	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	350.65/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,315	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	337.01/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,264	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	343.35/cwt	337.00–349.00	1,459	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	327.05/cwt	317.00–336.00	1,390	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	309.26/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,314	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	360.37/cwt	358.00–362.50	1,712	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	329.46/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,565	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	333.93/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,753	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	316.66/cwt	313.00–320.00	1,662	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,702	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	293.30/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,686	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	272.99/cwt	261.00–284.00	1,570	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	276.98/cwt	271.00–282.50	1,731	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	265.20/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,658	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	244.31/cwt	243.00–246.00	1,766	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	238.36/cwt	233.00–244.00	1,847	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,960	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,944	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,104	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	371.98/cwt	362.00–380.00	837	4
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	319.41/cwt	300.00–335.00	719	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	366.34/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,007	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	340.89/cwt	330.00–350.00	937	12
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	305.89/cwt	295.00–315.00	841	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	342.69/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,114	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	329.83/cwt	318.00–340.00	1,072	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	257.27/cwt	225.00–285.00	836	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	318.06/cwt	313.00–322.50	1,193	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	307.59/cwt	302.00–312.50	1,153	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	258.25/cwt	242.00–272.50	968	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	306.61/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,303	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	286.90/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,219	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	270.05/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,148	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	280.26/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,331	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	267.21/cwt	263.00–271.00	1,269	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	231.62/cwt	219.00–243.00	1,100	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,335	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	266.90/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,401	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	245.51/cwt	234.00–256.00	1,289	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	232.33/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,220	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	254.17/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,461	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	235.69/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,355	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	233.09/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,340	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	245.20/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,533	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	219.35/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,371	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,606	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,710	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	204.92/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,676	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	327.31/cwt	310.00–342.50	1,227	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	318.75/cwt	305.00–331.00	1,355	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	315.41/cwt	302.00–327.50	1,498	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	295.65/cwt	281.00–309.00	1,552	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	271.64/cwt	256.00–286.00	1,562	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	252.47/cwt	240.00–264.00	1,578	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	229.88/cwt	219.00–240.00	1,552	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,293	125.33/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,621	12
Bulls	—	—	1,800	143.42/cwt	135.00–150.00	2,582	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	107.32/cwt	100.00–112.50	1,100	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	98.78/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,012	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	83.56/cwt	78.00–87.50	856	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	117.50/cwt	113.00–121.50	1,498	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	111.34/cwt	110.00–113.50	1,646	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1	925	1,889.19/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,889	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	2,292.11/head	2,275.00–2,300.00	2,292	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,156.82/head	850.00–1,350.00	1,157	38
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	1,487.84/head	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,488	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,110.23/head	1,650.00–2,400.00	2,110	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,432.50/head	1,230.00–1,560.00	1,433	4

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 Dec 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 485Last week 290Year ago 559

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 38Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 43Year ago 84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	362.00–380.00	371.98
4	250–300	275	350.00–380.00	366.34
4	300–350	325	340.00–345.00	342.69
10	350–400	375	313.00–322.50	318.06
8	400–450	425	300.00–312.50	306.61
4	450–500	475	275.00–285.00	280.26
12	500–550	525	258.00–275.00	266.90
4	550–600	575	250.00–258.00	254.17
4	600–650	625	240.00–250.00	245.20
1	700–750	730	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	760	225.00	225.00
3	800–850	818	200.00–210.00	204.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	300.00–335.00	319.41
12	250–300	275	330.00–350.00	340.89
12	300–350	325	318.00–340.00	329.83
6	350–400	375	302.00–312.50	307.59
10	400–450	425	275.00–297.50	286.90
14	450–500	475	263.00–271.00	267.21
8	500–550	525	234.00–256.00	245.51
8	550–600	575	231.00–240.00	235.69
6	600–650	625	210.00–228.00	219.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	503	265.50	265.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	295.00–315.00	305.89
8	300–350	325	225.00–285.00	257.27
4	350–400	375	242.00–272.50	258.25
4	400–450	425	260.00–279.00	270.05
4	450–500	475	219.00–243.00	231.62
8	500–550	525	225.00–239.00	232.33
4	550–600	575	231.00–235.00	233.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	225	355.00–387.50	373.02
6	250–300	275	367.50–385.00	377.03
4	300–350	325	340.00–347.50	344.03
6	350–400	375	330.00–345.00	337.01
10	400–450	425	317.00–336.00	327.05
8	450–500	475	320.00–338.00	329.46
10	500–550	525	313.00–320.00	316.66
6	550–600	575	261.00–284.00	272.99
6	600–650	625	260.00–270.00	265.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	542	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	302.00–357.50	332.23
4	300–350	325	294.00–325.00	310.67
10	400–450	425	300.00–317.50	309.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	225	392.00–416.00	405.31
4	250–300	275	390.00–417.50	404.98
10	300–350	325	357.00–367.50	362.65
10	350–400	375	340.00–360.00	350.65
4	400–450	425	337.00–349.00	343.35
8	450–500	475	358.00–362.50	360.37
6	500–550	525	330.00–337.50	333.93
6	550–600	575	286.00–300.00	293.30
4	600–650	625	271.00–282.50	276.98
3	700–750	723	243.00–246.00	244.31
2	750–800	775	233.00–244.00	238.36
1	800–850	820	239.00	239.00
1	900–950	900	216.00	216.00
1	950–1000	965	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	375	310.00–342.50	327.31
16	400–450	425	305.00–331.00	318.75
12	450–500	475	302.00–327.50	315.41
10	500–550	525	281.00–309.00	295.65
10	550–600	575	256.00–286.00	271.64
10	600–650	625	240.00–264.00	252.47
4	650–700	675	219.00–240.00	229.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	Open	3	—	1,125	2,275.00–2,300.00	2,292.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,889.19

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,100	850.00–1,350.00	1,156.82

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)	10	—	925	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,487.84

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,100	1,230.00–1,560.00	1,432.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,100	1,650.00–2,400.00	2,110.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,025	90.00–105.00	98.78
10	—	1,025	78.00–87.50	83.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	110.00–113.50	111.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,275	113.00–121.50	117.50
24	—	1,025	100.00–112.50	107.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,293	110.00–135.00	125.33
6	—	1,800	135.00–150.00	143.42

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.