Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2024-12-11

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Dec 11
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
576 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 485▼ 46 vs year ago 622 · −7.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 96▼ 37 vs year ago 86 · −43.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 83▼ 19 vs year ago 73 · −26.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold Steady to 12.00 Higher; Feeder Heifers sold Steady to 8.00 Higher; Feeder Yearlings groups were weaned this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s; Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 Lower ; Slaughter bulls sold Steady to 2.00 Lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.60/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −124.78 against this barn's trailing median of $380.38.
Average price
$255.60
56 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,387
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$141
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$46.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.34
vs MS average
−24.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529270.361,43022
Medium and Large 1545262.041,42810thin
Medium and Large 2547244.441,33818thin
Medium and Large 3575224.261,2896thin
One grade step is worth $46.10/cwt here — about $141 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 sale56 hd
255.60
—
MS average13 barns · 247 hd
248.26
+7.34
National average188 barns · 25,726 hd
280.30
−24.70
This barn, trailing median34 sales
380.38
−124.78
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—High1,543138.352,13416
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,132108.871,23314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,433107.751,5444thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02595.7898216

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)995$1,78214
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,044$2,0157
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)515$1,4632thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1231349.60/cwt240.00–425.008083
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275384.72/cwt382.00–387.001,0584
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275367.89/cwt357.00–377.001,0124
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325376.72/cwt370.00–382.501,2242
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325350.38/cwt345.00–355.001,1396
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325330.76/cwt320.00–340.001,0754
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2366349.27/cwt346.00–355.001,2789
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375360.33/cwt355.00–365.001,3516
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added403358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,4436
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425349.52/cwt340.00–358.001,4858
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425325.29/cwt320.00–330.001,3824
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475348.15/cwt345.00–351.001,6542
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475336.89/cwt329.00–344.001,6006
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475311.57/cwt300.00–322.001,4804
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485332.54/cwt332.00–333.001,61311
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533302.49/cwt286.00–310.001,6129
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534319.25/cwt319.25–319.251,70510
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575292.82/cwt285.00–300.001,6844
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575276.38/cwt267.00–285.001,5894
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588289.51/cwt286.00–295.001,70213
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625277.27/cwt270.00–284.001,7334
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625266.24/cwt260.00–272.001,6644
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625251.04/cwt250.00–252.001,5694
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added643282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,8138
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674271.50/cwt271.50–271.501,83016
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675270.81/cwt269.00–272.501,8282
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675252.59/cwt250.00–255.001,7054
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,8273
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1745230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7141
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added757252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,91110
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815222.96/cwt221.00–225.001,8172
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added826240.80/cwt239.50–242.501,9899
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225332.63/cwt311.00–350.007484
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2283344.12/cwt342.00–345.009746
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3333308.28/cwt288.00–317.001,0279
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375320.79/cwt316.00–325.001,2036
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375311.26/cwt307.00–315.001,16710
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added402323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,2986
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425308.46/cwt300.00–316.001,3116
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425285.29/cwt280.00–290.001,2126
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425260.29/cwt255.00–265.001,1064
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470282.62/cwt270.00–295.001,32823
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475288.73/cwt284.00–293.001,3716
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475266.31/cwt260.00–272.001,2658
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475225.26/cwt220.00–230.001,0704
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525267.28/cwt261.00–273.001,4036
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525249.90/cwt241.00–258.001,31210
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529270.36/cwt265.00–275.501,43022
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575254.17/cwt250.00–258.001,4614
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575237.61/cwt235.00–240.001,3668
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575224.26/cwt218.00–230.001,2896
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622242.81/cwt240.25–245.501,51017
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625245.60/cwt243.00–248.001,5352
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633228.29/cwt215.00–240.001,44512
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653242.81/cwt242.50–243.001,5868
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675242.04/cwt241.00–243.001,6342
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717232.60/cwt232.25–232.701,66813
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1778207.52/cwt205.00–210.001,6152
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added795222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,7658
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375347.01/cwt340.00–355.001,3016
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425339.93/cwt332.00–347.001,44514
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525311.46/cwt290.00–331.001,63514
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575274.68/cwt258.00–290.001,57910
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5452
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625246.69/cwt235.00–257.501,5424
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,160125.97/cwt118.00–132.001,4614
Bulls——1,670142.47/cwt135.50–147.502,37912
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025105.12/cwt94.00–113.001,0778
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025104.85/cwt99.00–109.001,0758
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02586.44/cwt80.00–91.008868
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275114.24/cwt110.00–118.001,4576
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,433107.75/cwt103.50–111.001,5444
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 27131,110.00/head1,075.00–1,150.001,1102
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 19251,484.32/head1,300.00–1,610.001,4844
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,098.30/head1,500.00–2,475.002,0988
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 35151,462.86/head1,450.00–1,475.001,4632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 19451,942.46/head1,875.00–2,000.001,9422
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0682,288.76/head2,275.00–2,300.002,2892
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0951,880.71/head1,475.00–2,200.001,8813
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,100126.48/cwt105.00–140.001,39120

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.