Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers sold 1-3 higher, feeder heifers sold mixed, slaughter cows sold 1-3 higher, and slaughter bulls had no trend.

Grouped weaned feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Vaule Added.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.32/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$132.32

83 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$81

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

$6.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.54

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	134.49	730	55
Medium and Large 1-2	634	128.04	812	28

One grade step is worth $6.45/cwt here — about −$81 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale83 hd

132.32

—

MS average13 barns · 947 hd

135.86

−3.54

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	Low	1,125	70.28	791	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	53.51	548	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	47.13	483	10

Every lot, as filed

29 lots · USDA AMS · Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	53.51/cwt	50.00–56.00	548	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	47.13/cwt	44.50–49.00	483	10
Bulls	—	—	1,125	70.28/cwt	67.50–72.50	791	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	163.88/cwt	158.00–169.00	529	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	120.69/cwt	116.00–125.00	631	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	121.16/cwt	117.00–125.00	694	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	149.19/cwt	145.00–153.00	706	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	134.22/cwt	129.00–139.00	702	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	938	962.05/cwt	800.00–1,095.00	9,024	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	908	688.26/cwt	560.00–800.00	6,249	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	110.74/cwt	105.00–116.00	579	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	647	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	107.60/cwt	105.00–110.00	617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	105.18/cwt	100.00–110.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	776	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	116.69/cwt	112.00–118.00	799	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	626	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	120.75/cwt	120.75–120.75	801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	144.79/cwt	139.00–150.00	543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	164.24/cwt	160.00–168.00	613	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	145.74/cwt	141.00–150.00	616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	110.16/cwt	105.00–115.00	796	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,113.17/cwt	850.00–1,300.00	13,948	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,202.30/cwt	1,020.00–1,320.00	14,103	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	787	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	491	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	577	10

How this sale compares

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 Jan 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 529Last week 498Year ago 579

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 56Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 163Last week 150Year ago 72

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers sold 1-3 higher, feeder heifers sold mixed, slaughter cows sold 1-3 higher, and slaughter bulls had no trend.

Grouped weaned feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Vaule Added.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	50.00–56.00	53.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	44.50–49.00	47.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,125	67.50–72.50	70.28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	158.00–169.00	163.88
6	—	523	116.00–125.00	120.69
12	—	573	117.00–125.00	121.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	145.00–153.00	149.19
20	—	523	129.00–139.00	134.22
13	—	685	112.00–118.00	116.69
6	—	373	160.00–168.00	164.24
6	—	423	141.00–150.00	145.74
4	—	723	105.00–115.00	110.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	133.50	133.50
5	—	539	144.00	144.00
6	—	663	120.75	120.75
3	—	753	120.25	120.25
4	—	723	115.00	115.00
6	—	601	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	523	105.00–116.00	110.74
6	—	573	105.00–110.00	107.60
6	—	623	100.00–110.00	105.18
6	—	375	139.00–150.00	144.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	558	116.00	116.00
6	—	602	104.00	104.00
10	—	491	117.50	117.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	938	800.00–1,095.00	962.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,173	1,020.00–1,320.00	1,202.30
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	908	560.00–800.00	688.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,253	850.00–1,300.00	1,113.17

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle