Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 1-5; feeder heifers sold higher 1-5; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 1-5; slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.95/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$137.95

167 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$513

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

$24.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.41

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	288	150.24	432	16thin
Medium and Large 1	472	147.89	698	72
Medium and Large 2-3	508	128.13	651	30
Medium and Large 1-2	754	125.33	945	49

One grade step is worth $24.91/cwt here — about −$513 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 sale167 hd

137.95

—

MS average12 barns · 836 hd

142.36

−4.41

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	—	High	1,337	75.67	1,011	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	57.19	681	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	51.27	526	10

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	117.85/cwt	110.00–125.00	619	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	117.12/cwt	114.00–120.00	732	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	121.45/cwt	120.00–123.75	684	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	126.83/cwt	115.00–137.50	602	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	158.86/cwt	153.00–164.00	596	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	143.75/cwt	132.50–154.00	755	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	121.60/cwt	119.00–124.00	760	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	130.87/cwt	115.00–145.00	556	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	163.23/cwt	160.00–166.00	530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	138.41/cwt	130.00–148.00	519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	139.41/cwt	130.00–147.50	453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	105.51/cwt	99.00–110.00	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	167.95/cwt	162.50–172.50	462	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	130.75/cwt	123.50–137.50	883	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	920	662.91/cwt	500.00–775.00	6,099	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	865	773.93/cwt	570.00–930.00	6,694	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	109.73/cwt	105.00–118.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	885	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	50.98/cwt	46.00–54.50	523	10
Bulls	—	—	1,640	82.57/cwt	78.50–86.00	1,354	4
Bulls	—	—	1,250	73.70/cwt	65.00–79.50	921	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	51.27/cwt	46.00–55.00	526	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	60.29/cwt	55.00–65.00	769	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	124.86/cwt	119.00–130.00	468	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	534	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	107.37/cwt	106.00–110.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	160.05/cwt	150.00–169.00	680	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	983.98/cwt	760.00–1,125.00	10,824	68
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	1,206.29/cwt	980.00–1,575.00	13,486	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	153.86/cwt	140.00–165.00	346	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	132.52/cwt	126.00–138.50	762	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	117.00/cwt	115.00–118.00	501	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	122.10/cwt	110.00–132.50	397	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	148.07/cwt	140.00–155.00	481	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	893	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	115.10/cwt	115.10–115.10	1,039	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	129.83/cwt	127.00–136.50	749	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	466	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	321	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	496	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	110.85/cwt	110.85–110.85	568	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	359	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	377	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	750	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	904	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	139.95/cwt	139.85–140.25	884	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	105.43/cwt	97.00–114.00	910	2

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 486Last week 444Year ago 463

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 46Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 145Last week 78Year ago 69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	525	110.00–125.00	117.85
8	—	625	114.00–120.00	117.12
8	—	475	115.00–137.50	126.83
10	—	425	115.00–145.00	130.87
6	—	375	130.00–148.00	138.41
6	—	325	130.00–147.50	139.41
4	—	713	99.00–110.00	105.51
1	—	835	106.00	106.00
3	—	767	106.00–110.00	107.37
2	—	863	97.00–114.00	105.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	563	120.00–123.75	121.45
4	—	688	116.50	116.50
5	—	348	134.00	134.00
4	—	425	136.00	136.00
7	—	641	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	375	119.00–130.00	124.86
8	—	325	110.00–132.50	122.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	115.00–118.00	117.00
2	—	525	121.00	121.00
5	—	325	130.00	130.00
5	—	359	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	504	150.50	150.50
14	—	903	115.10	115.10
10	—	577	127.00–136.50	129.83
3	—	1,018	112.00	112.00
8	—	758	119.25	119.25
8	—	632	139.85–140.25	139.95
2	—	1,173	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	375	153.00–164.00	158.86
12	—	525	132.50–154.00	143.75
6	—	625	119.00–124.00	121.60
8	—	325	160.00–166.00	163.23
8	—	275	162.50–172.50	167.95
4	—	675	123.50–137.50	130.75
3	—	710	105.00–118.00	109.73
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
14	—	425	150.00–169.00	160.05
8	—	575	126.00–138.50	132.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	125.00	125.00
9	—	663	134.75	134.75
5	—	321	154.50	154.50
10	—	512	110.85	110.85
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	225	140.00–165.00	153.86
10	—	325	140.00–155.00	148.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	920	500.00–775.00	662.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	68	—	1,100	760.00–1,125.00	983.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	865	570.00–930.00	773.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,118	980.00–1,575.00	1,206.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	46.00–54.50	50.98
20	—	1,275	55.00–65.00	60.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	46.00–55.00	51.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,640	78.50–86.00	82.57
14	—	1,250	65.00–79.50	73.70

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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Lucedale Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle