Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 2-10 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls had no trend.

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.54/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$122.54

61 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$22

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

$3.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.30

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	123.74	663	40
Medium and Large 1-2	569	120.26	685	21

One grade step is worth $3.48/cwt here — about −$22 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 sale61 hd

122.54

—

MS average11 barns · 554 hd

123.84

−1.30

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	—	Average	1,410	81.10	1,143	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	67.93	696	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	990	64.21	636	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	913	56.73	518	16

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	723	103.35/cwt	100.00–106.50	747	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	127.69/cwt	123.00–132.00	668	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	740	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	87.59/cwt	81.00–93.00	1,458	4
Bulls	—	—	1,240	76.77/cwt	72.00–80.00	952	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	67.93/cwt	65.00–70.00	696	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	990	64.21/cwt	63.00–65.50	636	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	60.80/cwt	57.00–63.50	623	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	52.66/cwt	50.00–55.00	421	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	132.19/cwt	128.00–136.00	625	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	159.76/cwt	154.00–165.00	756	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	151.22/cwt	146.00–156.00	791	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	694	106.75/cwt	106.75–106.75	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	666	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	172.81/cwt	168.00–177.00	558	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	155.83/cwt	150.00–161.00	581	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	131.74/cwt	127.00–136.00	557	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	164.21/cwt	160.00–168.00	695	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	548	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	855	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	141.22/cwt	136.00–146.00	739	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	120.18/cwt	115.00–125.00	749	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	616	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	871.97/cwt	810.00–920.00	7,743	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,031.76/cwt	840.00–1,175.00	11,040	30

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 Feb 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 465Last week 80Year ago 468

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 17Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 144Last week 17Year ago 116

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 2-10 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls had no trend.

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	723	100.00–106.50	103.35
10	—	523	123.00–132.00	127.69
10	—	473	128.00–136.00	132.19
10	—	423	127.00–136.00	131.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	117.50	117.50
5	—	694	106.75	106.75
6	—	563	118.25	118.25
3	—	507	128.25	128.25
5	—	465	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	154.00–165.00	159.76
10	—	523	146.00–156.00	151.22
10	—	423	160.00–168.00	164.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	548	148.00	148.00
10	—	665	128.50	128.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	323	168.00–177.00	172.81
10	—	373	150.00–161.00	155.83
10	—	523	136.00–146.00	141.22
10	—	623	115.00–125.00	120.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,665	81.00–93.00	87.59
6	—	1,240	72.00–80.00	76.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	65.00–70.00	67.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	990	63.00–65.50	64.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	57.00–63.50	60.80
8	—	800	50.00–55.00	52.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	888	810.00–920.00	871.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,070	840.00–1,175.00	1,031.76

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

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle