Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.94/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$138.94

184 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$171

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

$12.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.94

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	145.99	739	78
Medium and Large 1-2	680	133.75	910	106

One grade step is worth $12.24/cwt here — about −$171 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 sale184 hd

138.94

—

MS average13 barns · 1,424 hd

146.88

−7.94

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	1,582	82.84	1,311	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	61.79	747	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	58.92	886	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	52.26	546	9thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Bulls	—	—	1,250	73.90/cwt	64.00–80.50	924	4
Bulls	—	—	1,715	86.41/cwt	80.50–91.00	1,482	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	63.76/cwt	59.00–68.00	813	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	56.77/cwt	53.00–59.00	591	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	58.92/cwt	56.50–61.00	886	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	52.26/cwt	43.00–57.50	546	9
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	820	593.75/cwt	450.00–680.00	4,869	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	850	627.94/cwt	410.00–800.00	5,337	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	114.20/cwt	109.00–119.00	714	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	121.85/cwt	120.00–125.00	936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	125.99/cwt	124.50–127.50	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	110.00/cwt	108.00–112.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	158.20/cwt	155.00–161.00	593	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	152.21/cwt	148.00–156.00	723	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	122.42/cwt	117.50–126.00	645	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	127.40/cwt	120.00–134.00	541	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	134.39/cwt	134.00–134.75	962	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	132.90/cwt	131.00–135.25	886	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	98.25/cwt	98.25–98.25	1,054	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	132.26/cwt	128.00–136.00	496	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	143.27/cwt	140.00–146.00	394	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	135.92/cwt	130.00–141.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	841	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	892.09/cwt	710.00–1,020.00	9,189	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	1,083.04/cwt	1,030.00–1,120.00	11,209	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	124.86/cwt	123.50–125.25	788	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	107.11/cwt	104.00–111.00	865	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	166.52/cwt	160.00–171.00	545	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	124.68/cwt	121.00–128.00	592	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	140.87/cwt	140.00–141.00	834	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	125.96/cwt	125.50–126.15	1,051	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	138.37/cwt	137.25–139.00	866	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	121.59/cwt	112.50–130.00	760	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	136.80/cwt	130.00–143.00	718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	125.83/cwt	124.50–128.20	682	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	120.09/cwt	118.00–122.00	691	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	157.46/cwt	152.50–161.00	672	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	177.77/cwt	175.00–180.00	400	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	125.51/cwt	118.00–132.50	847	6

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 Mar 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 470Last week 398Year ago 178

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 68Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 104Year ago 45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	64.00–80.50	73.90
10	—	1,715	80.50–91.00	86.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,275	59.00–68.00	63.76
11	—	1,041	53.00–59.00	56.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,503	56.50–61.00	58.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,044	43.00–57.50	52.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	820	450.00–680.00	593.75
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	850	410.00–800.00	627.94
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,030	710.00–1,020.00	892.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,035	1,030.00–1,120.00	1,083.04

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	625	109.00–119.00	114.20
1	—	745	107.00	107.00
1	—	755	108.00	108.00
9	—	527	117.50–126.00	122.42
10	—	425	120.00–134.00	127.40
8	—	375	128.00–136.00	132.26
6	—	275	140.00–146.00	143.27
4	—	325	130.00–141.00	135.92
1	—	850	100.00	100.00
8	—	475	121.00–128.00	124.68
10	—	575	118.00–122.00	120.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	124.00	124.00
5	—	420	131.25	131.25
3	—	375	134.50	134.50
32	—	701	120.00	120.00
18	—	631	123.50–125.25	124.86
9	—	808	104.00–111.00	107.11
2	—	653	111.00	111.00
30	—	542	124.50–128.20	125.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	768	120.00–125.00	121.85
2	—	710	124.50–127.50	125.99
2	—	830	108.00–112.00	110.00
12	—	375	155.00–161.00	158.20
2	—	973	114.00–115.00	114.49
8	—	475	148.00–156.00	152.21
1	—	910	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,050	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,125	89.00	89.00
9	—	327	160.00–171.00	166.52
8	—	625	112.50–130.00	121.59
6	—	525	130.00–143.00	136.80
9	—	427	152.50–161.00	157.46
8	—	225	175.00–180.00	177.77
6	—	675	118.00–132.50	125.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	716	134.00–134.75	134.39
32	—	667	131.00–135.25	132.90
4	—	1,073	98.25	98.25
3	—	540	140.00	140.00
15	—	592	140.00–141.00	140.87
8	—	476	145.00	145.00
14	—	834	125.50–126.15	125.96
11	—	626	137.25–139.00	138.37

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle