Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 5-6 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $125.15/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$125.15

112 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$185

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

$1.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.69

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	125.76	703	75
Medium and Large 1-2	717	123.91	889	37

One grade step is worth $1.84/cwt here — about −$185 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 sale112 hd

125.15

—

MS average13 barns · 966 hd

131.84

−6.69

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	1,462	85.41	1,249	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,150	65.20	750	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	950	61.12	581	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	55.54	519	10

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	—	1,462	85.41/cwt	82.50–92.50	1,249	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	67.38/cwt	65.00–69.50	859	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	950	61.12/cwt	59.50–64.00	581	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	57.22/cwt	54.00–59.50	587	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	53.03/cwt	52.50–53.50	424	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	63.01/cwt	59.50–65.50	646	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	162.70/cwt	161.00–165.00	680	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	155.76/cwt	150.00–161.00	737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	134.82/cwt	132.50–137.00	975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	150.64/cwt	147.00–154.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	176.74/cwt	173.00–180.00	571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	140.17/cwt	133.00–145.00	597	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	175.53/cwt	173.00–180.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	130.95/cwt	130.00–132.50	282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	118.30/cwt	114.00–121.00	860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	125.22/cwt	120.00–130.00	655	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	172.86/cwt	170.00–178.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	144.77/cwt	142.50–149.00	890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	123.64/cwt	120.00–127.00	708	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	128.77/cwt	124.00–136.00	601	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	137.94/cwt	136.25–139.00	934	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	132.13/cwt	129.00–135.00	691	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	158.95/cwt	154.00–165.00	825	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	166.81/cwt	160.00–173.00	789	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	118.54/cwt	117.00–120.00	916	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	806	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	125.25/cwt	120.00–128.50	785	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	121.58/cwt	119.00–124.00	818	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	943	111.10/cwt	111.10–111.10	1,048	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	127.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	125.63/cwt	122.00–129.00	783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	162.21/cwt	155.00–167.00	610	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	128.51/cwt	124.00–132.50	479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	123.85/cwt	122.60–127.00	850	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	125.10/cwt	122.00–128.00	842	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	159.50/cwt	150.00–165.00	522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	548	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	859	117.14/cwt	114.50–120.00	1,006	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,499.13/cwt	1,260.00–1,700.00	17,240	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,120.00/cwt	850.00–1,300.00	12,600	20

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 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 308Last week 129Year ago 553

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 8Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 155Last week 25Year ago 69

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 5-6 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,462	82.50–92.50	85.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,275	65.00–69.50	67.38
12	—	1,025	59.50–65.50	63.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	950	59.50–64.00	61.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	54.00–59.50	57.22
4	—	800	52.50–53.50	53.03

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	161.00–165.00	162.70
6	—	473	150.00–161.00	155.76
6	—	523	129.00–135.00	132.13
4	—	573	125.00–130.00	127.60
4	—	623	122.00–129.00	125.63
7	—	376	155.00–167.00	162.21
4	—	673	122.00–128.00	125.10
5	—	327	150.00–165.00	159.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	132.50–137.00	134.82
2	—	573	147.00–154.00	150.64
4	—	323	173.00–180.00	176.74
3	—	365	173.00–180.00	175.53
3	—	415	170.00–178.00	172.86
3	—	615	142.50–149.00	144.77
5	—	677	136.25–139.00	137.94
7	—	519	154.00–165.00	158.95
8	—	473	160.00–173.00	166.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	124.50	124.50
5	—	943	111.10	111.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	133.00–145.00	140.17
3	—	215	130.00–132.50	130.95
5	—	727	114.00–121.00	118.30
8	—	523	120.00–130.00	125.22
12	—	573	120.00–127.00	123.64
8	—	467	124.00–136.00	128.77
6	—	773	117.00–120.00	118.54
10	—	627	120.00–128.50	125.25
10	—	673	119.00–124.00	121.58
6	—	373	124.00–132.50	128.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	128.50	128.50
4	—	785	120.00	120.00
4	—	806	125.00	125.00
11	—	686	122.60–127.00	123.85
2	—	745	122.50	122.50
6	—	548	132.00	132.00
7	—	859	114.50–120.00	117.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,150	1,260.00–1,700.00	1,499.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,125	850.00–1,300.00	1,120.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle