Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold Mixed, Slaughter cows sold 3-6 higher, and slaughter 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 $124.83/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$124.83

74 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$82

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

$14.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.54

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	478	138.13	660	6thin
Medium and Large 1	600	123.66	742	68

One grade step is worth $14.47/cwt here — about −$82 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 sale74 hd

124.83

—

MS average13 barns · 1,007 hd

134.37

−9.54

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	—	Average	1,579	84.20	1,329	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	68.64	767	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,200	65.50	786	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	817	53.50	437	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	985	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	973	116.60/cwt	116.60–116.60	1,135	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	116.20/cwt	110.00–122.00	782	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,173.90/cwt	1,000.00–1,310.00	12,032	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	120.13/cwt	116.00–124.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	134.93/cwt	131.00–138.50	638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	141.28/cwt	133.00–145.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	120.18/cwt	115.00–125.00	749	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	161.69/cwt	158.00–165.00	684	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	122.20/cwt	117.00–127.00	700	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	182.92/cwt	178.00–185.00	512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	131.27/cwt	130.00–132.50	936	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	4,950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	175.14/cwt	173.00–177.00	566	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	71.46/cwt	70.00–72.50	858	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,019	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	938	62.95/cwt	60.00–65.00	590	12
Bulls	—	—	1,777	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,510	5
Bulls	—	—	1,250	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,000	4
Bulls	—	—	1,900	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	882	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	163.30/cwt	158.00–168.00	609	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,198.89/cwt	960.00–1,390.00	13,488	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,961.43/cwt	1,710.00–2,150.00	24,028	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	122.28/cwt	115.00–129.00	701	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	122.82/cwt	115.00–130.00	642	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	371	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	55.50/cwt	54.50–56.50	472	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	764	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,033	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	115.67/cwt	110.00–121.00	836	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	147.76/cwt	142.00–153.00	699	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	116.08/cwt	114.00–120.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	115.83/cwt	113.00–118.50	953	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	141.16/cwt	137.00–145.00	809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	149.74/cwt	144.00–155.00	783	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,085	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	543	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	119.14/cwt	115.00–123.00	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	142.13/cwt	139.00–145.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	894	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 Apr 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 494Last week 308Year ago 270

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 60Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 155Year ago 42

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold Mixed, Slaughter cows sold 3-6 higher, and slaughter bulls sold Steady. 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	732	134.50	134.50
6	—	973	116.60	116.60
4	—	668	132.00	132.00
10	—	518	147.50	147.50
4	—	823	125.50	125.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	160.00	160.00
3	—	280	178.00–185.00	182.92
2	—	713	130.00–132.50	131.27
2	—	323	173.00–177.00	175.14
1	—	420	171.00	171.00
6	—	573	137.00–145.00	141.16
10	—	523	144.00–155.00	149.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	121.00	121.00
2	—	623	143.50	143.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	172.50	172.50
6	—	673	110.00–122.00	116.20
6	—	473	131.00–138.50	134.93
3	—	430	133.00–145.00	141.28
8	—	623	115.00–125.00	120.18
1	—	360	135.00	135.00
1	—	330	145.00	145.00
14	—	573	115.00–129.00	122.28
10	—	523	115.00–130.00	122.82
6	—	723	110.00–121.00	115.67
6	—	823	113.00–118.50	115.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	120.00	120.00
2	—	635	123.50	123.50
2	—	705	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	143.00	143.00
3	—	543	133.25	133.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	116.00–124.00	120.13
12	—	423	158.00–165.00	161.69
8	—	573	117.00–127.00	122.20
12	—	373	158.00–168.00	163.30
10	—	473	142.00–153.00	147.76
3	—	765	114.00–120.00	116.08
4	—	623	115.00–123.00	119.14
4	—	523	139.00–145.00	142.13

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)	Open	14	—	1,025	1,000.00–1,310.00	1,173.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,225	1,710.00–2,150.00	1,961.43
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	750	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,125	960.00–1,390.00	1,198.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,200	70.00–72.50	71.46
5	—	1,350	75.50	75.50
12	—	938	60.00–65.00	62.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	65.50	65.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	750	49.50	49.50
6	—	850	54.50–56.50	55.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,777	85.00	85.00
4	—	1,250	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,900	97.00	97.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle