Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Grouped weaned feeder steers and heifers are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.78/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$147.78

150 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$867

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$163

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

$12.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.46

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	154.79	769	64
Medium and Large 1-2	654	142.57	932	86

One grade step is worth $12.22/cwt here — about −$163 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 sale150 hd

147.78

—

MS average13 barns · 1,581 hd

153.24

−5.46

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	—	Low	1,383	87.54	1,211	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,083	69.24	750	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	990	61.65	610	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	58.57	568	10

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	523	150.22/cwt	145.00–155.00	786	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	125.92/cwt	124.00–128.00	722	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	175.46/cwt	173.00–176.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	175.37/cwt	173.50–177.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	128.81/cwt	125.00–133.00	609	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	684	7
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	890	684.13/cwt	525.00–800.00	6,089	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	165.27/cwt	160.00–170.00	699	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	165.24/cwt	160.00–170.00	782	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	143.12/cwt	140.00–146.00	820	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	134.76/cwt	131.00–139.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	127.55/cwt	123.00–132.50	667	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	145.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	142.09/cwt	142.00–142.50	406	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	114.32/cwt	109.00–120.00	769	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	61.27/cwt	58.00–63.00	643	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	990	61.65/cwt	58.50–65.00	610	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	73.45/cwt	70.00–75.50	948	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	68.07/cwt	65.00–70.25	698	18
Bulls	—	—	1,202	84.61/cwt	83.50–87.00	1,017	3
Bulls	—	—	1,655	91.94/cwt	89.50–94.50	1,522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	124.58/cwt	121.00–126.50	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	136.22/cwt	130.00–142.00	849	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	129.37/cwt	129.30–129.60	1,016	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	172.44/cwt	172.00–173.25	655	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	875	122.20/cwt	122.20–122.20	1,069	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	177.71/cwt	175.00–180.00	485	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	125.19/cwt	119.00–131.00	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	130.79/cwt	127.00–135.00	553	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	165.39/cwt	164.00–166.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	731	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,043	114.75/cwt	114.75–114.75	1,197	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	153.56/cwt	152.50–155.00	803	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	903	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	1,113	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	124.75/cwt	124.25–125.50	790	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	783	52.27/cwt	51.00–54.50	409	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,010.16/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	11,314	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,529.23/cwt	1,280.00–1,685.00	17,892	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	398	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	161.06/cwt	160.00–161.50	751	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	853	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	977	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	142.13/cwt	139.00–145.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	124.40/cwt	122.00–127.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	169.09/cwt	167.00–170.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	494	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	909	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	142.47/cwt	131.00–155.00	826	14

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 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 421Last week 494Year ago 292

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 75Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 90Year ago 91

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

Grouped weaned feeder steers and heifers 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$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	523	145.00–155.00	150.22
5	—	386	173.00–176.00	175.46
2	—	323	173.50–177.00	175.37
1	—	230	185.00	185.00
10	—	423	160.00–170.00	165.27
6	—	473	160.00–170.00	165.24
12	—	573	140.00–146.00	143.12
6	—	623	130.00–142.00	136.22
4	—	273	175.00–180.00	177.71
4	—	723	119.00–131.00	125.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	120.50	120.50
4	—	431	170.00	170.00
18	—	785	129.30–129.60	129.37
11	—	380	172.00–173.25	172.44
5	—	875	122.20	122.20
3	—	1,043	114.75	114.75
7	—	523	152.50–155.00	153.56
12	—	903	123.25	123.25
10	—	466	160.00–161.50	161.06
14	—	580	131.00–155.00	142.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	124.00–128.00	125.92
6	—	473	125.00–133.00	128.81
2	—	373	131.00–139.00	134.76
10	—	523	123.00–132.50	127.55
5	—	286	142.00–142.50	142.09
4	—	673	109.00–120.00	114.32
3	—	615	121.00–126.50	124.58
8	—	423	127.00–135.00	130.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	437	135.50	135.50
7	—	516	132.50	132.50
5	—	571	128.00	128.00
5	—	633	124.25–125.50	124.75
5	—	398	138.75	138.75
3	—	853	114.50	114.50
4	—	494	132.50	132.50
4	—	909	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	140.00–150.00	145.24
3	—	380	164.00–166.00	165.39
2	—	523	139.00–145.00	142.13
2	—	573	122.00–127.00	124.40
3	—	330	167.00–170.00	169.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	890	525.00–800.00	684.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,120	800.00–1,150.00	1,010.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,170	1,280.00–1,685.00	1,529.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,050	58.00–63.00	61.27
3	—	783	51.00–54.50	52.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	990	58.50–65.00	61.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,290	70.00–75.50	73.45
18	—	1,025	65.00–70.25	68.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,202	83.50–87.00	84.61
2	—	1,655	89.50–94.50	91.94

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