Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-9 lower, slaughter cows sold 1- 4.5 lower, and slaughter bulls sold 1-3 lower.

Grouped weaned feeder steers and heifers 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 $120.84/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$120.84

158 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$261

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

$7.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.96

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	124.58	652	82
Medium and Large 1-2	781	116.81	913	76

One grade step is worth $7.77/cwt here — about −$261 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 sale158 hd

120.84

—

MS average13 barns · 1,336 hd

127.80

−6.96

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	1,441	79.26	1,142	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,132	64.60	731	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	60.63	621	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	913	54.75	500	12

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	—	1,223	72.98/cwt	65.00–78.50	893	6
Bulls	—	—	1,768	88.68/cwt	83.50–92.50	1,568	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	63.51/cwt	60.00–66.00	651	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	66.06/cwt	65.00–67.00	842	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	60.63/cwt	58.00–62.50	621	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	60.26/cwt	58.50–61.50	618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	144.17/cwt	140.00–148.00	754	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	132.86/cwt	129.00–136.40	695	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	145.27/cwt	140.00–150.00	614	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	110.69/cwt	104.00–117.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	123.20/cwt	118.00–128.00	706	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	111.78/cwt	105.00–119.00	808	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	117.26/cwt	116.00–118.50	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	110.68/cwt	105.00–116.00	745	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	823	674.32/cwt	500.00–810.00	5,550	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	137.24/cwt	132.00–142.00	649	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	133.83/cwt	130.00–138.50	803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	115.16/cwt	110.00–120.00	833	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	130.20/cwt	125.00–135.00	746	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	115.03/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	137.18/cwt	132.00–142.00	855	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	146.41/cwt	144.00–148.75	767	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	125.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	592	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	131.62/cwt	128.00–135.00	886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	130.55/cwt	129.00–132.00	944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	141.16/cwt	137.00–145.00	809	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	153.83/cwt	148.00–159.00	574	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	598	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	115.70/cwt	110.00–121.00	721	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	128.69/cwt	125.00–132.00	544	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	125.69/cwt	121.00–130.00	657	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	49.25/cwt	45.00–53.00	394	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	1,208.94/cwt	900.00–1,450.00	12,005	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	890.00/cwt	725.00–1,000.00	9,906	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	137.30/cwt	132.00–142.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	140.60/cwt	139.00–142.00	454	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	145.87/cwt	141.00–150.00	398	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	163.85/cwt	162.50–165.00	447	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	114.68/cwt	109.00–120.00	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	124.14/cwt	120.00–128.00	773	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	125.94/cwt	122.00–130.00	662	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	826	115.40/cwt	109.50–115.70	953	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	132.21/cwt	130.20–134.25	896	4

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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 532Last week 421Year ago 299

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 58Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 99Year ago 49

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-9 lower, slaughter cows sold 1- 4.5 lower, and slaughter bulls sold 1-3 lower.

Grouped weaned feeder steers and heifers 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
6	—	1,223	65.00–78.50	72.98
4	—	1,768	83.50–92.50	88.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	60.00–66.00	63.51
6	—	1,275	65.00–67.00	66.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	58.00–62.50	60.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	58.50–61.50	60.26
6	—	800	45.00–53.00	49.25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	523	140.00–148.00	144.17
2	—	855	116.00–118.50	117.26
2	—	913	113.00–117.00	115.03
12	—	623	132.00–142.00	137.18
4	—	673	128.00–135.00	131.62
4	—	723	129.00–132.00	130.55
8	—	573	137.00–145.00	141.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	130.00–138.50	133.83
18	—	524	144.00–148.75	146.41
2	—	435	155.00	155.00
3	—	480	140.50	140.50
4	—	678	130.20–134.25	132.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	523	129.00–136.40	132.86
8	—	423	140.00–150.00	145.27
10	—	473	132.00–142.00	137.24
8	—	723	110.00–120.00	115.16
8	—	573	125.00–135.00	130.20
8	—	373	148.00–159.00	153.83
4	—	273	162.50–165.00	163.85
4	—	673	109.00–120.00	114.68
6	—	623	120.00–128.00	124.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	773	104.00–117.00	110.69
8	—	573	118.00–128.00	123.20
6	—	723	105.00–119.00	111.78
6	—	673	105.00–116.00	110.68
10	—	473	120.00–130.00	125.24
8	—	623	110.00–121.00	115.70
10	—	423	125.00–132.00	128.69
16	—	523	121.00–130.00	125.69
4	—	373	132.00–142.00	137.30
6	—	323	139.00–142.00	140.60
4	—	273	141.00–150.00	145.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	598	119.50	119.50
9	—	526	122.00–130.00	125.94
64	—	826	109.50–115.70	115.40

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	823	500.00–810.00	674.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,113	725.00–1,000.00	890.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	993	900.00–1,450.00	1,208.94

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

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