Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 2-7 higher, feeder heifers sold 4-9 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-3 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 2-6 higher.

Grouped weaned feeder cattle 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 $130.37/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$130.37

145 head · 715 lb average

Value per head Derived

$932

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$272

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

$9.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.48

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	137.95	712	30
Medium and Large 1-2	767	128.40	985	115

One grade step is worth $9.56/cwt here — about −$272 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 sale145 hd

130.37

—

MS average13 barns · 801 hd

136.85

−6.48

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	—	High	1,598	90.52	1,446	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	66.93	686	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	61.80	633	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	60.93	625	8thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,785	95.03/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,696	4
Bulls	—	—	1,223	81.51/cwt	79.00–83.50	997	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	61.80/cwt	58.00–64.50	633	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	60.93/cwt	58.00–63.00	625	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	66.93/cwt	64.00–69.00	686	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	131.69/cwt	128.00–135.00	557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	114.65/cwt	110.00–119.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	125.07/cwt	124.00–126.00	404	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	905	930.26/cwt	835.00–1,000.00	8,419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	115.77/cwt	108.00–123.00	721	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	151.74/cwt	148.00–155.00	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	124.24/cwt	119.00–129.00	588	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	118.70/cwt	113.00–124.00	740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	121.72/cwt	116.00–127.00	697	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	970	695.77/cwt	590.00–780.00	6,749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	145.63/cwt	143.00–148.00	616	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	125.65/cwt	122.00–129.00	657	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	130.18/cwt	125.00–135.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	122.24/cwt	117.00–127.00	578	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	879	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	129.16/cwt	126.00–132.00	546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	139.71/cwt	135.00–144.00	661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	136.61/cwt	134.00–139.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	928	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,081	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	128.43/cwt	123.00–133.50	864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	125.22/cwt	120.00–130.00	655	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	1,032.71/cwt	790.00–1,200.00	14,179	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	826	126.50/cwt	125.75–126.60	1,045	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	798	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	1,011	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	135.38/cwt	135.00–135.50	927	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	626	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	628	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	129.93/cwt	129.00–130.25	700	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	143.65/cwt	141.00–146.00	536	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	120.64/cwt	117.00–124.00	691	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	128.77/cwt	124.00–133.00	480	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,161.59/cwt	1,000.00–1,275.00	13,591	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 May 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 306Year ago 546

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 76Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 110Year ago 84

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 2-7 higher, feeder heifers sold 4-9 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-3 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 2-6 higher.

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
4	—	1,785	94.00–96.00	95.03
2	—	1,223	79.00–83.50	81.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	58.00–64.50	61.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	58.00–63.00	60.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	64.00–69.00	66.93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	128.00–135.00	131.69
6	—	673	110.00–119.00	114.65
6	—	473	119.00–129.00	124.24
6	—	623	113.00–124.00	118.70
10	—	523	122.00–129.00	125.65
8	—	373	141.00–146.00	143.65
8	—	573	117.00–124.00	120.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	124.00–126.00	125.07
6	—	623	108.00–123.00	115.77
6	—	573	116.00–127.00	121.72
8	—	473	117.00–127.00	122.24
6	—	423	126.00–132.00	129.16
12	—	523	120.00–130.00	125.22
6	—	373	124.00–133.00	128.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	743	118.25	118.25
5	—	574	129.50	129.50
8	—	478	131.00	131.00
12	—	539	129.00–130.25	129.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	148.00–155.00	151.74
8	—	423	143.00–148.00	145.63
4	—	623	125.00–135.00	130.18
4	—	473	135.00–144.00	139.71
4	—	523	134.00–139.00	136.61
4	—	673	123.00–133.50	128.43
4	—	573	130.00–135.00	132.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	126.75	126.75
13	—	928	116.50	116.50
3	—	590	130.00	130.00
3	—	502	138.50	138.50
66	—	826	125.75–126.60	126.50
7	—	798	126.75	126.75
8	—	685	135.00–135.50	135.38
7	—	424	148.00	148.00
5	—	495	142.00	142.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	905	835.00–1,000.00	930.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,170	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,161.59
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	970	590.00–780.00	695.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,373	790.00–1,200.00	1,032.71

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle