Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-5 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-2 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 $119.41/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$119.41

186 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$8.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.88

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	656	123.67	811	90
Medium and Large 1	583	115.41	673	96

One grade step is worth $8.27/cwt here — about $138 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 sale186 hd

119.41

—

MS average13 barns · 1,472 hd

123.29

−3.88

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	1,628	94.31	1,535	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	69.63	787	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	64.22	658	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	58.85	537	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	—	—	1,628	94.31/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,535	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	56.16/cwt	53.50–58.50	449	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	61.53/cwt	58.75–63.50	631	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	68.34/cwt	66.00–70.00	700	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	71.69/cwt	69.00–74.00	932	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	64.22/cwt	61.00–66.50	658	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	122.52/cwt	122.00–123.00	763	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	139.17/cwt	135.00–143.00	728	16
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	948	826.36/cwt	710.00–920.00	7,834	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	128.63/cwt	126.00–131.00	544	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	171.43/cwt	164.00–177.50	382	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	115.72/cwt	110.00–121.00	663	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	113.81/cwt	112.00–115.50	709	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	118.16/cwt	113.00–123.00	854	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	127.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	667	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	102.60/cwt	99.00–106.00	793	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	117.57/cwt	115.00–120.00	909	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	132.69/cwt	129.50–134.00	957	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	128.76/cwt	122.00–135.00	738	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	109.09/cwt	106.00–112.00	789	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	108.13/cwt	104.00–112.00	728	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	117.69/cwt	113.00–122.00	616	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	122.10/cwt	120.00–124.00	578	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	125.69/cwt	125.00–126.50	596	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,071.17/cwt	890.00–1,200.00	12,372	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	847	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	995	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	905	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,086	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	141.63/cwt	132.00–156.50	796	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	876	109.38/cwt	103.00–112.50	958	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,250.11/cwt	1,100.00–1,360.00	14,351	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	139.35/cwt	138.50–140.00	705	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,160	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,119	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	142.54/cwt	142.25–143.00	670	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	132.14/cwt	128.00–136.00	823	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	130.82/cwt	130.00–132.50	751	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	123.00/cwt	112.00–125.20	812	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	121.94/cwt	116.00–123.00	897	31

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 697Last week 341Year ago 496

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 41Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 54Year ago 201

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-5 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-2 higher, and slaughter 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
8	—	1,628	90.00–98.00	94.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	53.50–58.50	56.16
4	—	1,025	58.75–63.50	61.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	66.00–70.00	68.34
10	—	1,300	69.00–74.00	71.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	61.00–66.50	64.22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	122.00–123.00	122.52
12	—	523	125.00–130.00	127.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	523	135.00–143.00	139.17
4	—	223	164.00–177.50	171.43
12	—	723	113.00–123.00	118.16
8	—	773	115.00–120.00	117.57
16	—	573	122.00–135.00	128.76
16	—	623	128.00–136.00	132.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	721	129.50–134.00	132.69
4	—	440	148.00	148.00
5	—	620	125.00	125.00
5	—	847	117.50	117.50
21	—	905	120.00	120.00
16	—	562	132.00–156.50	141.63
14	—	506	138.50–140.00	139.35
3	—	1,160	96.50	96.50
10	—	470	142.25–143.00	142.54
8	—	750	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	126.00–131.00	128.63
16	—	573	110.00–121.00	115.72
16	—	623	112.00–115.50	113.81
8	—	773	99.00–106.00	102.60
8	—	723	106.00–112.00	109.09
8	—	673	104.00–112.00	108.13
20	—	523	113.00–122.00	117.69
12	—	473	120.00–124.00	122.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	474	125.00–126.50	125.69
2	—	823	108.50	108.50
9	—	876	103.00–112.50	109.38
4	—	629	126.00	126.00
9	—	574	130.00–132.50	130.82
6	—	503	142.50	142.50
12	—	660	112.00–125.20	123.00
31	—	736	116.00–123.00	121.94

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	948	710.00–920.00	826.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	42	—	1,155	890.00–1,200.00	1,071.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,148	1,100.00–1,360.00	1,250.11

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