Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 3.00-5.00; feeder heifers sold higher 3.00-5.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-2.00; slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00-2.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.09/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$135.09

250 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$364

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

$20.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.06

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	145.87	718	117
Medium and Large 1-2	862	125.61	1,083	133

One grade step is worth $20.25/cwt here — about −$364 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 sale250 hd

135.09

—

MS average12 barns · 1,414 hd

137.15

−2.06

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	1,465	86.97	1,274	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,155	68.34	790	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,528	64.12	980	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	56.12	575	16

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	126.30/cwt	119.00–133.00	726	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	156.99/cwt	150.00–163.00	510	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	128.92/cwt	123.00–134.00	419	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	128.38/cwt	121.00–135.25	867	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	126.66/cwt	120.00–132.50	475	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	139.94/cwt	130.00–149.00	735	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	139.43/cwt	130.00–145.25	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	123.75/cwt	123.00–124.50	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	156.93/cwt	150.00–163.00	588	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	123.71/cwt	119.00–128.00	649	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	102.61/cwt	100.00–104.50	892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	106.00/cwt	105.00–108.00	869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	183.86/cwt	170.00–195.00	414	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	149.70/cwt	140.00–157.50	337	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	923	778.86/cwt	675.00–850.00	7,189	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	863	794.35/cwt	670.00–890.00	6,855	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	151.28/cwt	141.50–160.00	643	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	118.33/cwt	114.00–122.50	911	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	73.29/cwt	68.00–78.00	934	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	62.94/cwt	56.50–67.50	645	22
Bulls	—	—	1,250	82.30/cwt	70.00–90.50	1,029	12
Bulls	—	—	1,723	92.58/cwt	87.50–96.50	1,595	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	56.12/cwt	45.00–64.00	575	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	64.12/cwt	56.75–70.00	980	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	144.21/cwt	141.50–145.25	909	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	107.03/cwt	103.00–111.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	107.18/cwt	102.00–112.50	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	110.04/cwt	106.50–113.50	963	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	990.19/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	11,169	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	1,297.94/cwt	865.00–1,590.00	13,693	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	121.40/cwt	121.40–121.40	1,158	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	120.87/cwt	111.00–130.00	755	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	126.10/cwt	126.10–126.10	989	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	125.60/cwt	124.70–127.40	1,122	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	918	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	899	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,137	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	647	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	108.22/cwt	102.00–114.00	730	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	117.20/cwt	117.20–117.20	871	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	145.25/cwt	130.00–159.00	690	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	134.78/cwt	128.00–141.00	775	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	123.82/cwt	118.00–129.00	526	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	918	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	125.26/cwt	120.00–130.00	595	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	116.22/cwt	111.00–121.50	1,075	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 May 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 716Last week 697Year ago 514

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 78Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 85Year ago 226

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	575	119.00–133.00	126.30
8	—	325	123.00–134.00	128.92
12	—	375	120.00–132.50	126.66
14	—	525	119.00–128.00	123.71
4	—	869	100.00–104.50	102.61
4	—	820	105.00–108.00	106.00
8	—	225	140.00–157.50	149.70
2	—	775	103.00–111.00	107.03
2	—	710	102.00–112.50	107.18
14	—	625	111.00–130.00	120.87
10	—	675	102.00–114.00	108.22
16	—	425	118.00–129.00	123.82
16	—	475	120.00–130.00	125.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	547	125.00	125.00
58	—	870	105.50	105.50
3	—	580	119.00	119.00
12	—	765	117.50	117.50
9	—	743	117.20	117.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	325	150.00–163.00	156.99
10	—	675	121.00–135.25	128.38
20	—	525	130.00–149.00	139.94
5	—	629	130.00–145.25	139.43
2	—	740	123.00–124.50	123.75
8	—	375	150.00–163.00	156.93
12	—	225	170.00–195.00	183.86
12	—	425	141.50–160.00	151.28
2	—	770	114.00–122.50	118.33
2	—	875	106.50–113.50	110.04
14	—	475	130.00–159.00	145.25
12	—	575	128.00–141.00	134.78
2	—	845	112.00	112.00
2	—	925	111.00–121.50	116.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	130.00	130.00
11	—	630	141.50–145.25	144.21
52	—	954	121.40	121.40
14	—	784	126.10	126.10
27	—	893	124.70–127.40	125.60
10	—	1,099	103.50	103.50
5	—	513	146.50	146.50
9	—	679	135.25	135.25
2	—	588	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	415	156.00	156.00
4	—	611	120.50	120.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	923	675.00–850.00	778.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,128	850.00–1,075.00	990.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	863	670.00–890.00	794.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,055	865.00–1,590.00	1,297.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,275	68.00–78.00	73.29
22	—	1,025	56.50–67.50	62.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	45.00–64.00	56.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,528	56.75–70.00	64.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,250	70.00–90.50	82.30
10	—	1,723	87.50–96.50	92.58

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