Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-10 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $148.20/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$148.20

76 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$39

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

$1.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.46

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	511	149.31	763	22
Medium and Large 1	543	147.75	803	54

One grade step is worth $1.56/cwt here — about −$39 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 sale76 hd

148.20

—

MS average13 barns · 914 hd

145.74

+2.46

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	—	High	1,461	92.40	1,350	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,088	72.50	788	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	67.05	687	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	66.82	685	6thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	—	1,588	100.17/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,591	2
Bulls	—	—	1,398	88.51/cwt	84.50–92.00	1,237	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	71.63/cwt	69.00–73.50	734	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	75.12/cwt	73.00–77.00	958	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	66.82/cwt	63.75–69.00	685	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	67.05/cwt	65.00–68.50	687	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	153.19/cwt	149.00–157.00	725	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	128.13/cwt	124.00–132.00	862	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	138.03/cwt	137.00–139.00	998	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	154.11/cwt	152.00–156.00	652	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	138.61/cwt	136.00–141.00	725	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	913	820.82/cwt	700.00–910.00	7,494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	139.57/cwt	138.00–141.00	660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	131.69/cwt	127.00–136.00	689	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	118.12/cwt	114.00–122.00	854	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	143.42/cwt	139.00–147.50	822	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	141.11/cwt	138.00–144.00	879	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	150.69/cwt	146.00–155.00	788	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	646	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	162.87/cwt	158.00–167.00	445	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	150.58/cwt	145.00–152.25	688	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	127.55/cwt	126.00–129.00	795	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	125.07/cwt	123.00–127.00	842	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	146.82/cwt	144.25–149.50	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	128.86/cwt	126.00–131.50	738	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	158.41/cwt	156.00–160.50	512	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	150.30/cwt	145.00–155.00	561	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	726	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	136.56/cwt	135.00–138.00	782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	135.70/cwt	130.00–141.00	845	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	140.74/cwt	136.00–145.00	595	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	133.19/cwt	129.00–137.00	630	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,195.28/cwt	1,000.00–1,345.00	15,837	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,511.96/cwt	1,330.00–1,650.00	19,277	24

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 Jun 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 469Year ago 359

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 59Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 129Last week 72Year ago 160

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-10 higher, slaughter cows 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
2	—	1,588	97.00–103.00	100.17
4	—	1,398	84.50–92.00	88.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	69.00–73.50	71.63
2	—	1,275	73.00–77.00	75.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	63.75–69.00	66.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	65.00–68.50	67.05

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	149.00–157.00	153.19
6	—	723	137.00–139.00	138.03
8	—	423	152.00–156.00	154.11
10	—	573	139.00–147.50	143.42
6	—	623	138.00–144.00	141.11
16	—	523	146.00–155.00	150.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	457	145.00–152.25	150.58
2	—	595	150.50	150.50
4	—	510	144.25–149.50	146.82
4	—	438	156.25	156.25
3	—	718	138.75	138.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	673	124.00–132.00	128.13
8	—	523	136.00–141.00	138.61
6	—	473	138.00–141.00	139.57
4	—	723	114.00–122.00	118.12
6	—	573	135.00–138.00	136.56
6	—	623	130.00–141.00	135.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	455	142.00	142.00
9	—	524	138.50	138.50
2	—	615	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	127.00–136.00	131.69
6	—	273	158.00–167.00	162.87
6	—	623	126.00–129.00	127.55
6	—	673	123.00–127.00	125.07
6	—	573	126.00–131.50	128.86
6	—	323	156.00–160.50	158.41
6	—	373	145.00–155.00	150.30
6	—	423	136.00–145.00	140.74
6	—	473	129.00–137.00	133.19

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)	6	—	913	700.00–910.00	820.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,325	1,000.00–1,345.00	1,195.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	—	1,275	1,330.00–1,650.00	1,511.96

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