Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4-10 higher, slaughter cows sold steady, and slaughter bulls sold 3-5 lower.

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 $156.95/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$156.95

125 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$112

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

$7.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.23

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	464	158.66	736	96
Medium and Large 1-2	560	151.28	847	29

One grade step is worth $7.38/cwt here — about −$112 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 sale125 hd

156.95

—

MS average12 barns · 1,206 hd

146.72

+10.23

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	1,454	86.22	1,254	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,096	71.48	784	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	929	62.93	584	14

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	68.39/cwt	64.00–71.50	701	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	55.66/cwt	53.00–58.00	445	6
Bulls	—	—	2,073	96.21/cwt	93.50–98.50	1,994	2
Bulls	—	—	1,248	82.89/cwt	79.00–85.50	1,034	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	73.91/cwt	71.00–76.50	942	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	70.51/cwt	67.00–73.00	723	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	166.14/cwt	164.00–168.00	537	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	414	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	132.61/cwt	130.00–135.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	164.69/cwt	161.00–168.00	697	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	130.18/cwt	125.00–135.00	811	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	176.10/cwt	175.00–177.00	393	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	154.69/cwt	150.00–159.00	809	20
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	918	927.90/cwt	820.00–1,000.00	8,518	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	493	163.25/cwt	163.25–163.25	805	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	158.24/cwt	153.00–163.00	748	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	128.41/cwt	123.00–133.50	928	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	147.40/cwt	143.00–151.50	918	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	490	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	137.69/cwt	133.00–142.00	720	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	908	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	394	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	124.70/cwt	119.00–130.00	777	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,115.04/cwt	920.00–1,260.00	14,384	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	131.89/cwt	125.00–138.00	492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	142.40/cwt	138.00–146.00	318	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	138.03/cwt	132.50–143.00	584	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	143.71/cwt	140.00–147.00	536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	151.11/cwt	149.00–153.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	134.19/cwt	130.00–138.00	635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	838	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	732	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 Jun 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 493Last week 325Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 47Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 140Last week 129Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4-10 higher, slaughter cows sold steady, and slaughter bulls sold 3-5 lower.

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
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	64.00–71.50	68.39
6	—	800	53.00–58.00	55.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	71.00–76.50	73.91
10	—	1,025	67.00–73.00	70.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,073	93.50–98.50	96.21
6	—	1,248	79.00–85.50	82.89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	323	164.00–168.00	166.14
4	—	523	130.00–135.00	132.61
4	—	573	130.00–135.00	132.60
10	—	225	175.00	175.00
4	—	623	119.00–130.00	124.70
4	—	373	140.00–147.00	143.71
4	—	423	149.00–153.00	151.11
4	—	473	130.00–138.00	134.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	270	153.50	153.50
6	—	623	125.00–135.00	130.18
10	—	330	148.50	148.50
10	—	523	133.00–142.00	137.69
6	—	373	125.00–138.00	131.89
10	—	223	138.00–146.00	142.40
6	—	423	132.50–143.00	138.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	137.00	137.00
2	—	615	137.50	137.50
4	—	523	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	423	161.00–168.00	164.69
4	—	350	174.00	174.00
20	—	223	175.00–177.00	176.10
20	—	523	150.00–159.00	154.69
12	—	473	153.00–163.00	158.24
8	—	723	123.00–133.50	128.41
16	—	623	143.00–151.50	147.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	493	163.25	163.25
4	—	561	150.00	150.00
4	—	418	163.00	163.00
4	—	635	143.00	143.00
4	—	500	156.50	156.50
4	—	838	117.00	117.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	918	820.00–1,000.00	927.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	46	—	1,290	920.00–1,260.00	1,115.04

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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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