Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-7 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped 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 $152.46/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$152.46

89 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$16

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

$2.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.38

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	534	153.04	818	69
Medium and Large 1	533	150.44	802	20

One grade step is worth $2.60/cwt here — about $16 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 sale89 hd

152.46

—

MS average13 barns · 1,206 hd

150.08

+2.38

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	1,530	89.68	1,372	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,085	69.20	751	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	65.05	667	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	64.55	662	10

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	—	1,530	89.68/cwt	84.00–93.50	1,372	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	71.79/cwt	71.00–72.50	907	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	68.34/cwt	66.00–70.00	700	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	65.05/cwt	63.00–66.50	667	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	64.55/cwt	62.50–66.00	662	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	154.24/cwt	150.00–158.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	137.83/cwt	137.50–138.25	725	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	493	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	767	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	139.55/cwt	138.00–141.00	869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	160.92/cwt	152.75–165.00	826	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	142.72/cwt	137.00–148.00	818	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	149.61/cwt	147.00–152.00	782	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	726.81/cwt	600.00–830.00	6,723	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,138.32/cwt	960.00–1,300.00	12,214	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	973.99/cwt	810.00–1,100.00	11,717	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	135.71/cwt	131.00–140.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	135.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	172.24/cwt	168.00–176.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	133.22/cwt	128.00–138.00	697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	140.17/cwt	136.00–144.00	733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	162.86/cwt	155.00–170.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	147.17/cwt	145.25–148.00	830	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	862	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	134.49/cwt	133.00–136.10	769	8

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 Jul 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 659Year ago 337

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 75Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 165Year ago 106

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-7 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped 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
10	—	1,530	84.00–93.50	89.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	71.00–72.50	71.79
6	—	1,025	66.00–70.00	68.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	63.00–66.50	65.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	62.50–66.00	64.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	150.00–158.00	154.24
4	—	473	131.00–140.00	135.71
6	—	523	136.00–144.00	140.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	526	137.50–138.25	137.83
3	—	608	128.00	128.00
3	—	480	140.00	140.00
7	—	679	127.00	127.00
8	—	572	133.00–136.10	134.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	130.00–140.00	135.24
6	—	523	128.00–138.00	133.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	493	155.50	155.50
5	—	645	141.00	141.00
19	—	513	152.75–165.00	160.92
24	—	564	145.25–148.00	147.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	138.00–141.00	139.55
6	—	573	137.00–148.00	142.72
4	—	523	147.00–152.00	149.61
2	—	373	168.00–176.00	172.24
4	—	473	155.00–170.00	162.86

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	10	—	925	600.00–830.00	726.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,203	810.00–1,100.00	973.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,073	960.00–1,300.00	1,138.32

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