Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold $2-$8 higher, slaughter cows sold $3-$8 higher, and slaughter bulls had no trend.

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 $150.23/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$150.23

67 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$4.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.30

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	553	152.77	845	26
Medium and Large 1	565	148.63	840	41

One grade step is worth $4.14/cwt here — about $5 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 sale67 hd

150.23

—

MS average12 barns · 1,380 hd

153.54

−3.30

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	1,512	90.83	1,373	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,114	70.93	790	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	67.63	693	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	62.25	603	24

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	—	—	1,760	95.73/cwt	92.00–98.50	1,685	4
Bulls	—	—	1,263	85.92/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,085	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	73.39/cwt	72.00–74.50	991	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	67.63/cwt	65.00–69.50	693	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	64.05/cwt	62.00–65.50	657	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	56.86/cwt	55.00–58.50	455	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	139.66/cwt	135.00–144.00	870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	179.33/cwt	175.00–183.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	132.20/cwt	127.00–137.00	758	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	128.18/cwt	123.00–133.00	799	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	133.71/cwt	129.00–138.00	632	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	893	886.44/cwt	700.00–1,020.00	7,916	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	131.41/cwt	126.00–136.50	950	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,217.45/cwt	1,100.00–1,310.00	13,611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	164.21/cwt	160.00–168.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	146.16/cwt	142.00–150.00	837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	155.74/cwt	150.00–161.00	815	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	177.18/cwt	174.00–180.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	135.17/cwt	132.00–137.50	650	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	150.74/cwt	149.50–152.00	880	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	137.45/cwt	135.00–139.75	925	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	122.03/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,004	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	154.23/cwt	150.00–160.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	130.95/cwt	126.00–135.50	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	128.56/cwt	127.00–130.00	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	133.37/cwt	130.00–136.50	831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	135.25/cwt	135.00–136.00	711	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	152.82/cwt	152.25–153.25	824	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	131.17/cwt	126.00–136.00	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	915	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	153.69/cwt	150.00–157.00	650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	137.69/cwt	134.00–141.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	157.25/cwt	157.25–157.25	778	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	70.01/cwt	66.50–72.50	718	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,149.51/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	14,656	16

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 Aug 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 424Last week 729Year ago 382

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 80Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 121Year ago 88

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold $2-$8 higher, slaughter cows sold $3-$8 higher, and slaughter bulls had no trend.

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
4	—	1,760	92.00–98.50	95.73
4	—	1,263	80.00–90.00	85.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,350	72.00–74.50	73.39
16	—	1,025	66.50–72.50	70.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	65.00–69.50	67.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	62.00–65.50	64.05
6	—	800	55.00–58.50	56.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	135.00–144.00	139.66
2	—	273	175.00–183.00	179.33
4	—	723	126.00–136.50	131.41
4	—	423	160.00–168.00	164.21
4	—	573	142.00–150.00	146.16
8	—	523	150.00–161.00	155.74
2	—	373	174.00–180.00	177.18
4	—	673	135.00–139.75	137.45
4	—	823	121.00–123.00	122.03
5	—	468	150.00–160.00	154.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	158.50	158.50
6	—	584	149.50–152.00	150.74
7	—	539	152.25–153.25	152.82
7	—	609	150.25	150.25
4	—	495	157.25	157.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	127.00–137.00	132.20
8	—	623	123.00–133.00	128.18
6	—	473	129.00–138.00	133.71
6	—	523	126.00–135.50	130.95
4	—	673	126.00–136.00	131.17
4	—	423	134.00–141.00	137.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	129.75	129.75
9	—	481	132.00–137.50	135.17
12	—	526	135.00–136.00	135.25
3	—	570	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	127.00–130.00	128.56
4	—	623	130.00–136.50	133.37
6	—	423	150.00–157.00	153.69

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	893	700.00–1,020.00	886.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,275	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,149.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,118	1,100.00–1,310.00	1,217.45

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