Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-10 lower, slaughter cows sold Firm, 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 $140.13/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$140.13

119 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$99

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

$3.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.17

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	142.00	779	62
Medium and Large 1-2	636	138.08	879	57

One grade step is worth $3.92/cwt here — about −$99 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 sale119 hd

140.13

—

MS average13 barns · 1,280 hd

148.30

−8.17

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	1,375	89.89	1,236	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,079	70.88	764	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	65.63	673	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	63.03	618	20

Every lot, as filed

40 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	70.22/cwt	67.00–72.50	720	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	65.63/cwt	63.00–67.50	673	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	64.34/cwt	62.00–66.00	659	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	57.80/cwt	57.00–58.50	462	4
Bulls	—	—	1,575	95.12/cwt	92.50–97.50	1,498	6
Bulls	—	—	1,225	85.96/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,053	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	128.61/cwt	125.00–132.00	930	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	865	724.05/cwt	620.00–800.00	6,263	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	134.66/cwt	130.00–139.00	839	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	142.71/cwt	138.00–147.00	675	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	904	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	124.99/cwt	124.25–126.00	671	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	970	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	138.23/cwt	137.50–139.50	858	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	140.32/cwt	138.50–142.00	804	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	137.74/cwt	134.00–141.00	445	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	133.62/cwt	133.25–135.00	576	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,105	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	142.13/cwt	139.00–145.00	743	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	150.27/cwt	145.00–155.00	636	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	145.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	687	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	549	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	126.64/cwt	123.00–130.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	141.31/cwt	138.50–145.00	827	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	120.39/cwt	116.50–124.00	750	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,185	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	147.96/cwt	145.25–150.00	713	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	73.29/cwt	72.50–74.00	934	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	127.63/cwt	125.00–130.00	540	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	699	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	122.13/cwt	119.00–125.00	639	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	120.38/cwt	117.00–123.50	690	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	923.29/cwt	800.00–1,020.00	11,079	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	165.35/cwt	160.00–170.00	534	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	126.78/cwt	126.25–127.00	602	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	133.47/cwt	133.20–134.50	957	15

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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 98Last week 424Year ago 696

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 73Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 527Last week 49Year ago 68

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-10 lower, slaughter cows sold Firm, 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
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,025	67.00–72.50	70.22
6	—	1,275	72.50–74.00	73.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	63.00–67.50	65.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	62.00–66.00	64.34
4	—	800	57.00–58.50	57.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,575	92.50–97.50	95.12
8	—	1,225	83.00–88.00	85.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	125.00–132.00	128.61
14	—	623	130.00–139.00	134.66
12	—	573	138.50–142.00	140.32
8	—	523	139.00–145.00	142.13
12	—	473	140.00–150.00	145.24
4	—	773	129.00–130.00	129.51
8	—	323	160.00–170.00	165.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	665	136.00	136.00
1	—	970	115.00	115.00
8	—	621	137.50–139.50	138.23
1	—	1,105	112.00	112.00
3	—	415	155.00	155.00
5	—	549	140.25	140.25
9	—	585	138.50–145.00	141.31
1	—	1,185	110.00	110.00
7	—	482	145.25–150.00	147.96
15	—	717	133.20–134.50	133.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	125.25	125.25
7	—	537	124.25–126.00	124.99
9	—	431	133.25–135.00	133.62
4	—	375	135.00	135.00
7	—	557	125.50	125.50
7	—	475	126.25–127.00	126.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	323	134.00–141.00	137.74
12	—	623	116.50–124.00	120.39
8	—	423	125.00–130.00	127.63
18	—	523	119.00–125.00	122.13
8	—	573	117.00–123.50	120.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	138.00–147.00	142.71
6	—	423	145.00–155.00	150.27
4	—	573	123.00–130.00	126.64

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	865	620.00–800.00	724.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,200	800.00–1,020.00	923.29

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

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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