Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold mixed, slaughter cows sold 2-3 lower, 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 $144.60/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$144.60

107 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$91

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

$2.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.12

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	145.82	726	60
Medium and Large 1-2	571	143.04	817	47

One grade step is worth $2.78/cwt here — about −$91 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 sale107 hd

144.60

—

MS average13 barns · 1,239 hd

147.72

−3.12

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	1,516	89.30	1,353	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,096	70.09	768	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	63.46	650	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	58.82	537	16

Every lot, as filed

34 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	Medium and Large 1	—	573	127.20/cwt	122.00–132.00	729	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	114.13/cwt	110.00–118.00	768	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	134.69/cwt	130.00–139.00	704	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	117.14/cwt	113.00–121.00	730	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	121.16/cwt	117.00–125.00	694	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	353	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	156.76/cwt	156.50–157.50	713	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	730	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	154.24/cwt	150.00–158.00	575	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	149.61/cwt	149.25–151.00	756	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	131.69/cwt	130.25–133.75	894	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	143.91/cwt	140.00–147.50	753	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	120.30/cwt	119.00–121.50	749	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	121.93/cwt	118.00–125.50	577	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	134.68/cwt	130.00–139.00	772	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	136.62/cwt	135.00–138.25	861	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	392	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	130.63/cwt	128.00–133.00	553	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	121.69/cwt	117.00–126.00	636	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	136.04/cwt	135.00–137.00	848	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	152.76/cwt	147.00–158.00	723	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	153.27/cwt	148.00–158.00	648	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,175.41/cwt	1,020.00–1,280.00	12,930	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	938	748.60/cwt	625.00–850.00	7,022	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	982.68/cwt	810.00–1,100.00	10,809	16
Bulls	—	—	1,783	94.71/cwt	89.50–98.50	1,689	8
Bulls	—	—	1,248	83.89/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,047	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	67.93/cwt	65.00–70.00	696	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	75.49/cwt	73.50–77.25	962	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	63.46/cwt	62.00–64.50	650	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	54.13/cwt	52.00–56.00	433	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	63.51/cwt	60.00–66.00	651	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 Aug 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 466Last week 98Year ago 348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 123Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 527Year ago 119

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold mixed, slaughter cows sold 2-3 lower, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Grouped weaned feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value added.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	122.00–132.00	127.20
10	—	673	110.00–118.00	114.13
10	—	523	130.00–139.00	134.69
10	—	623	113.00–121.00	117.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	117.00–125.00	121.16
10	—	623	119.00–121.50	120.30
10	—	473	118.00–125.50	121.93
10	—	423	128.00–133.00	130.63
10	—	523	117.00–126.00	121.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	353	136.50	136.50
6	—	584	125.00	125.00
2	—	433	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	455	156.50–157.50	156.76
10	—	505	149.25–151.00	149.61
14	—	679	130.25–133.75	131.69
2	—	588	141.00	141.00
10	—	630	135.00–138.25	136.62
3	—	392	160.25	160.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	373	150.00–158.00	154.24
10	—	523	140.00–147.50	143.91
10	—	573	130.00–139.00	134.68
10	—	623	135.00–137.00	136.04
10	—	473	147.00–158.00	152.76
10	—	423	148.00–158.00	153.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,100	1,020.00–1,280.00	1,175.41
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	938	625.00–850.00	748.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	16	—	1,100	810.00–1,100.00	982.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,783	89.50–98.50	94.71
8	—	1,248	80.00–86.50	83.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	65.00–70.00	67.93
4	—	1,275	73.50–77.25	75.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	62.00–64.50	63.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	800	52.00–56.00	54.13
8	—	1,025	60.00–66.00	63.51

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle