Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 3-15 higher, feeder heifers sold 4-11 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-2 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.27/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$132.27

72 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$121

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

$1.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.97

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	132.68	699	50
Medium and Large 1-2	624	131.33	820	22

One grade step is worth $1.35/cwt here — about −$121 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 sale72 hd

132.27

—

MS average13 barns · 1,389 hd

133.24

−0.97

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	1,501	90.13	1,352	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,075	69.33	745	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	66.34	680	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	65.80	674	6thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	323	170.74/cwt	167.00–174.00	551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	120.07/cwt	118.00–122.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	133.22/cwt	128.00–138.00	697	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	130.67/cwt	127.00–134.00	618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	132.63/cwt	132.00–134.00	822	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	139.32/cwt	136.50–141.50	872	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	177.36/cwt	171.00–183.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	122.09/cwt	119.00–125.00	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	885	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	167.76/cwt	162.00–173.00	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	128.40/cwt	124.00–132.50	800	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	698	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	914	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	144.20/cwt	139.00–149.00	826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	136.14/cwt	132.00–140.00	848	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	130.20/cwt	125.00–135.00	746	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	152.12/cwt	150.00–154.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	120.10/cwt	117.00–123.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	137.27/cwt	132.00–142.00	581	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	151.26/cwt	145.00–157.00	791	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	803	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	988	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	868.59/cwt	750.00–960.00	9,233	20
Bulls	—	—	1,753	95.08/cwt	90.50–98.50	1,667	8
Bulls	—	—	1,248	85.19/cwt	79.50–89.00	1,063	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	68.76/cwt	67.00–70.00	705	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	71.59/cwt	70.00–73.00	913	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	65.80/cwt	62.00–68.50	674	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	66.34/cwt	64.00–68.00	680	10

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 384Last week 466Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 92Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 3-15 higher, feeder heifers sold 4-11 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-2 higher, 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
4	—	323	167.00–174.00	170.74
4	—	623	118.00–122.00	120.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	523	128.00–138.00	133.22
6	—	473	127.00–134.00	130.67
6	—	623	124.00–132.50	128.40
10	—	573	125.00–135.00	130.20
4	—	373	150.00–154.00	152.12
4	—	673	117.00–123.00	120.10
6	—	423	132.00–142.00	137.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	558	129.50	129.50
10	—	620	132.00–134.00	132.63
6	—	698	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	626	136.50–141.50	139.32
2	—	885	115.50	115.50
3	—	803	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	171.00–183.00	177.36
4	—	723	119.00–125.00	122.09
4	—	473	162.00–173.00	167.76
6	—	573	139.00–149.00	144.20
12	—	623	132.00–140.00	136.14
6	—	523	145.00–157.00	151.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	20	—	1,063	750.00–960.00	868.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,753	90.50–98.50	95.08
8	—	1,248	79.50–89.00	85.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	67.00–70.00	68.76
2	—	1,275	70.00–73.00	71.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	62.00–68.50	65.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	64.00–68.00	66.34

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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