Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 2-5 higher, feeder heifers sold 2-5 lower, and slaughter cows and 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 $129.39/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$129.39

75 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$3.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.68

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	506	132.37	669	10thin
Medium and Large 1	474	128.93	610	65

One grade step is worth $3.44/cwt here — about $59 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 sale75 hd

129.39

—

MS average7 barns · 325 hd

130.07

−0.68

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	1,790	94.37	1,689	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,013	65.62	665	30

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	129.14/cwt	126.00–132.00	611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	130.90/cwt	130.90–130.90	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	128.22/cwt	123.00–133.00	671	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	138.63/cwt	135.00–142.00	864	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	517	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	115.12/cwt	111.00–119.00	890	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	555	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	125.22/cwt	120.00–130.00	655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	130.71/cwt	126.00–135.00	618	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	142.73/cwt	141.25–143.25	874	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	148.72/cwt	143.00–154.00	852	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	491	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	757	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	127.20/cwt	122.00–132.00	729	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	494	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	657	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	114.67/cwt	109.00–120.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	134.13/cwt	130.00–138.00	903	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	148.22/cwt	143.00–153.00	775	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	254	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	126.33/cwt	124.00–128.50	787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	121.12/cwt	118.00–124.00	694	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	120.18/cwt	115.00–125.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	128.84/cwt	124.00–135.00	550	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	950	1,667.76/cwt	1,350.00–1,925.00	15,844	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,220.28/cwt	1,000.00–1,400.00	13,240	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	790	735.32/cwt	660.00–800.00	5,809	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	67.28/cwt	62.00–72.00	690	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	72.61/cwt	70.50–74.50	922	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	800	55.45/cwt	52.00–58.50	444	6
Bulls	—	—	1,790	94.37/cwt	91.50–96.50	1,689	2

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 Sep 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 332Last week 384Year ago 773

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 51Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 83Year ago 106

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 2-5 higher, feeder heifers sold 2-5 lower, and slaughter cows and 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	126.00–132.00	129.14
10	—	523	123.00–133.00	128.22
18	—	392	132.00	132.00
8	—	573	122.00–132.00	127.20
4	—	723	109.00–120.00	114.67
4	—	334	133.00	133.00
2	—	254	137.00	137.00
4	—	623	124.00–128.50	126.33
9	—	427	124.00–135.00	128.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	130.90	130.90
7	—	494	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	623	135.00–142.00	138.63
8	—	573	143.00–154.00	148.72
6	—	673	130.00–138.00	134.13
8	—	523	143.00–153.00	148.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	612	141.25–143.25	142.73
2	—	430	160.00	160.00
5	—	491	154.25	154.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	158.00	158.00
4	—	295	162.00	162.00
4	—	773	111.00–119.00	115.12
6	—	380	146.00	146.00
6	—	523	120.00–130.00	125.22
8	—	473	126.00–135.00	130.71
6	—	573	118.00–124.00	121.12
4	—	623	115.00–125.00	120.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	950	1,350.00–1,925.00	1,667.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,085	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,220.28
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	790	660.00–800.00	735.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	62.00–72.00	67.28
4	—	1,270	70.50–74.50	72.61
6	—	800	52.00–58.50	55.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,790	91.50–96.50	94.37

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

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