Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3-7 higher, and slaughter cows and 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 $153.79/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$153.79

77 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$10.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.52

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	529	159.13	841	37
Medium and Large 1	557	148.84	828	40

One grade step is worth $10.29/cwt here — about $13 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 sale77 hd

153.79

—

MS average13 barns · 1,313 hd

149.27

+4.52

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	—	Average	1,493	89.58	1,337	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,096	70.33	771	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	913	57.45	524	12

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	169.30/cwt	164.00–174.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	125.22/cwt	120.00–130.00	655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	118.68/cwt	114.00–123.00	680	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	157.62/cwt	155.00–160.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	112.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	132.17/cwt	128.00–136.00	691	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	176.27/cwt	171.00–181.00	746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	137.20/cwt	132.00–142.00	786	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	175.95/cwt	173.50–180.00	744	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	152.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	848	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	131.46/cwt	130.00–133.10	743	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	132.27/cwt	131.25–134.00	813	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	132.39/cwt	132.00–133.00	980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	162.78/cwt	155.00–175.00	770	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	131.62/cwt	128.00–135.00	886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	136.90/cwt	132.50–141.00	853	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	134.19/cwt	130.00–138.00	635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	129.03/cwt	128.00–130.00	933	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	130.07/cwt	128.00–132.00	810	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	132.70/cwt	131.25–135.50	677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	136.69/cwt	133.00–140.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	129.16/cwt	125.00–133.00	740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	864	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,587.58/cwt	1,300.00–1,850.00	18,225	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	838	754.78/cwt	650.00–830.00	6,325	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,062.95/cwt	830.00–1,240.00	11,692	12
Bulls	—	—	1,493	89.58/cwt	86.00–92.50	1,337	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	61.51/cwt	58.00–64.00	630	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	53.39/cwt	51.00–55.50	427	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	69.72/cwt	66.50–72.00	715	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	71.85/cwt	70.00–73.50	916	4

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 332Year ago 303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 43Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 55Year ago 116

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3-7 higher, 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	164.00–174.00	169.30
6	—	523	120.00–130.00	125.22
6	—	573	114.00–123.00	118.68
4	—	473	155.00–160.00	157.62
4	—	673	110.00–115.00	112.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	128.00–136.00	132.17
4	—	473	130.00–138.00	134.19
10	—	623	128.00–132.00	130.07
4	—	423	133.00–140.00	136.69
6	—	573	125.00–133.00	129.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	565	130.00–133.10	131.46
8	—	615	131.25–134.00	132.27
3	—	705	129.50	129.50
2	—	415	141.00	141.00
6	—	510	131.25–135.50	132.70
4	—	680	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	171.00–181.00	176.27
6	—	573	132.00–142.00	137.20
4	—	523	150.00–155.00	152.61
2	—	395	174.00	174.00
6	—	473	155.00–175.00	162.78
4	—	673	128.00–135.00	131.62
8	—	623	132.50–141.00	136.90
4	—	723	128.00–130.00	129.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	423	173.50–180.00	175.95
5	—	375	191.00	191.00
3	—	472	162.00	162.00
3	—	677	138.50	138.50
2	—	530	158.00	158.00
2	—	588	140.50	140.50
6	—	608	139.50	139.50
5	—	740	132.00–133.00	132.39

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,148	1,300.00–1,850.00	1,587.58
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	838	650.00–830.00	754.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,100	830.00–1,240.00	1,062.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,493	86.00–92.50	89.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	58.00–64.00	61.51
6	—	800	51.00–55.50	53.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	66.50–72.00	69.72
4	—	1,275	70.00–73.50	71.85

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