Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-7 lower, slaughter cows sold 3-3.5 lower, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped 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 $124.67/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$124.67

67 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$4.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.68

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	603	127.20	767	27
Medium and Large 1	583	122.95	717	40

One grade step is worth $4.25/cwt here — about $51 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 sale67 hd

124.67

—

MS average13 barns · 1,180 hd

127.35

−2.68

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	—	Average	1,625	90.27	1,467	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	66.22	679	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	61.43	630	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	55.75	509	16

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	523	119.13/cwt	116.00–122.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	112.90/cwt	109.00–116.50	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	123.14/cwt	120.00–126.00	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	112.64/cwt	109.00–116.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	125.45/cwt	122.00–128.50	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	129.00/cwt	123.50–134.00	610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	130.00/cwt	129.50–130.25	676	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	129.72/cwt	124.00–135.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	129.33/cwt	127.00–131.50	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	116.12/cwt	112.00–120.00	898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	125.14/cwt	121.00–129.00	780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	116.12/cwt	112.00–120.00	840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	122.68/cwt	117.00–128.00	826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	773	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	848	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	122.65/cwt	119.00–126.00	641	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	125.84/cwt	123.00–128.50	912	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	162.67/cwt	159.00–166.00	769	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	1,018.17/cwt	825.00–1,170.00	10,416	18
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	833	693.65/cwt	560.00–775.00	5,778	6
Bulls	—	—	1,625	90.27/cwt	84.50–94.50	1,467	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	66.22/cwt	63.00–68.50	679	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	61.43/cwt	58.50–63.50	630	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	50.36/cwt	48.50–52.00	403	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	61.13/cwt	58.50–63.00	627	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 Sep 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 498Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 65Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-7 lower, slaughter cows sold 3-3.5 lower, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped 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
2	—	523	116.00–122.00	119.13
4	—	625	109.00–116.50	112.90
6	—	473	120.00–126.00	123.14
4	—	573	109.00–116.00	112.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	122.00–128.50	125.45
6	—	473	123.50–134.00	129.00
4	—	773	112.00–120.00	116.12
6	—	623	121.00–129.00	125.14
4	—	723	112.00–120.00	116.12
6	—	673	117.00–128.00	122.68
10	—	523	119.00–126.00	122.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	129.50–130.25	130.00
4	—	571	118.25	118.25
6	—	604	128.00	128.00
11	—	660	128.50	128.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	124.00–135.00	129.72
4	—	673	127.00–131.50	129.33
4	—	725	123.00–128.50	125.84
4	—	473	159.00–166.00	162.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	132.25	132.25

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,023	825.00–1,170.00	1,018.17
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	833	560.00–775.00	693.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,625	84.50–94.50	90.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	63.00–68.50	66.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	58.50–63.50	61.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	800	48.50–52.00	50.36
8	—	1,025	58.50–63.00	61.13

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