Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed; feeder heifers sold mixed; feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold lower 5.00-10.00; slaughter bulls sold lower 5.00-10.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.04/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$123.04

170 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$8.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.27

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	452	124.18	561	127
Medium and Large 1-2	584	120.35	703	37
Medium and Large 3	225	115.55	260	6thin

One grade step is worth $8.63/cwt here — about $301 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 sale170 hd

123.04

—

MS average13 barns · 1,385 hd

123.31

−0.27

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	1,437	79.06	1,136	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,112	56.50	628	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,608	52.19	839	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	957	44.22	423	20

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1-2	—	355	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	133.23/cwt	130.00–136.00	433	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	120.73/cwt	115.00–126.00	694	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	138.91/cwt	135.00–142.50	799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	147.95/cwt	145.00–150.00	410	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	146.50/cwt	142.50–150.00	549	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	148.21/cwt	138.00–157.50	778	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	147.88/cwt	142.50–152.50	481	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	140.28/cwt	140.00–140.60	746	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	156.52/cwt	140.00–167.50	679	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	129.48/cwt	123.00–134.00	878	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	121.93/cwt	110.00–130.00	583	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	134.38/cwt	133.75–135.00	852	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	155.51/cwt	140.00–166.00	743	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	120.83/cwt	104.00–130.00	332	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	123.58/cwt	113.00–133.00	525	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	142.54/cwt	138.00–146.00	607	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	129.43/cwt	110.00–145.00	616	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	137.81/cwt	122.50–149.00	520	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	116.90/cwt	108.00–125.00	614	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	52.19/cwt	47.50–56.50	839	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	54.06/cwt	48.50–58.00	554	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	60.84/cwt	58.00–64.00	771	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	807	29.02/cwt	23.00–33.00	234	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	52.40/cwt	44.00–57.50	544	13
Bulls	—	—	1,700	86.47/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,470	4
Bulls	—	—	1,286	74.83/cwt	64.50–80.00	962	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	961.22/cwt	875.00–1,020.00	8,891	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,083	1,206.29/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	13,064	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	925	1,531.08/cwt	1,320.00–1,675.00	14,162	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	701.35/cwt	630.00–750.00	6,487	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,582.87/cwt	775.00–2,050.00	18,361	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	121.10/cwt	121.10–121.10	769	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	125.38/cwt	124.00–126.00	648	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	121.63/cwt	119.00–124.00	578	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	132.68/cwt	123.00–149.00	503	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	122.19/cwt	118.00–126.00	641	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	117.27/cwt	110.00–124.00	733	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	115.55/cwt	110.00–120.00	260	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	117.25/cwt	117.25–117.25	770	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	108.53/cwt	107.00–110.00	781	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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 510Year ago 430

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 82Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 72Year ago 116

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	129.00	129.00
7	—	635	121.10	121.10
2	—	265	128.00	128.00
10	—	517	124.00–126.00	125.38
2	—	800	109.50	109.50
9	—	657	117.25	117.25
4	—	720	107.00–110.00	108.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	325	130.00–136.00	133.23
1	—	790	109.00	109.00
18	—	575	115.00–126.00	120.73
14	—	275	104.00–130.00	120.83
20	—	425	113.00–133.00	123.58
18	—	475	119.00–124.00	121.63
25	—	379	123.00–149.00	132.68
12	—	525	118.00–126.00	122.19
10	—	625	110.00–124.00	117.27
1	—	715	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	225	110.00–120.00	115.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	743	122.00	122.00
11	—	532	140.00–140.60	140.28
4	—	594	135.00	135.00
19	—	634	133.75–135.00	134.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	135.00–142.50	138.91
11	—	277	145.00–150.00	147.95
10	—	375	142.50–150.00	146.50
8	—	525	138.00–157.50	148.21
8	—	325	142.50–152.50	147.88
13	—	434	140.00–167.50	156.52
7	—	678	123.00–134.00	129.48
7	—	478	140.00–166.00	155.51
1	—	845	118.50	118.50
2	—	730	115.00–120.00	117.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	478	110.00–130.00	121.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	426	138.00–146.00	142.54
17	—	476	110.00–145.00	129.43
11	—	377	122.50–149.00	137.81
10	—	525	108.00–125.00	116.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,608	47.50–56.50	52.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	48.50–58.00	54.06
9	—	1,267	58.00–64.00	60.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	807	23.00–33.00	29.02
13	—	1,038	44.00–57.50	52.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,700	82.00–90.00	86.47
7	—	1,286	64.50–80.00	74.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	875.00–1,020.00	961.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	925	1,320.00–1,675.00	1,531.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,083	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,206.29
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	925	630.00–750.00	701.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	62	—	1,160	775.00–2,050.00	1,582.87

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle