Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3-6 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-4 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped 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 $145.61/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$145.61

117 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$64

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

$11.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.53

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	152.34	721	48
Medium and Large 1-2	557	140.93	785	69

One grade step is worth $11.41/cwt here — about −$64 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 sale117 hd

145.61

—

MS average13 barns · 1,014 hd

144.08

+1.53

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	1,675	83.52	1,399	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,078	59.37	640	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	50.72	520	20

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	723	92.58/cwt	90.00–95.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	147.67/cwt	145.00–150.00	477	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	145.30/cwt	140.00–150.00	542	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	120.61/cwt	118.00–123.00	631	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	119.04/cwt	118.00–120.00	682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	612	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	137.12/cwt	134.00–140.00	786	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	688	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	404	150.46/cwt	148.50–155.00	608	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	155.27/cwt	150.00–160.00	657	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	123.36/cwt	121.00–124.75	762	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	131.05/cwt	130.25–131.55	727	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	135.66/cwt	131.00–140.00	845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	135.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	829	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	155.33/cwt	148.00–162.00	735	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	163.77/cwt	159.00–168.00	611	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	126.24/cwt	121.00–131.00	597	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	135.30/cwt	130.00–140.00	505	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	926	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	394	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	135.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	437	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	124.43/cwt	120.00–128.50	651	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	124.42/cwt	120.00–128.50	713	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	591	141.15/cwt	138.00–141.75	834	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	112.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	814	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	131.27/cwt	126.00–136.00	555	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	905	912.76/cwt	740.00–1,035.00	8,260	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,125.00/cwt	900.00–1,275.00	12,656	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	1,136.53/cwt	950.00–1,275.00	11,343	20
Bulls	—	—	1,675	83.52/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,399	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	58.55/cwt	56.50–60.00	600	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	62.67/cwt	60.00–65.00	807	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	50.72/cwt	47.50–53.00	520	20

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 Oct 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 655Last week 498Year ago 387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 56Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 99Year ago 81

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3-6 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-4 higher, 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
4	—	723	90.00–95.00	92.58
6	—	323	145.00–150.00	147.67
6	—	373	140.00–150.00	145.30
6	—	523	118.00–123.00	120.61
6	—	573	118.00–120.00	119.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	456	134.25	134.25
8	—	618	121.00–124.75	123.36
13	—	555	130.25–131.55	131.05
3	—	722	131.50	131.50
3	—	525	130.25	130.25
7	—	394	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	473	121.00–131.00	126.24
6	—	373	130.00–140.00	135.30
6	—	323	130.00–140.00	135.35
10	—	523	120.00–128.50	124.43
10	—	573	120.00–128.50	124.42
6	—	723	110.00–115.00	112.58
12	—	423	126.00–136.00	131.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	134.00–140.00	137.12
10	—	423	150.00–160.00	155.27
6	—	623	131.00–140.00	135.66
16	—	473	148.00–162.00	155.33
10	—	373	159.00–168.00	163.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	488	141.00	141.00
17	—	404	148.50–155.00	150.46
2	—	688	133.25	133.25
5	—	535	150.00	150.00
17	—	613	130.00–140.00	135.29
10	—	707	130.00–132.00	131.01
12	—	591	138.00–141.75	141.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	905	740.00–1,035.00	912.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	998	950.00–1,275.00	1,136.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,125	900.00–1,275.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,675	78.00–88.00	83.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,025	56.50–60.00	58.55
6	—	1,288	60.00–65.00	62.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	47.50–53.00	50.72

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