Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cow 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 $131.23/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$131.23

60 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$12.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.24

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	639	136.71	873	34
Medium and Large 1	658	124.06	816	26

One grade step is worth $12.65/cwt here — about $57 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 sale60 hd

131.23

—

MS average13 barns · 996 hd

143.47

−12.24

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	1,888	87.41	1,650	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,081	59.81	646	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	56.01	574	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	46.86	454	16

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	473	131.67/cwt	128.00–135.00	623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	133.32/cwt	127.00–139.00	564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	120.26/cwt	114.00–126.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	153.07/cwt	152.00–154.00	494	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	141.30/cwt	136.00–146.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	99.67/cwt	94.00–105.00	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	125.18/cwt	120.00–130.00	780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	123.10/cwt	120.00–126.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	120.16/cwt	115.00–125.00	869	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	646	136.90/cwt	129.00–138.00	884	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	137.28/cwt	136.00–141.00	596	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	116.17/cwt	112.00–120.00	608	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	117.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	938	93.67/cwt	92.00–95.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	830	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	130.08/cwt	128.00–132.00	745	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	119.64/cwt	116.00–123.00	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	100.65/cwt	96.00–105.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	114.03/cwt	113.00–115.00	824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	955	98.00/cwt	96.00–100.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	895	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	116.16/cwt	112.00–120.00	666	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	958.95/cwt	800.00–1,080.00	10,980	26
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	840	699.29/cwt	560.00–800.00	5,874	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	750.26/cwt	695.00–800.00	7,127	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	63.35/cwt	61.50–65.00	808	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	58.80/cwt	55.00–61.50	603	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	56.01/cwt	52.50–58.50	574	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	40.13/cwt	38.00–42.00	321	4
Bulls	—	—	1,888	87.41/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,650	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	49.10/cwt	45.00–52.00	503	12

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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 480Last week 655Year ago 393

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 120Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 119Last week 120Year ago 91

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cow 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
6	—	473	128.00–135.00	131.67
4	—	423	127.00–139.00	133.32
4	—	523	114.00–126.00	120.26
4	—	323	152.00–154.00	153.07
4	—	373	136.00–146.00	141.30
4	—	723	94.00–105.00	99.67
4	—	573	116.00–123.00	119.64
4	—	673	96.00–105.00	100.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	128.50	128.50
30	—	646	129.00–138.00	136.90
2	—	508	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	120.00–130.00	125.18
4	—	673	120.00–126.00	123.10
10	—	723	115.00–125.00	120.16
6	—	573	128.00–132.00	130.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	434	136.00–141.00	137.28
12	—	523	112.00–120.00	116.17
4	—	623	115.00–120.00	117.59
4	—	723	113.00–115.00	114.03
8	—	573	112.00–120.00	116.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	938	92.00–95.00	93.67
2	—	830	95.00	95.00
3	—	577	121.50	121.50
2	—	955	96.00–100.00	98.00
1	—	895	90.00	90.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,145	800.00–1,080.00	958.95
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	840	560.00–800.00	699.29
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	950	695.00–800.00	750.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	61.50–65.00	63.35
14	—	1,025	55.00–61.50	58.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	52.50–58.50	56.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	38.00–42.00	40.13
12	—	1,025	45.00–52.00	49.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,888	85.00–89.00	87.41

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