Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Grouped weaned 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 $127.30/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$127.30

88 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$5.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.72

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	502	130.66	656	32
Medium and Large 1	523	125.39	656	56

One grade step is worth $5.27/cwt here — about $1 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 sale88 hd

127.30

—

MS average13 barns · 1,296 hd

124.59

+2.72

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	1,735	82.98	1,440	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	63.76	733	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	60.43	619	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	50.78	482	12

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	—	523	133.13/cwt	130.00–136.00	696	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	119.11/cwt	116.00–122.00	742	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	144.48/cwt	140.00–148.50	611	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	126.82/cwt	125.00–128.50	727	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	110.68/cwt	105.00–116.00	745	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	121.13/cwt	118.00–124.00	634	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	134.11/cwt	131.00–137.00	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	157.24/cwt	152.00–162.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	138.22/cwt	132.50–143.50	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	494	159.16/cwt	155.00–167.50	786	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	866	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,260	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	379	136.54/cwt	134.00–139.00	517	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	404	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	123.54/cwt	120.00–128.50	588	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	157.27/cwt	152.00–162.00	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	141.65/cwt	138.00–145.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	118.12/cwt	115.00–121.00	677	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	134.10/cwt	131.00–137.00	902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	865	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	345	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	117.70/cwt	112.00–123.00	733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	135.82/cwt	122.00–150.00	777	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	117.58/cwt	115.00–120.00	791	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	134.74/cwt	130.00–139.00	570	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	125.14/cwt	122.00–128.00	592	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	143.30/cwt	138.00–148.00	535	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	840.85/cwt	700.00–930.00	10,233	8
Bulls	—	—	1,735	82.98/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,440	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	44.42/cwt	41.50–47.00	355	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	53.96/cwt	52.50–55.00	553	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	62.17/cwt	61.00–63.00	637	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	65.35/cwt	63.50–67.00	833	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	60.43/cwt	57.50–62.50	619	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 Nov 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 393Last week 517Year ago 198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 90Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 59Year ago 32

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 2-6 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-3 higher, and slaughter 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
8	—	523	130.00–136.00	133.13
8	—	623	116.00–122.00	119.11
8	—	423	140.00–148.50	144.48
8	—	573	125.00–128.50	126.82
8	—	673	105.00–116.00	110.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	118.00–124.00	121.13
8	—	573	115.00–121.00	118.12
8	—	623	112.00–123.00	117.70
8	—	673	115.00–120.00	117.58
8	—	423	130.00–139.00	134.74
8	—	473	122.00–128.00	125.14
8	—	373	138.00–148.00	143.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	134.00–139.00	136.54
10	—	476	120.00–128.50	123.54
1	—	770	135.00	135.00
1	—	865	129.00	129.00
4	—	511	128.00	128.00
2	—	345	138.00	138.00
2	—	428	130.50	130.50
8	—	572	122.00–150.00	135.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	131.00–137.00	134.11
4	—	473	152.00–162.00	157.24
4	—	573	132.50–143.50	138.22
4	—	423	152.00–162.00	157.27
4	—	523	138.00–145.00	141.65
4	—	673	131.00–137.00	134.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	494	155.00–167.50	159.16
5	—	625	138.50	138.50
1	—	1,260	128.25	128.25
5	—	404	145.00	145.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,217	700.00–930.00	840.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,735	80.00–85.00	82.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	41.50–47.00	44.42
8	—	1,025	52.50–55.00	53.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	61.00–63.00	62.17
4	—	1,275	63.50–67.00	65.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	57.50–62.50	60.43

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