Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $129.46/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$129.46

114 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$17

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

$9.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.16

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	481	133.63	642	64
Medium and Large 1	531	124.14	659	50

One grade step is worth $9.49/cwt here — about −$17 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 sale114 hd

129.46

—

MS average13 barns · 1,121 hd

124.30

+5.16

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	—	Low	1,564	82.84	1,296	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	62.05	636	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,088	61.06	664	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	51.76	531	4thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	623	112.22/cwt	106.00–118.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	104.06/cwt	102.00–106.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	153.69/cwt	150.00–157.00	650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	119.39/cwt	116.00–122.50	624	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	163.12/cwt	157.50–168.00	527	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	164.13/cwt	160.00–167.50	366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	147.09/cwt	146.75–147.50	822	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	1,042	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	366	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	564	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	611	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	134.33/cwt	134.25–134.40	627	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	147.43/cwt	143.00–151.50	771	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	132.87/cwt	129.50–136.00	828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	128.88/cwt	125.00–132.50	867	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	644	142.30/cwt	142.30–142.30	916	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	122.93/cwt	117.00–128.50	889	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	480	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	135.59/cwt	134.00–140.00	761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	131.34/cwt	123.00–136.00	687	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	128.03/cwt	125.90–128.75	748	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	143.44/cwt	142.50–144.00	597	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	119.08/cwt	117.00–121.00	682	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	160.19/cwt	156.00–164.00	758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	108.08/cwt	105.00–111.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	136.48/cwt	132.50–140.00	509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	136.69/cwt	133.00–140.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	115.70/cwt	110.00–121.00	721	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	118.91/cwt	115.00–122.50	622	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	105.68/cwt	100.00–111.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	141.76/cwt	136.00–147.00	671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	309	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	431	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	141.28/cwt	137.00–145.00	456	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	114.64/cwt	110.00–119.00	829	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	926.71/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	10,147	24
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	838	640.57/cwt	570.00–690.00	5,368	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	68.71/cwt	65.00–72.00	876	4
Bulls	—	—	1,225	77.96/cwt	75.00–80.00	955	4
Bulls	—	—	1,790	86.10/cwt	80.00–90.50	1,541	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	58.51/cwt	55.00–61.00	600	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	62.05/cwt	60.00–63.50	636	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	51.76/cwt	50.00–53.00	531	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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 546Last week 393Year ago 541

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 46Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 53Year ago 103

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

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	—	623	106.00–118.00	112.22
4	—	723	102.00–106.00	104.06
6	—	423	150.00–157.00	153.69
6	—	523	116.00–122.50	119.39
14	—	323	157.50–168.00	163.12
2	—	223	160.00–167.50	164.13
4	—	673	100.00–111.00	105.68
6	—	473	136.00–147.00	141.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	559	146.75–147.50	147.09
3	—	835	124.75	124.75
7	—	366	154.00	154.00
18	—	430	142.00	142.00
3	—	685	126.50	126.50
8	—	644	142.30	142.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	143.00–151.50	147.43
6	—	623	129.50–136.00	132.87
6	—	673	125.00–132.50	128.88
6	—	723	117.00–128.50	122.93
4	—	561	134.00–140.00	135.59
6	—	473	156.00–164.00	160.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	467	134.25–134.40	134.33
5	—	375	128.00	128.00
18	—	523	123.00–136.00	131.34
2	—	718	123.00	123.00
10	—	584	125.90–128.75	128.03
11	—	416	142.50–144.00	143.44
5	—	309	139.50	139.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	117.00–121.00	119.08
4	—	823	105.00–111.00	108.08
6	—	373	132.50–140.00	136.48
6	—	423	133.00–140.00	136.69
8	—	623	110.00–121.00	115.70
10	—	523	115.00–122.50	118.91
6	—	323	137.00–145.00	141.28
4	—	723	110.00–119.00	114.64

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)	24	—	1,095	750.00–1,050.00	926.71
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	838	570.00–690.00	640.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	65.00–72.00	68.71
12	—	1,025	55.00–61.00	58.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	60.00–63.50	62.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	50.00–53.00	51.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,225	75.00–80.00	77.96
6	—	1,790	80.00–90.50	86.10

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