Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 1-8 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-5 lower, and slaughter 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 $148.94/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$148.94

90 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$19

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

$2.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.65

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	150.63	798	33
Medium and Large 1-2	552	147.97	817	57

One grade step is worth $2.66/cwt here — about −$19 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 sale90 hd

148.94

—

MS average13 barns · 758 hd

150.59

−1.65

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	—	Average	1,775	83.27	1,478	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,088	59.19	644	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	53.80	551	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	840	42.99	361	20

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	—	423	149.11/cwt	147.00–151.00	631	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	163.30/cwt	158.00–168.00	609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	138.29/cwt	132.00–144.00	654	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	112.63/cwt	109.00–116.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	112.62/cwt	109.00–116.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	128.24/cwt	123.00–133.00	607	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	386	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	139.68/cwt	135.00–144.00	800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	904	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	156.78/cwt	144.50–161.50	740	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	163.29/cwt	157.00–169.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	168.81/cwt	165.00–173.00	641	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	136.13/cwt	132.00–140.00	916	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	141.00/cwt	140.75–141.50	877	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	145.30/cwt	140.00–150.00	542	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	136.14/cwt	132.00–140.00	848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	867	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	115.18/cwt	110.00–120.00	718	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	119.69/cwt	115.00–124.00	626	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	112.06/cwt	110.00–114.00	810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	117.72/cwt	112.00–123.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	734	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	128.14/cwt	123.75–135.00	601	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	875.07/cwt	740.00–960.00	10,658	16
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	839	632.53/cwt	460.00–760.00	5,307	12
Bulls	—	—	1,775	83.27/cwt	77.50–87.50	1,478	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	35.50/cwt	33.50–38.00	240	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	63.59/cwt	62.00–65.00	811	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	57.72/cwt	54.50–60.00	592	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	53.80/cwt	50.00–56.50	551	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	50.51/cwt	47.00–53.00	518	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	42.92/cwt	40.00–45.50	343	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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 598Last week 546Year ago 890

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 69Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 1-8 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-5 lower, 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
10	—	423	147.00–151.00	149.11
6	—	373	158.00–168.00	163.30
8	—	473	132.00–144.00	138.29
4	—	623	109.00–116.00	112.63
4	—	673	109.00–116.00	112.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	123.00–133.00	128.24
6	—	373	140.00–150.00	145.30
10	—	623	110.00–120.00	115.18
20	—	523	115.00–124.00	119.69
4	—	723	110.00–114.00	112.06
4	—	573	112.00–123.00	117.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	540	125.25	125.25
4	—	415	132.50	132.50
12	—	578	127.00	127.00
5	—	469	123.75–135.00	128.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	155.00	155.00
5	—	659	137.25	137.25
14	—	472	144.50–161.50	156.78
6	—	532	142.50	142.50
18	—	622	140.75–141.50	141.00
10	—	563	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	135.00–144.00	139.68
6	—	473	157.00–169.00	163.29
9	—	380	165.00–173.00	168.81
6	—	673	132.00–140.00	136.13
6	—	623	132.00–140.00	136.14

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,218	740.00–960.00	875.07
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	839	460.00–760.00	632.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,775	77.50–87.50	83.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	675	33.50–38.00	35.50
8	—	1,025	47.00–53.00	50.51
4	—	800	40.00–45.50	42.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	62.00–65.00	63.59
12	—	1,025	54.50–60.00	57.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	50.00–56.50	53.80

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