Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-12 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-2 lower, and slaughter bulls had no trend.

Grouped weaned feeders 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 $152.09/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$152.09

66 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$20

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

$11.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.92

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	156.45	873	40
Medium and Large 1-2	614	145.39	893	26

One grade step is worth $11.05/cwt here — about −$20 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 sale66 hd

152.09

—

MS average13 barns · 1,089 hd

155.01

−2.92

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	1,560	80.76	1,260	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,083	57.43	622	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	46.28	422	32

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	323	165.35/cwt	160.00–170.00	534	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	157.79/cwt	152.00–163.00	667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	150.76/cwt	145.00–156.00	713	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	161.30/cwt	156.00–166.00	602	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	115.18/cwt	110.00–120.00	718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	123.68/cwt	119.00–128.00	709	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	173.67/cwt	170.00–177.00	821	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	807	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,073	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	353	167.25/cwt	167.25–167.25	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	146.37/cwt	145.75–146.75	891	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	136.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	642	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	163.22/cwt	158.00–168.00	854	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	153.20/cwt	148.00–158.00	878	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	139.66/cwt	135.00–144.00	870	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	145.79/cwt	140.00–151.00	617	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	113.61/cwt	110.00–117.00	821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	131.29/cwt	130.00–132.50	949	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	126.22/cwt	121.00–131.00	660	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	120.18/cwt	115.00–125.00	749	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	906.74/cwt	810.00–970.00	9,865	22
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	768	630.55/cwt	500.00–740.00	4,843	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,145.78/cwt	1,090.00–1,190.00	11,401	4
Bulls	—	—	1,560	80.76/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,260	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	56.01/cwt	52.50–58.50	574	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	62.18/cwt	59.00–65.00	793	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	43.63/cwt	41.50–45.50	349	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	48.93/cwt	46.00–51.00	502	16

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 Dec 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 569Last week 598Year ago 571

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 77Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 97Year ago 91

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-12 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-2 lower, and slaughter bulls had no trend.

Grouped weaned feeders 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	—	323	160.00–170.00	165.35
6	—	423	152.00–163.00	157.79
6	—	473	145.00–156.00	150.76
6	—	373	156.00–166.00	161.30
6	—	623	110.00–120.00	115.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	573	119.00–128.00	123.68
8	—	423	140.00–151.00	145.79
4	—	723	110.00–117.00	113.61
8	—	523	121.00–131.00	126.22
6	—	623	115.00–125.00	120.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	469	130.00–140.00	136.88
3	—	385	142.50	142.50
5	—	565	128.50	128.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	695	140.25	140.25
5	—	807	133.00	133.00
6	—	353	167.25	167.25
8	—	609	145.75–146.75	146.37
4	—	715	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	473	170.00–177.00	173.67
8	—	523	158.00–168.00	163.22
8	—	573	148.00–158.00	153.20
8	—	623	135.00–144.00	139.66
4	—	723	130.00–132.50	131.29

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)	22	—	1,088	810.00–970.00	906.74
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	768	500.00–740.00	630.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	995	1,090.00–1,190.00	1,145.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,560	76.00–85.00	80.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	52.50–58.50	56.01
6	—	1,275	59.00–65.00	62.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	800	41.50–45.50	43.63
16	—	1,025	46.00–51.00	48.93

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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