Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3-7 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls sold 2-5 higher.

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 $171.88/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$171.88

74 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$7.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.77

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	453	176.19	798	32
Medium and Large 1	473	168.59	797	42

One grade step is worth $7.60/cwt here — about $0 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 sale74 hd

171.88

—

MS average13 barns · 1,345 hd

158.11

+13.77

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	1,710	85.46	1,461	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,125	61.32	690	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	54.59	560	4thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	160.74/cwt	156.00–165.00	680	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	123.18/cwt	118.00–128.00	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	128.68/cwt	124.00–133.00	737	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	491	137.91/cwt	136.50–140.00	677	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	797	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	183.18/cwt	180.00–186.00	683	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	326	185.57/cwt	182.50–187.00	605	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	391	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	708	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	138.18/cwt	133.00–143.00	861	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	163.65/cwt	160.00–167.00	856	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	161.43/cwt	155.50–167.00	909	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	147.31/cwt	145.00–149.50	607	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	184.01/cwt	180.00–187.50	594	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	178.75/cwt	178.75–178.75	860	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	177.79/cwt	172.00–183.00	752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	160.20/cwt	155.00–165.00	918	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	140.79/cwt	135.00–146.00	596	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	341	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	143.30/cwt	138.00–148.00	535	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	173.10/cwt	171.00–175.00	819	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,326.86/cwt	1,175.00–1,450.00	14,304	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,028.29/cwt	800.00–1,190.00	10,540	6
Bulls	—	—	1,710	85.46/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,461	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	65.79/cwt	65.00–66.50	839	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	58.34/cwt	56.00–60.00	598	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	54.59/cwt	54.00–55.00	560	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 Dec 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 569Year ago 717

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 120Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 105Year ago 111

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3-7 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls sold 2-5 higher.

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	—	423	156.00–165.00	160.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	118.00–128.00	123.18
10	—	573	124.00–133.00	128.68
10	—	423	135.00–146.00	140.79
10	—	373	138.00–148.00	143.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	491	136.50–140.00	137.91
5	—	588	135.50	135.50
3	—	665	124.50	124.50
8	—	412	145.00–149.50	147.31
4	—	341	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	180.00–186.00	183.18
6	—	623	133.00–143.00	138.18
6	—	523	160.00–167.00	163.65
6	—	323	180.00–187.50	184.01
6	—	423	172.00–183.00	177.79
6	—	573	155.00–165.00	160.20
6	—	473	171.00–175.00	173.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	326	182.50–187.00	185.57
7	—	391	181.00	181.00
8	—	563	155.50–167.00	161.43
11	—	481	178.75	178.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,078	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,326.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,025	800.00–1,190.00	1,028.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,710	83.00–87.00	85.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	65.00–66.50	65.79
6	—	1,025	56.00–60.00	58.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	54.00–55.00	54.59

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