Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 2-12 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls sold 5-6 higher.

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 $135.05/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$135.05

119 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$17

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

$13.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.24

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	472	142.89	674	49
Medium and Large 1	533	129.56	691	70

One grade step is worth $13.34/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 sale119 hd

135.05

—

MS average12 barns · 915 hd

136.29

−1.24

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	1,675	101.42	1,699	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,093	66.76	730	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	902	48.05	434	22

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	373	166.24/cwt	162.00–170.00	620	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	161.88/cwt	155.00–166.00	691	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	162.10/cwt	160.00–164.00	767	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	119.66/cwt	115.00–124.00	745	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	360	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	346	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	528	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	162.50/cwt	157.00–167.50	769	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	667	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	981	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	143.76/cwt	130.00–164.00	819	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	353	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	611	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	150.14/cwt	146.00–154.00	935	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	136.69/cwt	133.00–140.00	578	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	125.20/cwt	120.00–130.00	717	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	154.77/cwt	150.00–159.00	577	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	189.58/cwt	186.00–192.50	423	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	168.95/cwt	165.00–172.50	715	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	134.24/cwt	129.00–139.00	635	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	126.74/cwt	121.00–132.00	663	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	118.35/cwt	115.00–121.50	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	119.65/cwt	115.00–124.00	805	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	139.72/cwt	135.00–148.00	659	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	152.82/cwt	145.00–160.00	799	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	783.33/cwt	700.00–850.00	7,050	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,434.15/cwt	1,200.00–1,600.00	14,700	12
Bulls	—	—	1,675	101.42/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,699	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	64.93/cwt	62.00–67.00	666	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	71.65/cwt	69.00–74.00	914	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	43.98/cwt	40.00–47.50	352	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	52.93/cwt	50.00–55.00	543	10

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 594Last week 403Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 33Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 52Year ago 150

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 2-12 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls sold 5-6 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
8	—	373	162.00–170.00	166.24
10	—	427	155.00–166.00	161.88
10	—	473	160.00–164.00	162.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	623	115.00–124.00	119.66
12	—	423	133.00–140.00	136.69
12	—	573	120.00–130.00	125.20
6	—	373	150.00–159.00	154.77
10	—	473	129.00–139.00	134.24
10	—	523	121.00–132.00	126.74
4	—	723	115.00–121.50	118.35
6	—	673	115.00–124.00	119.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	146.00	146.00
8	—	346	152.50	152.50
5	—	415	141.50	141.50
6	—	530	133.50	133.50
14	—	570	130.00–164.00	143.76
12	—	472	135.00–148.00	139.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	157.00–167.50	162.50
6	—	623	146.00–154.00	150.14
6	—	223	186.00–192.50	189.58
6	—	423	165.00–172.50	168.95
12	—	523	145.00–160.00	152.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	405	164.75	164.75
4	—	631	155.50	155.50
8	—	353	173.00	173.00
3	—	508	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	900	700.00–850.00	783.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,025	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,434.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,675	97.00–105.00	101.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	62.00–67.00	64.93
6	—	1,275	69.00–74.00	71.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	800	40.00–47.50	43.98
10	—	1,025	50.00–55.00	52.93

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.

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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