Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2021-01-06

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Jan 6
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
529 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 498▼ 50 vs year ago 579 · −8.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 56▲ 66 vs year ago 34 · +194.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
163 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 150▲ 91 vs year ago 72 · +126.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers sold 1-3 higher, feeder heifers sold mixed, slaughter cows sold 1-3 higher, and slaughter bulls had no trend.

Grouped weaned feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Vaule Added.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $132.32/cwt on 83 head.
Average price
$132.32
83 head · 574 lb average
Value per head Derived
$759
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$81
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$6.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.54
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543134.4973055
Medium and Large 1-2634128.0481228
One grade step is worth $6.45/cwt here — about −$81 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 sale83 hd
132.32
—
MS average13 barns · 947 hd
135.86
−3.54
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,12570.287918thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,02553.5154812
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02547.1348310

Every lot

29 lots · USDA AMS · Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1373164.24/cwt160.00–168.006136
Steers—Medium and Large 1423145.74/cwt141.00–150.006166
Steers—Medium and Large 1473149.19/cwt145.00–153.007066
Steers—Medium and Large 1523134.22/cwt129.00–139.0070220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added539144.00/cwt144.00–144.007765
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581133.50/cwt133.50–133.507764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added601131.00/cwt131.00–131.007876
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663120.75/cwt120.75–120.758016
Steers—Medium and Large 1685116.69/cwt112.00–118.0079913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723115.00/cwt115.00–115.008314
Steers—Medium and Large 1723110.16/cwt105.00–115.007964
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added753120.25/cwt120.25–120.259053
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375144.79/cwt139.00–150.005436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added491117.50/cwt117.50–117.5057710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523110.74/cwt105.00–116.0057914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558116.00/cwt116.00–116.006479
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573107.60/cwt105.00–110.006176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added602104.00/cwt104.00–104.006266
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623105.18/cwt100.00–110.006556
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323163.88/cwt158.00–169.005296
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523120.69/cwt116.00–125.006316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573121.16/cwt117.00–125.0069412
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,12570.28/cwt67.50–72.507918
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02553.51/cwt50.00–56.0054812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02547.13/cwt44.50–49.0048310
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2938962.05/cwt800.00–1,095.009,0244
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1731,202.30/cwt1,020.00–1,320.0014,10310
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2908688.26/cwt560.00–800.006,24910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2531,113.17/cwt850.00–1,300.0013,94830

This sale against other markets

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.