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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Mar 24

● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← Mar 17Mar 24Mar 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

129 head

▼ 341 vs last sale 470▼ 25 vs year ago 154 · −16.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 70▼ 158 vs year ago 166 · −95.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 31▼ 49 vs year ago 74 · −66.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers no trend, feeder heifers sold 5-9 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-6 higher, and slaughter bulls no trend.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.44/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$129.44

10 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.85

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	129.44	677	10thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

129.44

—

MS average13 barns · 1,044 hd

131.30

−1.85

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	—	Low	1,150	75.28	866	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	63.43	650	4thin

Every lot

9 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	134.58/cwt	133.00–136.00	569	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	134.57/cwt	133.00–136.00	637	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	129.13/cwt	126.00–132.00	675	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	129.12/cwt	126.00–132.00	740	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	119.82/cwt	115.00–125.00	746	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	150.24/cwt	145.00–155.00	711	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,150	75.28/cwt	75.00–75.50	866	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	63.43/cwt	60.50–65.50	650	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	824.45/cwt	625.00–1,000.00	7,445	4

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS

Wed Mar 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 470Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 70Year ago 166

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 31Year ago 74

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers no trend, feeder heifers sold 5-9 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-6 higher, and slaughter bulls no trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	145.00–155.00	150.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	115.00–125.00	119.82
2	—	423	133.00–136.00	134.58
2	—	473	133.00–136.00	134.57
2	—	523	126.00–132.00	129.13
2	—	573	126.00–132.00	129.12

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)	4	—	903	625.00–1,000.00	824.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	60.50–65.50	63.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,150	75.00–75.50	75.28

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.