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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Apr 28

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

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Feeder Cattle receipts

524 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 532▲ 88 vs year ago 436 · +20.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 50▲ 41 vs year ago 27 · +151.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 80▼ 83 vs year ago 179 · −46.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-10 lower, slaughter cows sold 1-2 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 2-4 higher.

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

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 $119.82/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$119.82

194 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$249

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

$1.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.09

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	120.70	564	54
Medium and Large 1-2	680	119.48	813	140

One grade step is worth $1.22/cwt here — about −$249 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 sale194 hd

119.82

—

MS average13 barns · 1,075 hd

122.91

−3.09

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	1,467	81.24	1,192	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	65.81	764	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	60.84	624	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	961	54.34	522	14

Every lot

47 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	141	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	204	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	142.69/cwt	139.00–146.00	604	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	443	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	638	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	135.71/cwt	131.00–140.00	642	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	134.74/cwt	129.00–140.00	705	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	142.98/cwt	138.50–144.50	825	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	131.40/cwt	127.00–135.50	819	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	137.59/cwt	134.50–139.25	861	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	120.10/cwt	117.00–123.00	808	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	681	132.60/cwt	132.60–132.60	903	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	711	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	917	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	127.61/cwt	124.00–131.00	923	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	779	127.90/cwt	127.90–127.90	996	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,038	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,002	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	130.28/cwt	126.00–134.00	421	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	130.30/cwt	125.00–135.00	486	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	121.27/cwt	116.00–126.00	513	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	461	127.27/cwt	125.00–130.25	587	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	119.76/cwt	114.00–125.00	566	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	129.28/cwt	123.50–130.50	670	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	118.69/cwt	114.00–123.00	621	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	124.18/cwt	120.00–126.00	694	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	109.60/cwt	107.00–112.00	628	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	109.66/cwt	105.00–114.00	683	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	673	115.24/cwt	113.50–116.10	776	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	716	115.46/cwt	113.50–116.10	827	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	109.03/cwt	108.00–110.00	788	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	825	114.10/cwt	114.10–114.10	941	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	936	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,020	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	273	155.89/cwt	154.00–157.50	426	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	149.94/cwt	147.00–152.50	484	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	144.24/cwt	140.00–148.00	538	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	137.79/cwt	132.00–143.00	583	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	128.24/cwt	123.00–133.00	607	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	125.74/cwt	120.00–131.00	658	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	823	90.05/cwt	88.00–92.00	741	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,348	77.60/cwt	71.50–82.50	1,046	10
Bulls	—	—	1,765	90.33/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,594	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	49.63/cwt	47.50–51.50	397	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	63.60/cwt	59.50–66.50	652	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	60.84/cwt	58.50–62.50	624	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	56.22/cwt	53.00–58.50	576	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	67.65/cwt	65.00–70.00	863	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	925	746.86/cwt	650.00–810.00	6,908	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	1,078.89/cwt	915.00–1,190.00	13,357	22
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	960	860.42/cwt	700.00–980.00	8,260	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,336.29/cwt	1,100.00–1,500.00	15,835	8

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 Apr 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 524Last week 532Year ago 436

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 50Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 80Year ago 179

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-10 lower, slaughter cows sold 1-2 higher, and slaughter bulls sold 2-4 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	673	117.00–123.00	120.10
4	—	723	124.00–131.00	127.61
6	—	423	139.00–146.00	142.69
6	—	473	131.00–140.00	135.71
4	—	623	127.00–135.50	131.40
8	—	523	129.00–140.00	134.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	96.50	96.50
10	—	711	129.00	129.00
2	—	443	144.00	144.00
5	—	779	127.90	127.90
20	—	626	134.50–139.25	137.59
5	—	141	145.00	145.00
8	—	577	138.50–144.50	142.98
7	—	681	132.60	132.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	936	109.00	109.00
61	—	825	114.10	114.10
6	—	673	113.50–116.10	115.24
21	—	461	125.00–130.25	127.27
25	—	559	120.00–126.00	124.18
15	—	518	123.50–130.50	129.28
8	—	716	113.50–116.10	115.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	116.00–126.00	121.27
2	—	723	108.00–110.00	109.03
6	—	323	126.00–134.00	130.28
16	—	473	114.00–125.00	119.76
6	—	373	125.00–135.00	130.30
2	—	573	107.00–112.00	109.60
8	—	523	114.00–123.00	118.69
4	—	623	105.00–114.00	109.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	323	147.00–152.50	149.94
8	—	523	120.00–131.00	125.74
6	—	373	140.00–148.00	144.24
4	—	273	154.00–157.50	155.89
8	—	823	88.00–92.00	90.05
4	—	473	123.00–133.00	128.24
12	—	423	132.00–143.00	137.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	925	650.00–810.00	746.86

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	—	1,238	915.00–1,190.00	1,078.89

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	6	—	960	700.00–980.00	860.42

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	8	—	1,185	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,336.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	59.50–66.50	63.60
12	—	1,275	65.00–70.00	67.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	47.50–51.50	49.63
10	—	1,025	53.00–58.50	56.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	58.50–62.50	60.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,348	71.50–82.50	77.60
4	—	1,765	84.00–95.00	90.33

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.