Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2021-06-02

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Jun 2
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
567 head
▼ 149 vs last sale 716▲ 12 vs year ago 555 · +2.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
131 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 93▲ 74 vs year ago 57 · +129.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
142 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 74▼ 18 vs year ago 160 · −11.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-6 higher, Slaughter cows sold 4-6 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.85/cwt on 126 head.
Average price
$126.85
126 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$677
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$101
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$1.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.74
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2568127.4772368
Medium and Large 1494126.1262358
One grade step is worth $1.35/cwt here — about $101 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 sale126 hd
126.85
—
MS average13 barns · 1,146 hd
125.11
+1.74
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—Low1,24886.791,08310
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15369.1579730
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02564.056578thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average92058.6353930

Every lot

43 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 1473145.24/cwt140.00–150.0068712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485138.00/cwt138.00–138.0066917
Steers—Medium and Large 1523146.87/cwt138.00–155.0076812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560141.68/cwt136.50–146.007939
Steers—Medium and Large 1573136.50/cwt130.00–142.5078210
Steers—Medium and Large 1623138.33/cwt136.00–140.5086212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628139.50/cwt134.00–143.008765
Steers—Medium and Large 1673133.62/cwt130.00–137.0089910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678132.50/cwt132.50–132.508982
Steers—Medium and Large 1723118.58/cwt116.00–121.008578
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added913117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,058109.75/cwt109.75–109.751,1614
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323131.74/cwt128.00–135.0042610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423126.79/cwt121.00–132.0053610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added446130.25/cwt130.25–130.255817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471133.41/cwt125.00–140.0062811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473125.24/cwt120.00–130.0059210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512129.73/cwt129.25–130.0066416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523126.69/cwt122.00–131.0066310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573125.68/cwt121.00–130.0072012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574131.17/cwt126.50–133.2575319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625119.49/cwt118.25–122.007476
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723117.03/cwt116.00–118.008466
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727118.00/cwt118.00–118.008583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added803109.00/cwt109.00–109.008752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added914108.00/cwt108.00–108.009874
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373151.19/cwt150.00–152.255648
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420140.00/cwt140.00–140.005887
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473132.14/cwt129.00–135.0062512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523133.22/cwt128.00–138.0069716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573124.16/cwt120.00–128.0071112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623124.07/cwt122.00–126.0077312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660116.25/cwt116.25–116.257676
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,24886.79/cwt82.00–90.001,08310
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80053.72/cwt50.00–57.0043014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02567.76/cwt66.00–69.0069516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02564.05/cwt62.00–65.506578
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02562.93/cwt60.00–65.0064516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30070.73/cwt67.50–73.5091914
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2923727.32/cwt620.00–800.006,71310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,193941.45/cwt810.00–1,030.0011,23130
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2930919.78/cwt740.00–1,060.008,55410
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,095.14/cwt1,060.00–1,125.0011,4446

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.