Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2021-06-09

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Jun 9
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
462 head
▼ 105 vs last sale 567▲ 208 vs year ago 254 · +81.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 131▲ 49 vs year ago 43 · +114.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 142▼ 78 vs year ago 159 · −49.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-5 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 $128.39/cwt on 125 head.
Average price
$128.39
125 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$62
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$1.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.36
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551129.2071260
Medium and Large 1-2510127.6465165
One grade step is worth $1.56/cwt here — about $62 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 sale125 hd
128.39
—
MS average13 barns · 1,023 hd
128.74
−0.36
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—High1,76594.041,66010
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13270.8980314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02567.5169212
CowsLean 85-90%Average96463.4461122

Every lot

35 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added339161.50/cwt161.50–161.505475
Steers—Medium and Large 1373170.17/cwt165.00–176.006356
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added413159.75/cwt159.75–159.7566020
Steers—Medium and Large 1423155.26/cwt151.00–160.006576
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460147.00/cwt147.00–147.0067612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562155.00/cwt155.00–155.008713
Steers—Medium and Large 1623134.82/cwt130.00–140.0084020
Steers—Medium and Large 1723129.94/cwt128.00–132.009398
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added356130.50/cwt130.50–130.5046511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418130.00/cwt130.00–130.0054316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423133.26/cwt129.00–138.0056410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473134.86/cwt132.00–138.006386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523131.09/cwt129.00–133.0068614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523126.76/cwt120.00–132.2066315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573129.32/cwt125.00–134.0074110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577132.70/cwt130.50–135.5076611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619124.75/cwt124.50–125.007728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623124.34/cwt120.00–129.0077510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673123.83/cwt119.00–129.0083310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720121.00/cwt121.00–121.008712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added97590.00/cwt90.00–90.008782
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373154.17/cwt149.00–160.0057510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423140.27/cwt135.00–145.0059310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473134.71/cwt130.00–139.0063710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523128.39/cwt125.00–131.5067110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573127.08/cwt125.00–129.007288
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,76594.04/cwt88.00–98.501,66010
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80059.45/cwt56.00–62.504766
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02569.96/cwt68.50–71.007178
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02567.51/cwt64.00–70.0069212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02564.93/cwt62.00–67.0066616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27572.12/cwt70.00–74.009206
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2860827.54/cwt700.00–925.007,1176
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,293977.23/cwt850.00–1,080.0012,6368
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1581,280.35/cwt1,200.00–1,350.0014,8266

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.