Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2021-06-23

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Jun 23
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
325 head
▼ 144 vs last sale 469▼ 34 vs year ago 359 · −9.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 59▼ 17 vs year ago 64 · −26.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
129 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 72▼ 31 vs year ago 160 · −19.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-10 higher, slaughter cows 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $148.20/cwt on 76 head.
Average price
$148.20
76 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$792
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$39
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$1.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.46
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2511149.3176322
Medium and Large 1543147.7580354
One grade step is worth $1.56/cwt here — about −$39 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 sale76 hd
148.20
—
MS average13 barns · 914 hd
145.74
+2.46
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—High1,46192.401,3506thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08872.507888thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02567.0568710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02566.826856thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1423154.11/cwt152.00–156.006528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added438156.25/cwt156.25–156.256844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added457150.58/cwt145.00–152.256889
Steers—Medium and Large 1473153.19/cwt149.00–157.007258
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510146.82/cwt144.25–149.507494
Steers—Medium and Large 1523150.69/cwt146.00–155.0078816
Steers—Medium and Large 1573143.42/cwt139.00–147.5082210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595150.50/cwt150.50–150.508952
Steers—Medium and Large 1623141.11/cwt138.00–144.008796
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718138.75/cwt138.75–138.759963
Steers—Medium and Large 1723138.03/cwt137.00–139.009986
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455142.00/cwt142.00–142.0064611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473139.57/cwt138.00–141.006606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523138.61/cwt136.00–141.007258
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524138.50/cwt138.50–138.507269
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573136.56/cwt135.00–138.007826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615135.00/cwt135.00–135.008302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623135.70/cwt130.00–141.008456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673128.13/cwt124.00–132.008626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723118.12/cwt114.00–122.008544
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273162.87/cwt158.00–167.004456
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323158.41/cwt156.00–160.505126
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373150.30/cwt145.00–155.005616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423140.74/cwt136.00–145.005956
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473133.19/cwt129.00–137.006306
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523131.69/cwt127.00–136.006896
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573128.86/cwt126.00–131.507386
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623127.55/cwt126.00–129.007956
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673125.07/cwt123.00–127.008426
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39888.51/cwt84.50–92.001,2374
Bulls——1,588100.17/cwt97.00–103.001,5912
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02571.63/cwt69.00–73.507346
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02567.05/cwt65.00–68.5068710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02566.82/cwt63.75–69.006856
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27575.12/cwt73.00–77.009582
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2913820.82/cwt700.00–910.007,4946
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,195.28/cwt1,000.00–1,345.0015,83728
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,511.96/cwt1,330.00–1,650.0019,27724

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.