Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2021-07-21

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Jul 21
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
348 head
▼ 311 vs last sale 659▲ 11 vs year ago 337 · +3.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 75▲ 2 vs year ago 46 · +4.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 165▼ 4 vs year ago 106 · −3.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-7 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weaned grouped 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 $152.46/cwt on 89 head.
Average price
$152.46
89 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$814
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$16
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$2.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.38
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534153.0481869
Medium and Large 1533150.4480220
One grade step is worth $2.60/cwt here — about $16 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 sale89 hd
152.46
—
MS average13 barns · 1,206 hd
150.08
+2.38
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—Average1,53089.681,37210
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,08569.207518thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02565.056676thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02564.5566210

Every lot

27 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1373172.24/cwt168.00–176.006422
Steers—Medium and Large 1473162.86/cwt155.00–170.007704
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added493155.50/cwt155.50–155.5076721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513160.92/cwt152.75–165.0082619
Steers—Medium and Large 1523149.61/cwt147.00–152.007824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564147.17/cwt145.25–148.0083024
Steers—Medium and Large 1573142.72/cwt137.00–148.008186
Steers—Medium and Large 1623139.55/cwt138.00–141.008694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645141.00/cwt141.00–141.009095
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473135.24/cwt130.00–140.006404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523133.22/cwt128.00–138.006976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526137.83/cwt137.50–138.2572511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572134.49/cwt133.00–136.107698
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608128.00/cwt128.00–128.007783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679127.00/cwt127.00–127.008627
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373154.24/cwt150.00–158.005752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473135.71/cwt131.00–140.006424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523140.17/cwt136.00–144.007336
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,53089.68/cwt84.00–93.501,37210
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02568.34/cwt66.00–70.007006
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02565.05/cwt63.00–66.506676
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02564.55/cwt62.50–66.0066210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26371.79/cwt71.00–72.509072
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2925726.81/cwt600.00–830.006,72310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,203973.99/cwt810.00–1,100.0011,71722
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,138.32/cwt960.00–1,300.0012,2146

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.