Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2021-09-08

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Sep 8
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
498 head
▲ 166 vs last sale 332▲ 195 vs year ago 303 · +64.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 43▼ 36 vs year ago 82 · −43.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 55▼ 51 vs year ago 116 · −44.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3-7 higher, and slaughter cows and 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 $153.79/cwt on 77 head.
Average price
$153.79
77 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$835
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$13
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$10.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.52
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529159.1384137
Medium and Large 1557148.8482840
One grade step is worth $10.29/cwt here — about $13 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 sale77 hd
153.79
—
MS average13 barns · 1,313 hd
149.27
+4.52
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—Average1,49389.581,3376thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09670.3377114
CowsLean 85-90%Average91357.4552412

Every lot

40 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375191.00/cwt191.00–191.007165
Steers—Medium and Large 1395174.00/cwt174.00–174.006872
Steers—Medium and Large 1423176.27/cwt171.00–181.007466
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423175.95/cwt173.50–180.0074411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472162.00/cwt162.00–162.007653
Steers—Medium and Large 1473162.78/cwt155.00–175.007706
Steers—Medium and Large 1523152.61/cwt150.00–155.007984
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530158.00/cwt158.00–158.008372
Steers—Medium and Large 1573137.20/cwt132.00–142.007866
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588140.50/cwt140.50–140.508262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608139.50/cwt139.50–139.508486
Steers—Medium and Large 1623136.90/cwt132.50–141.008538
Steers—Medium and Large 1673131.62/cwt128.00–135.008864
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677138.50/cwt138.50–138.509383
Steers—Medium and Large 1723129.03/cwt128.00–130.009334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added740132.39/cwt132.00–133.009805
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415141.00/cwt141.00–141.005852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423136.69/cwt133.00–140.005784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473134.19/cwt130.00–138.006354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510132.70/cwt131.25–135.506776
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523132.17/cwt128.00–136.006916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565131.46/cwt130.00–133.1074314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573129.16/cwt125.00–133.007406
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615132.27/cwt131.25–134.008138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623130.07/cwt128.00–132.0081010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680127.00/cwt127.00–127.008644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705129.50/cwt129.50–129.509133
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373169.30/cwt164.00–174.006314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473157.62/cwt155.00–160.007464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523125.22/cwt120.00–130.006556
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573118.68/cwt114.00–123.006806
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673112.58/cwt110.00–115.007584
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,49389.58/cwt86.00–92.501,3376
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80053.39/cwt51.00–55.504276
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02569.72/cwt66.50–72.0071510
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02561.51/cwt58.00–64.006306
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27571.85/cwt70.00–73.509164
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1481,587.58/cwt1,300.00–1,850.0018,2254
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2838754.78/cwt650.00–830.006,3258
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,062.95/cwt830.00–1,240.0011,69212

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.