Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2021-10-20

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Oct 20
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
421 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 480▼ 28 vs year ago 449 · −6.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 74▲ 0 vs year ago 44 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 119▼ 26 vs year ago 111 · −23.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-4 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-2 lower, and slaughter bulls had no trend.

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.18/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −64.53 against this barn's trailing median of $195.70.
Average price
$131.18
46 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$643
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+11.10
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1490131.1864346
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale46 hd
131.18
—
MS average12 barns · 630 hd
120.07
+11.10
This barn, trailing median22 sales
195.70
−64.53
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

22 sales
237208179150median 195.7003/0404/1507/0809/1610/28
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $222.76, low $164.24, median $195.70 across 22 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,70583.811,4294thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13259.3767214
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02553.765514thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02550.515186thin

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1423155.27/cwt150.00–160.006574
Steers—Medium and Large 1473156.24/cwt151.00–161.007394
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510143.50/cwt143.50–143.507322
Steers—Medium and Large 1523146.65/cwt143.00–150.007674
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565139.66/cwt134.75–142.257896
Steers—Medium and Large 1573134.16/cwt130.00–138.007694
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373139.30/cwt134.00–144.005206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2393142.00/cwt142.00–142.005584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423140.27/cwt135.00–145.0059310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573117.12/cwt114.00–120.0067110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623113.70/cwt108.00–119.007084
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323151.95/cwt145.00–158.004916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373142.65/cwt140.00–145.005326
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423139.74/cwt135.00–144.005916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473134.24/cwt129.00–139.006356
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523125.13/cwt122.00–128.006546
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573120.72/cwt115.00–126.006926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623117.18/cwt112.00–122.007306
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673111.10/cwt108.00–114.007484
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,70583.81/cwt79.75–87.001,4294
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02557.51/cwt54.00–60.005898
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02553.76/cwt52.00–55.005514
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02550.51/cwt47.00–53.005186
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27561.85/cwt60.00–63.507896
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,043.61/cwt900.00–1,135.009,3928
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed655408.02/cwt350.00–450.002,67312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020851.18/cwt710.00–950.008,68216

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.