Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2021-10-27

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Oct 27
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
517 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 421▲ 517 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 44▲ 90 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 85▲ 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold 1-2 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 $121.38/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$121.38
57 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$633
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$31
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$5.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.81
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2493124.5261423
Medium and Large 1541119.2664534
One grade step is worth $5.26/cwt here — about −$31 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 sale57 hd
121.38
—
MS average13 barns · 1,003 hd
125.19
−3.81
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—High1,56181.801,27628
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09659.8865614
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,02553.765516thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average91347.804368thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1473154.62/cwt152.00–157.007314
Steers—Medium and Large 1523148.78/cwt142.00–155.007786
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529135.00/cwt135.00–135.007149
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563138.00/cwt138.00–138.007773
Steers—Medium and Large 1573134.16/cwt130.00–138.007696
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615132.00/cwt132.00–132.008124
Steers—Medium and Large 1623127.18/cwt122.00–132.007928
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423129.16/cwt126.00–132.005464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added448126.50/cwt126.50–126.5056716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473128.98/cwt124.00–133.506104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523119.39/cwt116.00–122.506248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573115.20/cwt110.00–120.0066012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added596120.00/cwt120.00–120.007157
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623114.14/cwt110.00–118.007116
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373145.30/cwt140.00–150.005424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423134.21/cwt130.00–138.005686
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523125.65/cwt122.00–129.006576
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573117.20/cwt112.00–122.006724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623114.66/cwt110.00–119.007144
Bulls—Medium and Large 177394.09/cwt91.00–97.007274
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24876.79/cwt72.00–80.0095814
Bulls——1,87386.80/cwt82.00–90.001,62614
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80043.59/cwt42.00–45.003494
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02558.39/cwt54.00–61.5059810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02553.76/cwt52.00–55.005516
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02552.01/cwt48.50–54.505334
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27563.59/cwt62.00–65.008114
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2835707.60/cwt675.00–730.005,9084
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2833432.43/cwt350.00–500.003,6026
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125884.07/cwt700.00–1,030.009,94620

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.