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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Dec 8

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← Dec 1Dec 8Dec 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

403 head

▼ 166 vs last sale 569▼ 314 vs year ago 717 · −43.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 87 vs last sale 120▼ 54 vs year ago 87 · −62.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 105▼ 59 vs year ago 111 · −53.2%

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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 2-5 higher.

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.88/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$171.88

74 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1

$7.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.77

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	453	176.19	798	32
Medium and Large 1	473	168.59	797	42

One grade step is worth $7.60/cwt here — about $0 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 sale74 hd

171.88

—

MS average13 barns · 1,345 hd

158.11

+13.77

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,710	85.46	1,461	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,125	61.32	690	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	54.59	560	4thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	184.01/cwt	180.00–187.50	594	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	326	185.57/cwt	182.50–187.00	605	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	183.18/cwt	180.00–186.00	683	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	391	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	708	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	177.79/cwt	172.00–183.00	752	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	173.10/cwt	171.00–175.00	819	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	481	178.75/cwt	178.75–178.75	860	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	163.65/cwt	160.00–167.00	856	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	161.43/cwt	155.50–167.00	909	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	160.20/cwt	155.00–165.00	918	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	138.18/cwt	133.00–143.00	861	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	341	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	512	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	143.30/cwt	138.00–148.00	535	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	412	147.31/cwt	145.00–149.50	607	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	140.79/cwt	135.00–146.00	596	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	491	137.91/cwt	136.50–140.00	677	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	128.68/cwt	124.00–133.00	737	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	588	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	797	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	123.18/cwt	118.00–128.00	767	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	828	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	160.74/cwt	156.00–165.00	680	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,710	85.46/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,461	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	58.34/cwt	56.00–60.00	598	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	54.59/cwt	54.00–55.00	560	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	65.79/cwt	65.00–66.50	839	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	1,326.86/cwt	1,175.00–1,450.00	14,304	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,028.29/cwt	800.00–1,190.00	10,540	6

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS

Wed Dec 8, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 569Year ago 717

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 120Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 105Year ago 111

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3-7 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls sold 2-5 higher.

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	156.00–165.00	160.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	118.00–128.00	123.18
10	—	573	124.00–133.00	128.68
10	—	423	135.00–146.00	140.79
10	—	373	138.00–148.00	143.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	491	136.50–140.00	137.91
5	—	588	135.50	135.50
3	—	665	124.50	124.50
8	—	412	145.00–149.50	147.31
4	—	341	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	180.00–186.00	183.18
6	—	623	133.00–143.00	138.18
6	—	523	160.00–167.00	163.65
6	—	323	180.00–187.50	184.01
6	—	423	172.00–183.00	177.79
6	—	573	155.00–165.00	160.20
6	—	473	171.00–175.00	173.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	326	182.50–187.00	185.57
7	—	391	181.00	181.00
8	—	563	155.50–167.00	161.43
11	—	481	178.75	178.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,078	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,326.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,025	800.00–1,190.00	1,028.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,710	83.00–87.00	85.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	65.00–66.50	65.79
6	—	1,025	56.00–60.00	58.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	54.00–55.00	54.59

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.