Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 8.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.47/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$126.47

63 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$5.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.13

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	588	127.02	747	57
Medium and Large 3	452	121.25	548	6thin

One grade step is worth $5.77/cwt here — about $199 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 sale63 hd

126.47

—

MS average4 barns · 443 hd

125.34

+1.13

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	1,607	85.10	1,367	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,256	60.76	763	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	58.03	694	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	49.45	492	16

Every lot, as filed

38 lots · USDA AMS · Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	122.51/cwt	122.00–123.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	107.06/cwt	105.00–109.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	127.83/cwt	122.00–130.00	551	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	129.00/cwt	119.50–130.25	651	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	826	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	824	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	187.47/cwt	186.00–189.00	478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	168.84/cwt	164.00–174.00	523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	142.28/cwt	137.00–147.50	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	141.75/cwt	137.00–145.00	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	140.06/cwt	133.00–142.50	720	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,044	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	138.49/cwt	130.00–140.00	850	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	139.85/cwt	139.85–139.85	955	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	57.05/cwt	55.00–59.50	665	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,256	60.76/cwt	58.50–64.25	763	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	55.49/cwt	52.00–58.50	595	6
Bulls	—	—	1,470	85.79/cwt	85.50–86.00	1,261	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	88.67/cwt	88.00–89.25	1,640	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	61.82/cwt	60.00–64.25	807	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	49.63/cwt	48.50–51.50	489	6
Bulls	—	—	1,378	79.07/cwt	78.00–80.25	1,090	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	51.85/cwt	49.25–54.00	530	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	40.13/cwt	34.00–44.00	358	4

How this sale compares

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 Jul 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 8.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	162.00	162.00
2	—	505	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	152.00	152.00
1	—	380	133.00	133.00
1	—	945	90.00	90.00
2	—	460	122.00–123.00	122.51
2	—	720	105.00–109.00	107.06
7	—	431	122.00–130.00	127.83
9	—	505	119.50–130.25	129.00
9	—	676	122.25	122.25
25	—	634	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	115.00	115.00
1	—	620	117.50	117.50
1	—	650	112.00	112.00
1	—	245	134.00	134.00
1	—	340	123.00	123.00
1	—	360	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	186.00–189.00	187.47
2	—	310	164.00–174.00	168.84
3	—	420	137.00–147.50	142.28
3	—	482	137.00–145.00	141.75
7	—	514	133.00–142.50	140.06
7	—	814	128.25	128.25
14	—	614	130.00–140.00	138.49
16	—	683	139.85	139.85
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	160.00	160.00
1	—	435	128.00	128.00
1	—	635	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,165	55.00–59.50	57.05
8	—	1,306	60.00–64.25	61.82
3	—	1,023	49.25–54.00	51.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,256	58.50–64.25	60.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,072	52.00–58.50	55.49
6	—	985	48.50–51.50	49.63
4	—	891	34.00–44.00	40.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	85.50–86.00	85.79
3	—	1,850	88.00–89.25	88.67
2	—	1,378	78.00–80.25	79.07

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.

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