Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.54/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$117.54

158 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$5.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.37

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	424	118.38	502	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	466	118.04	550	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	512	117.70	603	129
Medium and Large 3	431	112.58	485	7thin

One grade step is worth $5.80/cwt here — about $17 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 sale158 hd

117.54

—

MS average4 barns · 498 hd

115.17

+2.37

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	1,697	83.59	1,418	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	57.86	705	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,569	57.46	902	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	961	52.63	506	17

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	139.99/cwt	139.00–140.50	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	132.16/cwt	124.00–134.75	752	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	137.10/cwt	136.00–141.00	631	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	170.59/cwt	161.00–180.00	466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	126.96/cwt	126.75–127.00	905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	95.60/cwt	87.00–100.00	789	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	125.76/cwt	120.00–132.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	506	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	592	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	128.76/cwt	120.00–135.50	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	143.81/cwt	140.00–144.50	631	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	130.18/cwt	122.50–131.00	806	32
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	128.66/cwt	115.00–130.25	857	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	133.71/cwt	123.00–136.00	702	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	15,372	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	1,520.00/cwt	1,520.00–1,520.00	21,660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	512	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	10,808	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	801.67/cwt	760.00–840.00	7,359	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	133.53/cwt	126.00–141.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	144.71/cwt	137.00–149.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	106.00/cwt	101.00–111.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	109.50/cwt	107.00–112.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	596	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	840	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Source/Aged	—	650	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	124.23/cwt	124.00–126.00	532	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	98.57/cwt	96.00–104.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	118.98/cwt	116.00–121.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	85.83/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,517	3
Bulls	—	—	1,435	77.15/cwt	73.50–80.50	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	131.78/cwt	128.00–139.00	560	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	122.36/cwt	117.00–129.50	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	634	2
Bulls	—	—	2,005	89.75/cwt	89.75–89.75	1,799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,245.00/cwt	1,190.00–1,300.00	15,936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	130.49/cwt	125.00–138.00	545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	143.04/cwt	138.00–149.00	475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	135.65/cwt	130.00–141.00	370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	123.64/cwt	122.00–127.00	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	50.50/cwt	49.50–51.50	620	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	53.91/cwt	52.50–54.50	522	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	112.62/cwt	106.00–115.00	648	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	118.33/cwt	110.00–120.50	572	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	110.53/cwt	103.00–112.90	703	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	98.49/cwt	97.00–100.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	119.20/cwt	110.00–122.50	640	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	119.68/cwt	117.00–122.50	451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	132.25/cwt	120.00–140.00	418	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	119.92/cwt	113.50–124.50	510	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	430	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	117.03/cwt	110.00–125.00	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	143.36/cwt	130.00–158.00	473	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	60.63/cwt	59.00–63.50	762	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	56.80/cwt	52.00–58.50	677	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	57.46/cwt	56.00–59.75	902	5

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 Aug 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 630Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	123.00	123.00
3	—	467	139.00–140.50	139.99
1	—	295	134.00	134.00
1	—	420	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	159.00	159.00
1	—	350	156.00	156.00
21	—	569	124.00–134.75	132.16
12	—	460	136.00–141.00	137.10
1	—	230	174.00	174.00
2	—	273	161.00–180.00	170.59
6	—	713	126.75–127.00	126.96
10	—	439	140.00–144.50	143.81
32	—	619	122.50–131.00	130.18
19	—	666	115.00–130.25	128.66
14	—	525	123.00–136.00	133.71
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	159.00	159.00
3	—	480	120.00–135.50	128.76
2	—	583	110.00–115.00	112.47
1	—	395	148.00	148.00
1	—	245	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	111.00	111.00
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
1	—	575	111.00	111.00
1	—	295	137.00	137.00
1	—	715	85.00	85.00
2	—	320	110.00–125.00	117.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	114.00–115.00	114.50
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
1	—	240	126.00	126.00
1	—	815	102.00	102.00
1	—	320	143.00	143.00
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
1	—	500	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	119.00	119.00
1	—	445	112.00	112.00
2	—	318	120.00–132.00	125.76
10	—	506	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	825	87.00–100.00	95.60
1	—	230	148.00	148.00
15	—	575	106.00–115.00	112.62
24	—	483	110.00–120.50	118.33
9	—	636	103.00–112.90	110.53
2	—	265	125.00–130.00	127.55
2	—	758	97.00–100.00	98.49
42	—	537	110.00–122.50	119.20
6	—	377	117.00–122.50	119.68
8	—	316	120.00–140.00	132.25
15	—	425	113.50–124.50	119.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	182.50	182.50
3	—	470	126.00–141.00	133.53
3	—	375	137.00–149.00	144.71
2	—	650	101.00–111.00	106.00
2	—	615	107.00–112.00	109.50
6	—	425	128.00–139.00	131.78
4	—	505	117.00–129.50	122.36
2	—	590	105.00–110.00	107.50
2	—	273	130.00–141.00	135.65
2	—	330	130.00–158.00	143.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	110.00–115.00	112.43
8	—	428	124.00–126.00	124.23
3	—	675	96.00–104.00	98.57
3	—	477	116.00–121.00	118.98
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
3	—	427	122.00–127.00	123.64
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	125.00–138.00	130.49
3	—	332	138.00–149.00	143.04
2	—	480	115.00–116.00	115.51

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	1	—	1,260	1,220.00	1,220.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,425	1,520.00	1,520.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,120.00	1,120.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	918	760.00–840.00	801.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,280	1,190.00–1,300.00	1,245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	53.50	53.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	49.50–51.50	50.50
13	—	1,257	59.00–63.50	60.63
20	—	1,192	52.00–58.50	56.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	968	52.50–54.50	53.91
1	—	955	45.00	45.00
1	—	985	41.50	41.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,569	56.00–59.75	57.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,768	84.00–87.00	85.83
2	—	1,435	73.50–80.50	77.15
1	—	2,005	89.75	89.75

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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