Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week - slaughter cows lower 1-5 ; slaughter bulls lower 1-2 ; feeder steers under 500# higher 1-10; feeder steers over 500# lower 1-7 ; feeder heifers under 500# higher 1-10 feeder heifers over 500# lower 2-5

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.85/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$108.85

96 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$478

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$33.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.52

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	367	129.17	474	12thin
Medium and Large 2	502	117.10	587	41
Medium and Large 3	399	95.31	380	43

One grade step is worth $33.85/cwt here — about $93 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 sale96 hd

108.85

—

MS average13 barns · 1,240 hd

108.33

+0.52

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	1,768	71.19	1,259	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,250	45.62	570	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	44.51	456	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	885	34.71	307	10

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2	—	295	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	545	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,415	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,613	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	980	1,021.68/cwt	990.00–1,050.00	10,012	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	855	739.36/cwt	680.00–780.00	6,322	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	805	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	116.05/cwt	115.00–117.00	549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	114.21/cwt	110.00–118.00	483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	122.95/cwt	115.00–130.00	459	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	122.37/cwt	109.00–134.00	395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	118.39/cwt	117.00–120.00	553	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	148.16/cwt	138.00–157.00	479	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	125.35/cwt	113.00–129.50	835	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	516	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	466	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	119.09/cwt	117.00–121.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	884	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	602	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	87.31/cwt	83.00–92.00	457	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	93.90/cwt	82.00–107.00	444	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	90.78/cwt	78.00–105.00	384	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	28.69/cwt	25.50–31.50	230	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	43.74/cwt	42.00–45.00	443	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	45.62/cwt	41.00–48.00	570	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	44.51/cwt	42.75–45.75	456	8
Bulls	—	—	1,768	71.19/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,259	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	11,883	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	755	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,530	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,114	745.75/cwt	675.00–855.00	8,308	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	765.70/cwt	650.00–860.00	8,178	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	104.59/cwt	100.00–110.00	286	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	108.39/cwt	103.00–115.00	242	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	324	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	125.50/cwt	118.00–133.00	531	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	107.18/cwt	100.00–115.00	561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	107.35/cwt	103.00–112.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	121.40/cwt	112.00–132.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	877	99.33/cwt	90.00–106.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	109.96/cwt	109.00–111.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	126.98/cwt	120.00–135.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	415	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	112.14/cwt	105.00–120.00	530	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	103.61/cwt	95.00–113.00	542	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	112.99/cwt	104.00–123.00	478	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	117.21/cwt	105.00–131.00	437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	375	2

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 Oct 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 332Last week 915Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 157Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	295	128.00	128.00
2	—	200	115.00	115.00
1	—	595	90.00	90.00
8	—	473	105.00–120.00	112.14
6	—	523	95.00–113.00	103.61
6	—	423	104.00–123.00	112.99
2	—	373	105.00–131.00	117.21
2	—	300	120.00–130.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	115.00–117.00	116.05
4	—	423	110.00–118.00	114.21
4	—	373	115.00–130.00	122.95
2	—	323	109.00–134.00	122.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	467	117.00–120.00	118.39
8	—	323	138.00–157.00	148.16
7	—	666	113.00–129.50	125.35
6	—	400	129.00	129.00
5	—	350	133.00	133.00
4	—	523	117.00–121.00	119.09
3	—	295	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	250	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	710	124.50	124.50
6	—	463	130.00	130.00
6	—	445	149.00	149.00
5	—	395	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	523	83.00–92.00	87.31
8	—	473	82.00–107.00	93.90
8	—	423	78.00–105.00	90.78
6	—	273	100.00–110.00	104.59
6	—	223	103.00–115.00	108.39
3	—	395	82.00	82.00
2	—	300	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	423	118.00–133.00	125.50
6	—	523	100.00–115.00	107.18
4	—	673	103.00–112.00	107.35
4	—	373	112.00–132.00	121.40
3	—	877	90.00–106.00	99.33
2	—	623	109.00–111.00	109.96
2	—	555	106.00	106.00
2	—	323	120.00–135.00	126.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	133.50	133.50
4	—	360	123.00	123.00
4	—	317	131.00	131.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	550.00	550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,114	675.00–855.00	745.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,068	650.00–860.00	765.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	990.00–1,050.00	1,021.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	855	680.00–780.00	739.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	600.00	600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,165	1,020.00	1,020.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	800	25.50–31.50	28.69
4	—	1,013	42.00–45.00	43.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,250	41.00–48.00	45.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	42.75–45.75	44.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,768	68.00–75.00	71.19

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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Lucedale Livestock Auction

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

Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle