Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaughter cows were lower 1-3 with some lean cows going back home; slaughter bulls weaker ; feeder steers number 1 calves steady to 5 higher ;with number 3 calves lower 6-10; feeder heifers lower 1-10

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.03/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$127.03

144 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$8.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.97

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	128.96	713	54
Medium and Large 2	474	127.29	604	21
Medium and Large 1-2	575	127.07	731	53
Medium and Large 3	467	120.07	560	16thin

One grade step is worth $8.89/cwt here — about $152 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 sale144 hd

127.03

—

MS average13 barns · 1,140 hd

131.00

−3.97

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	1,475	67.17	991	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	41.18	422	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,273	40.93	521	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	29.77	288	14

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	23.49/cwt	17.00–33.00	217	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	38.14/cwt	37.00–39.75	391	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	40.93/cwt	38.00–44.25	521	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	41.18/cwt	39.00–44.25	422	6
Bulls	—	—	1,475	67.17/cwt	59.00–72.00	991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	122.88/cwt	120.00–126.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	124.74/cwt	119.00–129.00	777	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	128.31/cwt	128.00–130.00	694	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	127.73/cwt	121.00–129.25	734	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	123.82/cwt	119.00–129.00	771	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	125.32/cwt	121.00–130.00	718	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	127.35/cwt	124.00–131.00	666	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	126.97/cwt	126.00–128.00	855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	131.88/cwt	125.00–140.00	360	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	143.79/cwt	141.00–147.00	464	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	130.21/cwt	126.00–138.00	544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	112.27/cwt	105.00–120.00	812	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	127.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	113.84/cwt	110.00–118.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	111.75/cwt	105.00–119.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	127.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	411	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	9,240	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	11,221	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	1,035	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,866	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	1,080	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,208	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	963	731.43/cwt	680.00–770.00	7,044	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,415	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	11,037	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,218	654.76/cwt	650.00–660.00	7,975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,174	670.95/cwt	610.00–745.00	7,877	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,718	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	860	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	3,268	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	890	409.49/cwt	400.00–420.00	3,644	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	875	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	6,300	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	780	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	4,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	108.22/cwt	102.00–115.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	116.75/cwt	114.00–120.00	319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	97.01/cwt	96.00–98.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	120.84/cwt	115.00–128.00	269	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	107.37/cwt	105.00–110.00	454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	104.32/cwt	100.00–109.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	101.93/cwt	100.00–104.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	114.70/cwt	110.00–120.00	428	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	106.19/cwt	100.00–113.00	502	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	88.15/cwt	82.00–95.00	373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	89.76/cwt	85.00–95.00	425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	674	73.22/cwt	72.00–74.00	494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	104.94/cwt	100.00–111.00	234	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	106.05/cwt	100.00–113.00	343	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	732	73.28/cwt	71.00–75.00	536	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	105.17/cwt	100.00–111.00	392	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	151.23/cwt	147.00–156.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	156.40/cwt	155.00–158.00	505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	127.86/cwt	125.00–131.00	605	6

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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 432Last week 538Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 140Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	925	17.00–33.00	23.49
6	—	1,025	37.00–39.75	38.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,273	38.00–44.25	40.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	39.00–44.25	41.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,475	59.00–72.00	67.17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	120.00–126.00	122.88
4	—	273	125.00–140.00	131.88
4	—	323	141.00–147.00	143.79
5	—	418	126.00–138.00	130.21
6	—	723	105.00–120.00	112.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	623	119.00–129.00	124.74
12	—	541	128.00–130.00	128.31
11	—	575	121.00–129.25	127.73
6	—	418	130.00	130.00
5	—	664	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	623	119.00–129.00	123.82
14	—	573	121.00–130.00	125.32
8	—	523	124.00–131.00	127.35
6	—	673	126.00–128.00	126.97
2	—	373	147.00–156.00	151.23
4	—	323	155.00–158.00	156.40
6	—	473	125.00–131.00	127.86
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	125.00–130.00	127.35
4	—	573	110.00–118.00	113.84
4	—	623	105.00–119.00	111.75
6	—	323	125.00–130.00	127.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	102.00–115.00	108.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	114.00–120.00	116.75
2	—	723	96.00–98.00	97.01
4	—	223	115.00–128.00	120.84
4	—	423	105.00–110.00	107.37
4	—	573	100.00–109.00	104.32
4	—	623	100.00–104.00	101.93
6	—	373	110.00–120.00	114.70
10	—	473	100.00–113.00	106.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	80.00	80.00
4	—	423	82.00–95.00	88.15
4	—	473	85.00–95.00	89.76
5	—	674	72.00–74.00	73.22
6	—	223	100.00–111.00	104.94
6	—	323	100.00–113.00	106.05
7	—	732	71.00–75.00	73.28
8	—	373	100.00–111.00	105.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	880.00	880.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	980.00	980.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	760.00	760.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	680.00–770.00	731.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,415	780.00	780.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,218	650.00–660.00	654.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,174	610.00–745.00	670.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	860.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	380.00	380.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	890	400.00–420.00	409.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	720.00	720.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	570.00	570.00

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

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle