Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaughter cows higher 1-2; slaughter bulls steady; feeder steers under 400# higher 1-6 , over 400# lower 1-5; (with groups being weaned and reported as 1-2 quality grade with good trade); feeder heifers lower 1-5 ,( weaned groups reported as 1-2 quality grade)

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $126.71/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$126.71

146 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$18.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.13

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	137.71	679	30
Medium and Large 2	503	125.75	633	30
Medium and Large 1-2	629	123.90	779	74
Medium and Large 3	406	118.92	483	12thin

One grade step is worth $18.79/cwt here — about $196 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 sale146 hd

126.71

—

MS average13 barns · 1,736 hd

134.84

−8.13

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	1,392	68.95	960	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	47.96	573	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	46.95	646	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	850	33.22	282	16

Every lot, as filed

44 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 1-2	—	753	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	870	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	116.46/cwt	110.00–122.50	784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	131.57/cwt	130.00–133.00	622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	160.95/cwt	154.00–167.00	520	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	163.85/cwt	160.00–167.00	365	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	115.33/cwt	112.50–118.00	949	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	93.43/cwt	85.00–101.00	395	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	114.16/cwt	107.00–120.00	255	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	110.35/cwt	105.00–115.00	356	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	101.24/cwt	96.00–106.00	479	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	108.48/cwt	100.00–116.00	405	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	103.12/cwt	100.00–106.00	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	95.22/cwt	90.00–100.00	498	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	117.25/cwt	114.00–120.00	320	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	110.25/cwt	110.25–110.25	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	112.25/cwt	112.25–112.25	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	107.25/cwt	107.25–107.25	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	109.24/cwt	104.00–114.00	517	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	120.90/cwt	113.00–128.00	511	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	41.44/cwt	35.00–46.00	425	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	25.00/cwt	20.00–29.00	169	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	46.95/cwt	43.00–50.00	646	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	51.33/cwt	47.50–54.50	680	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	44.17/cwt	40.00–47.00	464	16
Bulls	—	—	1,250	64.80/cwt	60.00–68.00	810	8
Bulls	—	—	1,675	77.26/cwt	74.50–79.50	1,294	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2Fancy	—	1,045	1,357.89/cwt	1,100.00–1,590.00	14,190	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	829.65/cwt	630.00–950.00	9,375	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	101.00/cwt	89.00–112.00	528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	110.24/cwt	105.00–115.00	521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	145.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	324	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	124.16/cwt	120.00–128.00	711	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	118.17/cwt	114.00–122.00	618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	124.10/cwt	122.00–126.00	587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	138.18/cwt	135.00–141.00	515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	125.72/cwt	122.50–129.00	712	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	120.80/cwt	120.80–120.80	884	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	121.26/cwt	117.50–122.50	772	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	133.19/cwt	127.00–137.00	698	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	824	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	639	7

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 Nov 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 574Last week 157Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 99Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	753	115.50	115.50
17	—	566	122.50–129.00	125.72
16	—	732	120.80	120.80
13	—	637	117.50–122.50	121.26
8	—	524	127.00–137.00	133.19
7	—	687	120.00	120.00
7	—	484	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	673	110.00–122.50	116.46
6	—	473	130.00–133.00	131.57
6	—	323	154.00–167.00	160.95
6	—	223	160.00–167.00	163.85
4	—	823	112.50–118.00	115.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	89.00–112.00	101.00
4	—	473	105.00–115.00	110.24
4	—	223	140.00–150.00	145.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	573	120.00–128.00	124.16
6	—	523	114.00–122.00	118.17
6	—	473	122.00–126.00	124.10
6	—	373	135.00–141.00	138.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	85.00–101.00	93.43
6	—	223	107.00–120.00	114.16
4	—	323	105.00–115.00	110.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	96.00–106.00	101.24
8	—	373	100.00–116.00	108.48
6	—	573	100.00–106.00	103.12
6	—	523	90.00–100.00	95.22
4	—	273	114.00–120.00	117.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	449	113.00	113.00
4	—	696	110.25	110.25
4	—	520	108.50	108.50
3	—	560	112.25	112.25
2	—	818	107.25	107.25
2	—	495	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	104.00–114.00	109.24
6	—	423	113.00–128.00	120.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	35.00–46.00	41.44
8	—	675	20.00–29.00	25.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,375	43.00–50.00	46.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,325	47.50–54.50	51.33
16	—	1,050	40.00–47.00	44.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,250	60.00–68.00	64.80
4	—	1,675	74.50–79.50	77.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,045	1,100.00–1,590.00	1,357.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,130	630.00–950.00	829.65

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

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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle