Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to 11-20-19 slaughter cows lower 1-2;slaughter bulls lower 1-3; feeder steers higher 1-9; feeder heifers higher 1-8. all groups of feeder calves were weaned and reported as muscle grade 1-2

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.93/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$134.93

200 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$44

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

$34.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.63

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	316	162.38	513	27
Medium and Large 1-2	620	130.91	812	157
Medium and Large 2	436	128.00	557	16thin

One grade step is worth $34.38/cwt here — about −$44 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 sale200 hd

134.93

—

MS average13 barns · 1,273 hd

137.56

−2.63

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	1,532	69.16	1,060	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,300	46.54	605	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,183	45.94	544	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	919	36.04	331	16

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	803	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	137.21/cwt	134.00–140.00	443	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	132.18/cwt	129.00–135.00	493	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	117.75/cwt	115.50–120.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	110.64/cwt	105.00–116.00	698	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	120.79/cwt	110.25–124.00	797	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	118.56/cwt	111.50–120.00	653	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	116.73/cwt	115.00–120.50	618	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	113.25/cwt	113.25–113.25	968	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	128.85/cwt	128.85–128.85	944	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	116.78/cwt	115.00–120.00	563	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	117.71/cwt	115.00–120.00	321	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	110.35/cwt	105.00–115.00	356	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	104.61/cwt	102.00–107.00	547	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	115.10/cwt	110.00–120.00	262	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	171.51/cwt	166.00–176.00	382	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	164.95/cwt	158.00–171.00	533	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	153.86/cwt	135.00–167.00	583	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	988	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	146.16/cwt	144.00–147.00	615	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	131.36/cwt	129.00–139.00	638	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	126.77/cwt	123.75–129.10	846	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	120.50/cwt	117.25–121.25	1,041	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	125.98/cwt	121.50–129.30	734	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	944	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	128.58/cwt	122.50–131.50	807	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	134.91/cwt	134.00–136.50	693	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	154.28/cwt	150.00–158.00	498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	122.32/cwt	120.50–124.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	117.69/cwt	100.00–132.00	498	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	1,211.77/cwt	1,175.00–1,240.00	15,208	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	826.07/cwt	650.00–930.00	9,459	36
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	833	624.97/cwt	500.00–705.00	5,206	14
Bulls	—	—	1,250	62.40/cwt	58.50–65.00	780	4
Bulls	—	—	1,720	73.67/cwt	70.00–76.50	1,267	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	50.19/cwt	47.50–52.50	652	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	42.91/cwt	38.00–47.00	472	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	46.54/cwt	42.50–50.00	605	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	26.75/cwt	22.50–30.00	201	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	39.13/cwt	32.50–44.25	382	12

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 Dec 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 625Last week 574Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 74Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 110Year ago 0

compared to 11-20-19 slaughter cows lower 1-2;slaughter bulls lower 1-3; feeder steers higher 1-9; feeder heifers higher 1-8. all groups of feeder calves were weaned and reported as muscle grade 1-2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	803	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	134.00–140.00	137.21
6	—	373	129.00–135.00	132.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	115.50–120.00	117.75
6	—	631	105.00–116.00	110.64
9	—	660	110.25–124.00	120.79
13	—	551	111.50–120.00	118.56
18	—	529	115.00–120.50	116.73
18	—	855	113.25	113.25
19	—	733	128.85	128.85
22	—	482	115.00–120.00	116.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	115.00–120.00	117.71
4	—	323	105.00–115.00	110.35
6	—	523	102.00–107.00	104.61
8	—	228	110.00–120.00	115.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	223	166.00–176.00	171.51
8	—	323	158.00–171.00	164.95
11	—	379	135.00–167.00	153.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	397	157.00	157.00
5	—	795	124.25	124.25
7	—	421	144.00–147.00	146.16
8	—	486	129.00–139.00	131.36
11	—	667	123.75–129.10	126.77
16	—	864	117.25–121.25	120.50
22	—	583	121.50–129.30	125.98
25	—	711	132.75	132.75
26	—	628	122.50–131.50	128.58
32	—	514	134.00–136.50	134.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	150.00–158.00	154.28
4	—	573	120.50–124.00	122.32
8	—	423	100.00–132.00	117.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,255	1,175.00–1,240.00	1,211.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	—	1,145	650.00–930.00	826.07
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	833	500.00–705.00	624.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	58.50–65.00	62.40
6	—	1,720	70.00–76.50	73.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,300	47.50–52.50	50.19
14	—	1,100	38.00–47.00	42.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,300	42.50–50.00	46.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	750	22.50–30.00	26.75
12	—	975	32.50–44.25	39.13

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle