Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaughter cows weaker; slaughter bulls firmer; feeder calves in number 1-2 were sold as groups with #1;#2;#3 sold one at a time ; feeder steers higher 1-15; feeder heifers mixed ;also good set of cross bred F1 type 2 year old open heifers exposed to low birth weight bulls (shown in report)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.73/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$116.73

171 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$520

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$20.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.13

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	437	126.85	555	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	467	119.49	558	79
Medium and Large 2	432	114.49	495	56
Medium and Large 3	405	106.05	429	22

One grade step is worth $20.80/cwt here — about $125 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 sale171 hd

116.73

—

MS average13 barns · 1,456 hd

113.60

+3.13

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	1,467	69.36	1,018	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	46.07	645	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,183	44.18	523	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	933	30.20	282	12

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,144	1,235.77/cwt	1,050.00–1,380.00	14,137	58
Bulls	—	—	1,250	65.30/cwt	62.00–67.50	816	6
Bulls	—	—	1,630	72.40/cwt	67.00–77.00	1,180	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	48.89/cwt	45.00–52.00	660	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	41.82/cwt	38.00–45.00	460	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	46.07/cwt	43.50–48.00	645	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	16.83/cwt	14.00–19.00	126	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	928	1,259.72/cwt	1,125.00–1,370.00	11,690	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,314.29/cwt	1,200.00–1,400.00	13,800	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	875	799.29/cwt	785.00–810.00	6,994	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	926.44/cwt	680.00–1,075.00	10,469	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	843	648.37/cwt	500.00–750.00	5,466	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	142.86/cwt	135.00–150.00	676	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	154.79/cwt	149.00–160.00	655	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	138.61/cwt	136.00–141.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	130.68/cwt	126.00–135.00	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	122.85/cwt	120.00–125.50	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	116.64/cwt	112.00–121.00	843	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	139.27/cwt	138.75–142.50	656	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	136.70/cwt	133.75–139.50	722	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	171.79/cwt	168.00–175.00	469	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	166.18/cwt	163.00–169.00	620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	121.62/cwt	118.00–125.00	819	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	121.36/cwt	115.00–127.00	453	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	104.60/cwt	102.00–107.00	599	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	36.89/cwt	32.50–40.00	378	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	122.14/cwt	119.00–125.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	128.74/cwt	124.00–133.00	545	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	113.25/cwt	113.25–113.25	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	122.41/cwt	117.00–127.00	334	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	103.14/cwt	100.00–106.00	488	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	110.35/cwt	105.00–115.00	356	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	121.56/cwt	120.50–124.00	506	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	682	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	117.79/cwt	112.00–120.75	551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	104.21/cwt	100.00–108.00	441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	106.65/cwt	103.00–110.00	558	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	117.79/cwt	112.00–123.00	498	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	111.16/cwt	107.00–115.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.91/cwt	129.85–133.50	753	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	159.65/cwt	148.00–164.00	608	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	120.35/cwt	115.00–125.00	389	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	125.46/cwt	125.00–126.00	417	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	113.44/cwt	111.75–115.00	590	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	138.85/cwt	126.00–146.00	610	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	125.73/cwt	125.00–127.00	849	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	763	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	122.14/cwt	119.00–125.00	578	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	146.54/cwt	137.00–155.00	547	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	167.81/cwt	163.00–172.00	542	8

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 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 625Last week 625Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 53Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 204Last week 102Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	58	—	1,144	1,050.00–1,380.00	1,235.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	928	1,125.00–1,370.00	1,259.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,050	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,314.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	875	785.00–810.00	799.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,130	680.00–1,075.00	926.44
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	843	500.00–750.00	648.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,250	62.00–67.50	65.30
8	—	1,630	67.00–77.00	72.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,350	45.00–52.00	48.89
12	—	1,100	38.00–45.00	41.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,400	43.50–48.00	46.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	750	14.00–19.00	16.83
8	—	1,025	32.50–40.00	36.89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	135.00–150.00	142.86
10	—	423	149.00–160.00	154.79
4	—	523	136.00–141.00	138.61
4	—	573	126.00–135.00	130.68
4	—	623	120.00–125.50	122.85
4	—	723	112.00–121.00	116.64
6	—	273	168.00–175.00	171.79
6	—	373	163.00–169.00	166.18
6	—	673	118.00–125.00	121.62
8	—	323	163.00–172.00	167.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	471	138.75–142.50	139.27
14	—	528	133.75–139.50	136.70
17	—	575	129.85–133.50	130.91
16	—	381	148.00–164.00	159.65
9	—	439	126.00–146.00	138.85
8	—	675	125.00–127.00	125.73
8	—	603	126.50	126.50
3	—	337	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	107.00–115.00	111.16
8	—	473	119.00–125.00	122.14
6	—	373	137.00–155.00	146.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	115.00–127.00	121.36
10	—	573	102.00–107.00	104.60
8	—	273	117.00–127.00	122.41
12	—	523	103.00–110.00	106.65
12	—	423	112.00–123.00	117.79
6	—	323	115.00–125.00	120.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	119.00–125.00	122.14
10	—	423	124.00–133.00	128.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	121.00	121.00
4	—	605	113.25	113.25
4	—	656	113.50	113.50
4	—	724	112.00	112.00
13	—	416	120.50–124.00	121.56
9	—	567	120.25	120.25
6	—	468	112.00–120.75	117.79
23	—	332	125.00–126.00	125.46
14	—	520	111.75–115.00	113.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	100.00–106.00	103.14
8	—	323	105.00–115.00	110.35
6	—	423	100.00–108.00	104.21

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle