Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers higher 1-12; feeder heifers higher 3-17; (weaned groups were reported as 1-2); slaughter cows lower 1-3; slaughter bulls firmer; local trade was high on thin cows for grazing

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.47/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$123.47

88 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$37.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.63

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	513	140.40	720	10thin
Medium and Large 2	223	128.26	286	4thin
Medium and Large 1	488	125.06	610	60
Medium and Large 3	444	103.15	458	14thin

One grade step is worth $37.25/cwt here — about $262 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 sale88 hd

123.47

—

MS average13 barns · 849 hd

119.84

+3.63

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	—	High	1,419	66.65	946	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,125	43.03	484	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	42.50	436	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	40.31	544	6thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	120.26/cwt	114.00–126.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	134.50/cwt	128.00–140.00	367	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	102.05/cwt	100.00–104.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	107.73/cwt	100.00–115.00	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	137.24/cwt	132.00–142.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	139.74/cwt	135.00–144.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	113.75/cwt	113.75–113.75	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	137.65/cwt	130.00–143.00	445	16
Bulls	—	—	1,673	75.43/cwt	69.50–80.25	1,262	4
Bulls	—	—	1,250	60.80/cwt	50.00–68.00	760	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	47.75/cwt	46.00–49.25	621	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	42.36/cwt	38.00–46.00	466	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	40.31/cwt	33.50–45.75	544	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	42.50/cwt	36.50–46.75	436	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	632	698.38/cwt	560.00–870.00	4,414	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	1,025	898.67/cwt	890.00–910.00	9,211	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	1,008.70/cwt	670.00–1,200.00	11,882	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	875	621.71/cwt	540.00–670.00	5,440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	175.58/cwt	168.00–182.00	479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	159.32/cwt	153.00–165.00	674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	146.90/cwt	138.00–155.00	695	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	148.74/cwt	144.00–153.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	176.40/cwt	172.00–180.00	393	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,122.73/cwt	1,000.00–1,225.00	12,350	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	114.25/cwt	114.25–114.25	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	104.80/cwt	89.00–119.00	443	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	160.42/cwt	153.00–167.00	598	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	151.13/cwt	148.00–154.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	175.63/cwt	166.00–184.00	567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	128.26/cwt	120.00–135.00	286	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	100.95/cwt	91.00–110.00	477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	113.64/cwt	110.00–117.00	651	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	114.59/cwt	112.00–117.00	714	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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 625Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 204Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	114.00–126.00	120.26
6	—	273	128.00–140.00	134.50
4	—	823	100.00–104.00	102.05
4	—	723	100.00–115.00	107.73
4	—	473	132.00–142.00	137.24
4	—	423	135.00–144.00	139.74
16	—	323	130.00–143.00	137.65
8	—	573	110.00–117.00	113.64
8	—	623	112.00–117.00	114.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	113.75	113.75
2	—	635	114.25	114.25
6	—	445	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	89.00–119.00	104.80
6	—	473	91.00–110.00	100.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	223	120.00–135.00	128.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	168.00–182.00	175.58
4	—	423	153.00–165.00	159.32
8	—	473	138.00–155.00	146.90
4	—	223	172.00–180.00	176.40
4	—	523	148.00–154.00	151.13
6	—	323	166.00–184.00	175.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	144.00–153.00	148.74
12	—	373	153.00–167.00	160.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,673	69.50–80.25	75.43
6	—	1,250	50.00–68.00	60.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	46.00–49.25	47.75
14	—	1,100	38.00–46.00	42.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,350	33.50–45.75	40.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	36.50–46.75	42.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	632	560.00–870.00	698.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,025	890.00–910.00	898.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,100	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,122.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,178	670.00–1,200.00	1,008.70
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	875	540.00–670.00	621.71

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle