Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 12-18-19: Feeder steers are 5.00-14.00 higher. Feeder heifers are 2.00-12.00 higher. The muscle grade 1-2 on feeder calves are groups that were weaned and had shots. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.44/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$133.44

168 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$24.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.45

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	429	141.77	608	75
Medium and Large 1-2	514	132.72	682	39
Medium and Large 2	403	131.77	531	20
Medium and Large 3	376	116.89	439	34

One grade step is worth $24.88/cwt here — about $168 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 sale168 hd

133.44

—

MS average13 barns · 1,142 hd

129.99

+3.45

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	1,450	67.98	986	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	48.43	678	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	44.44	516	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	905	36.20	328	10

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	435	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	722	5
Bulls	—	—	1,250	58.90/cwt	53.50–62.50	736	4
Bulls	—	—	1,650	77.05/cwt	73.50–80.00	1,271	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	28.91/cwt	22.00–35.00	231	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	40.81/cwt	38.00–45.50	435	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	48.43/cwt	45.00–51.00	678	4
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	740	531.01/cwt	330.00–680.00	3,929	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	146.20/cwt	141.00–151.00	838	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	184.21/cwt	181.00–187.00	595	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	181.91/cwt	170.00–192.00	497	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	936.34/cwt	910.00–955.00	9,597	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	880.11/cwt	650.00–1,025.00	9,681	12
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	800	693.75/cwt	400.00–870.00	5,550	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	164.24/cwt	159.00–169.00	777	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	170.74/cwt	166.00–175.00	722	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	155.22/cwt	150.00–160.00	812	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	901	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,051	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	163.83/cwt	158.00–169.00	611	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	175.81/cwt	171.00–180.00	568	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	156.06/cwt	145.00–166.00	660	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	176.24/cwt	172.00–180.00	657	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	153.37/cwt	140.00–165.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	139.90/cwt	133.75–145.50	456	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	135.71/cwt	130.00–143.00	654	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	138.56/cwt	120.00–155.00	517	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	855	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	136.36/cwt	130.00–142.00	509	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	114.33/cwt	110.00–118.00	312	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	119.01/cwt	110.00–127.00	444	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	123.69/cwt	120.00–127.00	523	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	139.24/cwt	134.00–144.00	659	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	146.42/cwt	140.00–152.00	473	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	125.53/cwt	124.00–126.50	781	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	121.16/cwt	111.00–130.00	391	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	107.86/cwt	100.00–115.00	510	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	134.28/cwt	130.00–138.00	434	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	123.13/cwt	120.00–126.00	644	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	49.88/cwt	46.25–53.00	648	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	41.06/cwt	35.00–45.75	400	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	129.76/cwt	123.00–136.00	744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	132.50/cwt	125.00–138.00	696	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	144.21/cwt	140.00–148.00	610	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	148.71/cwt	145.00–152.00	555	14

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 Jan 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 579Last week 350Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 77Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	435	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	141.00–151.00	146.20
10	—	323	181.00–187.00	184.21
12	—	273	170.00–192.00	181.91
12	—	473	159.00–169.00	164.24
14	—	423	166.00–175.00	170.74
8	—	523	150.00–160.00	155.22
10	—	373	172.00–180.00	176.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	183.50	183.50
3	—	397	175.00	175.00
8	—	704	128.00	128.00
14	—	841	124.00–126.00	125.01
3	—	450	166.00	166.00
9	—	612	139.75	139.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	158.00–169.00	163.83
8	—	323	171.00–180.00	175.81
8	—	423	145.00–166.00	156.06
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	140.00–165.00	153.37
10	—	373	120.00–155.00	138.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	768	115.00	115.00
8	—	326	133.75–145.50	139.90
12	—	482	130.00–143.00	135.71
3	—	420	150.50	150.50
13	—	622	124.00–126.50	125.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	130.00–142.00	136.36
6	—	323	130.00–138.00	134.28
6	—	523	120.00–126.00	123.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	273	110.00–118.00	114.33
6	—	373	110.00–127.00	119.01
6	—	423	120.00–127.00	123.69
8	—	323	111.00–130.00	121.16
8	—	473	100.00–115.00	107.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	473	134.00–144.00	139.24
16	—	323	140.00–152.00	146.42
6	—	573	123.00–136.00	129.76
9	—	525	125.00–138.00	132.50
12	—	423	140.00–148.00	144.21
14	—	373	145.00–152.00	148.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	53.50–62.50	58.90
4	—	1,650	73.50–80.00	77.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	22.00–35.00	28.91
6	—	975	35.00–45.75	41.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,067	38.00–45.50	40.81
8	—	1,300	46.25–53.00	49.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,400	45.00–51.00	48.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	740	330.00–680.00	531.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,025	910.00–955.00	936.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,100	650.00–1,025.00	880.11
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	800	400.00–870.00	693.75

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