Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers higher 1-6; feeder heifers higher 1-6; groups were reported as 1-2 and had been weaned over 45 days and had been given shots ; slaughter cows higher 1-4; slaughter bulls higher 1-3

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.54/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$160.54

126 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$400

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

$55.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.86

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	419	169.51	710	96
Medium and Large 3	488	134.53	657	26
Medium and Large 1-2	972	114.25	1,110	4thin

One grade step is worth $55.26/cwt here — about −$400 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 sale126 hd

160.54

—

MS average13 barns · 1,230 hd

156.69

+3.86

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	1,775	82.96	1,473	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,300	52.31	680	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	45.35	442	4thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	116.81/cwt	110.75–125.00	753	7
Bulls	—	—	1,775	82.96/cwt	79.50–85.50	1,473	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	52.31/cwt	48.00–56.00	680	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	45.35/cwt	44.50–46.00	442	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	186.63/cwt	182.50–190.00	416	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	159.17/cwt	155.00–163.00	832	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	975	715.13/cwt	410.00–1,110.00	6,973	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	732.95/cwt	630.00–800.00	7,901	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	173.83/cwt	168.00–179.00	648	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	162.19/cwt	158.00–166.00	767	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	167.63/cwt	165.00–170.00	709	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	892	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	188.12/cwt	180.00–195.00	514	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	165.51/cwt	160.00–170.00	369	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	137.95/cwt	130.00–145.00	515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	128.87/cwt	119.00–138.00	737	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	122.14/cwt	118.00–126.00	761	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	154.08/cwt	152.00–156.00	883	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	185.88/cwt	180.00–191.00	600	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	111.95/cwt	105.00–118.00	362	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	144.20/cwt	135.00–152.00	394	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	114.74/cwt	109.00–120.00	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	125.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	120.63/cwt	117.00–124.00	752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	151.65/cwt	149.00–154.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	147.33/cwt	140.00–154.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	135.22/cwt	130.00–140.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	150.37/cwt	143.00–157.00	636	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	148.56/cwt	140.00–156.00	480	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	141.63/cwt	139.00–145.00	670	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 Jan 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 338Last week 663Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 71Year 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
2	—	545	136.00	136.00
4	—	483	152.00	152.00
7	—	645	110.75–125.00	116.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	223	182.50–190.00	186.63
10	—	523	155.00–163.00	159.17
14	—	373	168.00–179.00	173.83
14	—	473	158.00–166.00	162.19
16	—	423	165.00–170.00	167.63
4	—	673	130.00–135.00	132.58
6	—	273	180.00–195.00	188.12
10	—	573	152.00–156.00	154.08
14	—	323	180.00–191.00	185.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	116.50	116.50
2	—	1,080	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	223	160.00–170.00	165.51
6	—	373	130.00–145.00	137.95
8	—	572	119.00–138.00	128.87
8	—	623	118.00–126.00	122.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	323	105.00–118.00	111.95
4	—	523	109.00–120.00	114.74
4	—	473	120.00–130.00	125.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	273	135.00–152.00	144.20
6	—	623	117.00–124.00	120.63
4	—	373	149.00–154.00	151.65
4	—	473	140.00–154.00	147.33
4	—	523	130.00–140.00	135.22
8	—	423	143.00–157.00	150.37
16	—	323	140.00–156.00	148.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	139.00–145.00	141.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,775	79.50–85.50	82.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,300	48.00–56.00	52.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	975	44.50–46.00	45.35

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	—	975	410.00–1,110.00	715.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,078	630.00–800.00	732.95

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle