Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers were lower 1-13 ; feeder heifers lower 1-8 ; ( feeder calf groups were weaned and reported as 1-2 ) slaughter cows higher 1-3 ;slaughter bulls higher 1-5

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.01/cwt on 161 head.

Average price

$134.01

161 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$1.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.63

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	473	134.51	637	89
Medium and Large 2	434	133.64	580	46
Medium and Large 1	465	132.97	619	26

One grade step is worth $1.54/cwt here — about $18 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 sale161 hd

134.01

—

MS average13 barns · 1,151 hd

129.38

+4.63

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	1,880	86.01	1,617	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	60.63	729	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	37.89	354	10

Every lot, as filed

35 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 1-2	—	575	128.66/cwt	121.50–131.00	740	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	145.18/cwt	140.00–146.25	608	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	135.30/cwt	130.00–140.00	505	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	133.27/cwt	128.00–138.00	564	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	142.14/cwt	140.00–144.00	459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	133.14/cwt	130.00–136.00	630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	121.73/cwt	115.00–128.00	758	8
Bulls	—	—	1,880	86.01/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,617	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	53.85/cwt	48.00–58.00	552	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	64.33/cwt	58.00–69.75	836	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	44.80/cwt	41.00–47.50	459	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	33.29/cwt	25.00–39.50	291	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	171.41/cwt	166.00–176.00	468	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	118.61/cwt	115.00–122.00	858	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,052.86/cwt	910.00–1,150.00	11,055	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	959.36/cwt	870.00–1,010.00	11,272	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	821.11/cwt	510.00–1,010.00	9,237	26
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	154.70/cwt	144.00–164.00	500	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	131.07/cwt	120.00–135.00	806	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	165.44/cwt	152.50–176.00	369	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	136.31/cwt	128.00–144.00	781	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	636	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	152.12/cwt	144.00–159.00	415	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	169.37/cwt	167.50–171.00	547	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	145.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	687	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	146.45/cwt	142.50–150.00	619	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	131.01/cwt	120.00–140.00	292	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	132.91/cwt	120.00–150.00	637	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	143.98/cwt	140.00–147.50	537	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	117.25/cwt	110.00–124.00	730	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	125.04/cwt	120.25–136.00	581	23

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 463Last week 338Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 33Year ago 0

compared to last week feeder steers were lower 1-13 ; feeder heifers lower 1-8 ; ( feeder calf groups were weaned and reported as 1-2 ) slaughter cows higher 1-3 ;slaughter bulls higher 1-5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	575	121.50–131.00	128.66
29	—	419	140.00–146.25	145.18
6	—	362	143.75	143.75
3	—	338	140.00	140.00
23	—	465	120.25–136.00	125.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	373	130.00–140.00	135.30
14	—	423	128.00–138.00	133.27
20	—	479	120.00–150.00	132.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	140.00–144.00	142.14
6	—	473	130.00–136.00	133.14
8	—	373	140.00–147.50	143.98
8	—	623	110.00–124.00	117.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	115.00–128.00	121.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	166.00–176.00	171.41
6	—	723	115.00–122.00	118.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	323	144.00–164.00	154.70
6	—	273	144.00–159.00	152.12
8	—	223	120.00–140.00	131.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	141.00	141.00
3	—	692	120.00	120.00
8	—	615	120.00–135.00	131.07
15	—	404	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	223	152.50–176.00	165.44
8	—	573	128.00–144.00	136.31
10	—	323	167.50–171.00	169.37
12	—	473	140.00–150.00	145.24
14	—	423	142.50–150.00	146.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,880	80.00–90.00	86.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	48.00–58.00	53.85
22	—	1,300	58.00–69.75	64.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	41.00–47.50	44.80
6	—	875	25.00–39.50	33.29

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	8	—	1,050	910.00–1,150.00	1,052.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,175	870.00–1,010.00	959.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,125	510.00–1,010.00	821.11

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