Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers were steady to firmer ; feeder heifers mixed; group calves were weaned with 2 rounds of shots and reported as 1-2 s ; slaughter cows lower 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 $153.36/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$153.36

97 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$224

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

$23.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.67

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	349	164.57	575	38
Medium and Large 2	369	153.81	567	24
Medium and Large 1-2	567	140.88	799	35

One grade step is worth $23.69/cwt here — about −$224 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 sale97 hd

153.36

—

MS average12 barns · 733 hd

151.69

+1.67

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	1,750	87.50	1,531	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,300	62.00	806	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	55.67	657	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	44.53	430	40

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	152.16/cwt	149.00–155.00	644	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	45.64/cwt	40.00–50.00	445	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	172.10/cwt	167.50–176.00	470	10
Bulls	—	—	1,750	87.50/cwt	79.50–93.50	1,531	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	61.31/cwt	57.00–65.00	797	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	51.91/cwt	47.00–56.00	571	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	62.00/cwt	58.50–65.00	806	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	34.57/cwt	30.00–38.00	302	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,099.76/cwt	930.00–1,220.00	11,273	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	984.88/cwt	780.00–1,130.00	10,095	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	860.95/cwt	730.00–950.00	9,040	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	828	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	164.24/cwt	160.00–168.00	613	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	141.38/cwt	127.00–145.00	782	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	157.71/cwt	155.00–160.00	431	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	146.16/cwt	143.00–149.00	618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	142.10/cwt	140.00–144.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	172.14/cwt	170.00–174.00	556	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	150.77/cwt	146.00–155.00	562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	619	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	124.10/cwt	121.75–130.00	721	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	133.27/cwt	128.00–138.00	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	138.26/cwt	130.00–145.00	308	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	167.14/cwt	165.00–169.00	540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	141.33/cwt	132.50–149.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	142.24/cwt	138.00–146.00	531	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	145.48/cwt	141.00–149.50	615	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	718	7

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 Feb 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 360Last week 463Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 69Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	423	149.00–155.00	152.16
10	—	273	167.50–176.00	172.10
6	—	373	160.00–168.00	164.24
10	—	323	170.00–174.00	172.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	171.00	171.00
3	—	407	150.00	150.00
3	—	830	118.00	118.00
4	—	668	129.75	129.75
8	—	601	137.75	137.75
10	—	553	127.00–145.00	141.38
5	—	498	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	155.00–160.00	157.71
4	—	423	143.00–149.00	146.16
4	—	473	140.00–144.00	142.10
6	—	373	146.00–155.00	150.77
6	—	323	165.00–169.00	167.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	414	149.50	149.50
17	—	581	121.75–130.00	124.10
2	—	273	149.00	149.00
4	—	491	134.00	134.00
7	—	548	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	128.00–138.00	133.27
10	—	223	130.00–145.00	138.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	132.50–149.00	141.33
10	—	373	138.00–146.00	142.24
10	—	423	141.00–149.50	145.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	975	40.00–50.00	45.64
4	—	875	30.00–38.00	34.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,300	57.00–65.00	61.31
18	—	1,100	47.00–56.00	51.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,300	58.50–65.00	62.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,750	79.50–93.50	87.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,025	930.00–1,220.00	1,099.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,025	780.00–1,130.00	984.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,050	730.00–950.00	860.95

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