Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were mixed, calves under 500 # higher 2-9 , over 500# lower 1-8 ; feeder heifers were mixed , under 400# higher 1-3 ,over 400# lower 1-10 ; calf groups were weaned with shots ; slaughter cows steady ; slaughter bulls steady

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.88/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$151.88

113 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$17.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.23

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	159.59	666	56
Medium and Large 1-2	563	145.03	816	45
Medium and Large 3	398	141.65	564	12thin

One grade step is worth $17.94/cwt here — about $103 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 sale113 hd

151.88

—

MS average12 barns · 727 hd

146.66

+5.23

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	1,885	88.92	1,676	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	61.45	860	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,077	56.95	613	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	888	39.50	351	8thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	—	1,885	88.92/cwt	82.00–93.50	1,676	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	61.56/cwt	57.50–65.00	739	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	53.10/cwt	50.00–55.50	518	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	61.45/cwt	58.50–64.00	860	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	32.91/cwt	26.00–39.00	263	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	46.08/cwt	41.00–50.00	449	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	825	486.97/cwt	390.00–550.00	4,018	40
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	150.44/cwt	147.50–153.00	486	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	132.86/cwt	125.00–140.00	628	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	168.42/cwt	161.00–175.00	628	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	157.01/cwt	147.00–166.00	664	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,187.44/cwt	1,000.00–1,310.00	12,765	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	1,025.34/cwt	750.00–1,200.00	11,227	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	154.24/cwt	152.00–156.00	723	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	120.55/cwt	119.00–122.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	879	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	144.62/cwt	140.00–147.75	840	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	108.87/cwt	100.00–117.00	569	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	149.57/cwt	142.50–156.00	707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	142.70/cwt	137.50–147.50	818	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	178.85/cwt	171.00–185.50	488	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	173.48/cwt	170.00–176.50	560	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	127.84/cwt	115.00–139.00	413	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	126.24/cwt	121.00–131.00	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	118.56/cwt	117.00–120.00	620	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	119.86/cwt	117.50–122.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	142.42/cwt	135.00–149.00	531	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	150.85/cwt	143.00–157.50	412	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	142.11/cwt	140.00–144.00	601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	124.17/cwt	120.00–128.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	116.36/cwt	114.00–118.00	728	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	146.22/cwt	139.00–152.50	472	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	140.71/cwt	136.00–145.00	666	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 Feb 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 433Last week 360Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 63Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 99Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,885	82.00–93.50	88.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,200	57.50–65.00	61.56
12	—	975	50.00–55.50	53.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,400	58.50–64.00	61.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	26.00–39.00	32.91
4	—	975	41.00–50.00	46.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	—	825	390.00–550.00	486.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,075	1,000.00–1,310.00	1,187.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	—	1,095	750.00–1,200.00	1,025.34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	147.50–153.00	150.44
6	—	473	125.00–140.00	132.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	373	161.00–175.00	168.42
14	—	423	147.00–166.00	157.01
4	—	673	119.00–122.00	120.55
6	—	473	142.50–156.00	149.57
6	—	573	137.50–147.50	142.70
8	—	273	171.00–185.50	178.85
8	—	323	170.00–176.50	173.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	118.00	118.00
4	—	391	169.50	169.50
7	—	469	152.00–156.00	154.24
13	—	637	138.00	138.00
17	—	581	140.00–147.75	144.62
2	—	445	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	100.00–117.00	108.87
4	—	473	117.50–122.00	119.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	115.00–139.00	127.84
6	—	473	121.00–131.00	126.24
10	—	523	117.00–120.00	118.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	373	135.00–149.00	142.42
6	—	273	143.00–157.50	150.85
6	—	423	140.00–144.00	142.11
6	—	523	120.00–128.00	124.17
7	—	626	114.00–118.00	116.36
8	—	323	139.00–152.50	146.22
8	—	473	136.00–145.00	140.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	441	144.25	144.25

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle