Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 400# were lower 1-6 , over 400# were higher 1-6 ; feeder heifers under 400# were steady , over 400# were higher 4-6 ; calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2 ; slaughter cow were steady ; slaughter bulls were lower 1-2

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.66/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$136.66

91 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$17.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.07

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	413	143.58	594	52
Medium and Large 1-2	578	128.75	744	21
Medium and Large 3	323	125.90	407	18thin

One grade step is worth $17.68/cwt here — about $187 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 sale91 hd

136.66

—

MS average13 barns · 1,171 hd

133.59

+3.07

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	1,570	85.39	1,341	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,350	61.00	824	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,060	58.27	617	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	44.70	419	8thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	473	152.10/cwt	150.00–154.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	181.38/cwt	180.00–182.50	404	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	162.90/cwt	155.00–170.00	689	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	135.74/cwt	131.00–140.00	574	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	61.05/cwt	55.00–65.00	656	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	47.21/cwt	41.00–52.00	460	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	170.53/cwt	170.00–171.00	551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	145.36/cwt	142.50–148.00	833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	164.77/cwt	160.00–169.00	615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	156.14/cwt	150.00–170.00	506	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,185.91/cwt	850.00–1,375.00	13,994	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	130.35/cwt	128.00–132.50	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	151.02/cwt	147.50–154.00	412	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	148.00/cwt	143.00–152.50	626	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	132.74/cwt	129.00–136.00	429	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	145.35/cwt	140.00–150.00	469	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	144.17/cwt	135.00–152.50	682	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	122.16/cwt	114.00–129.50	517	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	573	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	61.00/cwt	58.50–63.00	824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	140.70/cwt	130.00–150.00	454	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	172.71/cwt	170.00–175.00	471	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	147.78/cwt	141.00–154.00	773	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	37.18/cwt	35.00–39.00	307	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	52.01/cwt	48.50–54.50	533	8
Bulls	—	—	1,755	87.37/cwt	82.50–91.00	1,533	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,062	1,244.04/cwt	1,100.00–1,350.00	13,212	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	635	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,308.70/cwt	1,125.00–1,450.00	15,050	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	798	3
Bulls	—	—	1,200	81.44/cwt	78.00–83.50	977	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,126.74/cwt	900.00–1,275.00	12,112	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	144.83/cwt	139.00–150.00	540	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	122.07/cwt	120.00–124.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	122.81/cwt	114.00–130.00	274	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	114.25/cwt	114.25–114.25	929	3

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 433Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 136Last week 92Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	150.00–154.00	152.10
6	—	223	180.00–182.50	181.38
6	—	423	155.00–170.00	162.90
4	—	323	170.00–171.00	170.53
4	—	573	142.50–148.00	145.36
6	—	373	160.00–169.00	164.77
6	—	273	170.00–175.00	172.71
4	—	523	141.00–154.00	147.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	635	141.75	141.75
4	—	450	155.00	155.00
7	—	324	150.00–170.00	156.14
5	—	715	126.25	126.25
3	—	510	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	131.00–140.00	135.74
8	—	323	130.00–150.00	140.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	128.00–132.50	130.35
8	—	273	147.50–154.00	151.02
12	—	423	143.00–152.50	148.00
6	—	323	140.00–150.00	145.35
10	—	473	135.00–152.50	144.17
8	—	373	139.00–150.00	144.83
4	—	623	120.00–124.00	122.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	118.75	118.75
4	—	276	151.50	151.50
2	—	693	120.50	120.50
5	—	593	124.50	124.50
3	—	635	122.00	122.00
2	—	398	144.00	144.00
3	—	813	114.25	114.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	129.00–136.00	132.74
6	—	423	114.00–129.50	122.16
6	—	223	114.00–130.00	122.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	145.00	145.00
3	—	562	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,075	55.00–65.00	61.05
8	—	1,025	48.50–54.50	52.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	975	41.00–52.00	47.21
2	—	825	35.00–39.00	37.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,350	58.50–63.00	61.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,755	82.50–91.00	87.37
4	—	1,200	78.00–83.50	81.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,180	850.00–1,375.00	1,185.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,062	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,244.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,150	1,125.00–1,450.00	1,308.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,075	900.00–1,275.00	1,126.74

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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