Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers were lower 2-10 ;feeder heifers lower 1-15 ; feeder groups on calves were weaned with shots and reported as number 1-2s ;slaughter cows higher 1-3 ; slaughter bulls higher 1-5

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.01/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$132.01

39 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$291

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

$47.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.42

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	334	147.90	494	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	599	118.79	711	18thin
Medium and Large 1	785	100.00	785	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.90/cwt here — about −$291 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 sale39 hd

132.01

—

MS average11 barns · 230 hd

128.59

+3.42

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	1,715	89.38	1,533	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,590	62.96	1,001	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	60.85	717	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	49.99	487	4thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	723	88.45/cwt	87.00–90.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	793	83.01/cwt	80.00–86.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	123.13/cwt	118.00–125.00	593	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	130.37/cwt	123.00–137.00	551	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	109.34/cwt	101.00–117.00	572	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	145.35/cwt	140.00–150.00	469	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	990	1,176.89/cwt	980.00–1,325.00	11,651	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	886.12/cwt	720.00–1,000.00	9,260	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	144.43/cwt	133.00–158.00	549	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	608	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	119.42/cwt	119.00–121.00	762	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	115.77/cwt	111.00–120.00	432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	117.14/cwt	115.00–119.00	378	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	106.17/cwt	102.00–110.00	555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	154.79/cwt	151.00–158.00	423	6
Bulls	—	—	1,715	89.38/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,533	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	54.09/cwt	50.00–57.50	595	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	62.65/cwt	57.50–67.00	752	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	62.96/cwt	60.00–65.00	1,001	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	49.99/cwt	43.50–55.00	487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	110.02/cwt	102.00–117.00	355	4

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 Mar 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 321Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 44Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 85Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	87.00–90.00	88.45
2	—	793	80.00–86.00	83.01
7	—	482	118.00–125.00	123.13
10	—	423	123.00–137.00	130.37
10	—	523	101.00–117.00	109.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	118.50	118.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	140.00–150.00	145.35
9	—	380	133.00–158.00	144.43
6	—	273	151.00–158.00	154.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	91.00	91.00
1	—	800	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	110.50	110.50
6	—	498	122.00	122.00
9	—	638	119.00–121.00	119.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	111.00–120.00	115.77
4	—	323	102.00–117.00	110.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	96.50	96.50
3	—	625	100.50	100.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	115.00–119.00	117.14
4	—	523	102.00–110.00	106.17

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	18	—	990	980.00–1,325.00	1,176.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,045	720.00–1,000.00	886.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,715	86.00–92.00	89.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,100	50.00–57.50	54.09
30	—	1,200	57.50–67.00	62.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,590	60.00–65.00	62.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	975	43.50–55.00	49.99

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle