Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers were higher 8-25 ;feeder heifers were higher 8-28 ; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s ; slaughter cows higher 1-5 ;slaughter bulls steady

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.27/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$137.27

47 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$315

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

$45.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.81

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	348	170.01	592	8thin
Medium and Large 2	223	162.20	362	4thin
Medium and Large 3	273	143.41	392	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	726	124.81	907	31

One grade step is worth $45.20/cwt here — about −$315 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 sale47 hd

137.27

—

MS average10 barns · 261 hd

138.07

−0.81

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	1,348	81.20	1,094	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,455	67.56	983	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	65.23	786	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	53.16	545	18

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	—	1,543	87.60/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,352	4
Bulls	—	—	1,250	78.00/cwt	70.50–83.00	975	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	56.59/cwt	52.50–60.00	622	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	66.89/cwt	60.00–72.50	819	94
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	67.56/cwt	61.00–73.00	983	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	53.16/cwt	43.50–60.00	545	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	686	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	905	893.81/cwt	830.00–940.00	8,089	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	886.35/cwt	725.00–980.00	10,016	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	193.40/cwt	170.00–212.50	431	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	146.62/cwt	144.00–149.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	162.20/cwt	160.00–164.00	362	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	143.41/cwt	138.00–148.00	392	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	112.64/cwt	109.00–116.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	112.66/cwt	104.00–120.00	308	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,042	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	910	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	115.80/cwt	115.00–116.00	945	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	124.78/cwt	118.00–131.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	135.27/cwt	130.00–140.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	133.76/cwt	128.00–139.00	633	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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 178Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 59Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 45Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,543	84.00–91.00	87.60
8	—	1,250	70.50–83.00	78.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,100	52.50–60.00	56.59
94	—	1,225	60.00–72.50	66.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,455	61.00–73.00	67.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	43.50–60.00	53.16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	747	119.00	119.00
4	—	413	166.00	166.00
3	—	477	150.00	150.00
3	—	683	122.00	122.00
2	—	850	109.00	109.00
2	—	1,053	99.00	99.00
4	—	795	114.50	114.50
10	—	816	115.00–116.00	115.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	223	170.00–212.50	193.40
4	—	473	144.00–149.00	146.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	223	160.00–164.00	162.20
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	138.00–148.00	143.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	109.00–116.00	112.64
4	—	423	130.00–140.00	135.27
4	—	473	128.00–139.00	133.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	104.00–120.00	112.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	118.00–131.00	124.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	145.00	145.00
3	—	347	148.00	148.00
6	—	608	117.50	117.50

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)	Open	8	—	905	830.00–940.00	893.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,130	725.00–980.00	886.35

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle