Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers were mixed ; feeder heifers were mixed ;feeder groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s and sold firmer than last week ; slaughter cows were lower 7-16 ;slaughter bulls were lower 1-7

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $124.02/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$124.02

249 head · 675 lb average

Value per head Derived

$837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$197

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

$31.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.01

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	423	153.27	648	8thin
Medium and Large 1	529	141.86	751	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	695	121.71	845	225

One grade step is worth $31.56/cwt here — about −$197 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 sale249 hd

124.02

—

MS average12 barns · 833 hd

133.04

−9.01

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	1,678	82.66	1,387	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	51.60	769	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	50.43	614	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	49.27	505	4thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,678	82.66/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,387	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	53.30/cwt	52.00–54.50	666	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	48.79/cwt	45.00–52.00	585	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	51.60/cwt	48.50–54.00	769	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	49.27/cwt	44.00–53.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	104.88/cwt	103.00–106.25	801	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	144.24/cwt	120.00–150.00	821	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	153.27/cwt	148.00–158.00	648	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	905	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	905.02/cwt	670.00–1,040.00	10,543	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	88.25/cwt	88.25–88.25	888	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	101.31/cwt	100.50–102.00	828	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	156.76/cwt	156.00–157.00	743	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	112.42/cwt	105.00–120.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	113.58/cwt	103.75–124.00	827	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	156.89/cwt	150.00–163.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	154.19/cwt	150.00–158.00	729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	148.43/cwt	144.00–152.50	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	96.36/cwt	95.50–97.25	845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	137.49/cwt	130.00–144.00	444	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	127.32/cwt	121.00–133.00	539	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	122.71/cwt	118.00–127.00	580	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	115.87/cwt	107.00–124.00	606	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	98.22/cwt	93.00–105.50	704	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	103.46/cwt	101.00–106.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	94.75/cwt	91.00–101.00	771	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	131.78/cwt	125.00–133.50	571	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	122.40/cwt	115.00–125.50	643	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	97.75/cwt	97.75–97.75	671	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	105.37/cwt	104.50–108.00	669	42

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 Apr 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 553Last week 154Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 166Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 74Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,678	81.00–84.00	82.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,250	52.00–54.50	53.30
14	—	1,200	45.00–52.00	48.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,490	48.50–54.00	51.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	44.00–53.00	49.27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	87.00	87.00
16	—	717	93.00–105.50	98.22
5	—	791	104.00	104.00
8	—	814	91.00–101.00	94.75
11	—	433	125.00–133.50	131.78
12	—	525	115.00–125.50	122.40
13	—	686	97.75	97.75
42	—	635	104.50–108.00	105.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	130.00–144.00	137.49
8	—	423	121.00–133.00	127.32
8	—	473	118.00–127.00	122.71
12	—	523	107.00–124.00	115.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	764	103.00–106.25	104.88
42	—	569	120.00–150.00	144.24
2	—	948	95.50	95.50
16	—	1,006	88.25	88.25
21	—	817	100.50–102.00	101.31
25	—	474	156.00–157.00	156.76
32	—	670	125.00	125.00
38	—	728	103.75–124.00	113.58
2	—	543	152.00	152.00
3	—	378	159.00	159.00
4	—	877	95.50–97.25	96.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	148.00–158.00	153.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	105.00–120.00	112.42
4	—	373	150.00–163.00	156.89
4	—	473	150.00–158.00	154.19
4	—	523	144.00–152.50	148.43
2	—	773	101.00–106.00	103.46

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	—	1,165	670.00–1,040.00	905.02

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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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