Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers under 400# were steady while over 400# were lower 2 -10 ; feeder heifers were mixed ; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s ; slaughter were cows firmer ; slaughter bulls N/A

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.09/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$131.09

107 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$103

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

$16.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.02

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	454	142.05	644	36
Medium and Large 3-4	340	130.00	442	2thin
Medium and Large 3	483	126.43	611	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	596	125.24	747	59

One grade step is worth $16.81/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 sale107 hd

131.09

—

MS average11 barns · 746 hd

119.07

+12.02

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,345	54.15	728	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	50.56	588	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	46.97	458	2thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	47.76/cwt	43.00–51.00	501	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	53.35/cwt	51.50–55.00	680	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	54.15/cwt	52.00–56.00	728	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	46.97/cwt	45.00–48.50	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	547	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	118.25/cwt	115.50–123.00	778	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	157.04/cwt	150.00–163.00	429	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	761.89/cwt	690.00–810.00	8,076	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	128.01/cwt	121.50–135.00	798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	144.21/cwt	140.00–148.00	610	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	138.11/cwt	136.00–140.00	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	118.65/cwt	115.00–122.00	621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	764	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	623	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	128.36/cwt	125.00–132.50	755	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	136.67/cwt	133.00–140.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	160.12/cwt	158.00–162.00	597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	128.00/cwt	122.00–133.50	669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	122.33/cwt	115.00–129.00	579	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	119.63/cwt	110.00–128.00	386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	130.18/cwt	127.00–133.00	486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	123.40/cwt	120.50–126.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	107.86/cwt	100.00–115.00	510	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	678	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	116.25/cwt	116.25–116.25	614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	668	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	715	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	118.40/cwt	115.00–119.00	546	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	116.34/cwt	114.00–118.50	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	118.34/cwt	110.00–126.00	619	6

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 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 553Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 69Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,050	43.00–51.00	47.76
8	—	1,275	51.50–55.00	53.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,345	52.00–56.00	54.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	45.00–48.50	46.97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	110.50	110.50
6	—	434	126.00	126.00
6	—	528	116.25	116.25
8	—	580	115.25	115.25
8	—	656	109.00	109.00
14	—	461	115.00–119.00	118.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	115.00–129.00	122.33
4	—	373	127.00–133.00	130.18
4	—	423	120.50–126.00	123.40
4	—	573	114.00–118.50	116.34
6	—	523	110.00–126.00	118.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	110.00–128.00	119.63
8	—	473	100.00–115.00	107.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	658	115.50–123.00	118.25
3	—	530	144.25	144.25
8	—	776	98.50	98.50
9	—	448	139.00	139.00
13	—	588	125.00–132.50	128.36
8	—	484	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	150.00–163.00	157.04
6	—	623	121.50–135.00	128.01
10	—	423	140.00–148.00	144.21
4	—	473	133.00–140.00	136.67
6	—	373	158.00–162.00	160.12
6	—	523	122.00–133.50	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	136.00–140.00	138.11
6	—	523	115.00–122.00	118.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	130.00	130.00

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	—	1,060	690.00–810.00	761.89

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle