Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers were higher 2-14 ; feeder heifers were higher 3-12 ; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s ; slaughter cows were higher 1-5 ; slaughter bulls were higher 1-4

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.79/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$111.79

132 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$13.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.39

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	124.39	619	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	602	111.06	668	98
Medium and Large 2	500	110.67	553	26

One grade step is worth $13.72/cwt here — about $66 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 sale132 hd

111.79

—

MS average13 barns · 1,083 hd

114.19

−2.39

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	1,640	90.11	1,478	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,498	57.59	863	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	56.94	659	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	51.92	506	8thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	1,640	90.11/cwt	85.50–94.00	1,478	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	53.22/cwt	50.00–55.50	546	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	60.24/cwt	56.00–64.00	768	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	57.59/cwt	52.00–62.00	863	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	51.92/cwt	46.00–56.50	506	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	138.12/cwt	136.00–140.00	515	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,520.68/cwt	1,200.00–1,700.00	18,020	86
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	875	982.86/cwt	860.00–1,075.00	8,600	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	1,194.96/cwt	850.00–1,400.00	13,623	86
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	925	748.65/cwt	600.00–850.00	6,925	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	148.04/cwt	124.50–154.00	576	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	119.07/cwt	116.00–124.00	800	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	144.21/cwt	140.00–148.00	610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	121.11/cwt	118.00–124.00	755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	126.13/cwt	123.00–129.00	660	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	975	1,147.44/cwt	950.00–1,300.00	11,188	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	141.06/cwt	126.00–149.00	667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	112.48/cwt	109.00–116.00	810	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	137.09/cwt	133.00–140.50	733	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	96.62/cwt	86.00–106.50	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	108.87/cwt	100.00–117.00	569	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	125.04/cwt	124.00–126.00	779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	135.00/cwt	129.00–140.50	706	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	119.00/cwt	117.00–127.50	575	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	104.20/cwt	101.00–109.00	718	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	108.56/cwt	106.00–111.75	680	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	113.31/cwt	108.00–117.50	661	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	128.02/cwt	120.00–135.00	414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	119.79/cwt	114.00–125.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	110.66/cwt	106.00–115.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	99.50/cwt	95.00–108.00	702	8

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 May 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 442Last week 436Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 237Last week 179Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,640	85.50–94.00	90.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	50.00–55.50	53.22
18	—	1,275	56.00–64.00	60.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,498	52.00–62.00	57.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	975	46.00–56.50	51.92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	136.00–140.00	138.12
4	—	623	106.00–115.00	110.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	86.00–106.50	96.62
12	—	523	100.00–117.00	108.87
4	—	323	120.00–135.00	128.02
4	—	423	114.00–125.00	119.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	483	117.00–127.50	119.00
17	—	689	101.00–109.00	104.20
18	—	626	106.00–111.75	108.56
27	—	583	108.00–117.50	113.31
2	—	265	135.00	135.00
2	—	818	120.00	120.00
5	—	370	134.00	134.00
5	—	765	91.50	91.50
8	—	706	95.00–108.00	99.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	389	124.50–154.00	148.04
16	—	672	116.00–124.00	119.07
3	—	773	104.50	104.50
4	—	566	129.00	129.00
4	—	875	95.00	95.00
6	—	473	126.00–149.00	141.06
8	—	720	109.00–116.00	112.48
12	—	535	133.00–140.50	137.09
2	—	273	145.00	145.00
3	—	633	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	140.00–148.00	144.21
4	—	623	118.00–124.00	121.11
6	—	523	123.00–129.00	126.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	124.00–126.00	125.04
6	—	523	129.00–140.50	135.00

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	86	—	1,185	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,520.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	975	950.00–1,300.00	1,147.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	875	860.00–1,075.00	982.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	86	—	1,140	850.00–1,400.00	1,194.96
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	925	600.00–850.00	748.65

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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