Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers were higher 1-10 ;feeder heifers were higher 1-12 ; groups were weaned with shots and reported as number 1-2s ; slaughter cows were steady ; slaughter bulls were steady

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.03/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$136.03

143 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$38

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3-4

$62.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.93

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	425	153.23	651	56
Medium and Large 2	467	137.95	645	36
Medium and Large 1-2	711	120.48	856	43
Medium and Large 3-4	761	90.50	689	8thin

One grade step is worth $62.73/cwt here — about −$38 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 sale143 hd

136.03

—

MS average13 barns · 1,084 hd

131.10

+4.93

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	1,573	84.23	1,325	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,590	57.78	919	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	56.69	660	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	50.64	494	16

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	160.89/cwt	154.00–167.00	600	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	127.30/cwt	121.50–133.00	802	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	107.67/cwt	106.75–110.00	850	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	145.33/cwt	138.00–149.00	767	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	111.25/cwt	111.25–111.25	904	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	761	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	689	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	133.65/cwt	130.00–137.00	699	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	144.69/cwt	141.00–148.00	612	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	120.18/cwt	115.00–125.00	749	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	152.67/cwt	150.00–155.00	493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	152.71/cwt	150.00–155.00	417	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	1,214.80/cwt	950.00–1,375.00	13,703	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	825	958.79/cwt	780.00–1,075.00	7,910	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,547.74/cwt	1,025.00–1,850.00	17,954	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	50.64/cwt	45.00–55.00	494	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	57.78/cwt	52.00–63.00	919	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	59.47/cwt	55.50–63.00	758	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	53.22/cwt	50.00–55.50	546	16
Bulls	—	—	1,898	89.86/cwt	82.00–95.00	1,706	8
Bulls	—	—	1,248	78.59/cwt	70.50–84.00	981	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	124.53/cwt	122.00–127.00	542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	119.12/cwt	116.00–122.00	683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	139.21/cwt	136.00–142.00	450	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	123.74/cwt	118.00–129.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	132.21/cwt	129.00–135.00	427	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	139.30/cwt	136.00–142.00	311	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	108.99/cwt	102.00–116.00	841	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	118.23/cwt	115.00–120.50	664	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	539	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	109.09/cwt	104.00–119.00	784	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	168.02/cwt	160.00–175.00	543	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	167.04/cwt	160.00–173.00	456	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	154.69/cwt	151.00–158.00	654	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	103.63/cwt	100.00–107.00	646	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	114.17/cwt	110.00–118.00	597	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	124.58/cwt	123.00–126.00	527	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	144.19/cwt	140.00–148.00	682	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	138.79/cwt	131.00–146.00	795	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	141.65/cwt	138.00–145.00	741	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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 546Last week 442Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 237Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	154.00–167.00	160.89
8	—	323	160.00–175.00	168.02
8	—	273	160.00–173.00	167.04
6	—	423	151.00–158.00	154.69
10	—	473	140.00–148.00	144.19
8	—	573	131.00–146.00	138.79
8	—	523	138.00–145.00	141.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	630	121.50–133.00	127.30
7	—	789	106.75–110.00	107.67
7	—	528	138.00–149.00	145.33
5	—	813	111.25	111.25
5	—	729	121.00	121.00
5	—	587	138.00	138.00
3	—	978	83.00	83.00
3	—	910	97.00	97.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	761	90.50	90.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	523	130.00–137.00	133.65
10	—	423	141.00–148.00	144.69
8	—	623	115.00–125.00	120.18
4	—	323	150.00–155.00	152.67
4	—	273	150.00–155.00	152.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	435	122.00–127.00	124.53
5	—	648	100.50	100.50
3	—	887	98.00	98.00
16	—	772	102.00–116.00	108.99
10	—	562	115.00–120.50	118.23
8	—	473	113.00–115.00	114.00
6	—	719	104.00–119.00	109.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	116.00–122.00	119.12
6	—	323	136.00–142.00	139.21
4	—	523	118.00–129.00	123.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	129.00–135.00	132.21
4	—	223	136.00–142.00	139.30
10	—	623	100.00–107.00	103.63
8	—	523	110.00–118.00	114.17
6	—	423	123.00–126.00	124.58

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)	30	—	1,128	950.00–1,375.00	1,214.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	825	780.00–1,075.00	958.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	44	—	1,160	1,025.00–1,850.00	1,547.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	975	45.00–55.00	50.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,590	52.00–63.00	57.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,275	55.50–63.00	59.47
16	—	1,025	50.00–55.50	53.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,898	82.00–95.00	89.86
8	—	1,248	70.50–84.00	78.59

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