Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers were higher 3-8 ; feeder heifers were higher 2-8 ; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s ; slaughter cows were lower 1-3 ; slaughter bulls were steady

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.94/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$138.94

163 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$13.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.54

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	407	145.70	593	44
Medium and Large 1	550	142.00	782	23
Medium and Large 1-2	568	135.50	770	84
Medium and Large 3	415	132.36	550	12thin

One grade step is worth $13.34/cwt here — about $43 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 sale163 hd

138.94

—

MS average13 barns · 1,240 hd

135.40

+3.54

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	1,740	91.12	1,585	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,398	59.81	836	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	57.18	658	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	49.63	509	12

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	573	140.20/cwt	135.00–145.00	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	115.27/cwt	110.00–120.00	488	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	141.58/cwt	135.00–147.50	599	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	130.08/cwt	122.00–137.50	680	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	888	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	570	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	140.96/cwt	136.00–145.00	314	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	107.59/cwt	105.00–110.00	670	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	124.99/cwt	118.00–129.50	702	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	130.25/cwt	130.00–131.00	607	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	120.89/cwt	117.50–124.00	632	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	479	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	140.35/cwt	135.00–145.00	453	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	125.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	112.17/cwt	108.00–116.00	587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	125.29/cwt	117.00–132.50	405	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	106.94/cwt	105.00–107.50	752	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	123.50/cwt	117.00–129.50	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	158.26/cwt	150.00–165.00	353	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	133.93/cwt	130.00–137.50	633	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	113.11/cwt	110.00–116.00	705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	570	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	633	3
Bulls	—	—	1,740	91.12/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,585	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	55.17/cwt	54.00–56.00	565	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	59.18/cwt	56.00–62.00	755	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	59.81/cwt	55.00–64.00	836	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	49.63/cwt	47.00–51.50	509	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	125.22/cwt	120.00–130.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	133.50/cwt	130.00–137.00	955	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,108	1,327.20/cwt	1,130.00–1,450.00	14,705	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,238	1,336.87/cwt	1,025.00–1,500.00	16,550	78
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,198	1,353.18/cwt	950.00–1,575.00	16,211	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	774	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	167.75/cwt	165.00–170.00	374	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	163.60/cwt	162.00–165.00	528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	115.62/cwt	111.00–120.00	952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	892	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	150.30/cwt	145.00–155.00	561	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	141.86/cwt	132.50–150.00	458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	916	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	614	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	124.47/cwt	123.00–125.75	900	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	125.22/cwt	120.00–130.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	140.14/cwt	140.00–140.50	689	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	159.01/cwt	155.00–162.50	514	10

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 514Last week 496Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 226Last week 201Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	135.00–145.00	140.20
2	—	715	130.00–137.00	133.50
4	—	223	165.00–170.00	167.75
4	—	323	162.00–165.00	163.60
4	—	823	111.00–120.00	115.62
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
4	—	673	130.00–135.00	132.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	135.00–147.50	141.58
10	—	523	122.00–137.50	130.08
14	—	373	145.00–155.00	150.30
10	—	323	155.00–162.50	159.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	683	130.00	130.00
13	—	561	138.00	138.00
3	—	805	116.00	116.00
4	—	523	121.00	121.00
6	—	773	118.50	118.50
12	—	400	153.50	153.50
11	—	723	123.00–125.75	124.47
28	—	492	140.00–140.50	140.14
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	132.50–150.00	141.86
4	—	400	130.00	130.00
4	—	523	120.00–130.00	125.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	110.00–120.00	115.27
6	—	523	108.00–116.00	112.17
8	—	323	117.00–132.50	125.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	123.00	123.00
4	—	323	147.00	147.00
10	—	396	144.00	144.00
13	—	562	118.00–129.50	124.99
20	—	466	130.00–131.00	130.25
9	—	703	105.00–107.50	106.94
2	—	675	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	223	136.00–145.00	140.96
6	—	623	105.00–110.00	107.59
12	—	523	117.50–124.00	120.89
8	—	323	135.00–145.00	140.35
8	—	423	120.00–130.00	125.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	121.00	121.00
3	—	570	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	117.00–129.50	123.50
6	—	223	150.00–165.00	158.26
6	—	473	130.00–137.50	133.93
6	—	623	110.00–116.00	113.11
4	—	523	120.00–130.00	125.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,740	86.00–95.00	91.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	54.00–56.00	55.17
10	—	1,275	56.00–62.00	59.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,398	55.00–64.00	59.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	47.00–51.50	49.63

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,108	1,130.00–1,450.00	1,327.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	78	—	1,238	1,025.00–1,500.00	1,336.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	120	—	1,198	950.00–1,575.00	1,353.18

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle