Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers lower 5-13 ;feeder heifers lower 1-13 ; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s ; slaughter cows were higher 1-4 ;slaughter bulls were higher 5-7

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.14/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$116.14

122 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$181

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

$15.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.06

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	442	123.75	547	32
Medium and Large 3	392	115.36	452	32
Medium and Large 1-2	629	113.46	713	46
Medium and Large 1	673	108.16	728	12thin

One grade step is worth $15.59/cwt here — about −$181 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 sale122 hd

116.14

—

MS average13 barns · 1,158 hd

122.20

−6.06

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	—	Average	1,539	87.82	1,351	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	67.82	845	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	66.70	942	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	55.70	515	8thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,250	79.60/cwt	76.00–82.00	995	6
Bulls	—	—	1,683	91.93/cwt	85.00–97.50	1,547	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	60.34/cwt	58.00–62.00	618	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	68.82/cwt	63.00–74.00	877	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	66.70/cwt	62.00–71.00	942	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	55.70/cwt	53.00–58.00	515	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	143.76/cwt	130.00–155.00	321	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	998	1,324.27/cwt	1,000.00–1,565.00	13,216	42
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,292.02/cwt	925.00–1,500.00	15,181	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	134.69/cwt	131.00–138.00	570	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	146.32/cwt	140.00–152.00	619	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	127.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	160.79/cwt	157.00–164.00	439	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	131.17/cwt	127.00–135.00	686	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	121.58/cwt	105.00–136.00	393	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	111.01/cwt	101.00–120.00	470	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	110.52/cwt	99.00–121.00	523	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	132.19/cwt	128.00–136.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	136.36/cwt	130.00–142.00	509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	126.16/cwt	119.00–132.00	281	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	135.25/cwt	132.00–138.00	369	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	128.36/cwt	122.00–134.00	479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	119.69/cwt	115.00–124.00	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	107.59/cwt	105.00–110.00	670	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	126.85/cwt	120.00–133.00	537	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	112.59/cwt	110.00–115.00	701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	103.73/cwt	96.00–111.00	750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	114.84/cwt	114.75–115.00	680	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	603	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	108.69/cwt	107.00–109.00	742	25

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 Jun 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 254Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 132Last week 159Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,250	76.00–82.00	79.60
12	—	1,683	85.00–97.50	91.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	58.00–62.00	60.34
30	—	1,275	63.00–74.00	68.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,413	62.00–71.00	66.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	925	53.00–58.00	55.70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	223	130.00–155.00	143.76
8	—	423	131.00–138.00	134.69
4	—	373	130.00–142.00	136.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	147.00	147.00
4	—	501	141.50	141.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	140.00–152.00	146.32
6	—	573	125.00–130.00	127.60
8	—	273	157.00–164.00	160.79
8	—	523	127.00–135.00	131.17
4	—	473	128.00–136.00	132.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	323	105.00–136.00	121.58
8	—	423	101.00–120.00	111.01
12	—	473	99.00–121.00	110.52
4	—	223	119.00–132.00	126.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	273	132.00–138.00	135.25
6	—	373	122.00–134.00	128.36
6	—	523	115.00–124.00	119.69
6	—	623	105.00–110.00	107.59
8	—	423	120.00–133.00	126.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	110.00–115.00	112.59
6	—	723	96.00–111.00	103.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	797	101.00	101.00
8	—	592	114.75–115.00	114.84
10	—	471	128.00	128.00
25	—	683	107.00–109.00	108.69

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	42	—	998	1,000.00–1,565.00	1,324.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	56	—	1,175	925.00–1,500.00	1,292.02

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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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

Replacement Cattle