Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-7.00 higher. Grouped cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.87/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$125.87

104 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$134

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

$2.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.81

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	126.74	603	64
Medium and Large 1-2	592	124.48	737	40

One grade step is worth $2.26/cwt here — about −$134 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 sale104 hd

125.87

—

MS average13 barns · 1,122 hd

125.05

+0.81

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	1,633	99.80	1,630	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,066	65.28	696	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	59.70	591	5thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	Medium and Large 1	—	523	124.69/cwt	120.00–129.00	652	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	115.82/cwt	114.00–117.50	664	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	114.18/cwt	109.00–119.00	711	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	128.24/cwt	123.00–133.00	607	16
Bulls	—	—	1,633	99.80/cwt	93.50–104.00	1,630	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	67.95/cwt	66.00–69.75	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	137.10/cwt	135.00–139.00	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	184.81/cwt	180.00–189.00	597	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	174.77/cwt	170.00–179.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	153.16/cwt	150.00–156.00	648	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	860	1,104.65/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	9,500	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	965.37/cwt	800.00–1,085.00	9,779	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	136.24/cwt	132.00–140.00	508	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	125.74/cwt	121.00–130.00	532	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	133.41/cwt	129.50–137.00	698	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	132.08/cwt	130.00–134.00	757	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	127.92/cwt	123.00–132.50	797	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	124.16/cwt	119.00–129.00	898	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	64.87/cwt	63.00–66.00	673	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	59.70/cwt	58.00–61.50	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	124.74/cwt	119.00–130.00	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	124.72/cwt	119.00–130.00	715	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	128.14/cwt	122.00–130.00	620	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	118.81/cwt	117.00–120.50	740	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	816	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	751	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	655	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	763	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 Jul 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 465Last week 337Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 106Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-7.00 higher. Grouped cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	120.00–129.00	124.69
8	—	573	114.00–117.50	115.82
8	—	623	109.00–119.00	114.18
16	—	473	123.00–133.00	128.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	135.00–139.00	137.10
10	—	323	180.00–189.00	184.81
4	—	373	170.00–179.00	174.77
4	—	423	150.00–156.00	153.16
10	—	523	129.50–137.00	133.41
10	—	573	130.00–134.00	132.08
10	—	623	123.00–132.50	127.92
10	—	723	119.00–129.00	124.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	690	133.00	133.00
6	—	556	137.25	137.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	373	132.00–140.00	136.24
22	—	423	121.00–130.00	125.74
6	—	523	119.00–130.00	124.74
6	—	573	119.00–130.00	124.72
8	—	484	122.00–130.00	128.14
10	—	623	117.00–120.50	118.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	658	128.50	128.50
7	—	722	113.00	113.00
13	—	596	126.00	126.00
16	—	515	127.25	127.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,633	93.50–104.00	99.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	66.00–69.75	67.95
13	—	1,038	63.00–66.00	64.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	990	58.00–61.50	59.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	860	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,104.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,013	800.00–1,085.00	965.37

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle