Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady. Slaughter cows were 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.93/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$121.93

76 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$186

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

$7.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.26

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	124.90	568	44
Medium and Large 1-2	640	117.85	755	32

One grade step is worth $7.05/cwt here — about −$186 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 sale76 hd

121.93

—

MS average13 barns · 1,236 hd

126.20

−4.26

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	—	Low	1,243	85.78	1,066	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,094	65.89	721	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	55.59	528	12

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	68.40/cwt	68.00–68.75	889	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	65.05/cwt	63.00–66.50	667	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	52.52/cwt	50.00–54.75	420	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	57.13/cwt	54.50–59.00	586	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	144.67/cwt	142.00–147.00	467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	792	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	124.23/cwt	121.75–127.00	716	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	696	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	844	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	647	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	815	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	796	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	128.20/cwt	123.00–133.00	735	10
Bulls	—	—	1,243	85.78/cwt	77.50–91.50	1,066	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	142.16/cwt	139.00–145.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	130.10/cwt	128.00–132.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	121.65/cwt	118.00–125.00	636	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	119.20/cwt	114.00–124.00	683	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	178.30/cwt	173.00–183.00	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	125.70/cwt	120.00–131.00	783	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,377.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,500.00	13,770	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	172.28/cwt	168.00–176.00	556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	175.41/cwt	170.00–180.00	479	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	944.07/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	11,140	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	126.21/cwt	122.00–130.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	121.57/cwt	120.00–123.00	575	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	116.78/cwt	110.00–123.00	611	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	149.62/cwt	148.00–151.00	408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	125.68/cwt	120.00–131.00	846	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 Aug 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 382Last week 465Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 63Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady. Slaughter cows were 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,300	68.00–68.75	68.40
12	—	1,025	63.00–66.50	65.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	50.00–54.75	52.52
8	—	1,025	54.50–59.00	57.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,243	77.50–91.50	85.78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	142.00–147.00	144.67
4	—	423	122.00–130.00	126.21
16	—	473	120.00–123.00	121.57
16	—	523	110.00–123.00	116.78
4	—	273	148.00–151.00	149.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	115.00	115.00
2	—	700	107.00	107.00
5	—	753	105.00	105.00
8	—	668	118.50	118.50
14	—	576	121.75–127.00	124.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	696	121.25	121.25
8	—	647	126.00	126.00
12	—	584	136.25	136.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	123.00–133.00	128.20
4	—	373	173.00–183.00	178.30
8	—	623	120.00–131.00	125.70
8	—	673	120.00–131.00	125.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	139.00–145.00	142.16
4	—	473	128.00–132.00	130.10
6	—	523	118.00–125.00	121.65
6	—	573	114.00–124.00	119.20
4	—	323	168.00–176.00	172.28
4	—	273	170.00–180.00	175.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,000	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,377.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,180	800.00–1,050.00	944.07

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

Replacement Cattle