Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers were 7.00-12.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 6.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were not tested. Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $126.45/cwt on 209 head.

Average price

$126.45

209 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$1.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.47

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	605	126.88	767	139
Medium and Large 1	573	125.61	720	70

One grade step is worth $1.27/cwt here — about $47 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 sale209 hd

126.45

—

MS average13 barns · 1,174 hd

133.92

−7.47

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,110	59.12	656	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	53.93	553	12

Every lot, as filed

37 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	115.74/cwt	110.00–121.00	605	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	61.81/cwt	59.25–64.00	804	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	57.93/cwt	55.00–60.00	594	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	53.93/cwt	51.00–56.00	553	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	125.35/cwt	120.00–130.00	405	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	125.30/cwt	120.00–130.00	467	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	123.74/cwt	118.00–129.00	647	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	123.72/cwt	118.00–129.00	709	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	863	886.96/cwt	800.00–950.00	7,654	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	1,013.44/cwt	825.00–1,125.00	13,154	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,010	816.71/cwt	675.00–925.00	8,249	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	117.58/cwt	115.00–120.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	111.60/cwt	108.00–115.00	918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	161.50/cwt	155.00–167.00	441	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	119.89/cwt	116.00–123.50	747	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	128.19/cwt	124.00–132.00	606	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	120.09/cwt	117.00–123.00	868	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	114.68/cwt	109.00–120.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	122.27/cwt	117.00–127.00	517	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	115.24/cwt	110.00–120.00	545	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	112.60/cwt	110.00–115.00	645	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	113.18/cwt	108.00–118.00	705	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	117.69/cwt	113.00–122.00	616	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	115.30/cwt	112.00–116.75	790	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	122.75/cwt	121.00–127.00	636	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	119.32/cwt	114.50–120.00	752	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	510	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	123.16/cwt	118.75–129.00	823	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	124.28/cwt	120.50–127.50	790	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	118.33/cwt	113.50–125.00	676	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	128.84/cwt	125.00–129.25	697	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	992	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	454	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	127.79/cwt	124.50–130.00	725	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	895	15

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 Sep 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 773Last week 348Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 62Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 106Last week 119Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	523	110.00–121.00	115.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	120.00–130.00	125.35
6	—	373	120.00–130.00	125.30
6	—	673	109.00–120.00	114.68
8	—	423	117.00–127.00	122.27
8	—	473	110.00–120.00	115.24
10	—	573	110.00–115.00	112.60
10	—	623	108.00–118.00	113.18
16	—	523	113.00–122.00	117.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	820	102.00	102.00
5	—	450	120.00	120.00
10	—	685	112.00–116.75	115.30
20	—	518	121.00–127.00	122.75
23	—	630	114.50–120.00	119.32
24	—	418	122.00	122.00
26	—	571	113.50–125.00	118.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	523	118.00–129.00	123.74
14	—	573	118.00–129.00	123.72
4	—	673	115.00–120.00	117.58
4	—	823	108.00–115.00	111.60
6	—	273	155.00–167.00	161.50
6	—	623	116.00–123.50	119.89
10	—	473	124.00–132.00	128.19
12	—	723	117.00–123.00	120.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	668	118.75–129.00	123.16
30	—	636	120.50–127.50	124.28
53	—	541	125.00–129.25	128.84
4	—	823	120.50	120.50
6	—	454	138.00	138.00
10	—	567	124.50–130.00	127.79
15	—	705	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,300	59.25–64.00	61.81
18	—	1,025	55.00–60.00	57.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	51.00–56.00	53.93

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	—	863	800.00–950.00	886.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,298	825.00–1,125.00	1,013.44
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,010	675.00–925.00	816.71

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