Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold 2.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.04/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$128.04

66 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$13.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.78

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	467	128.73	601	12thin
Medium and Large 1	549	128.36	705	52
Medium and Large 3	445	115.50	514	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.22/cwt here — about $87 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 sale66 hd

128.04

—

MS average13 barns · 1,331 hd

132.82

−4.78

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	1,620	80.14	1,298	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	48.93	565	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,323	46.26	612	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	43.12	422	10

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	694	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	802	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	127.00/cwt	125.00–127.50	724	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	151.80/cwt	150.00–156.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	106.02/cwt	105.00–107.00	451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	354	150.99/cwt	147.00–157.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	113.96/cwt	112.00–121.00	524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	112.66/cwt	110.00–115.00	491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	104.16/cwt	103.50–105.00	544	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	46.88/cwt	42.00–50.00	452	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,322	47.35/cwt	46.50–49.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	151.07/cwt	150.00–152.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	129.99/cwt	125.00–135.00	555	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	106.17/cwt	102.00–110.00	667	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	34.96/cwt	32.50–38.00	342	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	408	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	41.48/cwt	40.00–43.00	470	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	570	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	80.14/cwt	78.00–82.75	1,298	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	50.79/cwt	48.00–53.50	590	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	117.26/cwt	116.50–118.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	125.53/cwt	125.00–126.00	343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	387	133.99/cwt	131.00–136.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	116.15/cwt	113.50–119.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	142.49/cwt	141.00–144.00	482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	130.38/cwt	129.00–132.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	103.85/cwt	102.50–106.00	502	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	470	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	5,041	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,915	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	802.96/cwt	600.00–950.00	8,535	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	663.59/cwt	600.00–700.00	5,959	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	538.04/cwt	520.00–550.00	6,107	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	733.50/cwt	540.00–870.00	7,716	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	807.93/cwt	760.00–850.00	5,276	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	9,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	104.10/cwt	98.00–111.00	646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	106.20/cwt	102.00–112.00	598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	127.11/cwt	124.00–130.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	154.09/cwt	151.00–157.00	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	218	169.98/cwt	168.00–172.00	371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	132.67/cwt	128.00–137.50	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	138.71/cwt	135.00–142.50	323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	116.49/cwt	114.50–119.00	831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	87.98/cwt	85.00–90.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	88.07/cwt	84.00–92.00	641	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	12,838	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,314	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,180	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,023	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,470	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	709.00/cwt	575.00–800.00	7,593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	120.55/cwt	115.00–124.00	745	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	664	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	1,091.68/cwt	760.00–1,310.00	11,506	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	10,788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	122.05/cwt	115.50–126.00	637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	104.69/cwt	100.00–107.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	99.57/cwt	95.00–105.00	679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	111.51/cwt	108.00–115.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	138.56/cwt	135.00–140.50	581	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	153.25/cwt	150.00–158.00	498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	110.68/cwt	109.00–112.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	140.96/cwt	140.00–143.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	424	1

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 709Year ago 654

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 55Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 150Year ago 85

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold 2.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	694	115.50	115.50
10	—	570	125.00–127.50	127.00
4	—	285	150.00–156.00	151.80
1	—	360	141.00	141.00
3	—	713	114.50–119.00	116.49
14	—	618	115.00–124.00	120.55
2	—	513	129.00–130.00	129.50
2	—	778	108.00–115.00	111.51
6	—	419	135.00–140.50	138.56
4	—	325	150.00–158.00	153.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	368	141.00	141.00
2	—	565	116.50–118.00	117.26
2	—	525	113.50–119.00	116.15
2	—	338	141.00–144.00	142.49
5	—	476	129.00–132.00	130.38
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
1	—	405	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	105.00–107.00	106.02
2	—	273	125.00–126.00	125.53
2	—	228	130.00	130.00
1	—	390	118.00	118.00
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
3	—	483	102.50–106.00	103.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	460	112.00–121.00	113.96
4	—	436	110.00–115.00	112.66
3	—	522	103.50–105.00	104.16
1	—	250	131.00	131.00
7	—	621	98.00–111.00	104.10
6	—	563	102.00–112.00	106.20
2	—	310	128.00–137.50	132.67
2	—	233	135.00–142.50	138.71
5	—	682	95.00–105.00	99.57
1	—	350	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	354	147.00–157.00	150.99
7	—	427	125.00–135.00	129.99
6	—	628	102.00–110.00	106.17
2	—	478	124.00–130.00	127.11
2	—	325	151.00–157.00	154.09
2	—	218	168.00–172.00	169.98
1	—	825	92.00	92.00
3	—	770	85.00–90.00	87.98
2	—	728	84.00–92.00	88.07
6	—	522	115.50–126.00	122.05
3	—	657	100.00–107.00	104.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	150.00–152.00	151.07
3	—	563	109.00–112.00	110.68
3	—	377	140.00–143.00	140.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	131.00–136.00	133.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	965	42.00–50.00	46.88
2	—	978	32.50–38.00	34.96
2	—	1,020	40.00	40.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,322	46.50–49.00	47.35
1	—	1,325	43.00	43.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	40.00–43.00	41.48
8	—	1,161	48.00–53.50	50.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,620	78.00–82.75	80.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	710	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	845	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,063	600.00–950.00	802.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	898	600.00–700.00	663.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,135	520.00–550.00	538.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,052	540.00–870.00	733.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,071	575.00–800.00	709.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	653	760.00–850.00	807.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	830	1,160.00	1,160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,310	980.00	980.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	690.00	690.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,054	760.00–1,310.00	1,091.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,160	930.00	930.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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