Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers and Heifers sold 5-8 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.95/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$106.95

50 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.24

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	106.95	585	50

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale50 hd

106.95

—

MS average13 barns · 1,242 hd

111.19

−4.24

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	1,558	74.25	1,157	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,037	47.85	496	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	990	43.94	435	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	40.77	381	10

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	423	139.16/cwt	136.00–142.00	589	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	105.14/cwt	101.00–109.00	655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	94.64/cwt	91.00–98.00	542	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	105.13/cwt	101.00–109.00	708	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	110.20/cwt	105.00–115.00	631	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	100.17/cwt	96.00–104.00	524	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	96.66/cwt	92.00–101.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	96.65/cwt	92.00–101.00	650	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	813	668.15/cwt	460.00–790.00	5,432	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	990	43.94/cwt	42.00–46.00	435	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	44.34/cwt	42.00–46.00	454	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	47.85/cwt	46.00–49.00	496	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	111.65/cwt	108.00–115.00	584	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	94.80/cwt	93.00–96.50	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	119.24/cwt	114.00–124.00	564	6
Bulls	—	—	1,765	79.03/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,395	6
Bulls	—	—	1,248	67.09/cwt	62.00–70.50	837	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	35.42/cwt	32.50–38.00	283	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	100.16/cwt	96.00–104.00	574	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	124.21/cwt	120.00–128.00	525	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	131.24/cwt	126.00–136.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	114.71/cwt	110.00–119.00	543	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,054.85/cwt	955.00–1,130.00	13,080	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	834.40/cwt	700.00–925.00	9,329	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	144.28/cwt	140.00–148.00	466	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	143.30/cwt	138.00–148.00	535	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	118.21/cwt	114.00–122.00	500	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 Oct 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 449Last week 393Year ago 538

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 66Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 111Last week 91Year ago 140

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers and Heifers sold 5-8 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	136.00–142.00	139.16
6	—	623	101.00–109.00	105.14
6	—	673	101.00–109.00	105.13
10	—	573	105.00–115.00	110.20
4	—	473	126.00–136.00	131.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	91.00–98.00	94.64
10	—	523	108.00–115.00	111.65
6	—	473	110.00–119.00	114.71
4	—	323	140.00–148.00	144.28
6	—	373	138.00–148.00	143.30
6	—	423	114.00–122.00	118.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	96.00–104.00	100.17
6	—	623	92.00–101.00	96.66
6	—	673	92.00–101.00	96.65
4	—	723	93.00–96.50	94.80
6	—	473	114.00–124.00	119.24
8	—	573	96.00–104.00	100.16
12	—	423	120.00–128.00	124.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	813	460.00–790.00	668.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,118	700.00–925.00	834.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,240	955.00–1,130.00	1,054.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	990	42.00–46.00	43.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	42.00–46.00	44.34
4	—	800	32.50–38.00	35.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,037	46.00–49.00	47.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,765	75.00–82.00	79.03
4	—	1,248	62.00–70.50	67.09

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle