Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-4 higher, slaughter cow sold steady, and slaughter bulls sold 1-2 higher.

Wean grouped feeder calves 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 $133.88/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$133.88

103 head · 622 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$204

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

$32.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.79

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	437	155.26	678	36
Medium and Large 1-2	721	122.39	882	67

One grade step is worth $32.87/cwt here — about −$204 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 sale103 hd

133.88

—

MS average13 barns · 1,283 hd

143.66

−9.79

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	1,650	82.64	1,364	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	52.20	535	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	46.93	481	10

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	673	112.10/cwt	109.00–115.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	171.61/cwt	165.00–177.00	383	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	132.28/cwt	128.00–136.00	427	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	132.24/cwt	128.00–136.00	493	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	171.50/cwt	165.00–177.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	133.27/cwt	128.00–138.00	564	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	135.14/cwt	134.25–136.25	755	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,013.27/cwt	810.00–1,150.00	11,784	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	111.65/cwt	108.00–115.00	584	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	131.29/cwt	125.00–137.00	621	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	124.24/cwt	119.00–129.00	588	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	169.71/cwt	166.00–173.00	633	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	126.68/cwt	122.00–131.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	722	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	124.58/cwt	123.00–125.00	852	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	169.74/cwt	166.00–173.00	548	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	159.79/cwt	154.00–165.00	676	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	170.81/cwt	166.00–175.00	552	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	115.41/cwt	114.75–117.00	770	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	145.79/cwt	140.00–151.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	112.11/cwt	109.00–115.00	698	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	125.22/cwt	120.00–130.00	655	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	118.86/cwt	118.75–119.00	932	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	887	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	976	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	853	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	121.65/cwt	117.00–126.00	819	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	120.32/cwt	117.50–124.00	651	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	110.98/cwt	109.50–113.25	859	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	52.20/cwt	50.00–53.75	535	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	46.93/cwt	44.00–49.00	481	10
Bulls	—	—	1,650	82.64/cwt	78.00–86.50	1,364	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	170.77/cwt	166.00–175.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	760	4

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 Nov 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 541Last week 198Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 22Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 32Year ago 99

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-4 higher, slaughter cow sold steady, and slaughter bulls sold 1-2 higher.

Wean grouped feeder calves 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
2	—	673	109.00–115.00	112.10
4	—	223	165.00–177.00	171.61
4	—	273	165.00–177.00	171.50
10	—	473	125.00–137.00	131.29
6	—	373	166.00–173.00	169.71
6	—	323	166.00–173.00	169.74
4	—	423	140.00–151.00	145.79
6	—	623	109.00–115.00	112.11
10	—	523	120.00–130.00	125.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	323	128.00–136.00	132.28
12	—	373	128.00–136.00	132.24
8	—	423	128.00–138.00	133.27
8	—	523	108.00–115.00	111.65
12	—	473	119.00–129.00	124.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	628	115.00	115.00
14	—	667	114.75–117.00	115.41
3	—	853	107.00	107.00
13	—	541	117.50–124.00	120.32
10	—	774	109.50–113.25	110.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	559	134.25–136.25	135.14
19	—	684	123.00–125.00	124.58
5	—	537	138.50	138.50
14	—	784	118.75–119.00	118.86
16	—	887	110.00	110.00
4	—	608	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	122.00–131.00	126.68
8	—	423	154.00–165.00	159.79
14	—	323	166.00–175.00	170.81
6	—	673	117.00–126.00	121.65
4	—	373	166.00–175.00	170.77

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,163	810.00–1,150.00	1,013.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	50.00–53.75	52.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	44.00–49.00	46.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,650	78.00–86.50	82.64

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle