Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-10 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Wean 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 $140.43/cwt on 198 head.

Average price

$140.43

198 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$94

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

$12.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.67

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	148.83	768	60
Medium and Large 1-2	630	136.78	862	138

One grade step is worth $12.05/cwt here — about −$94 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 sale198 hd

140.43

—

MS average12 barns · 1,135 hd

146.10

−5.67

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	1,663	80.79	1,344	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,125	50.40	567	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	46.13	473	6thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	109.68/cwt	105.00–114.00	628	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	52.85/cwt	51.00–54.50	674	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	46.13/cwt	43.50–48.00	473	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	175.21/cwt	172.00–178.00	566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	116.64/cwt	113.00–120.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	134.69/cwt	130.00–139.00	704	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	138.77/cwt	134.00–143.00	518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	115.58/cwt	113.00–118.00	836	4
Bulls	—	—	1,663	80.79/cwt	76.75–84.00	1,344	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	48.76/cwt	47.00–50.00	500	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	128.89/cwt	125.00–132.50	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	125.02/cwt	119.00–130.50	591	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	124.13/cwt	120.00–128.00	835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	173.77/cwt	169.00–178.00	648	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	128.21/cwt	124.00–132.00	542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	106.14/cwt	102.00–110.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	106.13/cwt	102.00–110.00	714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	114.17/cwt	110.00–118.00	597	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	677	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	879	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	868	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	113.75/cwt	113.75–113.75	828	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	169.42/cwt	166.00–172.50	717	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	130.68/cwt	126.00–135.00	749	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	761	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	855	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	104.67/cwt	99.00–110.00	757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	104.66/cwt	99.00–110.00	809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	816	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	156.16/cwt	155.75–157.00	821	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	1,091.50/cwt	1,050.00–1,360.00	11,373	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	930.13/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	10,650	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	441	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	571	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	132.01/cwt	131.25–133.50	840	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	949	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	154.71/cwt	150.00–159.00	732	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	145.69/cwt	141.00–150.00	762	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	106.55/cwt	105.00–108.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	139.08/cwt	134.00–146.00	651	5

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 Dec 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 571Last week 890Year ago 625

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 0Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 0Year ago 102

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-10 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Wean grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	573	105.00–114.00	109.68
4	—	373	134.00–143.00	138.77
16	—	473	119.00–130.50	125.02
6	—	423	124.00–132.00	128.21
6	—	623	102.00–110.00	106.14
6	—	673	102.00–110.00	106.13
10	—	523	110.00–118.00	114.17
4	—	723	99.00–110.00	104.67
4	—	773	99.00–110.00	104.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	574	118.00	118.00
4	—	868	100.00	100.00
12	—	728	113.75	113.75
7	—	519	125.50	125.50
8	—	441	129.50	129.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	172.00–178.00	175.21
4	—	573	113.00–120.00	116.64
6	—	523	130.00–139.00	134.69
4	—	623	105.00–108.00	106.55
5	—	468	134.00–146.00	139.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	113.00–118.00	115.58
6	—	623	125.00–132.50	128.89
6	—	673	120.00–128.00	124.13
8	—	373	169.00–178.00	173.77
14	—	423	166.00–172.50	169.42
6	—	573	126.00–135.00	130.68
8	—	473	150.00–159.00	154.71
8	—	523	141.00–150.00	145.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	700	125.50	125.50
5	—	477	159.50	159.50
12	—	680	125.75	125.75
30	—	586	139.25	139.25
34	—	526	155.75–157.00	156.16
18	—	636	131.25–133.50	132.01
18	—	825	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	51.00–54.50	52.85
6	—	1,025	47.00–50.00	48.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	43.50–48.00	46.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,663	76.75–84.00	80.79

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,042	1,050.00–1,360.00	1,091.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,145	750.00–1,050.00	930.13

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