Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2019-08-14

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Aug 14
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
630 head
▲ 630 vs last sale 0▲ 630 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 0▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 0▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.54/cwt on 158 head.
Average price
$117.54
158 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$588
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$17
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$5.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.37
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2424118.385028thin
Medium and Large 2-3466118.0455014thin
Medium and Large 1-2512117.70603129
Medium and Large 3431112.584857thin
One grade step is worth $5.80/cwt here — about $17 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 sale158 hd
117.54
—
MS average4 barns · 498 hd
115.17
+2.37
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,69783.591,4186thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21857.8670535
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56957.469025thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average96152.6350617

Every lot

88 lots · USDA AMS · Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230174.00/cwt174.00–174.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 3245126.00/cwt126.00–126.003091
Steers—Medium and Large 3260159.00/cwt159.00–159.004131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273170.59/cwt161.00–180.004662
Steers—Medium and Large 2295134.00/cwt134.00–134.003951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305159.00/cwt159.00–159.004851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350156.00/cwt156.00–156.005461
Steers—Medium and Large 3395148.00/cwt148.00–148.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420136.00/cwt136.00–136.005711
Steers—Medium and Large 2420122.00/cwt122.00–122.005121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2439143.81/cwt140.00–144.5063110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460137.10/cwt136.00–141.0063112
Steers—Medium and Large 2467139.99/cwt139.00–140.506543
Steers—Medium and Large 3480128.76/cwt120.00–135.506183
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515125.00/cwt125.00–125.006446
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525133.71/cwt123.00–136.0070214
Steers—Medium and Large 2555123.00/cwt123.00–123.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569132.16/cwt124.00–134.7575221
Steers—Medium and Large 3583112.47/cwt110.00–115.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619130.18/cwt122.50–131.0080632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666128.66/cwt115.00–130.2585719
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713126.96/cwt126.75–127.009056
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230148.00/cwt148.00–148.003401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240126.00/cwt126.00–126.003021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265127.55/cwt125.00–130.003382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290120.00/cwt120.00–120.003481
Heifers—Medium and Large 3295137.00/cwt137.00–137.004041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2316132.25/cwt120.00–140.004188
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3318125.76/cwt120.00–132.004002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320143.00/cwt143.00–143.004581
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320117.03/cwt110.00–125.003742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370120.00/cwt120.00–120.004441
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375111.00/cwt111.00–111.004161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377119.68/cwt117.00–122.504516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385119.00/cwt119.00–119.004581
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415110.00/cwt110.00–110.004571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425119.92/cwt113.50–124.5051015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430114.50/cwt114.00–115.004922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3445112.00/cwt112.00–112.004981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483118.33/cwt110.00–120.5057224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500107.00/cwt107.00–107.005351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3506117.00/cwt117.00–117.0059210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537119.20/cwt110.00–122.5064042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575112.62/cwt106.00–115.0064815
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575111.00/cwt111.00–111.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2636110.53/cwt103.00–112.907039
Heifers—Medium and Large 371585.00/cwt85.00–85.006081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-275898.49/cwt97.00–100.007472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2815102.00/cwt102.00–102.008311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282595.60/cwt87.00–100.007895
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225182.50/cwt182.50–182.504111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2273135.65/cwt130.00–141.003702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330143.36/cwt130.00–158.004732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2332143.04/cwt138.00–149.004753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375144.71/cwt137.00–149.005433
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418130.49/cwt125.00–138.005454
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425131.78/cwt128.00–139.005606
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3427123.64/cwt122.00–127.005283
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428124.23/cwt124.00–126.005328
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470133.53/cwt126.00–141.006283
Bulls—Medium and Large 3477118.98/cwt116.00–121.005683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480115.51/cwt115.00–116.005542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505122.36/cwt117.00–129.506184
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530112.43/cwt110.00–115.005962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590107.50/cwt105.00–110.006342
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590100.00/cwt100.00–100.005901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610105.00/cwt105.00–105.006411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615109.50/cwt107.00–112.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650106.00/cwt101.00–111.006892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Source/Aged65092.00/cwt92.00–92.005981
Bulls—Medium and Large 367598.57/cwt96.00–104.006653
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43577.15/cwt73.50–80.501,1072
Bulls——1,76885.83/cwt84.00–87.001,5173
Bulls——2,00589.75/cwt89.75–89.751,7991
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84053.50/cwt53.50–53.504491
Cows—Lean 85-90%95545.00/cwt45.00–45.004301
Cows—Lean 85-90%96853.91/cwt52.50–54.5052214
Cows—Lean 85-90%98541.50/cwt41.50–41.504091
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19256.80/cwt52.00–58.5067720
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22850.50/cwt49.50–51.506202
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25760.63/cwt59.00–63.5076213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56957.46/cwt56.00–59.759025
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,245.00/cwt1,190.00–1,300.0015,9362
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,220.00/cwt1,220.00–1,220.0015,3721
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4251,520.00/cwt1,520.00–1,520.0021,6601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29651,120.00/cwt1,120.00–1,120.0010,8081
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2918801.67/cwt760.00–840.007,3593

This sale against other markets

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.