Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2019-10-30

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Oct 30
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
432 head
▼ 106 vs last sale 538▲ 432 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 56▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 86 vs last sale 140▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaughter cows were lower 1-3 with some lean cows going back home; slaughter bulls weaker ; feeder steers number 1 calves steady to 5 higher ;with number 3 calves lower 6-10; feeder heifers lower 1-10

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $127.03/cwt on 144 head.
Average price
$127.03
144 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$686
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.97
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553128.9671354
Medium and Large 2474127.2960421
Medium and Large 1-2575127.0773153
Medium and Large 3467120.0756016thin
One grade step is worth $8.89/cwt here — about $152 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 sale144 hd
127.03
—
MS average13 barns · 1,140 hd
131.00
−3.97
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—Average1,47567.179914thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,02541.184226thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,27340.935214thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96829.7728814

Every lot

57 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2273131.88/cwt125.00–140.003604
Steers—Medium and Large 1323156.40/cwt155.00–158.005054
Steers—Medium and Large 2323143.79/cwt141.00–147.004644
Steers—Medium and Large 3323127.33/cwt125.00–130.004116
Steers—Medium and Large 1373151.23/cwt147.00–156.005642
Steers—Medium and Large 3373127.35/cwt125.00–130.004752
Steers—Medium and Large 2418130.21/cwt126.00–138.005445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418130.00/cwt130.00–130.005436
Steers—Medium and Large 1473127.86/cwt125.00–131.006056
Steers—Medium and Large 1523127.35/cwt124.00–131.006668
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2541128.31/cwt128.00–130.0069412
Steers—Medium and Large 1573125.32/cwt121.00–130.0071814
Steers—Medium and Large 2573122.88/cwt120.00–126.007042
Steers—Medium and Large 3573113.84/cwt110.00–118.006524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575127.73/cwt121.00–129.2573411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623124.74/cwt119.00–129.0077719
Steers—Medium and Large 1623123.82/cwt119.00–129.0077114
Steers—Medium and Large 3623111.75/cwt105.00–119.006964
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664128.00/cwt128.00–128.008505
Steers—Medium and Large 1673126.97/cwt126.00–128.008556
Steers—Medium and Large 2723112.27/cwt105.00–120.008126
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223120.84/cwt115.00–128.002694
Heifers—Medium and Large 3223104.94/cwt100.00–111.002346
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273116.75/cwt114.00–120.003192
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323106.05/cwt100.00–113.003436
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373114.70/cwt110.00–120.004286
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373105.17/cwt100.00–111.003928
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423107.37/cwt105.00–110.004544
Heifers—Medium and Large 342388.15/cwt82.00–95.003734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473106.19/cwt100.00–113.0050210
Heifers—Medium and Large 347389.76/cwt85.00–95.004254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523108.22/cwt102.00–115.005666
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573104.32/cwt100.00–109.005984
Heifers—Medium and Large 357580.00/cwt80.00–80.004602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623101.93/cwt100.00–104.006354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658104.00/cwt104.00–104.006843
Heifers—Medium and Large 367473.22/cwt72.00–74.004945
Heifers—Medium and Large 272397.01/cwt96.00–98.007012
Heifers—Medium and Large 373273.28/cwt71.00–75.005367
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,47567.17/cwt59.00–72.009914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92523.49/cwt17.00–33.002178
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02541.18/cwt39.00–44.254226
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02538.14/cwt37.00–39.753916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27340.93/cwt38.00–44.255214
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2963731.43/cwt680.00–770.007,0442
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 11,035760.00/cwt760.00–760.007,8661
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,050880.00/cwt880.00–880.009,2401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 21,080760.00/cwt760.00–760.008,2081
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,145980.00/cwt980.00–980.0011,2211
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2860380.00/cwt380.00–380.003,2681
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2875720.00/cwt720.00–720.006,3001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2890409.49/cwt400.00–420.003,6442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,130860.00/cwt860.00–860.009,7181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,174670.95/cwt610.00–745.007,8777
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,218654.76/cwt650.00–660.007,9752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,415780.00/cwt780.00–780.0011,0371
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 2780570.00/cwt570.00–570.004,4461

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.