Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2020-02-19

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Feb 19
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
320 head
▼ 113 vs last sale 433▲ 320 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 37▲ 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
136 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 92▲ 136 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 400# were lower 1-6 , over 400# were higher 1-6 ; feeder heifers under 400# were steady , over 400# were higher 4-6 ; calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2 ; slaughter cow were steady ; slaughter bulls were lower 1-2

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.66/cwt on 91 head.
Average price
$136.66
91 head · 433 lb average
Value per head Derived
$592
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$187
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.07
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1413143.5859452
Medium and Large 1-2578128.7574421
Medium and Large 3323125.9040718thin
One grade step is worth $17.68/cwt here — about $187 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 sale91 hd
136.66
—
MS average13 barns · 1,171 hd
133.59
+3.07
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—High1,57085.391,34112
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35061.008246thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,06058.2761726
CowsLean 85-90%Average93844.704198thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223181.38/cwt180.00–182.504046
Steers—Medium and Large 1273172.71/cwt170.00–175.004716
Steers—Medium and Large 1323170.53/cwt170.00–171.005514
Steers—Medium and Large 3323140.70/cwt130.00–150.004548
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324156.14/cwt150.00–170.005067
Steers—Medium and Large 1373164.77/cwt160.00–169.006156
Steers—Medium and Large 1423162.90/cwt155.00–170.006896
Steers—Medium and Large 3423135.74/cwt131.00–140.005744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2450155.00/cwt155.00–155.006984
Steers—Medium and Large 1473152.10/cwt150.00–154.007194
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510150.00/cwt150.00–150.007653
Steers—Medium and Large 1523147.78/cwt141.00–154.007734
Steers—Medium and Large 1573145.36/cwt142.50–148.008334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635141.75/cwt141.75–141.759005
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715126.25/cwt126.25–126.259035
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3223122.81/cwt114.00–130.002746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273151.02/cwt147.50–154.004128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2276151.50/cwt151.50–151.504184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323145.35/cwt140.00–150.004696
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323132.74/cwt129.00–136.004296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373144.83/cwt139.00–150.005408
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2398144.00/cwt144.00–144.005732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423148.00/cwt143.00–152.5062612
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423122.16/cwt114.00–129.505176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473144.17/cwt135.00–152.5068210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523130.35/cwt128.00–132.506824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2593124.50/cwt124.50–124.507385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623122.07/cwt120.00–124.007604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635122.00/cwt122.00–122.007753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2693120.50/cwt120.50–120.508352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770118.75/cwt118.75–118.759142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2813114.25/cwt114.25–114.259293
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438145.00/cwt145.00–145.006352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562142.00/cwt142.00–142.007983
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20081.44/cwt78.00–83.509774
Bulls——1,75587.37/cwt82.50–91.001,5338
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82537.18/cwt35.00–39.003072
Cows—Lean 85-90%97547.21/cwt41.00–52.004606
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02552.01/cwt48.50–54.505338
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07561.05/cwt55.00–65.0065618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35061.00/cwt58.50–63.008246
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1801,185.91/cwt850.00–1,375.0013,99420
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0621,244.04/cwt1,100.00–1,350.0013,21217
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,126.74/cwt900.00–1,275.0012,11216
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1501,308.70/cwt1,125.00–1,450.0015,0504

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.