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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Feb 26

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← Feb 19Feb 26Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

468 head

▲ 148 vs last sale 320▲ 468 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 49▲ 90 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

116 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 136▲ 116 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers are higher 1-10 ; feeder heifers are steady to 8 higher ; feeder calf groups were reported as 1-2 and were weaned with 2 rounds of shots ; most feeder calves showed good Quality ;slaughter cows were higher 1-3 ;slaughter bulls were higher 1-4

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.18/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$131.18

174 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$29.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.35

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	135.71	656	68
Medium and Large 2	449	131.07	588	62
Medium and Large 1-2	558	128.45	716	36
Medium and Large 2-3	612	105.75	647	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.96/cwt here — about $9 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 sale174 hd

131.18

—

MS average13 barns · 1,100 hd

130.83

+0.35

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	—	Average	1,574	85.24	1,341	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	62.41	905	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,116	60.68	677	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	50.11	514	12

Every lot

46 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	175.41/cwt	170.00–180.00	479	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	176.69/cwt	170.00–182.50	571	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	168.14/cwt	166.00–170.00	543	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	171.95/cwt	164.00–179.00	641	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	159.23/cwt	155.00–164.00	594	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	159.74/cwt	155.00–164.00	676	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	151.69/cwt	148.00–155.00	642	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	164.19/cwt	160.00–168.00	777	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	154.19/cwt	150.00–158.00	729	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	827	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	146.13/cwt	143.00–149.00	764	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	147.85/cwt	145.50–151.00	852	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	132.04/cwt	131.00–133.00	823	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	129.88/cwt	126.00–134.00	875	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	120.93/cwt	119.00–122.75	874	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	123.99/cwt	120.50–126.00	900	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	156.77/cwt	150.00–162.50	428	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	411	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	154.74/cwt	151.00–158.00	500	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	138.14/cwt	136.00–140.00	446	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	148.48/cwt	140.00–156.00	554	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	136.71/cwt	133.00–140.00	510	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	502	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	141.69/cwt	138.00–145.00	599	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	134.21/cwt	130.00–138.00	568	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	134.19/cwt	130.00–138.00	635	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	128.10/cwt	126.00–130.00	606	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	134.17/cwt	130.00–138.00	702	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	127.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	667	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	558	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	583	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	126.95/cwt	124.50–128.50	725	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	120.56/cwt	119.00–122.00	691	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	125.86/cwt	124.00–126.50	779	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	666	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	713	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	827	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	108.96/cwt	98.00–119.25	788	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	99.73/cwt	91.00–108.00	821	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	77.80/cwt	71.50–82.00	973	6
Bulls	—	—	1,768	89.70/cwt	82.50–95.00	1,586	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	53.80/cwt	50.00–56.50	551	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	50.11/cwt	42.50–55.50	514	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	63.22/cwt	57.00–68.00	727	38
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	62.41/cwt	58.00–66.00	905	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,133	1,103.60/cwt	760.00–1,310.00	12,504	32
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	1,064.39/cwt	1,000.00–1,110.00	10,910	32

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS

Wed Feb 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 468Last week 320Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 136Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	523	125.00–130.00	127.61
14	—	423	130.00–138.00	134.21
12	—	473	126.00–130.00	128.10
8	—	573	119.00–122.00	120.56
6	—	323	136.00–140.00	138.14
12	—	373	133.00–140.00	136.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	323	151.00–158.00	154.74
8	—	723	98.00–119.25	108.96
8	—	523	130.00–138.00	134.17
6	—	823	91.00–108.00	99.73
6	—	423	138.00–145.00	141.69
4	—	273	150.00–162.50	156.77
14	—	473	130.00–138.00	134.19
12	—	373	140.00–156.00	148.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	666	107.00	107.00
4	—	558	104.50	104.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	688	120.25	120.25
3	—	415	140.00	140.00
16	—	571	124.50–128.50	126.95
8	—	619	124.00–126.50	125.86
2	—	373	134.50	134.50
2	—	278	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	576	145.50–151.00	147.85
11	—	726	120.50–126.00	123.99
8	—	674	126.00–134.00	129.88
5	—	495	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	148.00–155.00	151.69
10	—	323	166.00–170.00	168.14
6	—	623	131.00–133.00	132.04
6	—	473	150.00–158.00	154.19
6	—	373	155.00–164.00	159.23
4	—	523	143.00–149.00	146.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	323	170.00–182.50	176.69
6	—	723	119.00–122.75	120.93
6	—	423	155.00–164.00	159.74
6	—	373	164.00–179.00	171.95
6	—	273	170.00–180.00	175.41
4	—	473	160.00–168.00	164.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,133	760.00–1,310.00	1,103.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,025	1,000.00–1,110.00	1,064.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	42.50–55.50	50.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,450	58.00–66.00	62.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,150	57.00–68.00	63.22
14	—	1,025	50.00–56.50	53.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,250	71.50–82.00	77.80
10	—	1,768	82.50–95.00	89.70

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.