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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Apr 29

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

436 head

▲ 137 vs last sale 299▲ 436 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 33▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

179 head

▲ 130 vs last sale 49▲ 179 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers were lower 1-8 ; feeder heifers were lower 1-11 ; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as number 1-2s ; slaughter cows were lower 1-5 ; slaughter bulls were lower 1-2 ; lot of interest in bred cows and pairs

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $118.82/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$118.82

186 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$126

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

$34.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.42

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	469	132.45	621	24
Medium and Large 3	385	124.42	478	26
Medium and Large 1-2	665	116.01	772	131
Medium and Large 1	764	97.83	747	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.63/cwt here — about −$126 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 sale186 hd

118.82

—

MS average12 barns · 1,273 hd

124.24

−5.42

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	1,650	88.41	1,459	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	55.16	627	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,603	52.57	843	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	50.75	508	8thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	273	128.12/cwt	120.00–135.00	350	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	144.48/cwt	141.00–147.50	467	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	135.88/cwt	130.00–141.00	439	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	143.42/cwt	136.00–150.00	535	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	126.13/cwt	115.00–136.00	470	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	547	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	146.58/cwt	145.00–148.00	620	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	133.04/cwt	131.00–135.00	644	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	111.78/cwt	105.00–118.00	585	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	130.39/cwt	128.50–138.00	705	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	125.23/cwt	124.00–125.50	706	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	110.07/cwt	108.00–112.00	686	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	113.85/cwt	110.00–117.25	714	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	105.17/cwt	100.00–110.00	708	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	102.38/cwt	100.00–105.00	732	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	113.67/cwt	103.00–115.10	840	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	736	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	96.30/cwt	96.30–96.30	811	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	864	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	783	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	770	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	223	121.85/cwt	118.00–125.00	272	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	135.41/cwt	130.00–140.00	370	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	398	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	103.91/cwt	90.00–116.00	336	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	126.24/cwt	122.00–130.00	471	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	116.32/cwt	110.00–122.00	492	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	114.14/cwt	112.00–115.00	532	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	104.14/cwt	90.00–117.00	493	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	107.30/cwt	100.00–114.00	561	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	107.75/cwt	107.75–107.75	588	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	104.90/cwt	102.50–108.50	605	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	98.15/cwt	97.00–102.50	629	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	94.62/cwt	91.00–98.00	637	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	104.89/cwt	95.00–112.00	707	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	741	90.25/cwt	90.25–90.25	669	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	80.03/cwt	70.00–90.00	611	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	716	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	718	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,650	88.41/cwt	86.50–90.00	1,459	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	50.75/cwt	45.00–55.00	508	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	53.46/cwt	52.00–54.50	548	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	56.86/cwt	54.00–59.50	711	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,603	52.57/cwt	51.00–54.00	843	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,235	1,370.95/cwt	1,125.00–1,500.00	16,931	50
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	983	1,406.95/cwt	1,075.00–1,660.00	13,830	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	1,575.11/cwt	1,200.00–1,795.00	18,114	60

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 Apr 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 299Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 179Last week 49Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	627	110.00–117.25	113.85
24	—	541	128.50–138.00	130.39
8	—	484	131.00–135.00	133.04
3	—	377	145.00	145.00
11	—	564	124.00–125.50	125.23
2	—	963	80.00	80.00
2	—	855	101.00	101.00
22	—	842	96.30	96.30
34	—	739	103.00–115.10	113.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	130.00–141.00	135.88
6	—	273	120.00–135.00	128.12
8	—	523	105.00–118.00	111.78
6	—	373	115.00–136.00	126.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	100.00–110.00	105.17
4	—	623	108.00–112.00	110.07
6	—	423	145.00–148.00	146.58
6	—	373	136.00–150.00	143.42
4	—	323	141.00–147.50	144.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	95.00	95.00
3	—	715	100.00–105.00	102.38
1	—	900	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	81.00	81.00
2	—	763	70.00–90.00	80.03
1	—	875	82.00	82.00
1	—	805	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	90.00–116.00	103.91
4	—	223	118.00–125.00	121.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	741	90.25	90.25
2	—	318	125.00	125.00
10	—	577	102.50–108.50	104.90
7	—	674	95.00–112.00	104.89
19	—	641	97.00–102.50	98.15
17	—	546	107.75	107.75
17	—	466	112.00–115.00	114.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	673	91.00–98.00	94.62
6	—	273	130.00–140.00	135.41
4	—	473	90.00–117.00	104.14
6	—	523	100.00–114.00	107.30
6	—	423	110.00–122.00	116.32
4	—	373	122.00–130.00	126.24

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)	50	—	1,235	1,125.00–1,500.00	1,370.95

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	60	—	1,150	1,200.00–1,795.00	1,575.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	983	1,075.00–1,660.00	1,406.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	52.00–54.50	53.46
6	—	1,250	54.00–59.50	56.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,000	45.00–55.00	50.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,603	51.00–54.00	52.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,650	86.50–90.00	88.41

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.