Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2020-05-27

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, May 27
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
514 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 496▲ 514 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 58▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
226 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 201▲ 226 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 higher 3-8 ; feeder heifers were higher 2-8 ; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s ; slaughter cows were lower 1-3 ; slaughter bulls were steady

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $138.94/cwt on 163 head.
Average price
$138.94
163 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$710
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$43
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$13.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.54
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2407145.7059344
Medium and Large 1550142.0078223
Medium and Large 1-2568135.5077084
Medium and Large 3415132.3655012thin
One grade step is worth $13.34/cwt here — about $43 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 sale163 hd
138.94
—
MS average13 barns · 1,240 hd
135.40
+3.54
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—High1,74091.121,5858thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39859.8183610
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15057.1865820
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02549.6350912

Every lot

52 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 1223167.75/cwt165.00–170.003744
Steers—Medium and Large 1323163.60/cwt162.00–165.005284
Steers—Medium and Large 2323159.01/cwt155.00–162.5051410
Steers—Medium and Large 3323141.86/cwt132.50–150.004584
Steers—Medium and Large 2373150.30/cwt145.00–155.0056114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2400153.50/cwt153.50–153.5061412
Steers—Medium and Large 3400130.00/cwt130.00–130.005204
Steers—Medium and Large 2423141.58/cwt135.00–147.5059910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2492140.14/cwt140.00–140.5068928
Steers—Medium and Large 2523130.08/cwt122.00–137.5068010
Steers—Medium and Large 3523125.22/cwt120.00–130.006554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523121.00/cwt121.00–121.006334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2561138.00/cwt138.00–138.0077413
Steers—Medium and Large 1573140.20/cwt135.00–145.008034
Steers—Medium and Large 1673132.58/cwt130.00–135.008924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683130.00/cwt130.00–130.008887
Steers—Medium and Large 1715133.50/cwt130.00–137.009552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723124.47/cwt123.00–125.7590011
Steers—Medium and Large 1770120.00/cwt120.00–120.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773118.50/cwt118.50–118.509166
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805116.00/cwt116.00–116.009343
Steers—Medium and Large 1823115.62/cwt111.00–120.009524
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223158.26/cwt150.00–165.003536
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223140.96/cwt136.00–145.003144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323147.00/cwt147.00–147.004754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323140.35/cwt135.00–145.004538
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323125.29/cwt117.00–132.504058
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2396144.00/cwt144.00–144.0057010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423125.27/cwt120.00–130.005308
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423115.27/cwt110.00–120.004886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466130.25/cwt130.00–131.0060720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473133.93/cwt130.00–137.506336
Heifers—Medium and Large 3-4479121.00/cwt121.00–121.005805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523125.22/cwt120.00–130.006554
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523120.89/cwt117.50–124.0063212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523112.17/cwt108.00–116.005876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537123.00/cwt123.00–123.006613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562124.99/cwt118.00–129.5070213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3-4570111.00/cwt111.00–111.006333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573123.50/cwt117.00–129.507084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623113.11/cwt110.00–116.007056
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623107.59/cwt105.00–110.006706
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675116.00/cwt116.00–116.007832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2703106.94/cwt105.00–107.507529
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,74091.12/cwt86.00–95.001,5858
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02555.17/cwt54.00–56.0056510
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02549.63/cwt47.00–51.5050912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27559.18/cwt56.00–62.0075510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39859.81/cwt55.00–64.0083610
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1081,327.20/cwt1,130.00–1,450.0014,70514
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2381,336.87/cwt1,025.00–1,500.0016,55078
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1981,353.18/cwt950.00–1,575.0016,211120

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.