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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Aug 12

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← Aug 5Aug 12Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

696 head

▲ 314 vs last sale 382▲ 66 vs year ago 630 · +10.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 51▼ 18 vs year ago 75 · −24.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 88▲ 48 vs year ago 20 · +240.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls had no trend. Wean grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

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 $136.23/cwt on 235 head.

Average price

$136.23

235 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

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

$0.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.90

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	577	136.45	787	145
Medium and Large 1	559	135.88	759	90

One grade step is worth $0.57/cwt here — about $28 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 sale235 hd

136.23

—

MS average13 barns · 1,528 hd

137.13

−0.90

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	1,740	88.19	1,535	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	57.93	594	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	921	50.55	466	21

Every lot

37 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	152.79/cwt	147.00–158.00	646	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	145.76/cwt	140.00–149.00	627	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	143.67/cwt	140.00–147.00	680	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	137.22/cwt	132.00–142.00	718	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	138.87/cwt	136.75–145.00	739	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	138.07/cwt	137.00–139.00	781	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	135.20/cwt	130.00–140.00	775	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	137.30/cwt	136.60–139.00	840	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	131.14/cwt	127.00–135.00	817	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	121.62/cwt	118.00–125.00	819	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	679	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	861	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	121.79/cwt	120.25–124.50	871	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	120.64/cwt	116.00–125.00	872	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	144.28/cwt	140.00–148.00	466	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	380	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	502	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	128.27/cwt	123.00–133.00	543	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	435	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	557	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	472	123.87/cwt	117.00–127.25	585	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	125.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	592	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	506	125.13/cwt	124.50–127.50	633	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	120.69/cwt	116.00–125.00	631	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	123.33/cwt	120.25–125.00	705	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	118.64/cwt	115.00–122.00	680	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	120.70/cwt	115.00–126.00	752	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	120.68/cwt	115.00–126.00	812	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	135.74/cwt	131.00–140.00	574	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	135.71/cwt	131.00–140.00	642	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	125.22/cwt	120.00–130.00	655	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	118.20/cwt	113.00–123.00	677	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	114.59/cwt	112.00–117.00	714	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	114.58/cwt	112.00–117.00	771	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,740	88.19/cwt	82.50–92.50	1,535	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	783	46.44/cwt	45.00–49.50	364	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	57.93/cwt	55.00–60.00	594	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	53.63/cwt	51.00–55.50	550	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,205.26/cwt	1,020.00–1,340.00	11,450	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	831.30/cwt	780.00–870.00	10,250	12

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 Aug 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 696Last week 382Year ago 630

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 51Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 88Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	131.00–140.00	135.74
4	—	473	131.00–140.00	135.71
6	—	573	113.00–123.00	118.20
6	—	623	112.00–117.00	114.59
6	—	673	112.00–117.00	114.58
8	—	523	120.00–130.00	125.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	573	130.00–140.00	135.20
6	—	423	147.00–158.00	152.79
6	—	673	118.00–125.00	121.62
10	—	723	116.00–125.00	120.64
12	—	623	127.00–135.00	131.14
14	—	523	132.00–142.00	137.22
24	—	473	140.00–147.00	143.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	532	136.75–145.00	138.87
11	—	715	120.25–124.50	121.79
14	—	430	140.00–149.00	145.76
15	—	679	126.75	126.75
32	—	612	136.60–139.00	137.30
35	—	566	137.00–139.00	138.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	123.00–133.00	128.27
8	—	573	115.00–122.00	118.64
8	—	623	115.00–126.00	120.70
8	—	673	115.00–126.00	120.68
12	—	523	116.00–125.00	120.69
10	—	473	120.00–130.00	125.24
6	—	323	140.00–148.00	144.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	572	120.25–125.00	123.33
4	—	435	128.00	128.00
11	—	380	132.00	132.00
23	—	472	117.00–127.25	123.87
35	—	506	124.50–127.50	125.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	950	1,020.00–1,340.00	1,205.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,233	780.00–870.00	831.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,740	82.50–92.50	88.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	55.00–60.00	57.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	783	45.00–49.50	46.44
12	—	1,025	51.00–55.50	53.63

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.