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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Aug 19

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← Aug 12Aug 19Sep 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

348 head

▼ 348 vs last sale 696▲ 348 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 57▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

119 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 68▲ 119 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale, feeder steers and heifers sold 3-5 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-2 lower, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Wean grouped feeder steers and heifers 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 $138.84/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$138.84

89 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$0.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.58

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	139.21	751	30
Medium and Large 1-2	535	138.65	742	59

One grade step is worth $0.56/cwt here — about $8 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 sale89 hd

138.84

—

MS average13 barns · 1,348 hd

141.42

−2.58

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	—	Low	1,444	84.71	1,223	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	57.93	594	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	936	50.38	472	14

Every lot

29 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	360	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	572	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	163.65/cwt	161.00–166.00	610	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	447	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	635	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	138.55/cwt	134.00–143.00	655	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	693	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	136.87/cwt	134.00–138.00	728	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	137.95/cwt	132.00–139.30	771	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	136.08/cwt	134.00–138.00	780	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	126.14/cwt	122.00–130.00	786	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	856	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	871	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	126.13/cwt	122.00–130.00	849	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	426	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	541	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	469	129.15/cwt	128.00–130.50	606	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	544	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	702	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	116.16/cwt	112.00–120.00	666	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	776	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	111.70/cwt	106.00–117.00	696	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	894	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	939	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	150.30/cwt	145.00–155.00	561	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	123.76/cwt	118.00–129.00	585	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	117.22/cwt	112.00–122.00	613	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,248	82.19/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,026	6
Bulls	—	—	1,738	88.49/cwt	86.50–90.00	1,538	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	750	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	338	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	51.28/cwt	48.00–54.50	496	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	57.93/cwt	55.00–60.00	594	18
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	1,251.83/cwt	1,040.00–1,380.00	13,870	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	1,105.23/cwt	800.00–1,300.00	14,257	20

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 696Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 119Last week 68Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks sale, feeder steers and heifers sold 3-5 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-2 lower, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Wean grouped feeder steers and heifers are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	473	118.00–129.00	123.76
6	—	523	112.00–122.00	117.22
6	—	373	145.00–155.00	150.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	611	127.00	127.00
13	—	469	128.00–130.50	129.15
9	—	544	129.00	129.00
8	—	426	127.00	127.00
7	—	894	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	106.00–117.00	111.70
8	—	573	112.00–120.00	116.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	122.00–130.00	126.13
4	—	623	122.00–130.00	126.14
10	—	532	134.00–138.00	136.87
6	—	573	134.00–138.00	136.08
6	—	373	161.00–166.00	163.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	136.50	136.50
3	—	447	142.00	142.00
3	—	360	159.00	159.00
28	—	559	132.00–139.30	137.95
12	—	473	134.00–143.00	138.55
5	—	655	133.00	133.00
4	—	633	135.25	135.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,248	78.00–85.00	82.19
4	—	1,738	86.50–90.00	88.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	967	48.00–54.50	51.28
2	—	750	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	55.00–60.00	57.93

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,108	1,040.00–1,380.00	1,251.83

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)	20	—	1,290	800.00–1,300.00	1,105.23

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.