Sale reports / Mississippi / Lucedale Livestock Auction / 2020-09-30

Lucedale Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Sep 30
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120
Feeder Cattle receipts
430 head
▼ 279 vs last sale 709▼ 224 vs year ago 654 · −34.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 55▲ 24 vs year ago 64 · +37.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
116 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 150▲ 31 vs year ago 85 · +36.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold 2.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $128.04/cwt on 66 head.
Average price
$128.04
66 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$87
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$13.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.78
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2467128.7360112thin
Medium and Large 1549128.3670552
Medium and Large 3445115.505142thin
One grade step is worth $13.22/cwt here — about $87 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 sale66 hd
128.04
—
MS average13 barns · 1,331 hd
132.82
−4.78
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—Average1,62080.141,2987thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15548.9356510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32346.266124thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average97943.1242210

Every lot

72 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1285151.80/cwt150.00–156.004334
Steers—Medium and Large 1325153.25/cwt150.00–158.004984
Steers—Medium and Large 2338142.49/cwt141.00–144.004822
Steers—Medium and Large 1360141.00/cwt141.00–141.005081
Steers—Medium and Large 2368141.00/cwt141.00–141.005191
Steers—Medium and Large 3405116.00/cwt116.00–116.004701
Steers—Medium and Large 1419138.56/cwt135.00–140.505816
Steers—Medium and Large 2476130.38/cwt129.00–132.006215
Steers—Medium and Large 3485115.00/cwt115.00–115.005581
Steers—Medium and Large 1513129.50/cwt129.00–130.006642
Steers—Medium and Large 2525116.15/cwt113.50–119.006102
Steers—Medium and Large 2565117.26/cwt116.50–118.006632
Steers—Medium and Large 1570127.00/cwt125.00–127.5072410
Steers—Medium and Large 1618120.55/cwt115.00–124.0074514
Steers—Medium and Large 1694115.50/cwt115.50–115.508026
Steers—Medium and Large 1713116.49/cwt114.50–119.008313
Steers—Medium and Large 1778111.51/cwt108.00–115.008682
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2228130.00/cwt130.00–130.002962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1233138.71/cwt135.00–142.503232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1250131.00/cwt131.00–131.003281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273125.53/cwt125.00–126.003432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310132.67/cwt128.00–137.504112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330120.00/cwt120.00–120.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1350121.00/cwt121.00–121.004241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390118.00/cwt118.00–118.004601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425106.02/cwt105.00–107.004512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1436112.66/cwt110.00–115.004914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460113.96/cwt112.00–121.005245
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483103.85/cwt102.50–106.005023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522104.16/cwt103.50–105.005443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563106.20/cwt102.00–112.005986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621104.10/cwt98.00–111.006467
Heifers—Medium and Large 168299.57/cwt95.00–105.006795
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1218169.98/cwt168.00–172.003712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270151.07/cwt150.00–152.004082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325154.09/cwt151.00–157.005012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1354150.99/cwt147.00–157.005354
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377140.96/cwt140.00–143.005313
Bulls—Medium and Large 3387133.99/cwt131.00–136.005193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427129.99/cwt125.00–135.005557
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478127.11/cwt124.00–130.006082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522122.05/cwt115.50–126.006376
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563110.68/cwt109.00–112.006233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1628106.17/cwt102.00–110.006676
Bulls—Medium and Large 1657104.69/cwt100.00–107.006883
Bulls—Medium and Large 172888.07/cwt84.00–92.006412
Bulls—Medium and Large 177087.98/cwt85.00–90.006773
Bulls—Medium and Large 182592.00/cwt92.00–92.007591
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,62080.14/cwt78.00–82.751,2987
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96546.88/cwt42.00–50.004526
Cows—Lean 85-90%97834.96/cwt32.50–38.003422
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02040.00/cwt40.00–40.004082
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13341.48/cwt40.00–43.004702
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16150.79/cwt48.00–53.505908
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32247.35/cwt46.50–49.006263
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32543.00/cwt43.00–43.005701
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2710710.00/cwt710.00–710.005,0411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2845700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,9152
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2898663.59/cwt600.00–700.005,9593
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,1801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,052733.50/cwt540.00–870.007,7167
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,063802.96/cwt600.00–950.008,5354
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,071709.00/cwt575.00–800.007,5934
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095550.00/cwt550.00–550.006,0231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135538.04/cwt520.00–550.006,1072
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,4701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2653807.93/cwt760.00–850.005,2764
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28301,160.00/cwt1,160.00–1,160.009,6282
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2915690.00/cwt690.00–690.006,3142
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0541,091.68/cwt760.00–1,310.0011,50619
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,160930.00/cwt930.00–930.0010,7882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,310980.00/cwt980.00–980.0012,8382

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.