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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Oct 7

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

387 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 430▼ 528 vs year ago 915 · −57.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 88▼ 22 vs year ago 55 · −40.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

81 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 116▼ 76 vs year ago 157 · −48.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1-4 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-4 lower, and slaughter bulls had no trend.

Grouped wean 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.99/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$114.99

79 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$11.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.65

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	542	121.40	658	35
Medium and Large 1	550	109.89	605	44

One grade step is worth $11.51/cwt here — about $53 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 sale79 hd

114.99

—

MS average13 barns · 1,208 hd

115.64

−0.65

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	1,513	79.65	1,205	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	48.93	502	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	886	40.86	362	11

Every lot

28 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	133.67/cwt	130.00–137.00	632	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	130.69/cwt	126.00–135.00	684	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	121.20/cwt	116.00–126.00	694	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	120.66/cwt	116.00–125.00	752	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	114.55/cwt	113.00–116.00	771	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	115.27/cwt	110.00–120.00	488	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	112.67/cwt	109.00–116.00	533	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	493	117.04/cwt	113.10–122.00	577	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	106.69/cwt	102.00–111.00	558	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	122.91/cwt	115.00–124.40	687	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	107.64/cwt	104.00–111.00	617	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	108.11/cwt	105.00–111.00	674	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	110.03/cwt	109.00–111.00	741	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	112.06/cwt	110.00–114.00	810	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	152.88/cwt	147.00–158.00	494	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	134.24/cwt	130.00–138.00	501	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	133.27/cwt	128.00–138.00	564	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	122.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	580	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	119.13/cwt	116.00–122.00	623	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	114.12/cwt	111.00–117.00	654	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	109.66/cwt	105.00–114.00	683	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,248	74.70/cwt	72.00–76.50	932	4
Bulls	—	—	1,778	84.59/cwt	83.00–85.75	1,504	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	36.42/cwt	33.50–39.00	291	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	46.18/cwt	44.00–48.50	457	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	48.93/cwt	46.00–51.00	502	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,006.82/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	11,075	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,276.25/cwt	1,125.00–1,400.00	12,763	10

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 Oct 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 430Year ago 915

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 88Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 116Year ago 157

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1-4 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-4 lower, and slaughter bulls had no trend.

Grouped wean feeder cattle 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
4	—	323	147.00–158.00	152.88
6	—	373	130.00–138.00	134.24
6	—	423	128.00–138.00	133.27
8	—	523	116.00–122.00	119.13
4	—	573	111.00–117.00	114.12
10	—	623	105.00–114.00	109.66
6	—	473	120.00–125.00	122.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	110.00–120.00	115.27
12	—	523	102.00–111.00	106.69
4	—	723	110.00–114.00	112.06
8	—	573	104.00–111.00	107.64
4	—	473	109.00–116.00	112.67
4	—	623	105.00–111.00	108.11
4	—	673	109.00–111.00	110.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	559	115.00–124.40	122.91
9	—	493	113.10–122.00	117.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	573	116.00–126.00	121.20
4	—	673	113.00–116.00	114.55
6	—	473	130.00–137.00	133.67
6	—	523	126.00–135.00	130.69
4	—	623	116.00–125.00	120.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	46.00–51.00	48.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	800	33.50–39.00	36.42
5	—	990	44.00–48.50	46.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,778	83.00–85.75	84.59
4	—	1,248	72.00–76.50	74.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,100	800.00–1,150.00	1,006.82

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	10	—	1,000	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,276.25

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.