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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Oct 14

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← Oct 7Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

393 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 387▲ 61 vs year ago 332 · +18.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 33▲ 23 vs year ago 43 · +53.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 81▲ 46 vs year ago 45 · +102.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $138.10/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$138.10

83 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$55

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

$5.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.41

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	139.02	631	69
Medium and Large 1-2	514	133.57	686	14thin

One grade step is worth $5.45/cwt here — about −$55 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 sale83 hd

138.10

—

MS average13 barns · 1,012 hd

132.69

+5.41

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	—	Average	1,755	74.07	1,300	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,050	48.29	507	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	923	41.29	381	22

Every lot

26 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	153.65/cwt	150.00–160.00	484	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	148.71/cwt	145.00–152.00	555	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	147.81/cwt	145.00–151.00	634	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	134.24/cwt	129.00–139.00	635	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	491	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	663	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	129.44/cwt	122.00–135.00	690	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	120.38/cwt	117.00–123.50	690	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	133.74/cwt	130.00–137.00	432	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	133.71/cwt	130.00–137.00	499	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	123.27/cwt	118.00–128.00	521	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	112.67/cwt	109.00–116.00	533	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	108.74/cwt	103.00–114.00	569	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	107.20/cwt	102.00–112.00	614	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	105.14/cwt	101.00–109.00	655	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	108.16/cwt	103.00–113.00	782	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	108.15/cwt	103.00–113.00	836	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	141.32/cwt	135.00–147.00	598	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	125.22/cwt	122.00–127.00	661	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	114.34/cwt	112.00–116.50	655	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,755	74.07/cwt	73.50–74.50	1,300	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	39.33/cwt	38.00–40.50	315	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	47.93/cwt	45.00–50.00	491	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	42.93/cwt	40.00–45.00	440	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	657	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	750.66/cwt	640.00–910.00	9,158	24

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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 393Last week 387Year ago 332

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 33Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 81Year ago 45

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	800	38.00–40.50	39.33
12	—	1,025	40.00–45.00	42.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	51.50	51.50
18	—	1,025	45.00–50.00	47.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,755	73.50–74.50	74.07

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	122.00–127.00	125.22
10	—	573	112.00–116.50	114.34
10	—	423	135.00–147.00	141.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	429	145.00–151.00	147.81
10	—	573	117.00–123.50	120.38
9	—	315	150.00–160.00	153.65
14	—	473	129.00–139.00	134.24
8	—	373	145.00–152.00	148.71
11	—	533	122.00–135.00	129.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	130.00	130.00
10	—	491	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	103.00–113.00	108.15
14	—	473	109.00–116.00	112.67
14	—	523	103.00–114.00	108.74
6	—	373	130.00–137.00	133.71
10	—	573	102.00–112.00	107.20
8	—	423	118.00–128.00	123.27
6	—	323	130.00–137.00	133.74
2	—	723	103.00–113.00	108.16
6	—	623	101.00–109.00	105.14

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,220	640.00–910.00	750.66

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.