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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Dec 9

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

717 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 717▲ 0 vs year ago 717 · +0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 87▲ 0 vs year ago 87 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 111▲ 0 vs year ago 111 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $119.53/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$119.53

117 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$12

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

$8.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.87

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	441	124.10	547	55
Medium and Large 1	484	115.47	559	62

One grade step is worth $8.64/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale117 hd

119.53

—

MS average13 barns · 1,579 hd

121.40

−1.87

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	1,490	78.51	1,170	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	49.93	512	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	43.59	410	16

Every lot

33 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	273	170.41/cwt	165.00–175.00	465	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	168.81/cwt	164.00–173.00	545	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	168.77/cwt	164.00–173.00	630	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	161.27/cwt	156.00–166.00	682	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	153.71/cwt	149.00–158.00	727	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	139.48/cwt	134.00–144.50	729	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	538	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	764	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	125.20/cwt	120.00–130.00	717	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	733	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	115.59/cwt	113.00–118.00	720	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	113.92/cwt	112.50–115.25	824	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	113.92/cwt	112.50–115.25	881	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	331	137.96/cwt	136.00–144.00	457	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	360	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	472	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	130.83/cwt	125.00–136.00	488	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	122.27/cwt	117.00–127.00	517	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	470	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	573	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	115.24/cwt	110.00–120.00	545	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	114.60/cwt	114.25–115.00	595	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	109.17/cwt	105.00–113.00	571	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	106.16/cwt	102.00–110.00	608	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	103.11/cwt	100.00–106.00	642	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	658	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	137.24/cwt	132.00–142.00	649	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	115.20/cwt	110.00–120.00	660	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	107.11/cwt	104.00–110.00	667	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	78.51/cwt	70.00–83.00	1,170	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	40.66/cwt	38.00–43.00	325	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	49.93/cwt	47.00–52.00	512	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	45.34/cwt	43.00–47.00	465	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	875	720.00/cwt	600.00–810.00	6,300	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	1,092.86/cwt	850.00–1,275.00	12,437	40

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 Dec 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 717Last week 717Year ago 717

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 87Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 111Last week 111Year ago 111

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 3 -5 lower, 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	—	1,025	43.00–47.00	45.34
6	—	800	38.00–43.00	40.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	47.00–52.00	49.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,490	70.00–83.00	78.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	132.00–142.00	137.24
10	—	573	110.00–120.00	115.20
10	—	623	104.00–110.00	107.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	519	114.25–115.00	114.60
4	—	658	100.00	100.00
10	—	360	131.00	131.00
15	—	331	136.00–144.00	137.96
9	—	470	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	373	125.00–136.00	130.83
6	—	573	102.00–110.00	106.16
10	—	423	117.00–127.00	122.27
14	—	523	105.00–113.00	109.17
16	—	473	110.00–120.00	115.24
6	—	623	100.00–106.00	103.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	120.00–130.00	125.20
8	—	273	165.00–175.00	170.41
10	—	373	164.00–173.00	168.77
8	—	423	156.00–166.00	161.27
10	—	323	164.00–173.00	168.81
6	—	773	112.50–115.25	113.92
12	—	623	113.00–118.00	115.59
10	—	523	134.00–144.50	139.48
6	—	473	149.00–158.00	153.71
6	—	723	112.50–115.25	113.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	700	113.00	113.00
5	—	611	120.00	120.00
5	—	538	142.00	142.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	875	600.00–810.00	720.00

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)	40	—	1,138	850.00–1,275.00	1,092.86

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.