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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Wednesdays

Sale of Wednesday, September 2, 2026

615 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (279)

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $384.59/cwt +8.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,665/hd at 433 lb · 33 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $354.35/cwt +13.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,683/hd at 475 lb · 28 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $390.96/cwt -43.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,466/hd at 375 lb · 20 head
Lucedale 5-weight heifers sold at $302/cwt, running $14/cwt below the MS average ($316) and $42/cwt under Meridian. MS 5-weight heifers are down $76 from their mid-July peak of $392. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 615 409 429
Feeder cattle 534 334 360
Slaughter cattle 33 37 41
Replacement cattle 48 38 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale Feeder Steers over 500# sold 12.00-20.00 Lower ; Light Steers under 500# sold mixed ; Most Classes of feeder Heifers sold 5.00-7.00 Lower ,with few classes 2.00-5.00 higher ; feeder groups were listed as #1-2s and weaned groups were listed added value ; Slaughter Cows sold 1.00-10.00 Lower ; Slaughter Bulls sold Firmer to 10.00 Higher with better bull than last week

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 322 7 310.00–520.00 $475.21 $1,530 —
400–449 425 8 372.00–385.00 $378.88 $1,610 -36.88
450–499 466 6 372.00–390.00 $378.42 $1,763 +1.06
500–549 525 8 340.00–350.00 $345.23 $1,812 -8.09
550–599 575 8 330.00–347.00 $338.86 $1,948 -11.05
600–649 625 4 318.50–323.00 $320.84 $2,005 -16.20
650–699 675 4 315.00–318.00 $316.55 $2,137 -8.45
710 710 1 302.00 $302.00 $2,144 —
795 795 1 291.00 $291.00 $2,313 —
800–845 823 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,304 -15.62
870–875 873 2 240.00–270.00 $255.04 $2,226 —
975–985 980 2 268.00–275.00 $271.48 $2,661 —
1005 1005 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,613 —
1055–1095 1068 3 250.00–260.00 $254.32 $2,716 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 2 335.00 $335.00 $184 —
399 value added 399 4 410.00 $410.00 $1,636 —
459 value added 459 3 378.00 $378.00 $1,735 —
505–506 value added 506 6 340.00–359.00 $352.68 $1,785 -20.55
600–613 value added 607 4 318.50–323.00 $320.77 $1,947 —
610 610 2 321.00 $321.00 $1,958 -7.25
675 value added 675 9 318.00 $318.00 $2,146 —
733 value added 733 2 308.00 $308.00 $2,258 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–449 425 8 360.00–370.00 $365.29 $1,552 -10.00
450–495 473 8 343.00–360.00 $351.90 $1,664 —
500–549 525 6 302.00–335.00 $319.27 $1,676 —
550–599 575 2 315.00–324.00 $319.69 $1,838 —
600–649 625 2 280.00–310.00 $295.59 $1,847 —
780 780 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,950 —
910 910 1 237.50 $237.50 $2,161 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 4 402.00–420.00 $411.80 $1,132 —
350–399 375 2 345.00–365.00 $355.65 $1,334 -31.66
550–599 575 2 262.00–295.00 $279.20 $1,605 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–399 375 4 335.00–370.00 $353.64 $1,326 —
400–449 425 10 325.00–365.00 $346.15 $1,471 -9.72
450–499 475 12 310.00–332.50 $321.83 $1,529 +1.31
500–549 525 12 300.00–314.00 $307.33 $1,613 -5.64
550–599 575 14 293.00–312.50 $303.17 $1,743 -5.95
600–649 625 12 292.00–315.00 $303.95 $1,900 -1.43
650–699 675 4 290.00–325.00 $308.14 $2,080 +23.11
705–725 715 2 290.00–302.50 $296.34 $2,119 +6.07
825 825 1 247.50 $247.50 $2,042 -41.50
880 880 1 227.50 $227.50 $2,002 ±0.00
900 900 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,475 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 4 370.00–400.00 $386.34 $1,062 —
300–349 325 6 341.00–380.00 $361.97 $1,176 -56.10
350–399 375 12 315.00–332.00 $324.06 $1,215 -40.59
400–449 425 10 310.00–325.00 $317.93 $1,351 ±0.00
450–499 475 4 290.00–302.50 $296.57 $1,409 -6.58
500–549 525 6 285.00–305.00 $295.47 $1,551 -4.29
550–599 575 4 250.00–290.00 $270.85 $1,557 +14.33
600–649 625 6 276.00–290.00 $283.27 $1,770 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 4 324.00 $324.00 $1,131 —
375–383 value added 377 7 351.00 $351.00 $1,323 -14.00
435–445 value added 440 4 310.00–342.50 $326.07 $1,435 —
465–469 value added 468 7 330.00–341.00 $333.12 $1,559 +13.12
584 584 9 313.50 $313.50 $1,831 —
616 616 4 315.00 $315.00 $1,940 +6.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 4 280.00–342.50 $314.04 $864 —
300–349 325 6 312.00–335.00 $324.37 $1,054 -28.65
350–399 375 4 300.00–320.00 $310.65 $1,165 —
400–449 425 4 250.00–300.00 $276.44 $1,175 -24.88

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 6 505.00–525.00 $515.89 $1,419 +33.21
300–349 325 12 397.00–462.50 $432.22 $1,405 -44.04
350–399 375 20 355.00–422.50 $390.96 $1,466 -43.05
400–449 433 33 350.00–400.00 $384.59 $1,665 +8.15
450–499 475 28 337.00–370.00 $354.35 $1,683 +13.42
500–549 525 20 307.00–343.00 $325.84 $1,711 +3.23
550–599 575 20 295.00–337.50 $317.16 $1,824 -8.61
600–649 625 10 295.00–307.50 $301.50 $1,884 +14.55
650–699 675 6 281.00–294.00 $287.74 $1,942 -9.85
700–730 716 5 280.00–285.00 $281.51 $2,016 +22.41
795 795 1 267.50 $267.50 $2,127 —
830 830 1 247.50 $247.50 $2,054 -2.14
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,162 —
355 355 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,260 —
482 482 8 339.50 $339.50 $1,636 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 10 372.50 $372.50 $1,553 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 2 135.00–138.00 $136.76 $1,402 —
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 16 142.00–158.00 $150.47 $1,918 -2.71
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 85-90% 6 129.50–140.00 $135.65 $1,390 +1.83
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1530 1425 75-80% 6 142.00–155.00 $148.98 $2,123 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 1 173.00 $173.00 $2,119 —
1500–1965 1733 4 204.00–206.50 $205.42 $3,560 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
415–900 658 (<2 yrs)Open 8 1,290.00–2,600.00 $2,186.58
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,400.00–2,075.00 $1,814.20
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–1350 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 200.00–230.00 $215.43 $2,262
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 167.00–185.00 $177.70 $1,644

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,200.00–2,850.00 $2,598.86
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 2,200.00–2,325.00 $2,276.70
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,925.00–2,450.00 $2,237.16

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 2,000.00–3,000.00 $2,594.59 -261.61
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1510 1510 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,460.00 $3,460.00 —
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
825 825 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —

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Price trend

high 526.29 low 377.36 Sep 2025 Sep 2026

450–499 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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