Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2020

501 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.91/cwt ≈ $687/hd at 559 lb · 26 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $106.69/cwt ≈ $558/hd at 523 lb · 12 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $121.20/cwt ≈ $694/hd at 573 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	501	634	1,127
Feeder cattle	387	—	915
Slaughter cattle	33	—	55
Replacement cattle	81	—	157

Market comments — USDA reporter

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.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
450–495	473	6	130.00–137.00	$133.67	$632
500–545	523	6	126.00–135.00	$130.69	$684
550–595	573	12	116.00–126.00	$121.20	$694
600–645	623	4	116.00–125.00	$120.66	$752
650–695	673	4	113.00–116.00	$114.55	$771

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
400–445	423	8	110.00–120.00	$115.27	$488
450–495	473	4	109.00–116.00	$112.67	$533
500–545	523	12	102.00–111.00	$106.69	$558
550–595	573	8	104.00–111.00	$107.64	$617
600–645	623	4	105.00–111.00	$108.11	$674
650–695	673	4	109.00–111.00	$110.03	$741
700–745	723	4	110.00–114.00	$112.06	$810

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
491–494 value added	493	9	113.10–122.00	$117.04	$577
556–574 value added	559	26	115.00–124.40	$122.91	$687

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
300–345	323	4	147.00–158.00	$152.88	$494
350–395	373	6	130.00–138.00	$134.24	$501
400–445	423	6	128.00–138.00	$133.27	$564
450–495	473	6	120.00–125.00	$122.62	$580
500–545	523	8	116.00–122.00	$119.13	$623
550–595	573	4	111.00–117.00	$114.12	$654
600–645	623	10	105.00–114.00	$109.66	$683

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–850	800	85-90%	6	33.50–39.00	$36.42	$291
850–1200	990	85-90%	5	44.00–48.50	$46.18	$457

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850–1200	1025	80-85%	8	46.00–51.00	$48.93	$502

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000–1495	1248	4	72.00–76.50	$74.70	$932
1500–2055	1778	4	83.00–85.75	$84.59	$1,504

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1300	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	800.00–1,150.00	$1,006.82

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1100	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,125.00–1,400.00	$1,276.25

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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.