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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 14, 2020

550 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $147.81/cwt ≈ $634/hd at 429 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $112.67/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $533/hd at 473 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $108.74/cwt +2.05 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 523 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 550 501 420
Feeder cattle 393 387 332
Slaughter cattle 66 33 43
Replacement cattle 91 81 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 315 9 150.00–160.00 $153.65 $484 —
350–395 373 8 145.00–152.00 $148.71 $555 —
400–445 429 17 145.00–151.00 $147.81 $634 —
450–495 473 14 129.00–139.00 $134.24 $635 +0.57
500–545 533 11 122.00–135.00 $129.44 $690 -1.25
550–595 573 10 117.00–123.50 $120.38 $690 -0.82
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 value added 491 10 135.00 $135.00 $663 —
570 value added 570 4 130.00 $130.00 $741 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 6 130.00–137.00 $133.74 $432 —
350–395 373 6 130.00–137.00 $133.71 $499 —
400–445 423 8 118.00–128.00 $123.27 $521 +8.00
450–495 473 14 109.00–116.00 $112.67 $533 ±0.00
500–545 523 14 103.00–114.00 $108.74 $569 +2.05
550–595 573 10 102.00–112.00 $107.20 $614 -0.44
600–645 623 6 101.00–109.00 $105.14 $655 -2.97
700–745 723 2 103.00–113.00 $108.16 $782 -3.90
750–795 773 2 103.00–113.00 $108.15 $836 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 10 135.00–147.00 $141.32 $598 +8.05
500–545 528 8 122.00–127.00 $125.22 $661 +6.09
550–595 573 10 112.00–116.50 $114.34 $655 +0.22

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 10 38.00–40.50 $39.33 $315 +2.91
850–1200 1025 85-90% 12 40.00–45.00 $42.93 $440 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 18 45.00–50.00 $47.93 $491 -1.00
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 2 51.50 $51.50 $657 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–2010 1755 4 73.50–74.50 $74.07 $1,300 -10.52

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080–1500 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 24 640.00–910.00 $750.66

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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.