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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2020

604 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.21/cwt +0.94 vs last sale · ≈ $525/hd at 423 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $111.65/cwt -13.57 vs last sale · ≈ $584/hd at 523 lb · 10 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $110.20/cwt -10.18 vs last sale · ≈ $631/hd at 573 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 604 550 734
Feeder cattle 449 393 538
Slaughter cattle 44 66 56
Replacement cattle 111 91 140

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers and Heifers sold 5-8 lower. 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
400–445 423 6 136.00–142.00 $139.16 $589 -8.65
450–495 473 4 126.00–136.00 $131.24 $621 -3.00
550–595 573 10 105.00–115.00 $110.20 $631 -10.18
600–645 623 6 101.00–109.00 $105.14 $655 —
650–695 673 6 101.00–109.00 $105.13 $708 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 12 120.00–128.00 $124.21 $525 +0.94
450–495 473 6 114.00–124.00 $119.24 $564 +6.57
500–545 523 8 96.00–104.00 $100.17 $524 -8.57
550–595 573 8 96.00–104.00 $100.16 $574 -7.04
600–645 623 6 92.00–101.00 $96.66 $602 -8.48
650–695 673 6 92.00–101.00 $96.65 $650 —
700–745 723 4 93.00–96.50 $94.80 $685 -13.36

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 4 140.00–148.00 $144.28 $466 —
350–395 373 6 138.00–148.00 $143.30 $535 —
400–445 423 6 114.00–122.00 $118.21 $500 -23.11
450–495 473 6 110.00–119.00 $114.71 $543 —
500–545 523 10 108.00–115.00 $111.65 $584 -13.57
550–595 573 6 91.00–98.00 $94.64 $542 -19.70

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1037 80-85% 15 46.00–49.00 $47.85 $496 -0.08
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 4 32.50–38.00 $35.42 $283 -3.91
850–1200 1025 85-90% 6 42.00–46.00 $44.34 $454 +1.41
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 990 75-80% 5 42.00–46.00 $43.94 $435 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1495 1248 4 62.00–70.50 $67.09 $837 —
1500–2030 1765 6 75.00–82.00 $79.03 $1,395 +4.96

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1335 1118 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 700.00–925.00 $834.40
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
600–1025 813 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 460.00–790.00 $668.15

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1065–1415 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 955.00–1,130.00 $1,054.85 —

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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.