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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 18, 2020

890 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Lucedale Stockyard report →

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.27/cwt -8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $530/hd at 423 lb · 44 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.74/cwt +7.09 vs last sale · ≈ $621/hd at 523 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $144.63/cwt ≈ $684/hd at 473 lb · 20 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 890 692 574
Feeder cattle 890 541 574
Slaughter cattle 48
Replacement cattle 103

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold steady.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 6 160.00–168.00 $164.28 $531 -6.53
400–445 423 14 150.00–155.00 $152.63 $646 -7.16
450–495 473 20 139.00–149.75 $144.63 $684
500–545 523 20 130.00–142.00 $136.26 $713
550–595 573 8 120.00–130.00 $125.20 $717 -1.48
650–695 673 16 112.00–120.00 $116.13 $782 -5.52

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 10 141.00–148.00 $144.71 $540 +12.47
400–445 423 44 120.00–130.00 $125.27 $530 -8.00
450–495 473 10 119.00–128.00 $123.71 $585 -0.53
500–545 523 20 113.00–124.00 $118.74 $621 +7.09
550–595 573 10 108.00–113.00 $110.60 $634
600–645 623 10 103.00–110.00 $106.63 $664
650–695 673 10 103.00–110.00 $106.62 $718
700–745 723 6 95.00–106.00 $100.67 $728
750–795 773 6 95.00–106.00 $100.66 $778

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 8 154.00–165.00 $159.83 $596 -9.88
600–645 623 6 100.00–109.00 $104.34 $650 -7.77
650–695 673 6 96.00–102.00 $99.10 $667 -13.00

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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.