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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 9, 2020

915 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $114.60/cwt -10.90 vs last sale · ≈ $595/hd at 519 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $115.24/cwt -9.78 vs last sale · ≈ $545/hd at 473 lb · 16 head
light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.96/cwt ≈ $457/hd at 331 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 915 689 915
Feeder cattle 717 571 717
Slaughter cattle 87 27 87
Replacement cattle 111 91 111

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 3 -5 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
250–295 273 8 165.00–175.00 $170.41 $465 —
300–345 323 10 164.00–173.00 $168.81 $545 —
350–395 373 10 164.00–173.00 $168.77 $630 -5.00
400–445 423 8 156.00–166.00 $161.27 $682 -8.15
450–495 473 6 149.00–158.00 $153.71 $727 -1.00
500–545 523 10 134.00–144.50 $139.48 $729 -6.21
550–595 573 10 120.00–130.00 $125.20 $717 -5.48
600–645 623 12 113.00–118.00 $115.59 $720 -13.30
700–745 723 6 112.50–115.25 $113.92 $824 -1.66
750–795 773 6 112.50–115.25 $113.92 $881 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 value added 538 5 142.00 $142.00 $764 -14.16
611 value added 611 5 120.00 $120.00 $733 -12.01
700 value added 700 5 113.00 $113.00 $791 -12.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 10 125.00–136.00 $130.83 $488 -7.94
400–445 423 10 117.00–127.00 $122.27 $517 -5.94
450–495 473 16 110.00–120.00 $115.24 $545 -9.78
500–545 523 14 105.00–113.00 $109.17 $571 -5.00
550–595 573 6 102.00–110.00 $106.16 $608 -3.52
600–645 623 6 100.00–106.00 $103.11 $642 -3.03
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–341 value added 331 15 136.00–144.00 $137.96 $457 —
360 value added 360 10 131.00 $131.00 $472 —
470 value added 470 9 122.00 $122.00 $573 —
516–521 value added 519 17 114.25–115.00 $114.60 $595 -10.90
658 value added 658 4 100.00 $100.00 $658 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 473 10 132.00–142.00 $137.24 $649 -1.84
550–595 573 10 110.00–120.00 $115.20 $660 -1.44
600–645 623 10 104.00–110.00 $107.11 $667 +0.56

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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% 6 38.00–43.00 $40.66 $325 —
850–1200 1025 85-90% 10 43.00–47.00 $45.34 $465 -0.79
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 10 47.00–52.00 $49.93 $512 +1.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1950 1490 6 70.00–83.00 $78.51 $1,170 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1300 1138 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 40 850.00–1,275.00 $1,092.86
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1000 875 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 600.00–810.00 $720.00

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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.