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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 16, 2020

704 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $129.27/cwt ≈ $732/hd at 566 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.58/cwt ≈ $711/hd at 463 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.20/cwt +3.60 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 531 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 704 915 465
Feeder cattle 498 717 350
Slaughter cattle 56 87 38
Replacement cattle 150 111 77

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 2-5 lower, Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1-2 higher. Wean grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459–467 value added 463 19 152.00–154.00 $153.58 $711 —
550–574 value added 566 27 124.00–133.50 $129.27 $732 —
606–641 value added 621 14 110.50–116.50 $114.15 $709 -5.85
667–673 value added 669 12 115.00–120.25 $118.93 $796 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 10 143.00–153.00 $148.27 $627 -13.00
500–545 523 10 130.00–140.00 $135.22 $707 -4.26
600–645 623 4 110.00–116.00 $113.11 $705 -2.48
650–695 673 4 110.00–116.00 $113.10 $761 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 value added 444 5 124.50 $124.50 $553 —
483 value added 483 5 118.50 $118.50 $572 -3.50
525–537 value added 531 15 116.75–119.50 $118.20 $628 +3.60
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 473 10 105.00–114.50 $109.98 $520 -5.26
550–595 573 10 102.00–110.00 $106.16 $608 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 10 140.00–150.00 $145.30 $542 —
400–445 423 10 130.00–140.00 $135.27 $572 —
450–495 473 10 128.00–135.00 $131.67 $623 -5.57

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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% 4 42.00–43.50 $42.80 $342 +2.14
850–1200 1025 85-90% 10 44.00–47.50 $46.05 $472 +0.71
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 10 47.25–52.25 $50.18 $514 +0.25
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 75-80% 6 47.00–49.00 $48.17 $494 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595–2190 1893 10 77.50–84.25 $81.41 $1,541 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1375 1188 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 22 1,000.00–1,400.00 $1,231.58
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790–1075 933 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 610.00–920.00 $788.69

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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
990–1445 1218 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 1,040.00–1,490.00 $1,307.04 —

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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.