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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 27, 2021

688 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.85/cwt +3.81 vs last sale · ≈ $619/hd at 525 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $160.05/cwt +0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 425 lb · 14 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $115.10/cwt ≈ $1,039/hd at 903 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 688 568 583
Feeder cattle 486 444 463
Slaughter cattle 57 46 51
Replacement cattle 145 78 69

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 1-5; feeder heifers sold higher 1-5; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 1-5; slaughter 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
250–299 275 8 162.50–172.50 $167.95 $462 —
300–349 325 8 160.00–166.00 $163.23 $530 —
350–399 375 8 153.00–164.00 $158.86 $596 -3.91
400–449 425 14 150.00–169.00 $160.05 $680 +0.31
500–549 525 12 132.50–154.00 $143.75 $755 +6.36
550–599 575 8 126.00–138.50 $132.52 $762 —
600–649 625 6 119.00–124.00 $121.60 $760 -4.32
650–699 675 4 123.50–137.50 $130.75 $883 —
705–720 710 3 105.00–118.00 $109.73 $779 —
755 755 1 120.00 $120.00 $906 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504 504 4 150.50 $150.50 $759 —
573–579 577 10 127.00–136.50 $129.83 $749 —
630–633 632 8 139.85–140.25 $139.95 $884 —
758 758 8 119.25 $119.25 $904 —
903 903 14 115.10 $115.10 $1,039 —
1018 1018 3 112.00 $112.00 $1,140 —
1173 1173 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,290 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 5 154.50 $154.50 $496 —
427 427 6 125.00 $125.00 $534 —
512 512 10 110.85 $110.85 $568 —
663 663 9 134.75 $134.75 $893 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 6 140.00–165.00 $153.86 $346 —
300–349 325 10 140.00–155.00 $148.07 $481 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 6 130.00–147.50 $139.41 $453 —
350–399 375 6 130.00–148.00 $138.41 $519 +1.17
400–449 425 10 115.00–145.00 $130.87 $556 -1.29
450–499 475 8 115.00–137.50 $126.83 $602 +10.64
500–549 525 18 110.00–125.00 $117.85 $619 +3.81
600–649 625 8 114.00–120.00 $117.12 $732 +9.98
700–725 713 4 99.00–110.00 $105.51 $752 —
755–790 767 3 106.00–110.00 $107.37 $824 —
835 835 1 106.00 $106.00 $885 —
855–870 863 2 97.00–114.00 $105.43 $910 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 5 134.00 $134.00 $466 —
425 425 4 136.00 $136.00 $578 —
553–580 563 10 120.00–123.75 $121.45 $684 —
641 641 7 117.00 $117.00 $750 —
688 688 4 116.50 $116.50 $802 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 5 130.00 $130.00 $422 —
359 359 5 105.00 $105.00 $377 —
428 428 6 115.00–118.00 $117.00 $501 —
525 525 2 121.00 $121.00 $635 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 8 110.00–132.50 $122.10 $397 —
350–399 375 8 119.00–130.00 $124.86 $468 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 10 46.00–54.50 $50.98 $523 -1.65
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 20 55.00–65.00 $60.29 $769 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 85-90% 10 46.00–55.00 $51.27 $526 +3.16

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 14 65.00–79.50 $73.70 $921 —
1500–1780 1640 4 78.50–86.00 $82.57 $1,354 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 68 760.00–1,125.00 $983.98
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1090 920 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 20 500.00–775.00 $662.91

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1385 1118 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 22 980.00–1,575.00 $1,206.29 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–980 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 570.00–930.00 $773.93 —

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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.