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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 3, 2021

595 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.06/cwt +2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 644 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.65/cwt +6.80 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 523 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.51/cwt ≈ $655/hd at 526 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 595 688 522
Feeder cattle 444 486 360
Slaughter cattle 60 57 63
Replacement cattle 91 145 99

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers sold 6-10 higher, feeder heifers sold 2-6 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls sold 3-6 higher. Grouped weaned feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 6 170.00–182.00 $176.42 $570 +13.19
350–395 373 6 170.00–182.00 $176.36 $658 +17.50
400–445 423 8 167.00–172.00 $169.63 $718 +9.58
450–495 473 8 158.00–167.00 $162.71 $770 —
500–545 523 6 146.00–157.00 $151.74 $794 +7.99
550–595 573 4 134.00–144.00 $139.20 $798 +6.68
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 value added 386 4 172.00 $172.00 $664 —
419 value added 419 5 170.25 $170.25 $713 —
483 value added 483 6 158.00 $158.00 $763 —
616–645 value added 630 11 135.00–142.00 $139.08 $876 —
733 value added 733 4 131.00 $131.00 $960 —

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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 10 123.00–134.00 $128.79 $545 -2.08
450–495 473 6 123.00–130.00 $126.67 $599 -0.16
500–545 523 14 121.00–128.00 $124.65 $652 +6.80
550–595 573 8 114.00–124.00 $119.20 $683 —
600–645 623 10 115.00–124.00 $119.66 $745 +2.54
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 value added 405 3 140.00 $140.00 $567 —
507–545 value added 526 14 124.00–125.50 $124.51 $655 —
639–646 value added 644 19 117.00–120.00 $119.06 $767 —
692 value added 692 5 108.00 $108.00 $747 —
757 value added 757 3 100.00 $100.00 $757 —
918 value added 918 4 95.00 $95.00 $872 —

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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 6 126.00–138.00 $132.29 $626 —
500–545 519 12 121.00–131.50 $125.60 $652 —
600–645 623 4 120.00–125.50 $122.85 $765 —
650–695 673 4 108.00–114.00 $111.10 $748 —

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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 56.00–61.25 $59.07 $605 +8.09
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 8 61.50–66.75 $64.28 $820 +3.99
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 4 42.00–45.00 $43.59 $349 —
850–1200 1025 85-90% 8 49.00–54.50 $52.22 $535 +0.95

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1495 1248 10 76.50–80.50 $78.90 $985 —
1500–2290 1895 4 85.00–92.00 $89.23 $1,691 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–1320 1060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 740.00–1,000.00 $901.89
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–850 800 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 680.00–810.00 $749.06

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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
1100–1400 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,025.00–1,410.00 $1,240.60 —

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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.