Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 10, 2021

570 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $148.22/cwt ≈ $775/hd at 523 lb · 12 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.76/cwt ≈ $644/hd at 504 lb · 11 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.27/cwt ≈ $543/hd at 423 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	570	300	450
Feeder cattle	398	221	321
Slaughter cattle	68	52	44
Replacement cattle	104	27	85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 2-3 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls sold 2-5 lower. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	473	10	150.00–160.00	$155.24	$734	-5.52
500–545	523	12	143.00–153.00	$148.22	$775	—
550–595	573	6	138.50–148.50	$143.70	$823	—
600–645	623	6	131.00–138.50	$134.89	$840	—
650–695	673	6	123.00–130.00	$126.62	$852	—
700–745	723	8	121.00–127.00	$124.09	$897	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
464–478 value added	469	6	155.00–160.00	$156.70	$735	—
513 value added	513	2	151.00	$151.00	$775	—
565–595 value added	575	8	135.00–148.50	$142.89	$822	—
702 value added	702	6	121.00	$121.00	$849	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	10	123.00–133.00	$128.27	$543	—
500–545	523	6	122.00–131.50	$126.95	$664	-1.70
550–595	573	8	117.00–122.00	$119.60	$685	—
600–645	623	6	118.00–122.00	$120.07	$748	—
650–695	673	6	103.00–115.00	$109.20	$735	—
700–745	723	8	100.00–110.50	$105.41	$762	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
407–438 value added	426	8	128.50	$128.50	$547	—
503–506 value added	504	11	121.25–131.50	$127.76	$644	—
610 value added	610	2	115.00	$115.00	$702	—
675 value added	675	2	109.00	$109.00	$736	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	6	160.00–171.00	$165.88	$536	—
500–545	523	6	136.00–140.00	$138.09	$722	—
550–595	573	6	120.00–130.00	$125.20	$717	—
650–695	673	4	108.00–118.00	$113.17	$762	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	80-85%	20	57.00–62.00	$59.93	$614	-5.41
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	14	62.00–65.00	$63.59	$811	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–850	800	85-90%	6	44.50–49.50	$47.16	$377	—
850–1200	1025	85-90%	6	50.00–56.00	$53.51	$548	-5.54

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	75-80%	6	57.00–61.00	$59.34	$608	-0.21

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1495	1248	4	68.00–78.50	$74.29	$927	—
1500–1845	1673	6	79.50–90.00	$85.29	$1,427	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1370	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	810.00–1,080.00	$969.44

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690–1055	873	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	540.00–860.00	$733.47

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980–1215	1098	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,120.00–1,255.00	$1,194.73	—

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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.