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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 17, 2021

571 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.00/cwt ≈ $841/hd at 701 lb · 32 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.90/cwt ≈ $886/hd at 667 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.83/cwt -1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 542 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 571 570 282
Feeder cattle 470 398 178
Slaughter cattle 70 68 59
Replacement cattle 31 104 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold steady; feeder heifers sold steady; feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold firmer; slaughter bulls sold firmer

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 8 145.00 $145.00 $690 —
540 540 3 140.00 $140.00 $756 —
565–596 592 15 140.00–141.00 $140.87 $834 —
616–631 626 11 137.25–139.00 $138.37 $866 —
656–678 667 32 131.00–135.25 $132.90 $886 —
700–738 716 19 134.00–134.75 $134.39 $962 —
834 834 14 125.50–126.15 $125.96 $1,051 —
1073 1073 4 98.25 $98.25 $1,054 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 8 175.00–180.00 $177.77 $400 —
300–349 327 9 160.00–171.00 $166.52 $545 —
350–399 375 12 155.00–161.00 $158.20 $593 —
400–449 427 9 152.50–161.00 $157.46 $672 —
450–499 475 8 148.00–156.00 $152.21 $723 -3.03
500–549 525 6 130.00–143.00 $136.80 $718 -11.42
600–649 625 8 112.50–130.00 $121.59 $760 -13.30
650–699 675 6 118.00–132.50 $125.51 $847 -1.11
705–715 710 2 124.50–127.50 $125.99 $895 +1.90
765–775 768 3 120.00–125.00 $121.85 $936 —
830 830 2 108.00–112.00 $110.00 $913 —
910 910 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,156 —
955–990 973 2 114.00–115.00 $114.49 $1,114 —
1050 1050 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,092 —
1125 1125 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,001 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 134.50 $134.50 $504 —
420 420 5 131.25 $131.25 $551 —
539–544 542 30 124.50–128.20 $125.83 $682 —
560 560 3 124.00 $124.00 $694 —
629–636 631 18 123.50–125.25 $124.86 $788 —
653 653 2 111.00 $111.00 $725 —
701 701 32 120.00 $120.00 $841 —
808–809 808 9 104.00–111.00 $107.11 $865 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 6 140.00–146.00 $143.27 $394 —
300–349 325 4 130.00–141.00 $135.92 $442 —
350–399 375 8 128.00–136.00 $132.26 $496 —
400–449 425 10 120.00–134.00 $127.40 $541 -0.87
450–499 475 8 121.00–128.00 $124.68 $592 —
500–549 527 9 117.50–126.00 $122.42 $645 -4.53
550–599 575 10 118.00–122.00 $120.09 $691 +0.49
600–649 625 12 109.00–119.00 $114.20 $714 -5.87
745 745 1 107.00 $107.00 $797 +1.59
755 755 1 108.00 $108.00 $815 —
850 850 1 100.00 $100.00 $850 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1041 80-85% 11 53.00–59.00 $56.77 $591 -3.16
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 28 59.00–68.00 $63.76 $813 +0.17
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1044 85-90% 9 43.00–57.50 $52.26 $546 -1.25
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1615 1503 75-80% 8 56.50–61.00 $58.92 $886 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 4 64.00–80.50 $73.90 $924 —
1500–1930 1715 10 80.50–91.00 $86.41 $1,482 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
615–1025 820 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 450.00–680.00 $593.75

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1210 1030 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 24 710.00–1,020.00 $892.09
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–950 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 410.00–800.00 $627.94

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1220 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,030.00–1,120.00 $1,083.04 —

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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.