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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 31, 2021

523 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.64/cwt -5.48 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 573 lb · 12 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.85/cwt ≈ $850/hd at 686 lb · 11 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.25/cwt +5.43 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 627 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 523 162 680
Feeder cattle 308 129 553
Slaughter cattle 60 8 58
Replacement cattle 155 25 69

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 5-6 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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 4 173.00–180.00 $176.74 $571 —
350–395 365 3 173.00–180.00 $175.53 $641 —
400–445 415 3 170.00–178.00 $172.86 $717 —
450–495 473 8 160.00–173.00 $166.81 $789 —
500–545 519 7 154.00–165.00 $158.95 $825 —
550–595 573 2 147.00–154.00 $150.64 $863 —
600–645 615 3 142.50–149.00 $144.77 $890 —
650–695 677 5 136.25–139.00 $137.94 $934 —
700–745 723 4 132.50–137.00 $134.82 $975 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 value added 775 2 124.50 $124.50 $965 —
943 value added 943 5 111.10 $111.10 $1,048 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 215 3 130.00–132.50 $130.95 $282 —
350–395 373 6 124.00–132.50 $128.51 $479 —
400–445 426 7 133.00–145.00 $140.17 $597 +5.59
450–495 467 8 124.00–136.00 $128.77 $601 -5.80
500–545 523 8 120.00–130.00 $125.22 $655 -3.91
550–595 573 12 120.00–127.00 $123.64 $708 -5.48
600–645 627 10 120.00–128.50 $125.25 $785 +5.43
650–695 673 10 119.00–124.00 $121.58 $818 —
700–745 727 5 114.00–121.00 $118.30 $860 —
750–795 773 6 117.00–120.00 $118.54 $916 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 value added 548 6 132.00 $132.00 $723 —
610 value added 610 3 128.50 $128.50 $784 —
677–695 value added 686 11 122.60–127.00 $123.85 $850 —
745 value added 745 2 122.50 $122.50 $913 —
785 value added 785 4 120.00 $120.00 $942 —
806 value added 806 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,008 —
850–868 value added 859 7 114.50–120.00 $117.14 $1,006 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 327 5 150.00–165.00 $159.50 $522 —
350–395 376 7 155.00–167.00 $162.21 $610 —
400–445 418 5 161.00–165.00 $162.70 $680 —
450–495 473 6 150.00–161.00 $155.76 $737 +5.52
500–545 523 6 129.00–135.00 $132.13 $691 —
550–595 573 4 125.00–130.00 $127.60 $731 —
600–645 623 4 122.00–129.00 $125.63 $783 —
650–695 673 4 122.00–128.00 $125.10 $842 —

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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% 12 59.50–65.50 $63.01 $646 -0.42
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 12 65.00–69.50 $67.38 $859 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 4 52.50–53.50 $53.03 $424 —
850–1200 1025 85-90% 6 54.00–59.50 $57.22 $587 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 950 75-80% 7 59.50–64.00 $61.12 $581 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–2130 1462 5 82.50–92.50 $85.41 $1,249 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1350 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 20 850.00–1,300.00 $1,120.00

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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
1050–1250 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 20 1,260.00–1,700.00 $1,499.13 —

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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.