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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 19, 2021

860 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Lucedale Stockyard report →

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.94/cwt +3.69 vs last sale · ≈ $897/hd at 736 lb · 31 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $120.00/cwt +3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,086/hd at 905 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.69/cwt -7.53 vs last sale · ≈ $616/hd at 523 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 860 436 755
Feeder cattle 697 341 496
Slaughter cattle 78 41 58
Replacement cattle 85 54 201

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-5 higher, slaughter cows sold 1-2 higher, and slaughter 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 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 value added 440 4 148.00 $148.00 $651 ±0.00
460–477 value added 470 10 142.25–143.00 $142.54 $670 +0.54
500–513 value added 506 14 138.50–140.00 $139.35 $705 +0.85
555–569 value added 562 16 132.00–156.50 $141.63 $796 +11.63
620 value added 620 5 125.00 $125.00 $775 -1.75
716–735 value added 721 14 129.50–134.00 $132.69 $957 —
750 value added 750 8 125.00 $125.00 $938 —
847 value added 847 5 117.50 $117.50 $995 -9.00
905 value added 905 21 120.00 $120.00 $1,086 +3.50
1160 value added 1160 3 96.50 $96.50 $1,119 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 4 164.00–177.50 $171.43 $382 —
500–545 523 16 135.00–143.00 $139.17 $728 +2.56
550–595 573 16 122.00–135.00 $128.76 $738 -3.84
600–645 623 16 128.00–136.00 $132.14 $823 +1.96
700–745 723 12 113.00–123.00 $118.16 $854 —
750–795 773 8 115.00–120.00 $117.57 $909 —

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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 8 126.00–131.00 $128.63 $544 -0.53
450–495 473 12 120.00–124.00 $122.10 $578 -0.14
500–545 523 20 113.00–122.00 $117.69 $616 -7.53
550–595 573 16 110.00–121.00 $115.72 $663 -6.00
600–645 623 16 112.00–115.50 $113.81 $709 -1.96
650–695 673 8 104.00–112.00 $108.13 $728 —
700–745 723 8 106.00–112.00 $109.09 $789 —
750–795 773 8 99.00–106.00 $102.60 $793 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466–481 value added 474 17 125.00–126.50 $125.69 $596 -5.31
503 value added 503 6 142.50 $142.50 $717 —
567–578 value added 574 9 130.00–132.50 $130.82 $751 +1.32
629 value added 629 4 126.00 $126.00 $793 —
660 value added 660 12 112.00–125.20 $123.00 $812 —
722–745 value added 736 31 116.00–123.00 $121.94 $897 +3.69
823 value added 823 2 108.50 $108.50 $893 —
862–883 value added 876 9 103.00–112.50 $109.38 $958 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 523 12 125.00–130.00 $127.61 $667 +1.96
600–645 623 8 122.00–123.00 $122.52 $763 +3.82

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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% 16 66.00–70.00 $68.34 $700 +1.41
1200–1400 1300 80-85% 10 69.00–74.00 $71.69 $932 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 75-80% 12 61.00–66.50 $64.22 $658 +2.42
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 4 53.50–58.50 $56.16 $449 —
850–1200 1025 85-90% 4 58.75–63.50 $61.53 $631 +0.60

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1755 1628 8 90.00–98.00 $94.31 $1,535 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960–1350 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 42 890.00–1,200.00 $1,071.17
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845–1050 948 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 710.00–920.00 $826.36

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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
970–1325 1148 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 30 1,100.00–1,360.00 $1,250.11 —

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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.