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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 26, 2021

883 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $105.50/cwt -3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $918/hd at 870 lb · 58 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $121.40/cwt ≈ $1,158/hd at 954 lb · 52 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $125.60/cwt ≈ $1,122/hd at 893 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 883 860 791
Feeder cattle 716 697 514
Slaughter cattle 93 78 51
Replacement cattle 74 85 226

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 3.00-5.00; feeder heifers sold higher 3.00-5.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-2.00; slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00-2.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 513 5 146.50 $146.50 $752 —
588 588 2 138.00 $138.00 $811 —
627–638 630 11 141.50–145.25 $144.21 $909 —
679 679 9 135.25 $135.25 $918 —
722 722 3 130.00 $130.00 $939 —
784 784 14 126.10 $126.10 $989 —
893 893 27 124.70–127.40 $125.60 $1,122 —
954 954 52 121.40 $121.40 $1,158 —
1099 1099 10 103.50 $103.50 $1,137 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 12 170.00–195.00 $183.86 $414 +12.43
300–349 325 14 150.00–163.00 $156.99 $510 —
350–399 375 8 150.00–163.00 $156.93 $588 —
400–449 425 12 141.50–160.00 $151.28 $643 —
450–499 475 14 130.00–159.00 $145.25 $690 —
500–549 525 20 130.00–149.00 $139.94 $735 +0.77
550–599 575 12 128.00–141.00 $134.78 $775 +6.02
600–649 629 5 130.00–145.25 $139.43 $877 +7.29
650–699 675 10 121.00–135.25 $128.38 $867 —
740 740 2 123.00–124.50 $123.75 $916 +5.59
755–785 770 2 114.00–122.50 $118.33 $911 +0.76
845 845 2 112.00 $112.00 $946 —
865–885 875 2 106.50–113.50 $110.04 $963 —
920–930 925 2 111.00–121.50 $116.22 $1,075 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 8 140.00–157.50 $149.70 $337 —
300–349 325 8 123.00–134.00 $128.92 $419 —
350–399 375 12 120.00–132.50 $126.66 $475 —
400–449 425 16 118.00–129.00 $123.82 $526 -4.81
450–499 475 16 120.00–130.00 $125.26 $595 +3.16
500–549 525 14 119.00–128.00 $123.71 $649 +6.02
550–599 575 14 119.00–133.00 $126.30 $726 +10.58
600–649 625 14 111.00–130.00 $120.87 $755 +7.06
650–699 675 10 102.00–114.00 $108.22 $730 +0.09
700–720 710 2 102.00–112.50 $107.18 $761 -1.91
770–780 775 2 103.00–111.00 $107.03 $829 +4.43
800–845 820 4 105.00–108.00 $106.00 $869 —
850–885 869 4 100.00–104.50 $102.61 $892 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 3 125.00 $125.00 $684 —
580 580 3 119.00 $119.00 $690 —
743 743 9 117.20 $117.20 $871 —
765 765 12 117.50 $117.50 $899 —
870 870 58 105.50 $105.50 $918 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 10 156.00 $156.00 $647 —
611 611 4 120.50 $120.50 $736 —

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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% 22 56.50–67.50 $62.94 $645 -5.40
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 24 68.00–78.00 $73.29 $934 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 85-90% 16 45.00–64.00 $56.12 $575 -5.41
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1700 1528 75-80% 10 56.75–70.00 $64.12 $980 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 12 70.00–90.50 $82.30 $1,029 —
1500–1945 1723 10 87.50–96.50 $92.58 $1,595 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1405 1128 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 22 850.00–1,075.00 $990.19
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1095 923 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 675.00–850.00 $778.86

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1260 1055 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 865.00–1,590.00 $1,297.94 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–975 863 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 670.00–890.00 $794.35 —

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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.