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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 2, 2021

840 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.17/cwt +12.17 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 574 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.00/cwt ≈ $669/hd at 485 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $133.22/cwt ≈ $697/hd at 523 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 840 883 772
Feeder cattle 567 716 555
Slaughter cattle 131 93 57
Replacement cattle 142 74 160

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-6 higher, Slaughter cows sold 4-6 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 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 473 12 140.00–150.00 $145.24 $687 -0.01
500–545 523 12 138.00–155.00 $146.87 $768 +6.93
550–595 573 10 130.00–142.50 $136.50 $782 +1.72
600–645 623 12 136.00–140.50 $138.33 $862 -1.10
650–695 673 10 130.00–137.00 $133.62 $899 +5.24
700–745 723 8 116.00–121.00 $118.58 $857 -5.17
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 value added 485 17 138.00 $138.00 $669 —
550–573 value added 560 9 136.50–146.00 $141.68 $793 —
610–640 value added 628 5 134.00–143.00 $139.50 $876 —
678 value added 678 2 132.50 $132.50 $898 —
913 value added 913 2 117.00 $117.00 $1,068 —
1058 value added 1058 4 109.75 $109.75 $1,161 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 value added 446 7 130.25 $130.25 $581 —
455–484 value added 471 11 125.00–140.00 $133.41 $628 —
500–519 value added 512 16 129.25–130.00 $129.73 $664 —
560–580 value added 574 19 126.50–133.25 $131.17 $753 —
618–629 value added 625 6 118.25–122.00 $119.49 $747 —
727 value added 727 3 118.00 $118.00 $858 —
803 value added 803 2 109.00 $109.00 $875 —
908–920 value added 914 4 108.00 $108.00 $987 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 10 128.00–135.00 $131.74 $426 +2.82
400–445 423 10 121.00–132.00 $126.79 $536 +2.97
450–495 473 10 120.00–130.00 $125.24 $592 -0.02
500–545 523 10 122.00–131.00 $126.69 $663 +2.98
550–595 573 12 121.00–130.00 $125.68 $720 -0.62
700–745 723 6 116.00–118.00 $117.03 $846 +9.85

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 8 150.00–152.25 $151.19 $564 —
420 420 7 140.00 $140.00 $588 —
450–495 473 12 129.00–135.00 $132.14 $625 —
500–545 523 16 128.00–138.00 $133.22 $697 —
550–595 573 12 120.00–128.00 $124.16 $711 —
600–645 623 12 122.00–126.00 $124.07 $773 —
660 660 6 116.25 $116.25 $767 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 14 50.00–57.00 $53.72 $430 —
850–1200 1025 85-90% 16 60.00–65.00 $62.93 $645 +6.81
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 16 66.00–69.00 $67.76 $695 +4.82
1200–1400 1300 80-85% 14 67.50–73.50 $70.73 $919 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 75-80% 8 62.00–65.50 $64.05 $657 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1495 1248 10 82.00–90.00 $86.79 $1,083 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960–1425 1193 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 30 810.00–1,030.00 $941.45
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745–1100 923 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 620.00–800.00 $727.32

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
815–1045 930 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 740.00–1,060.00 $919.78 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
960–1130 1045 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 6 1,060.00–1,125.00 $1,095.14 —

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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.