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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 28, 2021

930 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.02/cwt +3.02 vs last sale · ≈ $910/hd at 632 lb · 41 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.71/cwt +1.47 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 475 lb · 31 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.91/cwt ≈ $622/hd at 438 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 930 498 559
Feeder cattle 729 348 465
Slaughter cattle 80 48 31
Replacement cattle 121 102 63

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 1.00-12.00; feeder heifers sold higher 2.00-10.00 ; feeder calf groups had 2 rounds of shots and were reported as 1-2s; ; slaughter cows sold weaker; slaughter bulls sold weaker

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 10 192.50–205.00 $199.31 $548 —
300–349 327 11 159.00–191.00 $177.64 $581 —
350–399 376 17 156.00–166.00 $161.62 $608 -10.62
400–449 425 16 149.00–160.00 $154.82 $658 —
450–499 475 16 145.00–165.00 $155.52 $739 -7.34
500–549 525 20 145.00–157.50 $151.54 $796 +1.93
550–599 575 20 138.50–156.00 $147.62 $849 +4.90
600–649 625 12 130.00–145.00 $137.79 $861 -1.76
700–749 725 8 122.00–138.50 $130.53 $946 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 8 150.75 $150.75 $600 —
435 435 13 161.50 $161.50 $703 —
476–498 483 15 152.50–152.90 $152.64 $737 —
516–546 529 12 145.50–151.00 $148.63 $786 —
553–598 570 17 144.00–148.50 $146.81 $837 —
615–635 632 41 140.50–144.50 $144.02 $910 —
680 680 2 140.25 $140.25 $954 —
719 719 5 138.75 $138.75 $998 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 6 143.00–160.00 $152.26 $419 —
300–349 328 7 140.00–160.00 $152.16 $499 —
350–399 375 16 135.00–150.00 $142.99 $536 —
400–449 438 30 129.00–147.50 $141.91 $622 —
450–499 475 31 127.50–144.50 $136.71 $649 +1.47
500–549 525 20 128.00–139.00 $133.76 $702 +0.54
550–599 575 16 125.50–138.00 $132.02 $759 —
600–649 626 15 119.00–132.50 $126.46 $792 —
650–699 675 10 117.00–130.00 $123.74 $835 —
700–749 728 7 107.00–121.50 $115.52 $841 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–476 466 16 139.25–146.00 $141.72 $660 —
537–540 539 18 135.50–136.25 $135.88 $732 —
584 584 9 132.50 $132.50 $774 —
617–642 633 8 129.75–133.50 $131.12 $830 —
673 673 2 135.25 $135.25 $910 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–449 425 20 138.50–158.00 $148.81 $632 —
500–549 525 24 132.00–140.00 $136.19 $715 -3.98

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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% 28 55.00–67.50 $62.32 $639 -6.02
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 16 67.50–72.50 $70.15 $894 -1.64
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 817 85-90% 3 33.00–42.00 $39.24 $321 —
850–1200 1025 85-90% 16 44.50–64.00 $55.91 $573 -8.64
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1675 1505 75-80% 8 60.00–68.50 $64.73 $974 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 4 58.50–78.00 $70.20 $878 —
1500–2385 1943 6 87.00–92.50 $90.38 $1,756 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1200 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 18 800.00–1,090.00 $969.76
850–1520 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 42 800.00–1,190.00 $1,050.13
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1055 903 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 20 650.00–940.00 $819.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1370 1110 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 28 1,050.00–1,320.00 $1,216.62 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1000 875 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 975.00–1,150.00 $1,075.00 —
750–1000 875 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 825.00–1,025.00 $939.29 —

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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.