Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 4, 2021

546 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.25/cwt -0.63 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 526 lb · 12 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.20/cwt +0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 573 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	546	930	521
Feeder cattle	424	729	382
Slaughter cattle	73	80	51
Replacement cattle	49	121	88

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold $2-$8 higher, slaughter cows sold $3-$8 higher, and slaughter bulls had no trend. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	175.00–183.00	$179.33	$490	-19.98
350–395	373	2	174.00–180.00	$177.18	$661	+15.56
400–445	423	4	160.00–168.00	$164.21	$695	+9.39
450–495	468	5	150.00–160.00	$154.23	$722	-1.29
500–545	523	8	150.00–161.00	$155.74	$815	+4.20
550–595	573	4	142.00–150.00	$146.16	$837	-1.46
600–645	623	4	135.00–144.00	$139.66	$870	+1.87
650–695	673	4	135.00–139.75	$137.45	$925	—
700–745	723	4	126.00–136.50	$131.41	$950	+0.88
800–845	823	4	121.00–123.00	$122.03	$1,004	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433 value added	433	2	158.50	$158.50	$686	—
495 value added	495	4	157.25	$157.25	$778	—
537–540 value added	539	7	152.25–153.25	$152.82	$824	—
578–590 value added	584	6	149.50–152.00	$150.74	$880	—
609 value added	609	7	150.25	$150.25	$915	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	4	134.00–141.00	$137.69	$582	-4.22
450–495	473	6	129.00–138.00	$133.71	$632	-3.00
500–545	523	6	126.00–135.50	$130.95	$685	-2.81
550–595	573	10	127.00–137.00	$132.20	$758	+0.18
600–645	623	8	123.00–133.00	$128.18	$799	+1.72
650–695	673	4	126.00–136.00	$131.17	$883	+7.43

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–495 value added	481	9	132.00–137.50	$135.17	$650	—
517–534 value added	526	12	135.00–136.00	$135.25	$711	—
570 value added	570	3	134.00	$134.00	$764	—
617 value added	617	3	129.75	$129.75	$801	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	6	150.00–157.00	$153.69	$650	+4.88
550–595	573	4	127.00–130.00	$128.56	$737	—
600–645	623	4	130.00–136.50	$133.37	$831	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–850	800	85-90%	6	55.00–58.50	$56.86	$455	+17.62
850–1200	1025	85-90%	18	62.00–65.50	$64.05	$657	+8.14

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	80-85%	16	66.50–72.50	$70.01	$718	+7.69
1200–1500	1350	80-85%	6	72.00–74.50	$73.39	$991	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	75-80%	8	65.00–69.50	$67.63	$693	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1495	1263	4	80.00–90.00	$85.92	$1,085	—
1500–2020	1760	4	92.00–98.50	$95.73	$1,685	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025–1525	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,149.51

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–1040	893	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	700.00–1,020.00	$886.44

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985–1250	1118	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,100.00–1,310.00	$1,217.45	—

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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.