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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 11, 2021

748 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.13/cwt -8.82 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 523 lb · 18 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.47/cwt ≈ $957/hd at 717 lb · 15 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $134.66/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $839/hd at 623 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 748 546 821
Feeder cattle 98 424 696
Slaughter cattle 123 73 57
Replacement cattle 527 49 68

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-10 lower, slaughter cows sold Firm, 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
300–345 323 8 160.00–170.00 $165.35 $534 —
450–495 473 12 140.00–150.00 $145.24 $687 -8.99
500–545 523 8 139.00–145.00 $142.13 $743 -13.61
550–595 573 12 138.50–142.00 $140.32 $804 -5.84
600–645 623 14 130.00–139.00 $134.66 $839 -5.00
700–745 723 4 125.00–132.00 $128.61 $930 -2.80
750–795 773 4 129.00–130.00 $129.51 $1,001 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 value added 415 3 155.00 $155.00 $643 -3.50
482 value added 482 7 145.25–150.00 $147.96 $713 -9.29
549 value added 549 5 140.25 $140.25 $770 -12.57
569–597 value added 585 9 138.50–145.00 $141.31 $827 -9.43
600–633 value added 621 8 137.50–139.50 $138.23 $858 -12.02
665 value added 665 7 136.00 $136.00 $904 —
710–747 value added 717 15 133.20–134.50 $133.47 $957 —
970 value added 970 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,116 —
1105 value added 1105 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,238 —
1185 value added 1185 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,304 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 10 134.00–141.00 $137.74 $445 —
400–445 423 8 125.00–130.00 $127.63 $540 -10.06
500–545 523 18 119.00–125.00 $122.13 $639 -8.82
550–595 573 8 117.00–123.50 $120.38 $690 -11.82
600–645 623 12 116.50–124.00 $120.39 $750 -7.79
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 value added 375 4 135.00 $135.00 $506 —
415–435 value added 431 9 133.25–135.00 $133.62 $576 —
466–498 value added 475 7 126.25–127.00 $126.78 $602 -8.39
527–545 value added 537 7 124.25–126.00 $124.99 $671 -10.26
557 value added 557 7 125.50 $125.50 $699 -8.50
615 value added 615 3 125.25 $125.25 $770 -4.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 6 145.00–155.00 $150.27 $636 -3.42
450–495 473 10 138.00–147.00 $142.71 $675 —
550–595 573 4 123.00–130.00 $126.64 $726 -1.92

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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 67.00–72.50 $70.22 $720 +0.21
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 6 72.50–74.00 $73.29 $934 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 4 57.00–58.50 $57.80 $462 +0.94
850–1200 1025 85-90% 16 62.00–66.00 $64.34 $659 +0.29
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 75-80% 10 63.00–67.50 $65.63 $673 -2.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1450 1225 8 83.00–88.00 $85.96 $1,053 —
1500–1650 1575 6 92.50–97.50 $95.12 $1,498 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055–1345 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 800.00–1,020.00 $923.29
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730–1000 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 620.00–800.00 $724.05

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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.