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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 15, 2021

436 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.50/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 660 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.65/cwt -9.52 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 523 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 436 609 0
Feeder cattle 335 498 0
Slaughter cattle 50 46 0
Replacement cattle 51 65 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-7 lower, slaughter cows sold 3-3.5 lower, and slaughter bulls sold steady. Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 473 4 159.00–166.00 $162.67 $769 -0.11
550–595 573 4 124.00–135.00 $129.72 $743 -7.48
650–695 673 4 127.00–131.50 $129.33 $870 -2.29
700–749 725 4 123.00–128.50 $125.84 $912 -3.19
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
613 value added 613 4 132.25 $132.25 $811 -7.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 4 122.00–128.50 $125.45 $468 —
450–495 473 6 123.50–134.00 $129.00 $610 -5.19
500–545 523 10 119.00–126.00 $122.65 $641 -9.52
600–645 623 6 121.00–129.00 $125.14 $780 -4.93
650–695 673 6 117.00–128.00 $122.68 $826 —
700–745 723 4 112.00–120.00 $116.12 $840 —
750–795 773 4 112.00–120.00 $116.12 $898 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–530 value added 520 6 129.50–130.25 $130.00 $676 -2.70
571 value added 571 4 118.25 $118.25 $675 -13.21
604 value added 604 6 128.00 $128.00 $773 -4.27
660 value added 660 11 128.50 $128.50 $848 +1.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 473 6 120.00–126.00 $123.14 $582 -34.48
500–545 523 2 116.00–122.00 $119.13 $623 -6.09
550–595 573 4 109.00–116.00 $112.64 $645 -6.04
600–649 625 4 109.00–116.50 $112.90 $706 —

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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% 8 48.50–52.00 $50.36 $403 -3.03
850–1200 1025 85-90% 8 58.50–63.00 $61.13 $627 -0.38
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 8 63.00–68.50 $66.22 $679 -3.50
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 75-80% 6 58.50–63.50 $61.43 $630 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1875 1625 8 84.50–94.50 $90.27 $1,467 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1145 1023 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 825.00–1,170.00 $1,018.17
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
630–1035 833 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 560.00–775.00 $693.65

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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.