Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 22, 2021

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $145.30/cwt ≈ $760/hd at 523 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	664	436	914
Feeder cattle	510	335	709
Slaughter cattle	82	50	55
Replacement cattle	72	51	150

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 4-7 higher, feeder heifers sold 3-6 lower, and slaughter cows and bulls sold 4-5 lower. Weaned grouped 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
450–495	473	6	168.00–171.00	$169.57	$802	+6.90
500–545	523	10	138.00–152.00	$145.30	$760	—
550–595	573	4	130.00–138.00	$134.16	$769	+4.44
600–645	623	6	130.00–137.00	$133.63	$833	—
700–745	723	2	124.00–130.00	$127.09	$919	+1.25
750–795	773	2	118.50–124.50	$121.59	$940	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
512–540 value added	523	5	135.00–152.50	$145.28	$760	—
579 value added	579	5	136.75	$136.75	$792	—
616 value added	616	8	138.50	$138.50	$853	+6.25

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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	8	127.00–135.50	$131.48	$556	—
450–495	473	8	118.00–126.00	$122.19	$578	-6.81
500–545	523	8	117.00–126.00	$121.69	$636	-0.96
550–595	573	6	115.00–128.00	$121.76	$698	—
600–645	623	6	111.00–119.00	$115.14	$717	-10.00
650–695	673	6	117.00–121.50	$119.33	$803	-3.35
700–745	723	6	110.00–115.00	$112.58	$814	-3.54

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–587 value added	564	8	122.00–123.25	$122.76	$692	+4.51
605–608 value added	606	7	118.25–119.75	$119.32	$723	-8.68

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	373	8	135.00–145.00	$140.30	$523	—
400–445	423	6	134.00–138.00	$136.11	$576	—
450–495	473	4	122.00–125.00	$123.57	$584	+0.43
500–545	523	4	121.00–123.00	$122.04	$638	+2.91
550–595	573	4	117.00–122.00	$119.60	$685	+6.96
650–695	673	4	109.00–118.00	$113.65	$765	—
750–795	773	4	100.00–110.00	$105.15	$813	—

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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%	8	48.50–52.50	$50.63	$405	+0.27
850–1200	1025	85-90%	12	53.00–58.50	$56.22	$576	-4.91

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	80-85%	10	58.50–63.50	$61.43	$630	-4.79
1200–1500	1350	80-85%	6	61.00–64.50	$62.94	$850	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	75-80%	8	53.00–58.00	$55.93	$573	-5.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1960	1730	10	81.00–90.00	$86.10	$1,490	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–1350	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	14	700.00–975.00	$869.52

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
605–800	703	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	525.00–720.00	$636.03

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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.