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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 29, 2021

653 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.68/cwt ≈ $503/hd at 379 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.58/cwt -7.90 vs last sale · ≈ $525/hd at 425 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.38/cwt -4.12 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 634 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 653 664 634
Feeder cattle 498 510 430
Slaughter cattle 56 82 88
Replacement cattle 99 72 116

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed; feeder heifers sold mixed; feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold lower 5.00-10.00; slaughter bulls sold lower 5.00-10.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 277 11 145.00–150.00 $147.95 $410 —
300–349 325 8 142.50–152.50 $147.88 $481 —
350–399 375 10 142.50–150.00 $146.50 $549 —
400–449 434 13 140.00–167.50 $156.52 $679 —
450–499 478 7 140.00–166.00 $155.51 $743 -14.06
500–549 525 8 138.00–157.50 $148.21 $778 +2.91
550–599 575 6 135.00–142.50 $138.91 $799 +4.75
650–699 678 7 123.00–134.00 $129.48 $878 —
720–740 730 2 115.00–120.00 $117.53 $858 -9.56
845 845 1 118.50 $118.50 $1,001 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502–543 532 11 140.00–140.60 $140.28 $746 —
594 594 4 135.00 $135.00 $802 —
627–640 634 19 133.75–135.00 $134.38 $852 —
743 743 2 122.00 $122.00 $906 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–499 478 7 110.00–130.00 $121.93 $583 —

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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 14 104.00–130.00 $120.83 $332 —
300–349 325 8 130.00–136.00 $133.23 $433 —
350–399 379 25 123.00–149.00 $132.68 $503 —
400–449 425 20 113.00–133.00 $123.58 $525 -7.90
450–499 475 18 119.00–124.00 $121.63 $578 -0.56
500–549 525 12 118.00–126.00 $122.19 $641 +0.50
550–599 575 18 115.00–126.00 $120.73 $694 -1.03
600–649 625 10 110.00–124.00 $117.27 $733 +2.13
715 715 1 114.00 $114.00 $815 +1.42
790 790 1 109.00 $109.00 $861 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 128.00 $128.00 $339 —
355 355 3 129.00 $129.00 $458 —
503–525 517 10 124.00–126.00 $125.38 $648 —
635 635 7 121.10 $121.10 $769 —
657 657 9 117.25 $117.25 $770 —
705–735 720 4 107.00–110.00 $108.53 $781 —
800 800 2 109.50 $109.50 $876 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 6 110.00–120.00 $115.55 $260 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–399 377 11 122.50–149.00 $137.81 $520 -2.49
400–449 426 13 138.00–146.00 $142.54 $607 +6.43
450–499 476 17 110.00–145.00 $129.43 $616 +5.86
500–549 525 10 108.00–125.00 $116.90 $614 -5.14

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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% 16 48.50–58.00 $54.06 $554 -7.37
1200–1350 1267 80-85% 9 58.00–64.00 $60.84 $771 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 807 85-90% 7 23.00–33.00 $29.02 $234 -21.61
850–1200 1038 85-90% 13 44.00–57.50 $52.40 $544 -3.82
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540–1675 1608 75-80% 4 47.50–56.50 $52.19 $839 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1286 7 64.50–80.00 $74.83 $962 —
1500–1900 1700 4 82.00–90.00 $86.47 $1,470 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1470 1160 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 62 775.00–2,050.00 $1,582.87
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 630.00–750.00 $701.35

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1315 1083 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,100.00–1,275.00 $1,206.29 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 875.00–1,020.00 $961.22 —
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,320.00–1,675.00 $1,531.08 —

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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.