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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 6, 2021

895 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.46/cwt ≈ $608/hd at 404 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.29/cwt +0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 613 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $155.33/cwt -0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 473 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 895 653 501
Feeder cattle 655 498 387
Slaughter cattle 120 56 33
Replacement cattle 120 99 81

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3-6 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-4 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady. Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–414 value added 404 17 148.50–155.00 $150.46 $608 —
488 value added 488 6 141.00 $141.00 $688 —
535 value added 535 5 150.00 $150.00 $802 —
563–597 value added 591 12 138.00–141.75 $141.15 $834 —
600–627 value added 613 17 130.00–140.00 $135.29 $829 —
688 value added 688 2 133.25 $133.25 $917 —
702–711 value added 707 10 130.00–132.00 $131.01 $926 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 10 159.00–168.00 $163.77 $611 +17.27
400–445 423 10 150.00–160.00 $155.27 $657 -1.25
450–495 473 16 148.00–162.00 $155.33 $735 -0.18
550–595 573 6 134.00–140.00 $137.12 $786 -1.79
600–645 623 6 131.00–140.00 $135.66 $845 —

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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 6 130.00–140.00 $135.35 $437 +2.12
350–395 373 6 130.00–140.00 $135.30 $505 +2.62
400–445 423 12 126.00–136.00 $131.27 $555 +7.69
450–495 473 12 121.00–131.00 $126.24 $597 +4.61
500–545 523 10 120.00–128.50 $124.43 $651 +2.24
550–595 573 10 120.00–128.50 $124.42 $713 +3.69
700–745 723 6 110.00–115.00 $112.58 $814 -1.42
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 value added 394 7 129.00 $129.00 $508 —
456 value added 456 6 134.25 $134.25 $612 —
525 value added 525 3 130.25 $130.25 $684 —
554–556 value added 555 13 130.25–131.55 $131.05 $727 —
613–621 value added 618 8 121.00–124.75 $123.36 $762 —
722 value added 722 3 131.50 $131.50 $949 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 6 145.00–150.00 $147.67 $477 —
350–395 373 6 140.00–150.00 $145.30 $542 +7.49
500–545 523 6 118.00–123.00 $120.61 $631 +3.71
550–595 573 6 118.00–120.00 $119.04 $682 —
700–745 723 4 90.00–95.00 $92.58 $669 —

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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% 24 56.50–60.00 $58.55 $600 +4.49
1200–1375 1288 80-85% 6 60.00–65.00 $62.67 $807 +1.83
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 85-90% 20 47.50–53.00 $50.72 $520 -1.68

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1850 1675 10 78.00–88.00 $83.52 $1,399 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1350 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 30 900.00–1,275.00 $1,125.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1145 998 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 20 950.00–1,275.00 $1,136.53 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1060 905 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 740.00–1,035.00 $912.76 —

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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.