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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 13, 2021

673 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.90/cwt +1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $884/hd at 646 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.17/cwt -8.26 vs last sale · ≈ $608/hd at 523 lb · 12 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $120.16/cwt ≈ $869/hd at 723 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 673 895 550
Feeder cattle 480 655 393
Slaughter cattle 74 120 66
Replacement cattle 119 120 91

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cow and 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 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 value added 508 2 142.00 $142.00 $721 -8.00
605–649 value added 646 30 129.00–138.00 $136.90 $884 +1.61
660 value added 660 2 128.50 $128.50 $848 -4.75
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–595 573 6 128.00–132.00 $130.08 $745 -7.04
600–645 623 6 120.00–130.00 $125.18 $780 -10.48
650–695 673 4 120.00–126.00 $123.10 $828 —
700–745 723 10 115.00–125.00 $120.16 $869 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 434 8 136.00–141.00 $137.28 $596 +6.01
500–545 523 12 112.00–120.00 $116.17 $608 -8.26
550–595 573 8 112.00–120.00 $116.16 $666 -8.26
600–645 623 4 115.00–120.00 $117.59 $733 —
700–745 723 4 113.00–115.00 $114.03 $824 +1.45
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 value added 577 3 121.50 $121.50 $701 -9.55
815–845 value added 830 2 95.00 $95.00 $788 —
895 value added 895 1 90.00 $90.00 $806 —
900 900 1 93.00 $93.00 $837 —
930–945 value added 938 3 92.00–95.00 $93.67 $879 —
955 value added 955 2 96.00–100.00 $98.00 $936 —

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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 4 152.00–154.00 $153.07 $494 +5.40
350–395 373 4 136.00–146.00 $141.30 $527 -4.00
400–445 423 4 127.00–139.00 $133.32 $564 —
450–495 473 6 128.00–135.00 $131.67 $623 —
500–545 523 4 114.00–126.00 $120.26 $629 -0.35
550–595 573 4 116.00–123.00 $119.64 $686 +0.60
650–695 673 4 96.00–105.00 $100.65 $677 —
700–745 723 4 94.00–105.00 $99.67 $721 +7.09

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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% 14 55.00–61.50 $58.80 $603 +0.25
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 4 61.50–65.00 $63.35 $808 +0.68
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 4 38.00–42.00 $40.13 $321 —
850–1200 1025 85-90% 12 45.00–52.00 $49.10 $503 -1.62
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 75-80% 4 52.50–58.50 $56.01 $574 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–2275 1888 8 85.00–89.00 $87.41 $1,650 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990–1300 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 26 800.00–1,080.00 $958.95
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
705–975 840 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 560.00–800.00 $699.29

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1000 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 695.00–800.00 $750.26

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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.