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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 27, 2021

666 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.50/cwt ≈ $567/hd at 448 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $115.20/cwt -1.92 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 573 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 666 550 0
Feeder cattle 517 421 0
Slaughter cattle 90 44 0
Replacement cattle 59 85 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold 1-2 higher, and slaughter 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 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 473 4 152.00–157.00 $154.62 $731 -1.62
500–545 523 6 142.00–155.00 $148.78 $778 +2.13
550–595 573 6 130.00–138.00 $134.16 $769 ±0.00
600–645 623 8 122.00–132.00 $127.18 $792 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
529 value added 529 9 135.00 $135.00 $714 -8.50
563 value added 563 3 138.00 $138.00 $777 -1.66
615 value added 615 4 132.00 $132.00 $812 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 4 126.00–132.00 $129.16 $546 -11.11
450–495 473 4 124.00–133.50 $128.98 $610 —
500–545 523 8 116.00–122.50 $119.39 $624 —
550–595 573 12 110.00–120.00 $115.20 $660 -1.92
600–645 623 6 110.00–118.00 $114.14 $711 +0.44
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 value added 448 16 126.50 $126.50 $567 —
596 value added 596 7 120.00 $120.00 $715 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 4 140.00–150.00 $145.30 $542 +2.65
400–445 423 6 130.00–138.00 $134.21 $568 -5.53
500–545 523 6 122.00–129.00 $125.65 $657 +0.52
550–595 573 4 112.00–122.00 $117.20 $672 -3.52
600–645 623 4 110.00–119.00 $114.66 $714 -2.52
750–795 773 4 91.00–97.00 $94.09 $727 —

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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% 10 54.00–61.50 $58.39 $598 +0.88
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 4 62.00–65.00 $63.59 $811 +1.74
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 4 42.00–45.00 $43.59 $349 —
850–1200 1025 85-90% 4 48.50–54.50 $52.01 $533 +1.50
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 75-80% 6 52.00–55.00 $53.76 $551 ±0.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1495 1248 14 72.00–80.00 $76.79 $958 —
1500–2245 1873 14 82.00–90.00 $86.80 $1,626 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995–1255 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 20 700.00–1,030.00 $884.07
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–915 833 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 350.00–500.00 $432.43

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
680–990 835 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 675.00–730.00 $707.60 —

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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.