Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 3, 2021

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.54/cwt ≈ $588/hd at 476 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	492	666	252
Feeder cattle	393	517	198
Slaughter cattle	46	90	22
Replacement cattle	53	59	32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 2-6 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-3 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	4	152.00–162.00	$157.27	$665	—
450–495	473	4	152.00–162.00	$157.24	$744	+2.62
500–545	523	4	138.00–145.00	$141.65	$741	-7.13
550–595	573	4	132.50–143.50	$138.22	$792	+4.06
600–645	623	4	131.00–137.00	$134.11	$836	+6.93
650–695	673	4	131.00–137.00	$134.10	$902	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
404 value added	404	5	145.00	$145.00	$586	—
493–494 value added	494	9	155.00–167.50	$159.16	$786	—
625 value added	625	5	138.50	$138.50	$866	+6.50
1260 value added	1260	1	128.25	$128.25	$1,616	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	373	8	138.00–148.00	$143.30	$535	—
400–445	423	8	130.00–139.00	$134.74	$570	+5.58
450–495	473	8	122.00–128.00	$125.14	$592	-3.84
500–545	523	8	118.00–124.00	$121.13	$634	+1.74
550–595	573	8	115.00–121.00	$118.12	$677	+2.92
600–645	623	8	112.00–123.00	$117.70	$733	+3.56
650–695	673	8	115.00–120.00	$117.58	$791	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345 value added	345	2	138.00	$138.00	$476	—
373–385 value added	379	4	134.00–139.00	$136.54	$517	—
428 value added	428	2	130.50	$130.50	$559	+4.00
458–485 value added	476	10	120.00–128.50	$123.54	$588	—
511 value added	511	4	128.00	$128.00	$654	—
567–575 value added	572	8	122.00–150.00	$135.82	$777	+15.82
770 value added	770	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,040	—
865 value added	865	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,116	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	8	140.00–148.50	$144.48	$611	+10.27
500–545	523	8	130.00–136.00	$133.13	$696	+7.48
550–595	573	8	125.00–128.50	$126.82	$727	+9.62
600–645	623	8	116.00–122.00	$119.11	$742	+4.45
650–695	673	8	105.00–116.00	$110.68	$745	—

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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%	4	41.50–47.00	$44.42	$355	+0.83
850–1200	1025	85-90%	8	52.50–55.00	$53.96	$553	+1.95

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	80-85%	4	61.00–63.00	$62.17	$637	+3.78
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	4	63.50–67.00	$65.35	$833	+1.76

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	75-80%	4	57.50–62.50	$60.43	$619	+6.67

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–2065	1735	10	80.00–85.00	$82.98	$1,440	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
943–1490	1217	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	700.00–930.00	$840.85

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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.