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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 26, 2022

425 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.71/cwt -4.53 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 473 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 425 505 688
Feeder cattle 333 373 486
Slaughter cattle 38 64 57
Replacement cattle 54 68 145

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold steady, and slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 value added 323 4 198.00–208.00 $203.35 $657 —
350–395 value added 373 8 189.00–200.00 $194.83 $727 —
400–445 value added 423 4 176.00–189.00 $182.85 $773 —
450–495 value added 473 6 170.00–183.00 $176.81 $836 —
500–545 value added 523 2 171.00–176.00 $173.61 $908 —
600–645 value added 623 2 150.00–159.00 $154.66 $964 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 value added 493 3 180.00 $180.00 $887 -5.55
553 value added 553 2 169.00 $169.00 $935 +3.51

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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 4 140.00–150.00 $145.35 $469 -10.00
350–395 373 4 140.00–150.00 $145.30 $542 -10.41
400–445 423 4 136.00–146.00 $141.27 $598 -9.00
450–495 473 10 136.00–145.00 $140.71 $666 -4.53
500–545 523 8 135.00–145.00 $140.22 $733 +1.57
550–595 573 2 135.00–141.00 $138.12 $791 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 value added 404 4 144.00 $144.00 $582 —
517 value added 517 3 146.00 $146.00 $755 +1.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 473 4 150.00–160.00 $155.24 $734 -24.64
500–545 523 4 140.00–150.00 $144.78 $757 -29.39

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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% 4 71.00–75.00 $73.34 $752 +0.62
1200–1400 1300 80-85% 6 78.00–81.00 $79.62 $1,035 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 2 50.00–55.00 $52.66 $421 -2.06
850–1200 1025 85-90% 4 64.00–69.00 $66.93 $686 +0.86
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 75-80% 2 73.00–75.00 $74.17 $760 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1495 1248 6 90.00–95.50 $93.30 $1,164 +7.18
1500–2160 1830 4 99.00–106.50 $103.43 $1,893 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920–1200 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 700.00–920.00 $824.53
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
655–900 778 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 500.00–730.00 $633.12

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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
990–1200 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 900.00–1,250.00 $1,091.78 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
535–825 680 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 775.00–1,025.00 $926.65 —

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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.