Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 23, 2022

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.96/cwt ≈ $828/hd at 623 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	665	811	654
Feeder cattle	413	508	465
Slaughter cattle	86	103	45
Replacement cattle	166	200	144

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 6-9 lower, feeder heifers sold 3-6 lower, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 4-6 lower. Weaned grouped 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
250–295	273	4	197.50–205.00	$201.56	$550	-6.15
350–395	373	6	178.00–190.00	$184.36	$688	—
450–495	473	6	155.00–170.00	$162.86	$770	—
500–545	523	4	159.00–174.00	$166.82	$872	-7.35
550–595	573	4	152.50–163.00	$157.96	$905	—
600–645	623	4	143.00–152.50	$147.92	$922	—
650–695	673	4	143.00–152.50	$147.91	$995	+1.07
800–845	823	2	127.00–139.00	$133.16	$1,096	—
850–895	873	2	127.00–139.00	$133.15	$1,162	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485 value added	485	8	178.00	$178.00	$863	—
519 value added	519	5	171.50	$171.50	$890	-8.21
563 value added	563	2	168.00	$168.00	$946	—
612–645 value added	621	7	147.25–152.25	$150.77	$936	-9.23

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	4	147.00–158.00	$152.88	$494	—
350–395	373	4	142.00–147.00	$144.65	$540	-4.59
400–445	423	4	137.00–143.00	$140.16	$593	+1.11
450–495	473	4	137.00–143.00	$140.14	$663	—
500–545	523	6	135.00–147.00	$141.26	$739	-5.87
600–645	623	10	127.00–138.50	$132.96	$828	—
700–745	723	4	123.00–130.50	$126.87	$917	-6.29

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
543 value added	543	2	142.00	$142.00	$771	+1.58
581 value added	581	7	152.10	$152.10	$884	-3.54

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	4	180.00–185.00	$182.71	$499	—
350–395	373	4	155.00–163.00	$159.24	$594	-25.53
550–595	573	4	137.00–143.00	$140.12	$803	+3.52

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	80-85%	14	75.00–81.50	$78.80	$808	±0.00
1200–1500	1350	80-85%	6	82.00–85.00	$83.67	$1,130	-6.39

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	85-90%	12	65.50–72.50	$69.60	$713	-2.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	75-80%	8	69.50–74.50	$72.43	$742	-4.58

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1495	1248	10	84.00–97.00	$91.79	$1,146	-4.60
1500–1905	1703	4	97.50–109.75	$104.35	$1,777	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–1205	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	1,050.00–1,450.00	$1,282.85

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–865	788	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	650.00–975.00	$828.49

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1005–1275	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	1,250.00–1,650.00	$1,473.68	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
815–1015	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,000.00–1,275.00	$1,152.53	+46.71

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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.