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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 16, 2022

353 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.18/cwt ≈ $565/hd at 376 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.05/cwt +1.86 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 475 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $191.99/cwt ≈ $720/hd at 375 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 353 489 571
Feeder cattle 226 281 470
Slaughter cattle 67 98 70
Replacement cattle 60 110 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold higher 2.00-5.00; feeder heifers sold higher 2.00-5.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter 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
250–299 275 8 172.50–190.00 $182.03 $501 —
350–399 375 14 180.00–202.50 $191.99 $720 —
400–449 425 6 177.50–190.00 $184.11 $782 +12.89
450–499 475 6 160.00–177.50 $169.20 $804 -2.20
500–549 525 4 146.00–172.50 $159.87 $839 —
550–599 575 6 140.00–171.00 $156.16 $898 +3.08
765–785 775 2 133.00–137.50 $135.28 $1,048 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 228 7 135.00–154.00 $146.86 $335 —
300–349 325 6 142.50–165.00 $154.60 $502 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 202.50 $202.50 $745 —
522 522 6 177.75 $177.75 $928 —
634 634 4 152.00 $152.00 $964 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 6 139.00–145.00 $142.33 $320 —
250–299 275 4 140.00–147.00 $143.81 $395 —
300–349 328 7 145.00–157.50 $152.60 $501 -0.61
350–399 376 15 140.00–158.00 $150.18 $565 —
400–449 425 6 134.00–141.00 $137.70 $585 -7.09
450–499 475 14 136.00–147.50 $142.05 $675 +1.86
500–549 525 8 129.00–156.00 $143.13 $751 +9.91
650–699 675 8 120.00–128.50 $124.40 $840 +0.78
700–745 723 2 110.50–120.00 $115.10 $832 -7.48
775 775 1 112.00 $112.00 $868 —
805 805 1 115.00 $115.00 $926 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 6 120.00–139.00 $130.35 $358 —
300–349 325 4 130.00–140.00 $135.38 $440 —
450–499 475 4 100.00–125.00 $113.15 $537 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–399 375 8 160.00–177.50 $169.32 $635 —
450–499 475 4 145.00–150.00 $147.63 $701 +2.92
500–549 525 6 135.00–145.00 $140.23 $736 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1037 80-85% 15 68.00–79.00 $74.79 $776 -6.64
1200–1350 1273 80-85% 31 79.00–92.00 $85.67 $1,091 -3.21
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 85-90% 6 44.00–75.00 $62.15 $637 -8.41
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1560 1448 75-80% 2 74.00–84.25 $79.52 $1,151 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1286 7 96.50–102.50 $100.50 $1,292 —
1500–1875 1688 14 104.00–116.75 $111.08 $1,875 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 430.00–475.00 $456.76

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1350 1117 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 880.00–1,160.00 $1,060.54
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 460.00–660.00 $578.92

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 895.00–1,090.00 $1,012.91 —
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,080.00–1,350.00 $1,243.26 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 720.00–860.00 $803.24 —

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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.