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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 25, 2022

683 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.50/cwt ≈ $648/hd at 389 lb · 30 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.24/cwt +22.24 vs last sale · ≈ $572/hd at 373 lb · 16 head
light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.00/cwt +24.65 vs last sale · ≈ $491/hd at 321 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 683 890 883
Feeder cattle 431 733 716
Slaughter cattle 164 101 93
Replacement cattle 88 56 74

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 4-11 higher, slaughter cows sold 7-8 higher, and slaughter bulls had no trend. Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 value added 326 8 170.00 $170.00 $554 —
389 value added 389 30 166.50 $166.50 $648 —
454 value added 454 5 153.00 $153.00 $695 —
517 value added 517 6 152.50 $152.50 $788 —
558–566 value added 562 9 163.50–164.00 $163.72 $920 —
628 value added 628 2 146.50 $146.50 $920 —
674 value added 674 8 132.20 $132.20 $891 —
820 value added 820 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,041 —
1145 value added 1145 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,271 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 473 2 157.00–164.00 $160.67 $760 +10.99
500–545 523 6 152.50–164.00 $158.50 $829 +10.13
550–595 573 4 160.00–164.00 $162.08 $929 +15.57

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 value added 321 15 153.00 $153.00 $491 —
367–385 value added 373 16 150.50–159.00 $153.24 $572 —
404 value added 404 3 143.00 $143.00 $578 —
475–484 value added 482 8 146.50–148.00 $147.63 $712 —
500–540 value added 511 7 130.25–138.50 $132.74 $678 —
557–560 value added 559 6 130.00–138.00 $133.99 $749 —
630 value added 630 5 131.25–139.00 $134.35 $846 —
737 value added 737 7 126.50 $126.50 $932 —
813 value added 813 3 114.00 $114.00 $927 —
955 value added 955 7 115.50 $115.50 $1,103 —
1100 value added 1100 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,210 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 4 135.00–142.00 $138.71 $517 -3.42
450–495 473 4 140.00–146.00 $143.14 $677 +1.25
550–595 573 4 133.00–137.00 $135.08 $774 -2.70
600–645 623 4 133.00–144.00 $138.70 $864 +4.04
650–695 673 4 133.00–144.00 $138.68 $933 +10.91

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 523 4 130.00–137.00 $133.65 $699 -6.82
550–595 573 4 130.00–137.00 $133.64 $766 +1.46

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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% 34 70.00–75.00 $72.93 $748 +7.08
1200–1500 1350 80-85% 12 74.50–79.00 $77.00 $1,040 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–750 700 85-90% 4 43.00–48.00 $45.68 $320 —
750–850 800 85-90% 8 50.00–62.50 $56.64 $453 —
850–1200 1025 85-90% 24 65.00–71.50 $68.80 $705 +8.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 75-80% 10 67.50–72.50 $70.43 $722 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1350 1170 2 80.00–90.00 $85.77 $1,004 —
1380–1515 1448 6 97.00–104.00 $100.66 $1,458 —
1510–2020 1765 2 102.50–110.25 $105.82 $1,868 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080–1330 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 860.00–1,200.00 $1,047.63
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
610–975 793 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 500.00–900.00 $746.06

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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
945–1445 1195 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 30 1,250.00–1,650.00 $1,491.84 —

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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.