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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 13, 2022

653 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 653 439 899
Feeder cattle 418 312 659
Slaughter cattle 91 91 75
Replacement cattle 144 36 165

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3- 5 higher, slaughter cows sold 3-8 lower, and 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
300–345 323 4 170.00–175.00 $172.67 $558 —
350–395 373 4 170.00–175.00 $172.65 $644 —
400–445 423 6 162.00–170.00 $166.21 $703 —
500–549 525 6 150.00–159.00 $154.71 $812 -4.85
550–595 573 6 150.00–159.00 $154.68 $886 +3.04

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 4 141.00–145.00 $143.12 $534 +5.00
400–445 423 4 130.00–139.00 $134.74 $570 -2.24
450–495 473 4 130.00–139.00 $134.71 $637 -2.24
550–595 573 4 125.00–136.00 $130.72 $749 -5.44
600–645 623 8 122.00–136.00 $129.25 $805 -5.93

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 6 166.00–177.00 $171.83 $641 +3.59
400–445 423 6 164.00–166.00 $165.05 $698 +13.20
450–495 473 6 152.00–160.00 $156.19 $739 +4.38
500–545 523 6 131.00–141.00 $136.22 $712 —
550–595 573 6 131.00–141.00 $136.20 $780 —
650–695 673 6 121.00–127.00 $124.10 $835 —
700–745 723 6 124.00–129.00 $126.58 $915 —
750–795 773 6 124.00–129.00 $126.57 $978 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 8 52.50–58.50 $55.69 $446 -3.29
850–1200 1025 85-90% 16 62.00–69.50 $66.39 $680 -6.38
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 14 70.00–74.00 $72.34 $741 -8.26
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 4 73.00–76.00 $74.59 $951 -11.72
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 75-80% 8 69.50–71.50 $70.67 $724 -7.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1685 1393 8 86.00–97.50 $92.96 $1,295 —
1490–1980 1735 8 98.00–105.50 $102.28 $1,775 -8.75

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1370 1158 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 12 850.00–1,200.00 $1,057.13

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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
950–1200 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 24 1,300.00–1,720.00 $1,534.42 —

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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.