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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 27, 2022

463 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $128.11/cwt ≈ $480/hd at 375 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.37/cwt +4.68 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 525 lb · 14 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.24/cwt ≈ $1,044/hd at 668 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 463 450 930
Feeder cattle 371 318 729
Slaughter cattle 39 68 80
Replacement cattle 53 64 121

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold higher 1.00-10.00; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-10.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold weaker

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 6 170.00–189.00 $180.35 $496 —
300–349 325 4 136.00–170.00 $154.28 $501 —
350–399 375 8 130.00–166.00 $149.18 $559 —
400–449 425 6 131.00–150.00 $141.05 $599 —
450–499 475 4 135.00–139.00 $137.10 $651 —
500–549 525 6 128.00–148.00 $138.47 $727 —
550–599 575 8 135.00–143.00 $139.17 $800 —
650–699 675 6 120.00–140.00 $130.36 $880 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–399 375 4 180.00–190.00 $185.33 $695 —
400–449 425 4 157.00–190.00 $174.45 $741 -4.60
450–499 475 10 145.00–187.00 $167.08 $794 —
500–549 525 8 154.00–181.00 $168.13 $883 +3.96
550–599 575 6 147.00–167.00 $157.43 $905 +0.23
600–649 625 4 157.00–161.00 $159.08 $994 +3.90
705–745 725 2 139.00–155.00 $146.78 $1,064 +4.69
770 770 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 549 6 167.00 $167.00 $917 —
640 640 4 161.00 $161.00 $1,030 —
660–671 668 12 152.00–159.00 $156.24 $1,044 —
712–747 723 10 149.50–160.00 $156.74 $1,133 —
775 775 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,077 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 4 140.00–153.00 $147.08 $404 —
300–349 325 4 144.00–158.00 $151.53 $492 —
350–399 375 4 148.00–154.00 $151.20 $567 —
400–449 425 10 135.00–146.00 $140.82 $598 —
450–499 475 6 128.00–150.00 $139.57 $663 -2.53
500–549 525 14 136.00–152.00 $144.37 $758 +4.68
550–599 575 10 132.50–147.50 $140.32 $807 +6.16
600–649 625 4 135.00–145.00 $140.20 $876 +6.06
650–699 675 4 130.00–149.00 $139.85 $944 +8.27
705–735 720 2 100.00 $100.00 $720 -27.32
755–765 760 2 89.00–125.00 $106.88 $812 —
860–875 868 2 85.00–86.00 $85.50 $742 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–399 375 16 110.00–144.00 $128.11 $480 —
400–449 425 8 110.00–129.00 $120.05 $510 —
450–499 475 8 121.00–131.00 $126.26 $600 —
500–549 525 10 127.00–136.00 $131.71 $691 —
550–599 575 4 118.00–125.00 $121.65 $699 —
650–699 675 4 105.00–125.00 $115.36 $779 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 502 2 130.00 $130.00 $653 —
552–594 576 7 145.00 $145.00 $835 —
632 632 11 145.00 $145.00 $916 —
684 684 11 149.50 $149.50 $1,023 —

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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 8 150.00–174.00 $162.79 $610 —
400–449 425 6 139.00–167.00 $153.81 $654 —
450–499 475 6 134.00–163.00 $149.25 $709 —
500–549 525 6 147.00–155.00 $151.19 $794 —

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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% 10 62.00–65.00 $63.76 $654 -5.22
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 4 65.00–72.00 $68.71 $876 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 4 40.00–50.00 $45.31 $362 -5.17
850–1200 1025 85-90% 8 50.50–64.00 $58.40 $599 -0.70
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1650 1485 75-80% 6 59.00–64.50 $62.06 $922 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 6 70.00–85.50 $79.30 $991 —
1500–2120 1810 4 85.00–95.00 $90.86 $1,645 —

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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 20 380.00–650.00 $540.54

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 840.00–1,125.00 $1,014.89
Small 1 ($/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) 6 750.00–960.00 $874.86

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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 6 1,125.00–1,150.00 $1,140.12 —
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,100.00–1,430.00 $1,299.53 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 770.00–1,000.00 $906.76 —

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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.