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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 28, 2022

799 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.41/cwt ≈ $613/hd at 413 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.74/cwt -17.43 vs last sale · ≈ $715/hd at 523 lb · 14 head
light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.00/cwt ≈ $537/hd at 342 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 799 763 653
Feeder cattle 681 620 498
Slaughter cattle 85 62 56
Replacement cattle 33 81 99

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 4-11 lower, and slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 4 180.00–186.00 $183.18 $683 —
400–445 423 4 171.00–178.00 $174.69 $739 +4.58
500–545 523 4 155.00–165.00 $160.22 $838 -4.04
550–595 573 4 146.00–155.00 $150.68 $863 -4.48
600–645 623 4 139.00–149.00 $144.18 $898 -11.00
700–745 723 4 129.00–135.00 $132.09 $955 —
750–795 773 4 129.00–135.00 $132.09 $1,021 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 value added 373 3 184.00 $184.00 $686 +3.00
473 value added 473 3 168.00 $168.00 $795 -3.98
537 value added 537 3 158.00 $158.00 $848 -14.34
573–593 value added 578 11 152.50–155.00 $153.20 $885 -9.06
740 value added 740 3 147.00 $147.00 $1,088 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 150.00–160.00 $155.41 $424 —
300–345 323 6 154.00–164.00 $159.35 $515 —
350–395 373 4 140.00–150.00 $145.30 $542 —
400–445 423 6 140.00–150.00 $145.27 $614 -11.58
450–495 473 6 135.00–145.00 $140.24 $663 -15.52
500–545 523 14 131.00–142.00 $136.74 $715 -17.43
550–595 573 8 131.00–142.00 $136.72 $783 -16.44
600–645 623 8 125.00–136.00 $130.70 $814 -22.00
650–695 673 4 125.00–135.00 $130.17 $876 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 value added 342 14 157.00 $157.00 $537 —
413 value added 413 22 148.00–149.50 $148.41 $613 —
504–546 value added 519 11 131.50–140.00 $136.75 $710 -11.00
665 value added 665 3 140.00 $140.00 $931 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 6 171.00–180.00 $175.87 $480 +3.87
450–495 473 12 150.00–166.50 $158.64 $750 —
500–545 523 12 138.00–145.00 $141.65 $741 —
600–645 623 12 120.00–130.00 $125.18 $780 —
650–695 673 6 115.00–124.00 $119.65 $805 —
700–745 723 6 115.00–125.00 $120.16 $869 —

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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% 4 60.00–65.00 $62.66 $501 +3.68
850–1200 1025 85-90% 14 65.00–70.00 $67.93 $696 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 14 73.00–77.00 $75.34 $772 -2.28
1200–1300 1250 80-85% 2 77.00–80.00 $78.56 $982 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 75-80% 6 68.50–72.00 $70.55 $723 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1650 1525 4 100.00–102.00 $100.92 $1,539 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1475 1188 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 760.00–1,000.00 $909.05
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1100 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 610.00–740.00 $681.50

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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.