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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 5, 2022

818 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.74/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 523 lb · 12 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.16/cwt -0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $780/hd at 573 lb · 12 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.22/cwt +4.52 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 623 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 818 799 895
Feeder cattle 595 681 655
Slaughter cattle 140 85 120
Replacement cattle 83 33 120

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 2-7 lower, slaughter cows and bulls sold 3-4 lower. 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 6 180.00–190.00 $185.30 $691 +2.12
400–445 423 10 159.00–168.00 $163.74 $693 -10.95
450–495 473 10 150.00–160.00 $155.24 $734 —
500–545 523 10 149.00–156.00 $152.65 $798 -7.57
550–595 573 6 141.00–149.00 $145.16 $832 -5.52
600–645 623 6 139.00–142.00 $140.55 $876 -3.63
650–695 673 6 139.00–142.00 $140.55 $946 —
700–745 723 6 132.00–138.50 $135.35 $979 +3.26
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 value added 446 4 149.50 $149.50 $667 —
565–578 value added 572 4 153.00–154.00 $153.51 $878 +0.31
616 value added 616 4 145.50 $145.50 $896 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 8 147.00–152.00 $149.67 $483 -9.68
350–395 373 8 138.00–148.00 $143.30 $535 -2.00
400–445 423 8 137.00–147.00 $142.27 $602 -3.00
450–495 473 8 137.00–147.00 $142.24 $673 +2.00
500–545 523 12 133.00–144.00 $138.74 $726 +2.00
550–595 573 12 132.00–140.00 $136.16 $780 -0.56
600–645 623 12 129.00–141.00 $135.22 $842 +4.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 value added 475 6 136.50 $136.50 $648 —
558 value added 558 5 135.25 $135.25 $755 —
605–637 value added 630 9 135.00–139.00 $135.85 $856 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 8 146.00–154.00 $150.21 $635 —
450–495 473 8 140.00–148.00 $144.19 $682 -14.45
500–545 523 6 134.00–140.00 $137.13 $717 -4.52
600–645 623 6 119.00–123.00 $121.07 $754 -4.11

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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 55.00–62.00 $58.72 $470 -3.94
850–1200 1025 85-90% 16 63.00–71.50 $67.98 $697 +0.05
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 12 67.00–74.00 $71.10 $729 -4.24
1200–1300 1250 80-85% 4 74.00–77.00 $75.56 $944 -3.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1465 1208 4 79.00–82.50 $81.12 $980 —
1220–1700 1460 4 95.00–98.00 $96.75 $1,413 —
1400–1835 1618 4 98.00–103.00 $100.84 $1,632 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
550–650 fancy 600 (<2 yrs)Open 6 780.00–850.00 $817.92

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1295 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 850.00–1,200.00 $1,052.34
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–925 838 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 450.00–775.00 $629.48

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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
1025–1425 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,025.00–1,200.00 $1,126.79 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
475–830 653 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 500.00–1,050.00 $849.81 —

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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.