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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 12, 2022

688 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.85/cwt ≈ $994/hd at 668 lb · 20 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.10/cwt ≈ $1,121/hd at 723 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.79/cwt +5.52 vs last sale · ≈ $625/hd at 423 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 688 818 673
Feeder cattle 553 595 480
Slaughter cattle 65 140 74
Replacement cattle 70 83 119

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 5- 10 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-5 lower, and slaughter bulls sold 1-2 lower. 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
625 value added 625 10 151.25 $151.25 $945 +5.75
656–682 value added 668 20 140.00–154.00 $148.85 $994 —
723 value added 723 18 155.10 $155.10 $1,121 —
828 value added 828 5 147.00 $147.00 $1,217 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 4 176.00–186.00 $181.30 $676 -4.00
500–545 523 10 147.00–161.50 $154.56 $808 +1.91
550–595 573 10 147.00–161.50 $154.53 $885 +9.37
600–645 623 8 140.00–150.00 $145.18 $904 +4.63
650–695 673 8 140.00–150.00 $145.17 $977 +4.62

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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 4 150.00–159.00 $154.81 $500 +5.14
350–395 373 4 150.00–159.00 $154.77 $577 +11.47
400–445 423 10 142.00–153.00 $147.79 $625 +5.52
450–495 473 6 138.00–144.00 $141.14 $668 -1.10
500–545 523 4 131.00–139.50 $135.43 $708 -3.31
550–595 573 6 131.00–139.50 $135.42 $776 -0.74
600–645 623 6 125.00–135.00 $130.18 $811 -5.04
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 value added 298 6 152.00 $152.00 $453 —
395 value added 395 3 149.00 $149.00 $589 —
498 value added 498 2 144.00 $144.00 $717 +7.50
502 value added 502 3 140.50 $140.50 $705 —
583 value added 583 3 142.00 $142.00 $828 +6.75
668 value added 668 6 133.50 $133.50 $892 —
712 value added 712 3 136.50 $136.50 $972 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 8 163.00–172.00 $167.81 $542 —
350–395 373 8 163.00–172.00 $167.77 $626 —
400–445 423 6 152.00–163.00 $157.79 $667 +7.58
500–545 523 4 125.00–134.00 $129.69 $678 -7.44
550–595 573 4 115.00–130.00 $122.79 $704 —

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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% 16 63.00–72.00 $68.27 $700 -2.83
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 85-90% 12 55.00–62.00 $59.10 $606 -8.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1540 1250 6 73.50–83.00 $79.35 $992 —
1450–2015 1733 4 93.50–98.00 $96.12 $1,666 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1300 1138 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 16 900.00–1,250.00 $1,100.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
580–1065 823 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 380.00–700.00 $587.17

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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
1100–1490 1295 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,100.00–1,350.00 $1,243.82 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
660–725 693 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 600.00–880.00 $746.57 —

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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.