Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 9, 2022

762 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.23/cwt +9.59 vs last sale · ≈ $981/hd at 590 lb · 20 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.16/cwt ≈ $744/hd at 489 lb · 17 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.01/cwt ≈ $789/hd at 526 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	762	718	661
Feeder cattle	626	518	546
Slaughter cattle	90	75	46
Replacement cattle	46	125	69

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold 10-13 higher, feeder heifers sold mixed, slaughter cows sold 3-4 higher, 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 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452–490 value added	469	7	170.00–188.25	$176.16	$826	-11.84
509–546 value added	528	13	160.00–190.50	$179.73	$949	-9.50
578–595 value added	590	20	160.00–175.50	$166.23	$981	+9.59
645–648 value added	647	5	154.50–171.00	$164.42	$1,064	+22.67
653–684 value added	667	9	160.00–164.50	$162.12	$1,081	+12.54

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	373	4	196.00–199.00	$197.59	$737	—
400–445	430	6	175.00–184.00	$181.21	$779	-2.53
450–495	473	6	166.00–178.00	$172.29	$815	-11.42
500–545	523	6	162.00–170.00	$166.17	$869	+6.91
550–595	573	6	157.00–159.00	$158.04	$906	-1.20
600–645	623	12	150.00–160.50	$155.44	$968	—
650–695	673	4	150.00–154.00	$152.07	$1,023	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412–433 value added	416	10	156.00–166.50	$164.32	$684	—
453–497 value added	489	17	146.00–153.90	$152.16	$744	—
500–549 value added	526	15	141.50–154.00	$150.01	$789	—
613–628 value added	621	4	142.75–145.50	$144.14	$895	-11.36
650 value added	650	6	145.25	$145.25	$944	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	373	4	154.00–160.00	$157.18	$586	—
400–445	423	4	151.00–155.00	$153.11	$648	+4.32
450–495	473	6	135.00–146.00	$140.76	$666	-8.00
500–545	523	6	130.00–142.00	$136.26	$713	-5.43
550–595	573	6	130.00–140.00	$135.20	$775	-6.48
600–645	623	6	129.00–138.00	$133.66	$833	-10.04
650–695	673	6	127.00–137.00	$132.17	$890	-2.55

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–645	623	4	124.00–135.00	$129.70	$808	—
650–695	673	4	124.00–135.00	$129.68	$873	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–850	812	85-90%	13	52.00–60.50	$57.48	$467	—
850–1200	1025	85-90%	16	63.00–70.00	$67.10	$688	+4.17

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	80-85%	20	70.00–75.00	$72.93	$748	+4.59
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	4	73.00–78.00	$75.65	$965	+3.27

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	75-80%	6	63.00–68.00	$65.93	$676	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1940	1720	8	82.50–89.50	$86.45	$1,487	-8.05
1800–2055	1864	4	93.00–97.50	$94.24	$1,757	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–1040	918	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	720.00–790.00	$759.67

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1190–1310	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,025.00–1,300.00	$1,169.10	—

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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.