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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 16, 2022

621 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.71/cwt +8.95 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 473 lb · 12 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.73/cwt +5.07 vs last sale · ≈ $864/hd at 623 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $182.85/cwt +1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 423 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 621 762 772
Feeder cattle 43 626 598
Slaughter cattle 77 90 77
Replacement cattle 501 46 97

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold $3-$10 higher, slaughter cows sold mixed, and slaughter bulls sold $6-$7 higher. 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
300–345 323 6 190.00–205.00 $198.02 $640 —
350–395 373 6 190.00–205.00 $197.95 $738 +0.36
400–445 423 10 176.00–189.00 $182.85 $773 +1.64
450–495 473 10 176.00–189.00 $182.81 $865 +10.52
500–545 523 4 175.00–180.00 $177.61 $929 +11.44
550–595 573 8 153.00–160.00 $156.64 $898 -1.40
600–645 623 10 144.00–155.50 $149.96 $934 -5.48
650–695 673 10 144.00–155.50 $149.94 $1,009 -2.13
700–745 723 4 140.00–147.50 $143.87 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 value added 430 2 195.50 $195.50 $841 —
533 value added 533 4 168.00 $168.00 $895 -11.73
560 value added 560 2 160.00 $160.00 $896 -6.23

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 4 150.00–156.00 $153.18 $571 -4.00
400–445 423 8 150.00–158.00 $154.21 $652 +1.10
450–495 473 12 145.00–154.00 $149.71 $708 +8.95
500–545 523 8 142.00–152.00 $147.22 $770 +10.96
550–595 573 8 135.00–146.00 $140.72 $806 +5.52
600–645 623 12 132.00–145.00 $138.73 $864 +5.07
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 value added 378 2 150.00 $150.00 $567 —
408–438 value added 422 7 138.00–166.00 $156.31 $660 -8.01
475–495 value added 485 6 149.75–154.50 $152.17 $738 +0.01

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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 4 175.00–184.00 $179.81 $581 —
500–545 523 4 140.00–150.00 $145.22 $760 —
600–645 623 4 127.00–135.00 $131.14 $817 +1.44

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–750 675 85-90% 8 40.00–49.00 $45.00 $304 —
750–850 800 85-90% 8 50.00–57.50 $53.98 $432 -3.50
850–1200 1025 85-90% 12 61.00–66.00 $63.93 $655 -3.17
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 80-85% 1 75.00 $75.00 $975 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1380 1150 2 61.50–68.00 $65.40 $752 —
1545–1845 1695 4 89.00–96.00 $92.81 $1,573 —
1690–1880 1785 4 98.50–104.00 $101.40 $1,810 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070–1655 1363 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 900.00–1,420.00 $1,215.82
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1055 953 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 550.00–850.00 $716.14

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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.