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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 30, 2022

542 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 542 621 794
Feeder cattle 385 43 569
Slaughter cattle 59 77 120
Replacement cattle 98 501 105

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 6-12 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-5 lower, 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
200–245 223 2 200.00–220.00 $211.01 $471 —
250–295 273 2 200.00–220.00 $210.83 $576 —
300–345 323 4 200.00–214.00 $207.49 $670 +9.47
350–395 373 4 200.00–214.00 $207.42 $774 +9.47
400–445 423 4 174.00–182.00 $178.21 $754 -4.64
450–495 473 4 174.00–182.00 $178.19 $843 -4.62
500–545 523 4 170.00–180.00 $175.22 $916 -2.39
550–595 573 4 170.00–180.00 $175.20 $1,004 +18.56
600–645 623 4 158.00–162.00 $160.07 $997 +10.11
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 value added 388 3 200.00 $200.00 $776 —
488 value added 488 7 181.00 $181.00 $883 —

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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 4 174.00–182.00 $178.24 $665 +25.06
400–445 423 6 155.00–166.00 $160.79 $680 +6.58
450–495 473 6 155.00–166.00 $160.76 $760 +11.05
500–545 523 6 141.00–147.00 $144.13 $754 -3.09
550–595 573 6 130.00–141.00 $135.72 $778 -5.00
600–645 623 6 126.00–135.00 $130.66 $814 -8.07
650–695 673 6 126.00–135.00 $130.65 $879 —
700–745 723 4 130.00–134.00 $132.06 $955 —
800–845 823 4 109.00–119.00 $114.14 $939 —
850–895 873 4 109.00–119.00 $114.13 $996 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 value added 360 5 175.00 $175.00 $630 +25.00
407 value added 407 3 164.00 $164.00 $667 +7.69
463 value added 463 2 145.00 $145.00 $671 -7.17
518 value added 518 2 143.00 $143.00 $741 —

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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 4 145.00–155.00 $150.27 $636 —
450–495 473 4 145.00–155.00 $150.24 $711 —
600–645 623 4 130.00–136.00 $133.11 $829 +1.97

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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% 12 65.00–70.00 $67.93 $696 —
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 6 69.25–75.00 $72.29 $922 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 4 50.00–55.00 $52.66 $421 -1.32
850–1200 1025 85-90% 8 57.50–63.50 $61.01 $625 -2.92
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 75-80% 4 65.50–68.75 $67.40 $691 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1500 1245 6 75.00–85.00 $81.02 $1,009 —
1470–1825 1648 6 94.00–97.00 $95.66 $1,576 —
1559–2020 1790 6 85.00–94.00 $90.08 $1,612 -11.32

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
525–760 fancy 643 (<2 yrs)Open 10 730.00–940.00 $854.20

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840–1295 1068 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 850.00–1,125.00 $1,016.80
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770–880 825 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 570.00–750.00 $666.00

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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
950–1050 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,105.00 —

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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.