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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 11, 2023

785 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.68/cwt ≈ $690/hd at 419 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.55/cwt ≈ $909/hd at 566 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.69/cwt ≈ $804/hd at 523 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 785 193 841
Feeder cattle 562 116 713
Slaughter cattle 141 27 64
Replacement cattle 82 50 64

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 2-8 higher, slaughter cows sold 6-7 higher, and slaughter bulls had no trend. Grouped, weaned 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
250–295 273 4 212.00–215.00 $213.62 $583 —
300–345 323 12 208.00–219.00 $213.88 $691 +3.88
350–395 373 6 204.00–214.00 $209.30 $781 —
400–445 423 8 191.00–200.00 $195.74 $828 +2.06
450–495 473 8 182.00–191.00 $186.71 $883 —
500–545 523 4 184.00–192.00 $188.17 $984 —
550–595 573 6 170.00–178.00 $174.16 $998 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 value added 396 11 210.00 $210.00 $832 —
440–446 value added 443 4 187.50–189.25 $188.38 $835 —
473–493 value added 482 7 188.00–203.00 $195.73 $943 —
525–533 value added 530 7 189.00 $189.00 $1,002 —
596 value added 596 6 185.10 $185.10 $1,103 —
608–620 value added 611 8 163.75–180.00 $175.88 $1,075 —
688 value added 688 2 166.50 $166.50 $1,146 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 value added 278 2 167.50 $167.50 $466 —
328–345 value added 334 6 158.00–162.00 $159.38 $532 —
403–443 value added 419 19 158.00–170.00 $164.68 $690 —
488–495 value added 492 4 145.00–152.00 $148.52 $731 —
558–571 value added 566 15 160.25–161.00 $160.55 $909 —
601–625 value added 609 9 150.00–150.50 $150.33 $916 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 6 158.00–167.00 $162.77 $607 +3.12
400–445 423 10 153.00–164.00 $158.79 $672 +8.00
450–495 473 10 150.00–160.00 $155.24 $734 +2.53
500–545 523 12 149.00–158.00 $153.69 $804 —
550–595 573 2 145.00–155.00 $150.20 $861 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 4 187.00–198.00 $192.83 $719 +1.94
450–495 473 6 168.00–171.00 $169.57 $802 —
600–645 623 4 128.00–135.00 $131.63 $820 —

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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% 10 35.00–45.00 $40.56 $274 —
750–850 800 85-90% 8 50.00–61.00 $55.84 $447 +0.12
850–1200 1025 85-90% 10 63.00–73.00 $68.85 $706 +6.51
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 8 74.50–77.50 $76.26 $782 +6.87
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 6 78.50–85.00 $81.94 $1,045 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 75-80% 8 65.00–75.50 $71.15 $729 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 1 91.50 $91.50 $965 —
2100 2100 1 105.00 $105.00 $2,205 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860–1185 1023 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 750.00–1,050.00 $923.84
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690–1010 850 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 600.00–750.00 $689.12

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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
800–1210 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 950.00–1,350.00 $1,190.80 —

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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.