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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 1, 2023

443 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.30/cwt ≈ $561/hd at 373 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.74/cwt -13.58 vs last sale · ≈ $655/hd at 423 lb · 10 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.46/cwt +5.26 vs last sale · ≈ $891/hd at 573 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 443 484 604
Feeder cattle 306 356 403
Slaughter cattle 74 67 80
Replacement cattle 63 61 121

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows sold 3-10 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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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 6 214.00–220.00 $217.30 $485 +3.24
300–345 323 8 209.00–218.00 $213.81 $691 -12.61
350–395 373 10 204.00–216.00 $210.36 $785 -16.00
400–445 423 6 194.00–202.00 $198.21 $838 -12.58
450–495 473 6 178.00–187.00 $182.71 $864 -10.43
500–545 523 6 174.00–181.00 $177.65 $929 —
600–645 623 8 153.00–166.00 $159.73 $995 -9.21
700–745 723 4 139.00–145.00 $142.09 $1,027 —

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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 12 145.00–155.00 $150.30 $561 —
400–445 423 10 150.00–159.00 $154.74 $655 -13.58
450–495 473 6 148.00–158.00 $153.24 $725 -15.05
500–545 523 4 148.50–159.00 $153.98 $805 —
550–595 573 10 150.00–160.50 $155.46 $891 +5.26
600–645 623 6 151.00–160.00 $155.66 $970 +7.00

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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% 26 82.00–91.00 $87.27 $895 +3.42
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–750 700 85-90% 4 50.00–57.00 $53.75 $376 +15.32
750–850 800 85-90% 6 60.00–68.00 $64.25 $514 +10.00
850–1200 1025 85-90% 8 73.00–81.00 $77.68 $796 +3.83

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1130 1063 4 80.00–93.00 $86.91 $924 —
1305–1550 1428 4 96.00–101.00 $98.71 $1,410 —
1605–1925 1765 6 104.00–110.25 $107.41 $1,896 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
668–783 fancy 726 (<2 yrs)Open 12 800.00–1,250.00 $1,042.83

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860–1155 1008 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 18 900.00–1,190.00 $1,066.23

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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.