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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 8, 2023

483 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $177.93/cwt +27.63 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 375 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.63/cwt -2.03 vs last sale · ≈ $960/hd at 625 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $146.59/cwt ≈ $550/hd at 375 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 483 443 611
Feeder cattle 357 306 500
Slaughter cattle 56 74 53
Replacement cattle 70 63 58

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00-9.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 6.00-20.00 higher ; feeder calf groups were weaned with 2 rounds of shots and reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold 1.00-12.00 higher ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-10.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 4 190.00–212.00 $202.20 $455 -15.10
250–299 275 6 210.00–227.00 $219.26 $603 —
300–349 325 6 207.00–217.00 $212.38 $690 -1.43
350–399 375 6 190.00–210.00 $200.65 $752 -9.71
400–449 425 6 193.00–210.00 $201.99 $858 +3.78
450–499 475 6 189.00–201.00 $195.31 $928 +12.60
500–549 525 8 177.00–190.00 $183.80 $965 +6.15
550–599 575 10 160.00–186.00 $173.55 $998 —
600–649 625 10 156.00–175.00 $165.87 $1,037 +6.14
650–699 675 6 164.00–176.00 $170.22 $1,149 —
700–715 708 3 154.00–167.00 $159.35 $1,128 +17.26
790–795 793 2 124.00–146.00 $135.03 $1,071 —
1190 1190 1 118.50 $118.50 $1,410 —
1230 1230 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,427 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 6 170.00–198.00 $185.25 $509 —
350–399 375 8 140.00–188.00 $165.57 $621 —
400–449 425 12 142.00–188.00 $166.33 $707 —
550–599 575 10 134.00–165.00 $150.16 $863 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–348 value added 336 4 220.00–231.00 $225.70 $758 —
455–468 value added 458 14 202.00–209.75 $207.47 $950 —
553–580 value added 567 4 180.00–182.00 $181.02 $1,026 —
625 value added 625 2 171.00 $171.00 $1,069 —
655 value added 655 2 176.00 $176.00 $1,153 —
725 value added 725 2 169.00 $169.00 $1,225 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 10 160.00–171.00 $165.99 $456 —
350–399 375 22 171.00–184.00 $177.93 $667 +27.63
400–449 425 10 161.00–184.00 $173.16 $736 +18.42
450–499 475 8 155.00–178.00 $167.09 $794 +13.85
500–549 525 6 167.00–173.00 $170.14 $893 +16.16
550–599 575 10 145.00–169.00 $157.51 $906 +2.05
600–649 625 14 137.00–169.00 $153.63 $960 -2.03
710–725 718 3 115.00–130.00 $121.66 $874 —
795 795 1 121.00 $121.00 $962 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 6 130.00–145.00 $138.17 $380 —
350–399 375 14 137.00–155.00 $146.59 $550 —
450–499 475 14 135.00–145.00 $140.26 $666 —
500–549 525 8 137.00–142.00 $139.62 $733 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–498 value added 482 8 167.00–169.00 $168.03 $810 —
533 value added 533 4 173.00 $173.00 $922 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–449 425 8 150.00–192.00 $172.21 $732 —
450–499 475 10 130.00–186.00 $159.45 $757 —
765 765 1 122.00 $122.00 $933 —
800–825 813 2 102.00–128.00 $115.20 $937 —

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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% 10 70.00–84.00 $78.20 $802 -9.07
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 20 85.00–103.00 $94.53 $1,205 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 4 35.00–45.00 $40.31 $322 -23.94
850–1200 1025 85-90% 18 64.00–83.00 $75.12 $770 -2.56
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1550 1425 75-80% 6 80.00–91.00 $85.98 $1,225 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 4 72.50–90.00 $83.00 $1,038 —
1500–1630 1587 3 115.00–119.50 $118.08 $1,874 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 350.00–690.00 $552.16

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 850.00–1,220.00 $1,077.05
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 22 1,080.00–1,400.00 $1,276.36
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 430.00–870.00 $691.62

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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.