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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 22, 2023

460 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 460 505 665
Feeder cattle 83 388 413
Slaughter cattle 69 61 86
Replacement cattle 308 56 166

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00-6.00 higher. 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
300–345 323 6 214.00–230.00 $222.56 $719 -4.04
350–395 373 4 214.00–230.00 $222.48 $830 +8.04
400–445 423 6 206.00–213.00 $209.69 $887 +11.60
450–495 473 6 206.00–213.00 $209.67 $992 +5.47
500–545 523 8 190.00–201.50 $196.00 $1,025 +2.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
782 value added 782 7 165.00 $165.00 $1,290 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 4 182.00–188.00 $185.16 $783 +11.64
450–495 473 4 182.00–188.00 $185.14 $876 +12.62
500–545 523 6 167.00–176.00 $171.69 $898 +3.22
550–595 573 6 167.00–176.00 $171.68 $984 —
600–645 623 4 162.00–169.00 $165.63 $1,032 +2.03
650–695 673 4 162.00–169.00 $165.62 $1,115 +15.77
700–745 723 2 143.00–150.00 $146.61 $1,060 +3.60
800–845 823 2 129.00–139.00 $134.14 $1,104 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 value added 348 2 171.00 $171.00 $595 +11.00
448 value added 448 3 179.00 $179.00 $802 +2.25
572–575 value added 573 5 174.00–177.10 $175.86 $1,008 +1.96
618 value added 618 2 169.50 $169.50 $1,048 +2.14
697 value added 697 3 157.50 $157.50 $1,098 —
700–720 value added 713 3 154.50–163.00 $157.28 $1,121 —

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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 4 187.00–197.00 $192.27 $813 +19.82
450–495 473 4 187.00–197.00 $192.24 $909 +56.99
650–695 673 4 152.00–160.00 $156.13 $1,051 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 10 65.00–73.00 $69.25 $554 +18.94
850–1200 1025 85-90% 14 78.00–88.00 $83.85 $859 +11.72
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 12 87.00–96.00 $92.27 $946 +13.25
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 6 96.00–101.50 $98.91 $1,261 +8.09
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 75-80% 2 89.00–93.00 $91.34 $936 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1310 1165 4 90.00–97.00 $93.94 $1,094 —
1270–2095 1683 4 107.50–118.10 $114.10 $1,920 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
695–830 763 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 550.00–720.00 $642.52

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895–1150 1023 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 900.00–1,290.00 $1,119.32
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
625–920 773 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 530.00–890.00 $744.37

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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
880–1040 960 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 1,060.00–1,400.00 $1,244.17 —

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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.