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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 15, 2023

520 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 steers $246.34/cwt ≈ $677/hd at 275 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 steers $214.58/cwt ≈ $805/hd at 375 lb · 14 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $204.70/cwt ≈ $563/hd at 275 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 520 780 353
Feeder cattle 358 566 226
Slaughter cattle 53 101 67
Replacement cattle 109 113 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-12.00 higher, Feeder calf groups reported as 1-2s were weaned with shots giving them added value. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-5.00 lower. 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
250–299 275 16 230.00–260.00 $246.34 $677 —
300–349 325 12 237.00–260.00 $249.37 $810 +1.88
350–399 375 12 238.00–257.00 $248.12 $930 +8.29
400–449 433 12 235.00–245.00 $238.46 $1,033 +0.83
450–499 475 4 224.00–232.00 $228.21 $1,084 +2.02
500–549 525 10 220.00–234.00 $227.33 $1,193 +2.11
550–599 575 8 220.00–231.00 $225.73 $1,298 +0.53
600–649 625 6 192.00–221.00 $207.07 $1,294 -8.52
700 700 1 176.50 $176.50 $1,236 -1.17
810 810 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,215 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 10 205.00–230.00 $218.62 $601 —
350–399 375 14 197.00–230.00 $214.58 $805 —
450–499 475 10 180.00–220.00 $201.03 $955 —
550–599 575 6 177.00–200.00 $188.99 $1,087 —
650–699 675 6 149.00–180.00 $165.06 $1,114 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 value added 359 5 238.00 $238.00 $854 —
403 value added 403 3 239.00 $239.00 $963 +3.47
738 value added 738 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,328 —
798 value added 798 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,261 —
813 value added 813 2 163.00 $163.00 $1,325 —

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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 12 190.00–217.00 $204.70 $563 —
300–349 325 8 195.00–206.00 $200.92 $653 —
350–399 375 8 195.00–212.00 $204.06 $765 +8.29
400–449 425 8 185.00–214.00 $200.34 $851 —
450–499 475 10 180.00–200.00 $190.52 $905 —
500–549 525 8 189.00–197.00 $193.19 $1,014 +1.45
550–599 575 6 186.00–192.00 $189.13 $1,087 —
600–649 625 4 184.00–189.00 $186.60 $1,166 +4.42
650–699 675 4 162.00–169.00 $165.63 $1,118 —
730 730 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,241 +10.88
800–815 808 2 124.00–160.00 $141.83 $1,146 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 12 155.00–186.00 $171.88 $473 —
350–399 375 10 150.00–180.00 $165.98 $622 —
400–449 425 4 140.00–150.00 $145.29 $617 —
450–499 475 4 140.00–172.00 $156.83 $745 —
500–549 525 6 147.00–182.00 $165.32 $868 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 value added 493 2 151.00 $151.00 $744 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 6 180.00–240.00 $212.27 $690 —
400–449 425 10 180.00–229.00 $205.91 $875 -9.36
450–499 475 8 172.00–205.00 $189.35 $899 —
550–599 575 6 162.00–170.00 $166.17 $955 —
600–649 625 4 167.00–182.00 $174.79 $1,092 —

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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% 20 72.50–90.00 $82.74 $848 -14.24
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 30 92.50–107.00 $100.18 $1,277 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 85-90% 13 58.00 $58.00 $493 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1715 1523 75-80% 6 85.00–98.50 $92.60 $1,410 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 4 83.50–99.50 $93.10 $1,164 —
1500–2340 1920 8 97.00–121.00 $111.63 $2,143 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 925 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 28 500.00–800.00 $678.38

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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)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 42 1,000.00–1,650.00 $1,398.86
Small 1 ($/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) 16 560.00–860.00 $738.38
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 540.00–640.00 $599.46

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 1,320.00–1,700.00 $1,549.77 -16.13
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,118.92 —

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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.