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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 19, 2023

849 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $203.22/cwt +0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $864/hd at 425 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $225.90/cwt -8.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,287/hd at 570 lb · 20 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $207.59/cwt -8.77 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 375 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 849 703 622
Feeder cattle 576 459 446
Slaughter cattle 112 136 82
Replacement cattle 161 108 94

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold steady ; feeder heifers sold steady; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and the groups that were weaned with shots had added value ; slaughter cows sold steady ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-4.00 higher

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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 6 249.00–260.00 $254.99 $701 —
300–349 325 8 246.00–260.00 $253.53 $824 —
350–399 375 6 230.00–240.00 $235.33 $882 -7.50
400–449 425 16 228.00–238.00 $233.29 $991 -1.32
450–499 475 16 225.00–236.00 $230.78 $1,096 +4.59
500–549 525 14 210.00–231.00 $220.99 $1,160 -2.88
650–699 675 6 186.00–190.00 $188.07 $1,269 —
700–749 725 8 170.00–180.00 $175.17 $1,270 —
840 840 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,336 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 6 200.00–245.00 $224.96 $506 —
250–299 275 10 195.00–240.00 $219.51 $604 —
300–349 325 14 195.00–230.00 $213.82 $695 —
350–399 375 10 190.00–230.00 $211.31 $792 —
400–449 425 8 197.00–223.00 $210.75 $896 —
450–499 475 6 197.00–215.00 $206.46 $981 —
550–599 575 6 170.00–198.00 $184.60 $1,061 —
600–649 625 6 175.00–190.00 $182.79 $1,142 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 240.00 $240.00 $780 —
435 value added 435 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,000 -10.00
461–493 472 6 193.00–248.00 $228.84 $1,080 —
488 value added 488 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,122 —
542 542 3 211.00 $211.00 $1,144 —
564 564 7 213.00 $213.00 $1,201 —
550–577 value added 573 13 221.00–236.00 $232.85 $1,334 -1.90
610–623 value added 620 14 210.00–212.50 $211.97 $1,314 —
764 value added 764 7 183.25 $183.25 $1,400 —
937 value added 937 5 170.50 $170.50 $1,598 —

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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 10 190.00–225.00 $209.06 $575 —
300–349 325 6 220.00–225.00 $222.69 $724 +6.27
350–399 375 18 198.00–216.00 $207.59 $778 -8.77
400–449 425 30 190.00–215.00 $203.22 $864 +0.45
450–499 475 14 192.00–209.00 $200.94 $954 -1.80
500–549 525 18 189.00–208.00 $198.94 $1,044 +4.72
550–599 575 6 192.00–197.50 $194.87 $1,121 +0.67
600–649 625 2 181.00–185.00 $183.08 $1,144 —
650–699 675 6 160.00–175.00 $167.77 $1,132 —
700–749 725 4 149.00–178.00 $163.99 $1,189 -4.88
750–799 775 2 165.00–172.50 $168.87 $1,309 —
800–849 825 8 158.00–178.00 $168.30 $1,388 —
870 870 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,322 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 16 150.00–187.50 $170.42 $469 —
300–349 325 12 180.00–205.00 $193.44 $629 —
350–399 375 10 175.00–190.00 $182.99 $686 —
400–449 425 6 140.00–184.00 $163.27 $694 —
450–499 475 6 140.00–180.00 $161.03 $765 —
500–549 525 6 156.00–182.00 $169.61 $890 —
550–599 575 6 156.00–162.00 $159.13 $915 —
650–699 675 6 130.00–151.00 $140.88 $951 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 3 217.00 $217.00 $597 —
349 349 5 220.00 $220.00 $768 —
418 value added 418 4 211.00 $211.00 $882 +13.00
427 427 3 211.00 $211.00 $901 —
495 value added 495 10 200.50 $200.50 $992 —
566 566 4 196.00 $196.00 $1,109 —
553–594 value added 579 14 186.25–196.00 $189.06 $1,095 -3.44
605–648 627 4 172.00–185.00 $178.28 $1,118 —
673–688 681 4 166.00–170.00 $167.98 $1,144 —
717 value added 717 6 178.00 $178.00 $1,276 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–399 375 10 180.00–230.00 $206.64 $775 —
400–449 425 14 168.00–220.00 $195.50 $831 —
450–499 475 8 182.00–192.00 $187.26 $889 —
500–549 525 10 165.00–189.00 $177.56 $932 -34.22
550–599 575 6 164.00–185.00 $174.95 $1,006 —
600–649 625 8 150.00–192.00 $171.82 $1,074 -24.32
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 7 235.00 $235.00 $926 —
480 480 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,008 —
568 568 13 207.75 $207.75 $1,180 —
607 607 3 166.00 $166.00 $1,008 —

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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% 30 84.00–96.00 $91.02 $933 -7.83
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 32 95.00–107.00 $101.35 $1,292 -1.49
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 4 42.00–60.00 $51.56 $412 -26.78
850–1200 1025 85-90% 8 70.00–93.00 $83.46 $855 -4.39
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1555 1460 75-80% 8 90.00–98.50 $94.53 $1,380 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 2 84.00–93.00 $89.40 $1,118 —
1315–2155 1735 14 109.00–119.50 $115.52 $2,004 —

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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 30 350.00–820.00 $629.46

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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) 26 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) 10 550.00–1,090.00 $871.08
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 420.00–750.00 $616.22

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1300 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,500.00–1,800.00 $1,690.24 —
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 38 1,300.00–2,050.00 $1,753.49 —
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 20 1,500.00–2,200.00 $1,923.26 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 22 880.00–1,475.00 $1,233.78 —

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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.