Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 19, 2023

849 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

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

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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	Age	Stage	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	Age	Stage	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	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	420.00–750.00	$616.22
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	550.00–1,090.00	$871.08

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	20	1,500.00–2,200.00	$1,923.26	—
850–1300	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	38	1,300.00–2,050.00	$1,753.49	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	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.