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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 26, 2023

796 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $183.00/cwt ≈ $1,400/hd at 765 lb · 65 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $182.50/cwt -0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,407/hd at 771 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $222.90/cwt +27.40 vs last sale · ≈ $943/hd at 423 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 796 849 484
Feeder cattle 634 576 329
Slaughter cattle 91 112 84
Replacement cattle 71 161 71

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Weaned grouped feeder cattle are listed as M&L 1&2 Value Added.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 value added 430 9 257.00 $257.00 $1,105 +27.00
476 value added 476 8 226.00 $226.00 $1,076 -4.00
560 value added 560 4 210.50 $210.50 $1,179 -22.35
608–623 value added 620 10 185.25–211.00 $190.30 $1,180 -21.67
735 value added 735 7 185.00 $185.00 $1,360 —
771 value added 771 16 182.50 $182.50 $1,407 -0.75
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 6 240.00–254.00 $247.49 $799 -6.04
350–395 373 6 240.00–254.00 $247.42 $923 +12.09
400–445 423 6 230.00–242.50 $236.58 $1,001 +3.29
450–495 473 8 230.00–242.50 $236.55 $1,119 +5.77
500–545 523 8 217.00–230.00 $223.78 $1,170 +2.79
550–595 573 4 200.00–217.00 $208.83 $1,197 —
600–645 623 8 189.00–201.00 $195.22 $1,216 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 value added 495 2 195.00 $195.00 $965 -5.50
578 value added 578 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,127 +5.94
610–620 value added 616 5 184.00–207.00 $193.11 $1,190 —
650–683 value added 674 7 176.00–177.50 $177.09 $1,194 —
765 value added 765 65 183.00 $183.00 $1,400 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 6 200.00–211.00 $205.88 $665 -16.81
400–445 423 6 200.00–205.00 $202.63 $857 -0.59
450–495 473 10 190.00–202.00 $196.29 $928 -4.65
500–545 523 8 189.00–200.00 $194.74 $1,018 -4.20
550–595 573 6 185.00–200.00 $192.79 $1,105 -2.08
600–645 623 6 179.00–190.00 $184.70 $1,151 +1.62
650–695 673 4 178.00–182.00 $180.07 $1,212 +12.30

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 6 222.00–235.00 $228.89 $854 +22.25
400–445 423 10 215.00–230.00 $222.90 $943 +27.40
550–595 573 4 180.00–182.50 $181.30 $1,039 +6.35

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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% 16 95.00–102.00 $99.10 $1,016 +8.08
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 10 96.50–102.50 $99.68 $1,271 -1.67
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 6 72.00–79.00 $75.72 $606 +24.16
850–1200 1025 85-90% 14 85.00–92.00 $89.10 $913 +5.64
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 75-80% 8 92.00–98.00 $95.51 $979 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1350 1175 6 97.00–107.00 $102.74 $1,207 —
1550–1905 1728 6 110.00–120.00 $115.51 $1,996 —

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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
900–1300 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,350.00–1,780.00 $1,604.09 —
1000–1350 fancy 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,800.00–2,300.00 $2,087.23 —

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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.