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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 24, 2023

814 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $202.68/cwt ≈ $1,178/hd at 581 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $241.04/cwt -0.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,246/hd at 517 lb · 29 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $257.00/cwt +32.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,105/hd at 430 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 814 816 683
Feeder cattle 584 622 431
Slaughter cattle 152 89 164
Replacement cattle 78 105 88

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold $2-$10 higher, slaughter cows sold $2-$3 higher, and slaughter 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 15 257.00 $257.00 $1,105 +32.00
457–480 value added 466 5 240.00–252.00 $247.06 $1,151 +26.06
508–541 value added 517 29 239.00–244.00 $241.04 $1,246 -0.96
595–598 value added 597 12 230.00–233.00 $231.00 $1,379 +11.00
643 value added 643 3 213.00 $213.00 $1,370 -7.00
653 value added 653 11 218.00 $218.00 $1,424 +3.00
760 value added 760 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,406 -15.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 4 244.00–254.00 $249.35 $805 —
350–395 373 6 244.00–254.00 $249.30 $930 —
400–445 423 4 230.00–240.00 $235.27 $995 +2.21
450–495 473 8 230.00–240.00 $235.24 $1,113 +8.76
500–545 523 6 230.00–240.00 $235.22 $1,230 +1.05
550–595 573 8 228.00–236.00 $232.16 $1,330 +9.04
600–645 623 8 210.00–222.00 $216.22 $1,347 —
650–695 673 6 200.00–211.00 $205.68 $1,384 —
700–745 723 4 188.00–194.00 $191.09 $1,382 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 value added 380 4 230.00 $230.00 $874 —
446 value added 446 4 239.00 $239.00 $1,066 —
538–543 value added 541 5 208.00–216.00 $211.18 $1,142 +2.18
557–595 value added 581 29 182.00–231.00 $202.68 $1,178 —
640 value added 640 4 191.00 $191.00 $1,222 +4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 4 208.00–217.00 $212.81 $687 -0.21
350–395 373 8 208.00–217.00 $212.77 $794 -0.18
400–445 423 6 214.00–224.00 $219.27 $928 +4.00
450–495 473 6 214.00–224.00 $219.24 $1,037 +0.10
500–545 523 8 199.00–212.00 $205.78 $1,076 +2.65
550–595 573 8 199.00–212.00 $205.76 $1,179 +10.56
650–695 673 4 173.00–179.00 $176.10 $1,185 —

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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 4 220.00–230.00 $225.30 $840 +10.00
400–445 423 10 200.00–215.00 $207.90 $879 —
500–545 523 4 200.00–210.00 $205.22 $1,073 —

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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% 34 96.00–102.00 $99.51 $1,020 +2.00
1200–1355 1278 80-85% 10 102.00–106.50 $104.39 $1,334 +0.27
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 10 72.00–82.00 $77.31 $618 +2.53
850–1200 1025 85-90% 14 85.00–94.50 $90.56 $928 +1.71
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 75-80% 18 88.00–97.50 $93.56 $959 -0.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1635 1495 2 100.00–108.00 $104.37 $1,560 —
1640–2040 1840 10 113.00–118.50 $116.05 $2,135 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
500 fancy 500 (<2 yrs)Open 4 1,400.00 $1,400.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1205 1078 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 950.00–1,180.00 $1,078.61

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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
1000–1200 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 1,500.00–1,900.00 $1,718.18 —

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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.