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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 19, 2023

685 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.26/cwt +21.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,183/hd at 523 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 685 695 450
Feeder cattle 497 468 318
Slaughter cattle 72 123 68
Replacement cattle 116 104 64

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: feeder steers and heifers sold 5-10 higher, slaughter cows sold 2-4 lower, 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 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 4 250.00–260.00 $255.27 $1,080 +8.27
450–495 473 4 240.00–250.00 $245.24 $1,160 +3.57
500–545 523 6 237.00–246.00 $241.69 $1,264 +0.95
550–595 567 8 235.00–244.00 $238.54 $1,353 +6.67
600–645 623 4 230.00–244.00 $237.25 $1,478 +23.11
650–695 673 4 225.00–240.00 $232.75 $1,566 +27.58
700–745 723 4 220.00–230.00 $225.16 $1,628 —
750–795 765 6 220.00–230.00 $223.46 $1,709 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 value added 431 5 257.50 $257.50 $1,110 +17.50
581 value added 581 5 211.00 $211.00 $1,226 -20.94
623 value added 623 2 232.00 $232.00 $1,445 —
695 value added 695 4 222.50 $222.50 $1,546 +0.50
775 value added 775 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,705 —
836 value added 836 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,797 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 6 240.00–250.00 $245.27 $1,037 —
450–495 473 6 237.00–240.00 $238.57 $1,128 +17.33
500–545 523 12 220.00–232.00 $226.26 $1,183 +21.04
550–595 573 8 200.00–211.00 $205.72 $1,179 +7.64
600–645 623 8 202.00–211.00 $206.66 $1,287 +10.00
650–695 673 4 197.00–207.00 $202.17 $1,361 +7.97
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504–515 value added 506 9 212.00–242.50 $235.61 $1,192 +16.79
579 value added 579 7 215.00 $215.00 $1,245 —
620 value added 620 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,308 +6.50
659 value added 659 6 205.50 $205.50 $1,354 —
770–773 value added 772 7 185.00–200.00 $195.73 $1,511 —
800 value added 800 6 192.00 $192.00 $1,536 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 4 242.50–252.00 $247.58 $800 —
350–395 373 4 242.50–252.00 $247.54 $923 —
450–495 473 4 232.00–240.00 $236.19 $1,117 +5.71

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–750 675 85-90% 8 62.00–72.00 $67.56 $456 -6.66
750–850 800 85-90% 6 75.00–82.00 $78.72 $630 -4.06
850–1200 1025 85-90% 14 85.00–95.00 $90.85 $931 -4.42
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 16 95.00–103.50 $99.98 $1,025 -0.41
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 8 101.00–106.00 $103.65 $1,322 -1.64
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 75-80% 2 89.50–97.00 $93.89 $962 -3.71

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1925 1560 16 107.00–116.00 $112.55 $1,756 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–1355 1163 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 18 1,100.00–1,450.00 $1,303.98
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
705–925 815 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 700.00–800.00 $756.75

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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
950–1145 1048 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 12 1,200.00–1,650.00 $1,445.94 —
1120–1265 1193 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,850.00–2,200.00 $2,035.64 —

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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.