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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 2, 2023

503 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $200.18/cwt -3.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,247/hd at 623 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $236.26/cwt -3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,236/hd at 523 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $221.29/cwt +1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,047/hd at 473 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 503 389 472
Feeder cattle 68 254 393
Slaughter cattle 54 49 22
Replacement cattle 381 86 57

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2-15 higher, slaughter cows sold 6-8 higher, and slaughter bulls had no trend. 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
300–345 323 2 302.00–310.00 $306.28 $989 +24.35
400–445 423 6 270.00–294.00 $282.64 $1,196 +15.70
450–495 473 6 260.00–270.00 $265.24 $1,255 +25.78
500–545 523 14 230.00–242.00 $236.26 $1,236 -3.46
550–595 573 4 226.00–235.00 $230.68 $1,322 -10.53
600–645 623 12 223.00–235.00 $229.22 $1,428 +3.63
650–695 673 4 216.00–226.00 $221.17 $1,488 —
700–745 723 4 210.00–225.00 $217.73 $1,574 —
750–795 773 6 195.00–210.00 $202.72 $1,567 —
800–845 823 2 197.00–200.00 $198.54 $1,634 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 value added 446 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,160 —
645 value added 645 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,451 —

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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 4 235.00–245.00 $240.27 $1,016 +20.04
450–495 473 12 215.00–227.00 $221.29 $1,047 +1.81
500–545 523 10 210.00–222.50 $216.52 $1,132 +8.73
550–595 573 6 199.00–209.00 $204.20 $1,170 +0.73
600–645 623 14 195.00–205.00 $200.18 $1,247 -3.09
650–695 673 12 192.00–201.00 $196.65 $1,323 +13.54
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 value added 486 6 217.00 $217.00 $1,055 —
503 value added 503 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,056 —
608–645 value added 622 9 198.00–202.00 $199.56 $1,241 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–595 573 6 200.00–212.00 $206.24 $1,182 -20.80
600–645 623 2 200.00–212.00 $206.22 $1,285 —
650–695 673 2 200.00–212.00 $206.20 $1,388 -1.20

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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% 12 101.50–106.00 $104.13 $1,067 —
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 12 106.00–111.00 $108.65 $1,385 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 813 85-90% 8 75.00–80.00 $78.27 $636 —
850–1200 1025 85-90% 10 85.50–96.50 $91.94 $942 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1475 1240 4 102.00–105.00 $103.78 $1,287 —
1250–2120 1685 6 108.00–115.00 $112.40 $1,894 —
2060 2060 1 122.50 $122.50 $2,524 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825–1055 thin fleshed 940 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 875.00–1,200.00 $1,057.38
925–1070 998 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 1,170.00–1,450.00 $1,320.18

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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.