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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 30, 2023

760 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $245.35/cwt ≈ $1,303/hd at 531 lb · 25 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $203.18/cwt +0.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,266/hd at 623 lb · 10 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $255.22/cwt +20.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,335/hd at 523 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 760 689 457
Feeder cattle 66 564 329
Slaughter cattle 61 58 52
Replacement cattle 633 67 76

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers and heifers sold 7-10 higher, 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
440 value added 440 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,131 +7.00
482 value added 482 8 256.50 $256.50 $1,236 +6.50
512–545 value added 531 25 220.00–257.00 $245.35 $1,303 —
573 value added 573 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,432 +14.59
670–689 value added 678 9 226.00–236.00 $230.51 $1,563 +14.70
712 value added 712 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,595 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 292.00–305.00 $299.04 $816 —
300–345 323 4 290.00–295.00 $292.67 $945 —
350–395 373 4 270.00–280.00 $275.30 $1,027 -8.18
400–445 423 4 260.00–270.00 $265.27 $1,122 +48.98
450–495 473 4 260.00–270.00 $265.24 $1,255 +5.00
500–545 523 10 250.00–260.00 $255.22 $1,335 +20.00
550–595 573 6 237.00–249.00 $243.24 $1,394 +13.56
600–645 623 4 225.00–235.00 $230.18 $1,434 +8.04
700–745 723 4 221.00–232.00 $226.67 $1,639 —
750–795 773 2 205.00–207.50 $206.29 $1,595 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 6 230.00–241.00 $235.88 $762 —
350–395 373 6 230.00–241.00 $235.83 $880 -9.47
400–445 423 6 225.00–235.00 $230.27 $974 -3.00
450–495 473 6 210.00–227.50 $219.17 $1,037 +2.88
500–545 523 4 210.00–220.00 $215.22 $1,126 +0.48
550–595 565 6 205.00–215.00 $208.51 $1,178 +0.27
600–645 623 10 198.00–208.00 $203.18 $1,266 +0.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 value added 397 3 235.00 $235.00 $933 —
441 value added 441 5 229.50 $229.50 $1,012 —
473 value added 473 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,121 +17.48
584 value added 584 4 221.00 $221.00 $1,291 +10.00
618–628 value added 623 4 205.00–211.50 $208.22 $1,297 -7.02
628 628 3 211.50 $211.50 $1,328 —
728 value added 728 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,420 —

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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 6 230.00–240.00 $235.30 $878 —
400–445 423 6 210.00–222.00 $216.32 $915 —
450–495 473 6 210.00–222.00 $216.29 $1,023 -31.07
650–695 673 4 195.00–200.00 $197.58 $1,330 —

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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% 10 95.00–105.00 $100.85 $1,034 -2.25
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 8 102.50–108.00 $105.41 $1,344 -2.65
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 85-90% 6 88.00–96.00 $92.68 $950 +0.03

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1545 1348 2 94.00–114.00 $105.47 $1,422 —
1240–1905 1573 8 116.00–126.00 $122.06 $1,920 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
610–745 678 (<2 yrs)Open 12 1,200.00–1,350.00 $1,282.47

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–1250 1078 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 16 1,085.00–1,400.00 $1,267.71

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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
955–1130 1043 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,400.00–1,810.00 $1,622.21 —

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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.