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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 20, 2023

750 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $212.22/cwt -8.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,110/hd at 523 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.27/cwt -20.00 vs last sale · ≈ $911/hd at 423 lb · 12 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $210.56/cwt -4.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,207/hd at 573 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 750 954 763
Feeder cattle 606 867 620
Slaughter cattle 52 32 62
Replacement cattle 92 55 81

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale: Feeder steers sold mixed, feeder heifers sold 5-11 lower, slaughter cows sold1-5 lower, and slaughter bulls had no trend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 4 265.00–277.50 $271.63 $1,013 -12.46
400–445 423 4 264.00–272.50 $268.48 $1,136 +11.11
500–545 523 8 257.00–258.00 $257.52 $1,347 +8.30
550–595 573 10 235.00–243.00 $239.16 $1,370 +3.00
600–645 623 4 234.00–241.00 $237.63 $1,480 +2.97
700–745 723 4 206.00–215.00 $210.64 $1,523 -20.03

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 10 234.00–238.00 $236.12 $881 -0.24
400–445 423 12 210.00–220.00 $215.27 $911 -20.00
450–495 473 10 205.00–215.00 $210.24 $994 -15.00
500–545 523 14 207.00–217.00 $212.22 $1,110 -8.34
550–595 573 12 209.00–212.00 $210.56 $1,207 -4.64
600–645 623 6 200.00–205.00 $202.59 $1,262 -11.14

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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 6 202.50–211.00 $206.92 $1,186 -4.28

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 6 81.00–87.00 $84.19 $674 —
850–1200 1025 85-90% 14 86.50–94.00 $90.89 $932 +0.04
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 10 94.00–105.00 $100.44 $1,030 -1.83
1200–1275 1238 80-85% 4 104.00–107.00 $105.55 $1,307 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1245 1195 4 95.00–105.00 $100.21 $1,198 —
1450–1745 1598 4 122.00–126.00 $124.18 $1,984 —
1500–1720 1610 4 113.00–115.00 $114.07 $1,837 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040–1465 1253 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 28 1,150.00–1,500.00 $1,354.69

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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
955–1325 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,400.00–1,800.00 $1,632.46 —

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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.