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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 4, 2023

684 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $226.82/cwt ≈ $1,429/hd at 630 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $218.62/cwt +3.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,034/hd at 473 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $220.47/cwt +4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,157/hd at 525 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 684 897 818
Feeder cattle 547 745 595
Slaughter cattle 61 80 140
Replacement cattle 76 72 83

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold mixed; feeder heifers sold mixed; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups had added value as decribed ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-7.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold 5.00-9.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 6 260.00–290.00 $276.34 $760 —
300–349 325 4 275.00–285.00 $280.38 $911 +10.03
350–399 375 10 240.00–260.00 $250.65 $940 -19.65
400–449 427 9 240.00–245.00 $242.92 $1,037 -2.34
500–549 520 5 224.00–241.00 $231.18 $1,202 -14.04
550–599 570 5 220.00–241.00 $228.83 $1,304 -16.37
600–649 633 3 230.00–234.00 $232.74 $1,473 -13.74
650–699 666 3 200.00–228.00 $209.79 $1,397 —
710–735 727 3 210.00–215.00 $213.37 $1,551 -16.92
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 10 220.00–240.00 $230.89 $635 —
300–349 325 8 211.00–257.00 $235.74 $766 —
450–499 475 10 197.00–231.00 $213.12 $1,012 —
500–549 525 8 187.00–190.00 $188.57 $990 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457–490 value added 470 5 240.00–245.00 $242.08 $1,138 +2.09
633 value added 633 6 229.50 $229.50 $1,453 +0.50
673–696 value added 690 8 223.00–232.00 $225.19 $1,554 —
777 value added 777 3 218.25 $218.25 $1,696 —
845 value added 845 9 191.50 $191.50 $1,618 —
927 value added 927 3 188.00 $188.00 $1,743 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 8 220.00–232.50 $226.81 $624 —
300–349 325 12 230.00–248.00 $239.68 $779 —
350–399 375 10 229.00–245.00 $237.52 $891 -2.78
400–449 425 8 218.00–245.00 $232.28 $987 -8.46
450–499 475 8 205.00–225.00 $215.52 $1,024 -18.41
500–549 528 7 200.00–225.00 $214.85 $1,134 -4.49
550–599 572 9 200.00–219.00 $208.85 $1,195 -1.35
600–649 625 12 200.00–217.00 $208.83 $1,305 +1.87
650–699 675 6 190.00–216.00 $203.47 $1,373 -1.70
700–735 716 6 182.00–199.00 $190.67 $1,365 —
750–760 755 3 185.00–197.00 $190.68 $1,440 —
810 810 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,336 —
850 850 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,530 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 2 180.00 $180.00 $527 —
401 401 4 182.50 $182.50 $732 —
420 value added 420 5 215.00–217.50 $216.50 $909 +16.50
460 value added 460 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,081 +1.05
525 value added 525 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,102 —
534 534 5 206.00 $206.00 $1,100 —
562 value added 562 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,270 -4.38
628–637 value added 630 22 221.75–228.75 $226.82 $1,429 —
707–735 value added 715 7 209.50–210.00 $209.65 $1,499 —
815 value added 815 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,557 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 8 175.00–190.00 $183.17 $504 —
300–349 325 8 177.00–200.00 $189.37 $615 —
400–449 425 10 182.00–194.00 $188.35 $800 —
450–499 475 6 190.00–200.00 $195.26 $927 —
550–599 575 14 180.00–200.00 $190.43 $1,095 —
600–649 625 6 184.00–190.00 $187.12 $1,170 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–399 375 12 220.00–247.50 $234.65 $880 -13.00
400–449 425 12 240.00–260.00 $250.58 $1,065 +35.31
450–499 473 15 210.00–227.50 $218.62 $1,034 +3.38
500–549 525 14 210.00–230.00 $220.47 $1,157 +4.21
550–599 575 10 190.00–210.00 $200.43 $1,152 -12.17
600–649 622 9 186.00–215.00 $199.45 $1,241 -10.38
650–699 675 8 175.00–194.00 $184.85 $1,248 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 4 240.00 $240.00 $919 —
412 value added 412 3 243.00 $243.00 $1,001 —
438 438 3 221.00 $221.00 $968 —
504 value added 504 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,084 —

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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% 10 68.50–73.00 $70.89 $567 -5.63
850–1200 1044 85-90% 9 77.00–85.00 $82.11 $857 -2.69
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 16 85.00–89.00 $87.34 $895 -6.64
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 2 91.00–92.00 $91.53 $1,167 -6.99
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1645 1418 75-80% 6 89.00–93.50 $91.61 $1,299 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 8 98.00–109.00 $104.60 $1,308 —
1500–1915 1708 8 114.00–118.75 $116.66 $1,993 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 28 700.00–825.00 $774.32

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1350 1085 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 17 1,100.00–1,900.00 $1,568.29
1195 fancy 1195 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 913 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 710.00–1,100.00 $929.20

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 750.00–1,280.00 $1,065.14 —

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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.