Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 11, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	550	684	688
Feeder cattle	394	547	553
Slaughter cattle	74	61	65
Replacement cattle	82	76	70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: feeder steers and heifers had no trend, and slaughter cows and slaughter bulls had no trend.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	4	200.00–210.00	$205.27	$868	-27.01
450–495	473	4	200.00–210.00	$205.24	$971	-10.28
500–545	523	6	198.00–209.00	$203.74	$1,066	-11.11
550–595	573	6	198.00–209.00	$203.72	$1,167	-5.13
600–645	623	6	190.00–200.00	$195.18	$1,216	-13.65
650–695	673	8	190.00–200.00	$195.17	$1,313	-8.30
700–745	723	6	182.00–190.00	$186.12	$1,346	-4.55
750–795	773	6	182.00–190.00	$186.12	$1,439	-4.56

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–595	573	4	200.00–207.00	$203.64	$1,167	+3.21

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	80-85%	16	86.00–92.50	$89.80	$920	+2.46
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	6	91.50–94.00	$92.82	$1,183	+1.29

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–850	800	85-90%	8	62.00–70.00	$66.25	$530	-4.64
850–1200	1025	85-90%	12	78.00–87.50	$83.56	$856	+1.45

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	75-80%	4	85.00–90.00	$87.93	$901	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1300	1200	4	103.00–105.00	$104.08	$1,249	—
1405–1950	1678	6	109.50–117.00	$113.86	$1,911	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1320	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	1,200.00–1,560.00	$1,414.05

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–895	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	750.00–1,090.00	$933.31

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905–1130	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,300.00–1,675.00	$1,508.23	—

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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.