Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 18, 2023

713 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $198.76/cwt ≈ $1,242/hd at 625 lb · 18 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $247.93/cwt ≈ $1,054/hd at 425 lb · 16 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $206.61/cwt +1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 425 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	713	550	733
Feeder cattle	477	394	549
Slaughter cattle	133	74	113
Replacement cattle	103	82	71

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold steady to firmer; feeder heifers sold mixed; feeder yearling groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s ; slaughter cows sold firmer; slaughter bulls sold weaker

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	14	260.00–286.00	$273.98	$890	—
400–449	425	10	250.00–265.00	$257.93	$1,096	—
450–499	475	6	240.00–257.50	$249.20	$1,184	—
500–549	525	6	238.00–252.50	$245.59	$1,289	—
550–599	575	6	230.00–252.50	$241.73	$1,390	—
650–699	675	4	229.00–232.50	$230.81	$1,558	—
700–745	722	3	229.00–233.00	$231.02	$1,668	—
760–765	763	2	225.00–229.00	$227.01	$1,732	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	8	200.00–230.00	$216.34	$595	—
350–399	375	12	219.00–234.00	$226.99	$851	—
400–449	425	10	220.00–230.00	$225.29	$957	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
618 value added	618	5	237.50	$237.50	$1,468	—
868 value added	868	2	224.00	$224.00	$1,944	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	6	230.00–237.50	$234.08	$644	—
300–349	325	10	237.00–244.00	$240.76	$782	—
350–399	375	10	220.00–234.00	$227.46	$853	—
400–449	425	16	200.00–212.50	$206.61	$878	+1.34
450–499	475	6	199.00–209.00	$204.26	$970	-0.98
500–549	518	8	190.00–219.00	$201.52	$1,044	-2.22
550–599	575	8	197.00–212.50	$205.08	$1,179	+1.36
600–649	625	10	197.00–212.50	$205.05	$1,282	+9.87
650–699	675	6	185.00–199.00	$192.25	$1,298	-2.92
720–740	730	2	197.00–201.00	$199.03	$1,453	+12.91

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	14	165.00–182.50	$174.41	$567	—
350–399	375	10	170.00–188.00	$179.59	$673	—
400–449	425	8	180.00–195.00	$187.93	$799	—
450–499	475	12	184.00–194.00	$189.26	$899	—
550–599	575	6	185.00–194.00	$189.69	$1,091	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362 value added	362	3	229.50	$229.50	$831	—
452–485 value added	470	11	205.00–224.00	$213.31	$1,003	—
518 value added	518	4	220.50	$220.50	$1,142	—
558–588 value added	573	4	209.00–222.00	$215.33	$1,234	—
603–633 value added	618	6	216.50–219.50	$218.04	$1,347	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	12	240.00–267.50	$254.98	$701	—
350–399	375	14	255.00–277.50	$266.99	$1,001	—
400–449	425	16	240.00–255.00	$247.93	$1,054	—
450–499	475	10	200.00–215.00	$207.89	$987	—
500–549	516	12	200.00–211.00	$203.90	$1,052	—
550–599	575	8	200.00–209.00	$204.69	$1,177	+1.05
600–649	625	18	192.00–205.00	$198.76	$1,242	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
449	449	7	245.00	$245.00	$1,100	—
550	550	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,155	—
823 value added	823	2	189.00	$189.00	$1,555	—

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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%	34	82.00–89.00	$86.10	$883	-3.70
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	26	90.00–103.00	$96.88	$1,235	+4.06

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–850	800	85-90%	20	57.00–70.00	$63.91	$511	-2.34
850–1200	1020	85-90%	35	75.00–87.50	$82.14	$838	-1.42

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1715	1475	75-80%	8	85.00–91.50	$88.78	$1,310	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1710	1379	15	100.00–106.00	$103.97	$1,434	—
1575–1780	1678	2	110.50–114.50	$112.38	$1,886	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–850	775	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	38	350.00–620.00	$498.06

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1350	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	1,160.00–1,370.00	$1,288.86

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1100	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	700.00–990.00	$864.12

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–850	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	600.00–800.00	$706.25	—
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	920.00–1,210.00	$1,092.43	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–1300	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,400.00–1,440.00	$1,424.19	—

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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.