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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 15, 2023

602 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $215.77/cwt -8.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,025/hd at 475 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $217.08/cwt +20.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,248/hd at 575 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $242.99/cwt +20.62 vs last sale · ≈ $911/hd at 375 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 602 783 621
Feeder cattle 400 589 43
Slaughter cattle 121 81 77
Replacement cattle 81 113 501

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold Mixed; feeder heifers under 500# sold 5.00-10.00 higher; feeder heifers over 500# sold weaker; Feeder calf groups that were weaned with shots sold with added value and all feeder calf groups sold as #1-2s; Slaughter cows sold 1.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter bulls sold Firmer

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 10 270.00–275.00 $272.69 $886 -5.38
350–399 375 10 262.00–277.50 $270.26 $1,013 +3.41
450–499 475 8 274.00–287.50 $281.10 $1,335 +33.47
500–549 525 6 237.00–250.00 $243.80 $1,280 +3.68
550–599 575 6 230.00–240.00 $235.21 $1,352 +8.95
600–649 625 6 220.00–235.00 $227.21 $1,420 -1.43
735–740 738 2 205.00–213.00 $208.99 $1,542 +5.96
810 810 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,669 —
855 855 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,624 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 14 250.00–267.00 $259.26 $713 —
300–349 325 4 240.00–258.00 $249.68 $811 —
400–449 425 6 242.00–257.00 $249.93 $1,062 —
500–549 525 8 220.00–227.00 $223.66 $1,174 —
600–649 625 6 197.00–212.00 $204.79 $1,280 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 4 200.00–230.00 $216.34 $595 —
350–399 375 8 210.00–220.00 $215.33 $807 —
500–549 525 4 191.00–205.00 $198.33 $1,041 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 value added 337 3 275.00 $275.00 $927 —
398 value added 398 5 286.00 $286.00 $1,138 —
507 value added 507 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,318 +17.64

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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 8 230.00–245.00 $238.17 $655 +14.11
300–349 325 6 242.00–257.00 $248.93 $809 +20.33
350–399 375 10 231.00–247.50 $239.79 $899 +8.40
400–449 425 8 224.00–235.00 $229.82 $977 +6.42
450–499 475 12 218.00–229.00 $223.78 $1,063 +3.26
500–549 525 10 199.00–221.00 $210.51 $1,105 -0.85
550–599 575 12 198.00–217.00 $207.91 $1,195 +3.40
600–649 625 6 198.00–201.00 $199.56 $1,247 -0.75
700–720 710 2 182.00–184.00 $183.01 $1,299 +3.04
765–795 780 2 162.00–194.00 $177.69 $1,386 —
805 805 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,513 +7.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 10 212.00–225.00 $219.08 $602 —
300–349 325 12 230.00–247.00 $239.14 $777 —
400–449 425 8 198.00–218.00 $208.58 $886 —
500–549 525 10 185.00–195.00 $190.23 $999 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 4 185.00–229.00 $208.66 $678 —
350–399 375 6 160.00–213.00 $188.23 $706 —
500–549 525 8 162.00–172.00 $167.23 $878 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 3 250.00 $250.00 $755 —
378 value added 378 4 235.00 $235.00 $888 —
423 value added 423 4 230.00 $230.00 $973 —

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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 14 235.00–250.00 $242.99 $911 +20.62
400–449 425 8 210.00–244.00 $227.98 $969 -11.01
450–499 475 20 200.00–230.00 $215.77 $1,025 -8.12
550–599 575 16 203.00–230.00 $217.08 $1,248 +20.82
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 2 280.00 $280.00 $792 —

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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% 22 65.50–73.00 $69.48 $556 -0.93
750–850 800 85-90% 8 55.00–65.00 $60.31 $482 -10.10
850–1200 1025 85-90% 22 74.00–86.00 $81.02 $830 -0.77
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 18 80.00–88.00 $84.68 $868 -0.62
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 34 88.00–105.00 $97.00 $1,237 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1485 1460 75-80% 2 86.00–88.00 $86.98 $1,270 —
1260–1705 1483 75-80% 4 92.00–95.00 $93.73 $1,390 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1160 1080 4 85.00–105.00 $95.74 $1,034 —
1235–2035 1635 2 114.50–117.50 $116.37 $1,903 +4.89

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 925 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 18 480.00–905.00 $732.70

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Bred Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
600–850 725 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 450.00–810.00 $661.03
685–945 815 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 850.00–900.00 $871.01
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 18 880.00–1,250.00 $1,100.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 18 1,250.00–1,800.00 $1,587.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 1,350.00–1,620.00 $1,513.26 -168.14
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
650–885 768 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 950.00–1,300.00 $1,098.21 —
820–860 840 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,325.00–1,610.00 $1,470.89 —

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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.