Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 14, 2024

1,083 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $402.08/cwt ≈ $1,367/hd at 340 lb · 26 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $299.88/cwt ≈ $1,155/hd at 385 lb · 24 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $385.98/cwt +5.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,447/hd at 375 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,083	699	505
Feeder cattle	882	569	388
Slaughter cattle	69	59	61
Replacement cattle	132	71	56

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 5.00-25.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 4.00-18.00 higher ; feeder calf and yearling groups were weaned with 2 round of shots this gave them added value and groups were reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	16	400.00–420.00	$410.89	$1,130	+31.83
300–349	325	22	400.00–420.00	$410.76	$1,335	+19.47
350–399	375	24	370.00–400.00	$385.98	$1,447	+5.33
400–449	425	6	340.00–370.00	$355.87	$1,512	-7.64
450–499	475	6	330.00–355.00	$343.15	$1,630	+7.89
500–549	525	6	300.00–340.00	$320.93	$1,685	+15.60
550–599	575	8	280.00–314.00	$297.72	$1,712	+22.51
600–649	625	6	250.00–274.00	$262.47	$1,640	+2.75
650–699	675	6	246.00–254.00	$250.15	$1,689	+9.45
700–749	725	2	220.00–233.00	$226.72	$1,644	+2.72
800–849	825	4	200.00–214.00	$207.21	$1,709	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–344 value added	340	26	390.00–410.00	$402.08	$1,367	—
436 value added	436	8	340.00	$340.00	$1,482	-8.00
450–493 value added	483	18	308.00–355.00	$325.92	$1,574	—
500–538 value added	527	9	310.00–362.00	$339.47	$1,789	—
579–584 value added	581	13	285.00–291.00	$286.86	$1,667	-2.64
601–623 value added	605	11	245.00–265.00	$261.26	$1,581	+10.26
660–688 value added	677	5	258.00–260.00	$259.22	$1,755	+28.22
701–738 value added	710	8	227.00–233.00	$228.56	$1,623	—
753 value added	753	2	226.00	$226.00	$1,702	—
843 value added	843	5	214.00	$214.00	$1,804	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	10	320.00–370.00	$347.73	$782	—
250–295	273	6	350.00–370.00	$359.17	$981	+48.28
300–349	325	6	350.00–370.00	$360.76	$1,172	—
450–499	475	12	264.00–298.00	$281.88	$1,339	—
500–549	525	6	270.00–282.00	$276.28	$1,450	+0.09
550–599	575	6	242.00–260.00	$251.38	$1,445	—
600–649	625	4	220.00–230.00	$225.20	$1,408	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	8	370.00–380.00	$375.45	$1,032	+34.56
300–349	325	6	380.00–395.00	$388.07	$1,261	—
450–499	457	7	300.00–324.00	$303.74	$1,388	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397 value added	397	16	320.00	$320.00	$1,270	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
266–297 value added	277	12	310.00–316.00	$312.73	$866	—
355–396 value added	385	24	298.00–301.00	$299.88	$1,155	—
425–440 value added	431	5	264.00–281.00	$274.06	$1,181	+14.06
497 value added	497	8	260.00	$260.00	$1,292	+4.00
503–528 value added	518	9	230.00–249.00	$240.49	$1,246	—
554–581 value added	568	8	234.00–247.00	$240.35	$1,365	—
627–638 value added	632	16	220.00–245.00	$237.51	$1,501	+35.51
670 value added	670	3	213.00	$213.00	$1,427	-7.00
719 value added	719	6	200.00	$200.00	$1,438	—
855 value added	855	5	190.00	$190.00	$1,624	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	20	300.00–330.00	$316.34	$870	±0.00
350–399	377	11	285.00–301.00	$294.24	$1,109	+1.04
400–449	429	5	271.00–282.00	$277.90	$1,192	+1.55
450–499	475	8	247.00–260.00	$253.84	$1,206	+5.06
500–549	525	10	248.00–266.00	$257.42	$1,351	+16.19
550–559	555	8	226.00–258.00	$241.87	$1,342	+4.05
650–699	675	8	208.00–238.00	$223.54	$1,509	+13.18
715–720	718	2	190.00–192.00	$191.00	$1,371	+1.00
750–799	775	4	170.00–190.00	$180.32	$1,397	+0.32
800–849	825	4	180.00–190.00	$185.15	$1,527	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	16	280.00–292.00	$286.54	$788	—
300–349	325	14	270.00–300.00	$286.13	$930	-1.40
350–399	375	8	260.00–285.00	$273.32	$1,025	-4.14
400–449	425	4	252.00–260.00	$256.23	$1,089	-3.29
450–499	475	10	232.00–248.00	$240.41	$1,142	-0.22
500–549	525	8	230.00–240.00	$235.23	$1,235	+2.61
650–699	662	4	190.00–194.00	$191.06	$1,265	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	8	232.00–275.00	$255.85	$576	—
300–349	325	6	250.00–270.00	$260.76	$847	—
350–399	375	6	240.00–272.00	$257.05	$964	+3.20
400–449	425	8	222.00–248.00	$235.75	$1,002	-0.71
450–499	475	6	220.00–234.00	$227.36	$1,080	—
550–599	575	6	186.00–198.00	$192.26	$1,105	—
600–649	625	8	180.00–200.00	$190.39	$1,190	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328 value added	328	4	285.00	$285.00	$935	—
428 value added	428	7	428.00	$428.00	$1,832	—
505 value added	505	2	236.00	$236.00	$1,192	—
638 value added	638	2	216.00	$216.00	$1,378	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–399	375	12	350.00–380.00	$365.98	$1,372	—
400–449	425	12	295.00–345.00	$321.44	$1,366	—
450–499	475	10	280.00–296.00	$288.41	$1,370	+14.22
500–549	525	10	270.00–276.00	$273.14	$1,434	+2.67
600–649	625	8	220.00–240.00	$230.39	$1,440	-14.81

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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%	12	93.00–102.00	$98.27	$1,007	—
1200–1350	1277	80-85%	31	102.00–118.00	$110.73	$1,414	-1.48

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–850	800	85-90%	4	67.00–75.00	$71.25	$570	+3.28
850–1200	1025	85-90%	6	91.00–102.00	$97.44	$999	+4.51

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1595	1505	75-80%	7	106.00–110.00	$108.42	$1,632	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1325	1163	2	105.00–115.00	$110.70	$1,287	—
1495–2220	1858	6	119.00–137.00	$129.76	$2,411	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	42	640.00–800.00	$735.14

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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)	40	1,200.00–2,025.00	$1,706.25

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	700.00–1,200.00	$997.30
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,085.00–1,100.00	$1,093.92

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,250.00–1,450.00	$1,368.92	—
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	700.00–1,100.00	$937.84	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00	-20.91
850–1300	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,700.00–2,000.00	$1,881.40	+219.88

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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.