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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 21, 2024

626 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $393.44/cwt -17.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,279/hd at 325 lb · 20 head
light 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $280.76/cwt +20.00 vs last sale · ≈ $912/hd at 325 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $290.52/cwt +2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,380/hd at 475 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 626 1,083 460
Feeder cattle 498 882 83
Slaughter cattle 40 69 69
Replacement cattle 88 132 308

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold (most classes) 3.00-15.00 lower ; most classes of feeder heifers sold 5.00-15.00 lower (with 350#-500# heifers selling 5.00-10.00 higher) feeder calf group that were weaned with shots had added value and all groups were reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold weaker; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 lower

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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 20 380.00–405.00 $393.44 $1,279 -17.32
350–399 375 6 375.00–390.00 $382.99 $1,436 -2.99
400–449 425 8 350.00–392.00 $372.21 $1,582 +16.34
450–499 475 4 340.00–355.00 $347.89 $1,652 +4.74
500–549 525 4 307.00–337.00 $322.70 $1,694 +1.77
550–599 575 6 288.00–297.00 $292.31 $1,681 -5.41
600–649 625 6 255.00–271.00 $263.31 $1,646 +0.84
650–699 675 6 231.00–258.00 $244.99 $1,654 -5.16
710–735 723 2 218.00–224.00 $221.05 $1,598 -5.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 8 380.00–390.00 $385.45 $1,060 +10.00
300–349 325 8 365.00–380.00 $373.07 $1,212 -15.00
350–399 375 12 321.00–367.00 $345.50 $1,296 —
400–449 425 10 305.00–340.00 $321.49 $1,366 —
450–499 475 6 300.00–322.00 $311.57 $1,480 +7.83
500–549 525 4 275.00–287.00 $281.28 $1,477 —
550–599 575 6 270.00–275.00 $272.61 $1,568 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 14 330.00–360.00 $346.34 $952 -12.83
300–349 325 6 345.00–362.00 $354.14 $1,151 -6.62
350–399 375 4 270.00–315.00 $293.97 $1,102 —
400–440 420 8 281.00–295.00 $288.33 $1,211 —
450–499 475 6 280.00–297.00 $288.94 $1,372 +7.06
550–599 575 4 240.00–259.00 $249.91 $1,437 -1.47
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463–470 value added 467 4 331.00–362.50 $346.63 $1,619 +20.71
482 482 3 337.00 $337.00 $1,624 —
550 550 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,540 —
589 value added 589 4 281.00 $281.00 $1,655 -5.86
608–610 value added 609 9 276.00–280.00 $279.11 $1,700 +17.85
673 value added 673 2 242.00 $242.00 $1,629 -17.22
740 value added 740 2 227.50 $227.50 $1,684 -1.06

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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 6 300.00–305.00 $302.72 $832 -13.62
300–349 325 8 307.00–317.00 $312.38 $1,015 —
350–399 375 8 290.00–320.00 $305.98 $1,147 +11.74
400–449 425 6 270.00–301.00 $286.39 $1,217 +8.49
450–499 475 10 247.00–265.00 $256.46 $1,218 +2.62
500–549 525 10 240.00–250.00 $245.23 $1,287 -12.19
600–649 625 8 201.00–220.00 $210.87 $1,318 —
650–699 675 4 200.00–234.00 $217.62 $1,469 -5.92
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 10 292.00–307.00 $300.07 $975 +13.94
350–399 375 4 267.00–280.00 $273.93 $1,027 +0.61
400–449 425 10 250.00–270.00 $260.58 $1,107 +4.35
450–499 475 6 234.00–244.00 $239.26 $1,136 -1.15
500–549 525 8 230.00–235.00 $232.62 $1,221 -2.61
600–649 625 6 190.00–200.00 $195.20 $1,220 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 3 312.00 $312.00 $945 —
363 363 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,089 —
363 value added 363 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,053 -9.88
466 466 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,165 —
510–548 value added 530 8 235.00–243.00 $241.06 $1,278 +0.57
545 545 2 242.00 $242.00 $1,319 —
560 560 2 222.00 $222.00 $1,243 —
590 value added 590 2 229.50 $229.50 $1,354 -10.85
612–643 value added 624 5 216.25–222.75 $220.07 $1,373 -17.44
719 value added 719 4 215.25 $215.25 $1,548 +15.25
833 value added 833 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,749 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 4 250.00–260.00 $255.45 $702 —
300–349 325 16 270.00–290.00 $280.76 $912 +20.00
400–449 425 6 200.00–235.00 $218.51 $929 -17.24
450–499 475 4 210.00–222.00 $216.31 $1,027 -11.05
500–549 525 8 200.00–212.00 $206.28 $1,083 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 10 350.00–385.00 $368.82 $1,199 —
450–499 475 14 280.00–300.00 $290.52 $1,380 +2.11
500–549 525 14 268.00–288.00 $278.47 $1,462 +5.33
600–649 625 6 227.00–257.00 $242.59 $1,516 +12.20

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1083 80-85% 3 93.00–103.00 $100.38 $1,087 —
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 12 108.00–117.00 $112.76 $1,438 +2.03
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 4 62.00–84.00 $73.69 $590 +2.44
850–1200 1083 85-90% 3 92.00–98.00 $96.43 $1,044 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1490 1390 75-80% 3 110.00–114.00 $112.57 $1,565 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1220 1155 2 110.00–111.00 $110.47 $1,276 -0.23
1260–2025 1643 10 121.00–133.50 $128.71 $2,115 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
580–1000 790 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 32 80.00–117.50 $103.73 $819

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1350 1113 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 19 1,325.00–1,925.00 $1,707.98
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 16 775.00–1,300.00 $1,087.16

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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 6 1,250.00–1,825.00 $1,591.89 +222.97
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1300 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,850.00–2,250.00 $2,023.33 +298.33

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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.