Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 6, 2024

533 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $292.30/cwt ≈ $1,517/hd at 519 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $341.50/cwt ≈ $1,554/hd at 455 lb · 17 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $287.00/cwt -18.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,587/hd at 553 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	533	1,045	780
Feeder cattle	434	844	566
Slaughter cattle	48	85	101
Replacement cattle	51	116	113

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last weeks auction feeder steers sold weaker to 10,00 lower; feeder heifers sold 6.00-15.00 higher ; feeder yearling groups were weaned with shots and reported as #1-2s ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold 7.00-9.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438–447 value added	441	13	314.00–339.00	$329.26	$1,452	-47.99
455 value added	455	17	341.50	$341.50	$1,554	—
516–528 value added	519	19	280.00–300.00	$292.30	$1,517	—
553 value added	553	16	287.00	$287.00	$1,587	-18.33
628 value added	628	12	267.50	$267.50	$1,680	-6.50
733 value added	733	2	246.75	$246.75	$1,809	+12.25
912 value added	912	13	206.25	$206.25	$1,881	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	4	390.00–395.00	$392.77	$884	+15.04
300–349	325	4	360.00–365.00	$362.69	$1,179	—
400–449	425	6	342.00–355.00	$348.88	$1,483	-14.63
450–499	475	4	322.00–330.00	$326.21	$1,549	+9.64
500–549	525	6	285.00–295.00	$290.23	$1,524	-10.47
550–599	575	6	280.00–290.00	$285.21	$1,640	-12.51
600–649	625	4	240.00–259.00	$249.87	$1,562	—
700–749	725	4	210.00–236.00	$223.44	$1,620	+0.97
750–799	775	4	220.00–234.00	$227.22	$1,761	+7.22
805–845	825	2	212.50–230.00	$221.04	$1,824	+9.05
870–880	875	2	180.00–187.00	$183.52	$1,606	—
925–930	928	2	202.00–209.00	$205.49	$1,907	+22.53
1055	1055	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,110	+30.48

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	4	340.00–365.00	$353.62	$972	+10.00
300–349	320	5	330.00–355.00	$340.92	$1,091	-8.28
350–399	375	10	335.00–355.00	$345.65	$1,296	+9.67
400–449	420	5	330.00–342.50	$335.35	$1,408	+31.84
450–499	475	8	290.00–311.00	$301.04	$1,430	+5.37
500–549	525	4	275.00–284.00	$279.71	$1,468	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–399	375	6	305.00–335.00	$320.98	$1,204	+27.01
400–449	425	6	260.00–335.00	$299.66	$1,274	-25.26
450–499	475	4	276.00–282.50	$279.42	$1,327	—
500–549	520	5	250.00–274.00	$260.14	$1,353	-2.90
550–599	575	6	240.00–262.50	$251.73	$1,447	+1.30
995	995	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,682	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	4	330.00–350.00	$341.09	$767	—
250–299	275	6	345.00–355.00	$350.45	$964	+18.20
300–349	325	4	335.00–340.00	$337.69	$1,097	+20.63
350–399	383	6	294.00–325.00	$315.55	$1,209	+11.91
400–449	425	8	272.00–280.00	$276.23	$1,174	+0.94
450–499	475	10	264.00–280.00	$272.41	$1,294	+11.20
500–549	525	12	250.00–272.50	$261.78	$1,374	-2.75
550–599	575	10	238.00–251.00	$244.78	$1,407	+10.52
600–649	625	12	187.00–242.50	$217.27	$1,358	-5.56
750–799	775	4	180.00–211.00	$195.99	$1,519	-10.50
805	805	1	178.00	$178.00	$1,433	—
865	865	2	182.00–189.00	$185.50	$1,605	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	6	296.00–320.00	$308.91	$1,004	+18.15
350–399	375	8	282.00–294.00	$288.39	$1,081	+12.45
450–499	475	6	240.00–258.00	$249.46	$1,185	+0.52
500–549	525	4	238.00–248.00	$243.23	$1,277	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
494 value added	494	13	269.00	$269.00	$1,329	—
505 value added	505	2	256.00	$256.00	$1,293	-29.50
586 value added	586	4	248.00	$248.00	$1,453	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	6	250.00–290.00	$271.51	$882	+10.59
400–449	425	6	225.00–248.00	$237.16	$1,008	-3.42
500–549	525	4	227.00–238.00	$232.76	$1,222	+23.98
825	825	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,072	-16.00

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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	8	300.00–355.00	$329.30	$1,235	—
400–449	425	8	300.00–340.00	$321.15	$1,365	+22.93
450–499	475	6	280.00–315.00	$298.40	$1,417	+4.74
500–549	521	7	270.00–292.50	$280.16	$1,460	+39.23
550–599	575	10	220.00–280.00	$251.28	$1,445	+10.43

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408	408	3	332.50	$332.50	$1,357	—

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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%	6	97.00–108.00	$103.44	$1,060	+1.51
1200–1350	1274	80-85%	25	108.00–134.00	$118.68	$1,512	+2.09

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	85-90%	8	81.00–98.00	$90.95	$932	-3.61

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1380	1190	4	105.00–120.00	$113.70	$1,353	+1.70
1200–1920	1560	6	125.00–144.00	$136.69	$2,132	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
600–1000	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	85.00–130.00	$113.13	$905

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Bred Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	725.00–1,325.00	$1,081.76

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)	6	1,500.00–1,700.00	$1,622.73

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Cow-Calf Pairs

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	2,050.00–2,700.00	$2,443.02	+252.32
850–1300	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,550.00–2,650.00	$2,215.12	+24.42

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–1100	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,650.00–2,000.00	$1,823.03	—

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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.