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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 20, 2024

482 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $286.51/cwt -1.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,630/hd at 569 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $289.52/cwt +0.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,216/hd at 420 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $378.82/cwt +6.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,402/hd at 370 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 482 530 502
Feeder cattle 333 389 386
Slaughter cattle 78 94 52
Replacement cattle 71 47 64

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers were steady to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 7.00 to 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 270 11 380.00–410.00 $395.13 $1,067 +31.61
300–340 320 8 362.00–400.00 $379.81 $1,215 +6.21
350–390 370 12 367.00–392.00 $378.82 $1,402 +6.10
405–435 420 6 350.00–385.00 $366.88 $1,541 -0.05
450–490 467 7 305.00–340.00 $324.27 $1,514 -5.08
500–545 523 12 280.00–305.00 $291.96 $1,527 -13.09
550–590 569 15 270.00–302.00 $286.51 $1,630 -1.54
620–645 633 4 279.00–289.00 $283.90 $1,797 +5.64
705 705 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,622 -28.00
790 790 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,817 -5.00
830 830 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,843 —
970 970 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,979 —
1010 1010 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,020 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 8 290.00–325.00 $306.06 $836 +12.17
305–335 320 4 270.00–300.00 $284.30 $910 -4.30
350–380 365 6 300.00–340.00 $319.18 $1,165 +12.06
425–445 435 6 310.00–342.00 $325.63 $1,416 +6.58
450–470 460 4 270.00–300.00 $284.67 $1,309 -4.96
575–590 583 2 240.00–249.00 $244.44 $1,425 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 value added 494 8 304.00 $304.00 $1,502 -12.00
623 value added 623 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,776 —
665 value added 665 2 270.50 $270.50 $1,799 -9.50
758 value added 758 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,781 —
875 value added 875 3 223.50 $223.50 $1,956 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 270 9 330.00–365.00 $348.00 $940 +4.24
300–340 320 6 330.00–355.00 $341.72 $1,094 +7.66
350–395 373 8 310.00–345.00 $326.44 $1,218 -1.17
400–440 420 12 280.00–300.00 $289.52 $1,216 +0.47
455–490 473 6 264.00–290.00 $276.52 $1,308 +2.23
500–540 520 8 243.00–262.00 $252.13 $1,311 -1.04
570–580 577 3 251.00–252.00 $251.67 $1,452 +18.16
600–625 613 4 240.00–252.00 $245.88 $1,507 +6.04
655–695 675 4 221.00–251.00 $235.56 $1,590 +2.46
780 780 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,685 +1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 value added 395 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,185 —
424 value added 424 4 297.50 $297.50 $1,261 —
502–523 value added 513 10 270.00–280.00 $275.10 $1,411 —
575 575 6 262.50 $262.50 $1,509 +3.30
578 value added 578 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,532 +4.00
610 610 2 247.00 $247.00 $1,507 —
693 value added 693 3 222.50 $222.50 $1,542 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 270 6 285.00–320.00 $301.20 $813 +0.64
300–325 308 3 290.00–310.00 $302.97 $933 +18.77
380 380 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,129 +22.70
420–435 425 3 227.00–250.00 $242.15 $1,029 -1.18
450–495 473 6 230.00–250.00 $239.52 $1,133 —
520–545 533 2 235.00–237.00 $235.98 $1,258 +9.57
605 605 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,041 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
585 585 2 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —
845 845 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —
982 982 3 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,725.00–2,000.00 $1,862.50 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1005 981 80-85% 5 115.00–118.00 $116.84 $1,146 —
895–1380 1158 80-85% 16 122.00–132.00 $126.80 $1,468 —
1110–1560 1241 80-85% 16 136.00–146.50 $139.06 $1,726 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–900 868 85-90% 5 90.00–99.00 $94.13 $817 -3.30
895–1090 984 85-90% 7 107.00–117.50 $110.90 $1,091 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650–1670 1663 75-80% 3 129.00–132.00 $129.99 $2,162 +7.36

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1435 1363 2 123.00–125.00 $123.95 $1,689 —
1705–1860 1783 2 140.00–144.00 $142.09 $2,533 —
1560–2150 1870 5 148.00–158.00 $153.46 $2,870 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910–1020 965 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 14 105.00–147.50 $127.46 $1,230
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
610–950 780 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 12 80.00–110.00 $98.27 $767

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930–1265 1113 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 1,375.00–1,875.00 $1,685.05
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650–955 803 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 990.00–1,400.00 $1,233.96

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1080 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,900.00–2,585.00 $2,273.64 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
760–955 858 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,600.00–1,975.00 $1,808.82 —

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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.