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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 8, 2024

454 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $326.75/cwt ≈ $1,225/hd at 375 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.38/cwt +7.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,382/hd at 575 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 454 503 1,028
Feeder cattle 297 391 719
Slaughter cattle 94 55 99
Replacement cattle 63 57 210

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale Feeder steers sold 2.00-15.00 higher ; feeder heifers sold 1.00-15.00 higher; feeder yearling groups which were weaned with shots had added value all groups were reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold 1.00-10.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295–298 296 6 354.00–360.00 $357.99 $1,060 —
375 375 20 326.75 $326.75 $1,225 —
410 value added 410 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,374 —
435 435 2 318.00 $318.00 $1,383 —
515–530 value added 521 5 293.00–315.00 $306.05 $1,595 —
663–683 value added 671 5 240.00–252.00 $247.11 $1,658 —
788 value added 788 2 209.00 $209.00 $1,647 —
830 value added 830 2 207.50 $207.50 $1,722 -10.49
902–920 value added 909 5 204.50–210.00 $206.73 $1,879 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 2 351.00–360.00 $355.90 $979 —
300–349 320 5 351.00–352.50 $351.66 $1,125 —
450–499 475 8 292.00–311.00 $301.99 $1,434 -5.21
550–599 575 4 280.00–282.50 $281.30 $1,617 +6.09
600–649 625 6 260.00–271.00 $265.72 $1,661 +17.60
710–745 728 2 231.00–232.50 $231.73 $1,687 +1.73
750 750 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,718 +1.85
855–880 868 3 211.00–212.50 $211.49 $1,836 -2.51
915–925 920 2 211.50–218.00 $214.73 $1,976 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 6 325.00–346.00 $336.44 $925 -4.45
350–399 375 6 311.00–316.00 $313.66 $1,176 —
400–449 425 8 300.00–314.00 $307.40 $1,306 —
500–549 525 4 265.00–275.00 $270.23 $1,419 -10.47
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 4 267.00–285.00 $276.80 $761 —
300–349 325 8 250.00–275.00 $263.44 $856 —
550–599 575 6 230.00–252.50 $241.73 $1,390 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 2 292.00–301.00 $296.84 $965 +2.81
400–449 425 8 265.00–272.50 $268.97 $1,143 —
450–499 475 4 261.00–270.00 $265.73 $1,262 —
550–599 575 12 231.00–249.00 $240.38 $1,382 +7.08
600–649 625 4 226.00–235.00 $230.68 $1,442 +11.16
650–699 675 4 222.00–235.00 $228.74 $1,544 —
700–735 717 3 205.00–210.00 $207.29 $1,486 -3.33
755–795 768 3 196.50–213.50 $206.49 $1,586 +6.49
830–845 838 3 195.00–207.00 $200.13 $1,677 +2.25
850–880 863 3 182.00–198.00 $191.92 $1,656 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 5 310.00 $310.00 $713 —
341 341 4 301.00 $301.00 $1,026 —
433 433 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,147 —
480–492 value added 489 7 255.00–260.00 $256.40 $1,254 —
540 value added 540 2 249.00 $249.00 $1,345 —
625 625 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,469 —
645 value added 645 6 234.00 $234.00 $1,509 —
750 value added 750 3 210.50 $210.50 $1,579 -1.10
835 value added 835 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,628 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 6 252.00–277.50 $265.71 $864 -15.05
350–399 375 4 249.00–269.00 $259.65 $974 -1.94
400–449 425 4 252.00–258.00 $255.17 $1,084 +1.88
500–549 525 4 230.00–234.00 $231.91 $1,218 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 2 240.00–265.00 $253.62 $697 +5.92
350–399 375 4 220.00–246.00 $233.85 $877 -0.80

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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 4 267.00–322.50 $296.57 $1,112 —
400–449 425 2 290.00–304.00 $297.40 $1,264 +16.82
450–499 475 4 250.00–268.00 $259.46 $1,232 +3.17
550–599 575 8 251.00–270.00 $260.91 $1,500 +7.88
600–649 625 2 249.00–254.00 $251.60 $1,572 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628 value added 628 4 252.00 $252.00 $1,583 —
736 value added 736 4 211.50 $211.50 $1,557 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1140 80-85% 47 106.00–119.00 $117.26 $1,337 —
1350 1350 80-85% 23 135.00 $135.00 $1,822 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 85-90% 8 105.00 $105.00 $892 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 75-80% 4 114.50 $114.50 $1,311 —
1610 1610 75-80% 4 129.50 $129.50 $2,085 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1490 1245 6 134.00–147.50 $142.08 $1,769 —
1325–1960 1643 8 149.00–158.00 $154.37 $2,536 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 22 120.00–159.00 $143.19 $1,325

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 1,325.00–1,700.00 $1,555.11
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825 825 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,025.00–1,350.00 $1,218.24

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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 4 1,550.00–1,750.00 $1,670.93 -855.81
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,900.00–2,900.00 $2,504.65 -22.09
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,550.00–1,875.00 $1,743.24 +210.13

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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.