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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 10, 2024

592 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $336.45/cwt -6.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,262/hd at 375 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $317.40/cwt ≈ $1,349/hd at 425 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $293.00/cwt +7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,392/hd at 475 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 592 490 695
Feeder cattle 432 344 468
Slaughter cattle 87 83 123
Replacement cattle 73 63 104

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to 6-26-24 feeder steers sold steady to 9.00 higher; feeder heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher; feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned yearlings with shots had added value; there did seem high % of bulls to steers ,heavier bull calves had mostly wide spread from steers in same weight classes being lower ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-12.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-11.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 4 395.00–405.00 $400.55 $901 —
300–349 325 4 354.00–365.00 $359.92 $1,170 -6.38
350–399 375 6 340.00–350.00 $345.33 $1,295 -6.60
400–449 425 6 330.00–337.50 $333.97 $1,419 -4.53
450–499 475 4 297.00–320.00 $309.09 $1,468 -3.17
500–549 525 6 290.00–305.00 $297.85 $1,564 +10.35
600–649 625 6 263.00–273.00 $268.20 $1,676 +10.59
650–699 675 4 265.00–278.00 $271.74 $1,834 —
715–745 728 3 245.00–249.00 $246.33 $1,793 +26.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 4 380.00–390.00 $385.55 $867 —
250–299 275 6 342.00–365.00 $354.53 $975 +24.17
300–349 325 4 340.00–350.00 $345.38 $1,122 -12.73
350–399 375 12 332.00–345.00 $338.93 $1,271 -10.93
550–599 575 4 265.00–267.50 $266.30 $1,531 +10.00
650–699 675 4 235.00–245.00 $240.18 $1,621 +1.14
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 4 350.00–355.00 $352.77 $794 +29.79
300–349 325 6 330.00–337.50 $334.03 $1,086 -10.51
350–399 375 6 279.00–300.00 $290.19 $1,088 -34.67
450–499 475 6 280.00–292.50 $286.57 $1,361 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 5 303.00 $303.00 $1,491 +30.50
498 value added 498 5 309.00 $309.00 $1,539 —
533 value added 533 3 301.00 $301.00 $1,604 —
717 value added 717 3 230.50 $230.50 $1,653 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 4 290.00–307.50 $299.53 $824 -23.63
300–349 325 10 270.00–307.50 $290.17 $943 +5.10
350–399 375 8 275.00–292.50 $284.32 $1,066 —
400–449 425 12 256.00–271.00 $263.93 $1,122 -3.24
450–499 475 10 240.00–256.00 $248.41 $1,180 -3.95
500–549 525 6 240.00–247.50 $243.93 $1,281 -5.92
550–599 575 4 230.00–239.00 $234.69 $1,349 -6.87
600–649 625 2 225.00–229.00 $227.08 $1,419 —
650–699 675 2 202.00–224.00 $213.40 $1,440 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 4 240.00–290.00 $267.73 $602 -30.04
300–349 325 8 230.00–265.00 $248.82 $809 -30.70
350–399 375 8 230.00–232.00 $230.93 $866 -36.86
400–449 425 4 220.00–247.50 $234.54 $997 -8.92
450–499 475 6 240.00–248.00 $244.21 $1,160 —
500–549 525 8 210.00–242.50 $227.01 $1,192 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 6 300.00–320.00 $310.76 $1,010 -1.77
350–399 375 4 296.00–302.50 $299.46 $1,123 +51.01
400–449 425 2 272.00–284.00 $278.35 $1,183 -28.38
450–499 475 2 267.00–271.00 $269.10 $1,278 +11.21
500–549 525 4 240.00–256.00 $248.37 $1,304 —
550–599 575 6 240.00–250.00 $245.21 $1,410 -5.62
600–649 625 4 231.00–247.50 $239.57 $1,497 +6.97
735 735 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,507 +3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 287.00 $287.00 $1,091 -13.00
483–484 484 8 240.00–266.00 $259.51 $1,256 +10.51
527 527 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,323 —
530 value added 530 3 271.00 $271.00 $1,436 —
568 value added 568 4 266.00 $266.00 $1,511 —
622 value added 622 2 246.00 $246.00 $1,530 —
686 value added 686 7 232.00 $232.00 $1,592 —

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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 6 345.00–365.00 $355.76 $1,156 —
350–399 375 16 321.00–350.00 $336.45 $1,262 -6.54
400–449 425 14 310.00–324.00 $317.40 $1,349 —
450–499 475 14 288.00–297.50 $293.00 $1,392 +7.23
500–549 525 14 265.00–297.50 $282.01 $1,481 +28.93
550–599 575 8 260.00–281.00 $270.95 $1,558 +19.87
600–649 625 6 220.00–259.00 $240.27 $1,502 +3.20
650–699 675 8 202.00–233.00 $218.06 $1,472 +0.77
740 740 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,621 —
750–770 760 2 202.00–210.00 $205.95 $1,565 —
800 800 2 189.00–197.00 $193.00 $1,544 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 4 133.00–146.50 $140.90 $1,444 -0.28
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 54 146.00–159.50 $153.15 $1,953 +2.27
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 85-90% 10 115.00–141.00 $130.22 $1,335 -3.80
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1435 1358 75-80% 4 148.00–157.50 $153.02 $2,078 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1200 1100 2 150.00–154.00 $152.18 $1,674 —
1010–2265 1638 12 163.00–179.00 $174.07 $2,851 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750–1100 925 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 16 120.00–154.00 $140.22 $1,297

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,180.00–1,890.00 $1,615.68
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 20 1,770.00–2,000.00 $1,911.14
Small 1 ($/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 1,420.00–1,775.00 $1,631.08

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
650–900 775 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,530.00 $1,391.61 —
850–1100 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,795.00–2,025.00 $1,924.74 +414.74
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 2,050.00–2,350.00 $2,231.40 -416.74

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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.