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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 24, 2024

658 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $228.60/cwt ≈ $2,025/hd at 886 lb · 26 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $246.25/cwt +0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,810/hd at 735 lb · 20 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $213.00/cwt ≈ $1,802/hd at 846 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 658 561 0
Feeder cattle 559 432 0
Slaughter cattle 49 86 0
Replacement cattle 50 43 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold steady to 9.00 higher; feeder heifers sold steady to firmer ; feeder group yearling were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups had added value; slaughter cows sold 4.00 -11.00 lower ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 value added 585 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,667 +1.00
649 value added 649 10 275.50 $275.50 $1,788 —
655 value added 655 7 268.00 $268.00 $1,755 —
735 value added 735 20 246.25 $246.25 $1,810 +0.95
848 value added 848 2 236.50 $236.50 $2,006 —
886 value added 886 26 228.60 $228.60 $2,025 —
940 value added 940 2 218.50 $218.50 $2,054 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 400.00 $400.00 $900 —
275 275 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,086 —
325 325 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,235 —
350–399 375 8 345.00–355.00 $350.33 $1,314 —
400–449 425 4 334.00–340.00 $337.17 $1,433 —
450–499 475 8 300.00–307.50 $303.94 $1,444 -4.36
500–549 525 8 290.00–305.00 $297.85 $1,564 -2.67
550–599 575 10 275.00–285.00 $280.21 $1,611 +8.56
600–649 628 7 256.00–265.00 $261.31 $1,641 -1.29
650–699 678 7 250.00–259.00 $255.30 $1,731 +6.64
705–745 719 9 237.00–251.00 $242.39 $1,743 -2.92
910–940 920 3 220.00–225.00 $222.64 $2,048 —
1025 1025 1 207.50 $207.50 $2,127 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 2 345.00–367.50 $357.25 $982 +11.80
300–349 325 6 352.00–360.00 $356.30 $1,158 +15.54
350–399 375 6 340.00–345.00 $342.66 $1,285 +9.34
400–449 425 6 320.00–331.00 $325.82 $1,385 -2.71
450–499 475 10 285.00–295.00 $290.26 $1,379 -0.27
500–549 525 6 280.00–289.50 $284.97 $1,496 +1.04
550–599 575 4 262.00–275.00 $268.78 $1,545 +5.17
600–649 625 4 245.00–258.00 $251.76 $1,574 —
650–699 675 4 230.00–249.50 $240.10 $1,621 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 4 340.00–375.00 $359.41 $809 -4.45
250–299 275 4 320.00–340.00 $329.11 $905 —
350–399 375 8 294.00–325.00 $310.51 $1,164 —
400–449 425 8 299.00–320.00 $310.11 $1,318 -7.29
450–499 475 6 257.00–282.50 $270.41 $1,284 -15.32
500–549 525 4 254.00–265.00 $259.76 $1,364 -8.45
550–599 575 4 256.00–263.00 $259.65 $1,493 —

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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 4 297.00–305.00 $301.36 $829 +4.55
300–349 325 8 295.00–305.00 $300.38 $976 +12.10
350–399 375 8 280.00–295.00 $287.99 $1,080 +6.33
400–449 425 12 258.00–274.00 $266.46 $1,132 +4.76
450–499 475 18 242.00–258.00 $250.41 $1,189 +1.05
500–549 525 8 237.00–240.00 $238.57 $1,252 +4.18
550–599 575 8 225.00–236.50 $231.00 $1,328 -1.30
600–649 625 4 227.00–230.00 $228.56 $1,428 +2.84
650–699 675 2 219.00–224.00 $221.59 $1,496 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 274.00 $274.00 $1,137 +9.00
436 value added 436 8 305.00 $305.00 $1,330 —
668 value added 668 9 245.00 $245.00 $1,637 +19.00
740 value added 740 17 226.00 $226.00 $1,672 —
846 value added 846 18 213.00 $213.00 $1,802 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 2 310.00–312.50 $311.34 $1,012 —
350–399 375 10 297.00–310.00 $303.93 $1,140 +3.28
400–449 425 6 275.00–285.00 $280.29 $1,191 +4.06
450–499 475 4 265.00–271.00 $268.15 $1,274 +6.05
500–549 525 8 240.00–254.00 $247.33 $1,298 +0.53
550–599 575 4 240.00–250.00 $244.79 $1,408 +1.69
600–649 625 4 230.00–232.50 $231.30 $1,446 -3.38
650–699 675 4 220.00–227.50 $223.89 $1,511 —
700–735 720 4 214.00–229.00 $220.69 $1,589 +5.43
770–790 780 2 212.00–213.00 $212.49 $1,657 -11.51
805–845 828 3 206.00–213.00 $210.56 $1,743 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 4 280.00–290.00 $285.45 $785 -2.82
350–399 375 4 250.00–279.00 $265.45 $995 +11.52
400–449 425 6 235.00–254.00 $245.05 $1,041 +3.15
450–499 475 4 230.00–236.00 $233.15 $1,107 -9.89
500–549 525 6 228.00–236.00 $232.19 $1,219 +1.84

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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 6 310.00–325.00 $318.07 $1,034 -10.00
400–449 425 12 300.00–315.00 $307.93 $1,309 +2.81
450–499 475 10 277.00–294.00 $285.94 $1,358 +2.21
500–549 525 10 270.00–284.00 $277.33 $1,456 +7.91
550–599 575 6 252.00–268.00 $260.34 $1,497 -3.09
600–649 625 6 240.00–263.00 $251.95 $1,575 +1.07
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 3 293.00 $293.00 $1,342 —

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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% 10 122.50–134.00 $129.23 $1,325 -6.26
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 10 134.00–139.50 $136.91 $1,746 -9.33
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 85-90% 12 115.00–129.50 $123.49 $1,266 -2.85
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1465 1353 75-80% 4 134.00–146.00 $140.50 $1,901 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1335 1134 5 137.00–155.00 $145.48 $1,650 —
1345–1955 1650 8 166.00–171.50 $169.26 $2,793 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750–1100 931 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 31 119.00–164.00 $146.45 $1,363

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Bred Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 944 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 1,225.00–1,500.00 $1,402.94
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,700.00–2,025.00 $1,899.43

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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 1188 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,625.00–3,200.00 $3,097.11 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
835 835 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00 —

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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.