Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 14, 2024

507 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $243.99/cwt ≈ $759/hd at 311 lb · 18 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $340.76/cwt +2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,107/hd at 325 lb · 12 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $245.20/cwt +0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,532/hd at 625 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	507	412	636
Feeder cattle	344	295	82
Slaughter cattle	107	56	503
Replacement cattle	56	61	51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared To last weeks sale feeder steers sold 10.00-14.00 higher; heifers under 400# sold 6.00-16.00 higher; heifers over 400# sold 1.00-12.00 higher; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and groups that were weaned with shots had added value ; slaughter cows sold 1.00-7.00 higher ; slaughter bulls sold firmer

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	2	360.00–365.00	$362.77	$816	—
250–299	279	5	368.00–375.00	$372.49	$1,039	+19.77
300–349	325	4	343.00–356.00	$349.99	$1,137	+56.80
350–399	370	5	300.00–346.00	$326.14	$1,207	—
400–449	425	12	300.00–318.00	$309.52	$1,315	+5.64
450–499	475	4	270.00–285.00	$277.89	$1,320	+0.53
500–549	525	6	250.00–260.00	$255.23	$1,340	+2.66
550–599	575	12	245.00–250.00	$247.61	$1,424	—
600–649	625	4	234.00–240.00	$237.12	$1,482	+4.22
650–699	675	2	225.00–234.00	$229.66	$1,550	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	2	370.00–375.00	$372.72	$1,025	+68.10
300–349	325	6	382.00–382.50	$382.23	$1,242	+20.55
400–449	425	4	324.00–350.00	$337.75	$1,435	+29.29
500–549	525	6	260.00–268.00	$264.19	$1,387	—
550–599	575	6	250.00–260.00	$255.21	$1,467	—
600–649	625	12	240.00–250.00	$245.20	$1,532	+0.56
730	730	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,621	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	2	350.00–355.00	$352.77	$794	—
250–299	275	4	335.00–352.50	$344.53	$947	+15.27
300–349	325	6	270.00–275.00	$272.69	$886	—
350–399	375	6	300.00–318.00	$309.59	$1,161	+25.18
400–449	425	8	260.00–288.00	$274.81	$1,168	—
450–499	475	4	260.00–270.00	$265.26	$1,260	-4.21
500–549	525	2	242.00–244.00	$243.05	$1,276	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305 value added	305	2	278.00	$278.00	$848	—
394 value added	394	4	250.00	$250.00	$985	—
585	585	9	255.00	$255.00	$1,492	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
671	671	5	237.00	$237.00	$1,590	+10.27
793	793	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,745	±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	4	288.00–300.00	$294.65	$663	—
250–299	275	2	292.00–298.00	$295.27	$812	+32.55
300–349	311	18	240.00–256.00	$243.99	$759	—
350–399	375	4	230.00–236.00	$233.20	$874	-8.86
450–499	475	6	222.00–238.00	$230.41	$1,094	+11.83
500–549	525	4	220.00–225.00	$222.62	$1,169	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	4	305.00–320.00	$313.17	$861	—
350–399	375	8	268.00–290.00	$279.72	$1,049	+0.79
450–499	475	8	230.00–244.00	$237.36	$1,127	+3.63
500–549	525	4	230.00–236.00	$233.14	$1,224	+9.45
550–599	575	4	230.00–236.00	$233.13	$1,340	+10.04
650–699	675	2	220.00–224.00	$222.07	$1,499	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	2	295.00–330.00	$313.82	$1,020	+23.48
350–399	375	4	294.00–300.00	$297.20	$1,114	-5.45
400–449	425	2	284.00–286.00	$285.06	$1,212	+32.16
450–499	475	2	241.00–258.00	$249.94	$1,187	+8.63
500–549	525	4	234.00–240.00	$237.14	$1,245	+9.31
550–599	575	2	236.00–242.50	$239.39	$1,376	—
600–649	625	2	233.00–234.00	$233.52	$1,460	+14.00
650–699	675	8	225.00–232.50	$228.89	$1,545	—
705	705	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,551	+11.26
830	830	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,718	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
582	582	9	235.50	$235.50	$1,371	+10.30
690 value added	690	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,552	—
790	790	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,659	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370 value added	370	2	232.00	$232.00	$858	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	12	330.00–350.00	$340.76	$1,107	+2.69
400–449	425	4	298.00–310.00	$304.35	$1,293	-7.26
450–499	475	10	248.00–288.00	$269.03	$1,278	+2.04
500–549	525	4	246.00–250.00	$248.09	$1,302	+4.76
550–599	575	4	232.00–240.00	$236.17	$1,358	+16.36
600–649	625	2	232.00–234.00	$233.04	$1,456	+4.28
650–699	675	2	215.00–226.00	$220.70	$1,490	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317	317	5	362.00	$362.00	$1,148	—
418	418	3	316.00	$316.00	$1,321	—
548	548	6	246.00	$246.00	$1,348	—

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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%	2	118.00–134.00	$127.37	$1,306	—
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	50	135.00–161.00	$148.76	$1,897	+11.97

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–850	800	85-90%	12	102.00–120.50	$111.83	$895	+9.02
850–1200	1025	85-90%	18	122.00–144.00	$134.88	$1,383	+6.39

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1595	1369	75-80%	7	141.50–144.50	$143.00	$1,958	+5.32
1525–1725	1625	75-80%	2	119.00–133.00	$126.43	$2,054	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1200	1100	2	138.00–155.00	$145.73	$1,603	—
1270–2045	1658	14	164.00–174.50	$170.48	$2,827	+1.95

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1350 fancy	1100	(<2 yrs)	Open	20	1,050.00–1,856.00	$1,544.59

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Bred Cows

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)	10	1,610.00–2,350.00	$2,064.09

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,100.00–1,410.00	$1,284.32
1025–1060	1043	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,410.00–1,900.00	$1,659.11

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,570.00	$1,570.00	+189.19
750–1300	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,790.00–2,225.00	$2,065.85	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
850–1300	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,250.00–2,900.00	$2,643.02	-68.61

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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.