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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 28, 2024

665 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $240.37/cwt -9.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,390/hd at 578 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $233.55/cwt +3.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,343/hd at 575 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $249.97/cwt ≈ $1,300/hd at 520 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 665 531 760
Feeder cattle 455 415 66
Slaughter cattle 126 50 61
Replacement cattle 84 66 633

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 2.00-13.00 lower; feeder heifers sold steady to 8.00 lower; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s or #3-4s and group yearlings were weaned and this gave them added value; slaughter cows sold 4.00-13.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-6.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 6 315.00 $315.00 $1,254 —
430 430 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,204 —
450–493 value added 464 6 263.00–267.00 $265.58 $1,232 —
473 473 6 473.00 $473.00 $2,237 —
512–530 520 13 227.00–263.00 $249.97 $1,300 —
571 value added 571 4 237.00 $237.00 $1,353 -13.00
560–595 580 17 237.00–249.00 $241.16 $1,399 —
620–629 627 8 236.50–240.00 $237.37 $1,488 —
640 value added 640 3 232.00 $232.00 $1,485 —
712 value added 712 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,609 —
803 value added 803 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,694 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 2 300.00–316.00 $308.60 $1,003 -32.16
350–399 375 2 304.00–310.00 $307.20 $1,152 -11.32
450–499 475 10 258.00–262.00 $260.10 $1,235 -10.42
500–549 525 8 236.00–248.00 $242.28 $1,272 -10.57
550–599 575 8 231.00–235.00 $233.09 $1,340 -1.70
600–649 625 8 220.00–230.00 $225.20 $1,408 —
650–699 675 2 220.00–221.00 $220.52 $1,489 -2.59
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 2 390.00–400.00 $395.55 $890 —
250–299 275 2 340.00–348.00 $344.36 $947 -11.09
300–349 325 2 326.00–348.00 $337.83 $1,098 —
450–499 475 2 263.00–272.00 $267.73 $1,272 -25.85
500–549 525 2 250.00–263.00 $256.80 $1,348 -7.96
550–599 575 2 237.00–247.00 $242.21 $1,393 —
650–699 675 4 221.00–226.00 $223.59 $1,509 -11.07
700–749 725 4 200.00–226.00 $213.44 $1,547 -9.53
800 800 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,720 +5.00
855–875 865 2 203.00–213.00 $207.94 $1,799 —
945 945 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,918 -0.02
995 995 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,930 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 2 275.00–300.00 $288.62 $794 +16.83
400–449 425 6 266.00–270.00 $268.12 $1,140 —
450–499 475 4 242.00–268.00 $255.67 $1,214 -7.59
550–599 575 4 228.00–230.00 $229.04 $1,317 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–399 375 10 262.00–280.00 $271.59 $1,018 +5.61
400–449 425 6 237.00–244.00 $240.70 $1,023 +3.77
450–499 475 8 215.00–236.00 $226.04 $1,074 -2.64
500–549 525 6 222.00–224.00 $223.05 $1,171 -1.61
550–599 575 8 212.00–221.00 $216.69 $1,246 -1.44
600–649 625 6 211.00–216.00 $213.60 $1,335 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 6 254.00–290.00 $273.61 $752 -2.73
300–349 325 4 238.00–258.00 $248.76 $808 -0.61
400–449 425 4 200.00–222.00 $211.63 $899 -3.18
450–499 475 10 215.00–224.00 $219.73 $1,044 —
500–549 525 6 214.00–220.00 $217.14 $1,140 —
600–649 625 6 196.00–204.00 $200.16 $1,251 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 2 300.00–322.00 $311.98 $858 —
400–449 425 6 249.00–251.00 $250.06 $1,063 -1.11
450–499 475 4 238.00–240.00 $238.95 $1,135 +1.32
500–549 525 6 224.00–230.00 $227.14 $1,192 -59.91
710–730 721 4 200.00–209.00 $204.73 $1,476 —
750–770 760 2 195.00–202.00 $198.45 $1,508 -4.55
875–880 878 2 184.00–188.00 $185.99 $1,633 —
970 970 1 174.50 $174.50 $1,693 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 272.00 $272.00 $960 —
385 value added 385 2 266.00 $266.00 $1,024 —
433 433 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,039 +5.00
453 453 2 242.00 $242.00 $1,096 -13.00
586 586 6 233.00 $233.00 $1,365 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
657–698 value added 680 7 202.00–205.00 $203.24 $1,382 —
787 value added 787 3 188.00 $188.00 $1,480 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 341 6 300.00–338.00 $332.43 $1,134 +10.92
350–399 375 4 260.00–300.00 $281.31 $1,055 -15.08
400–449 425 12 258.00–288.00 $273.87 $1,164 -7.76
450–499 475 4 239.00–256.00 $247.94 $1,178 -8.68
550–599 575 20 220.00–246.00 $233.55 $1,343 +3.51
600–649 625 8 218.00–230.00 $224.24 $1,402 +0.34
650–699 675 6 200.00–225.00 $212.95 $1,437 +0.88
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–430 419 8 276.00–288.00 $284.92 $1,194 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1350 1100 80-85% 36 120.00–128.00 $124.91 $1,374 —
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 12 127.00–133.00 $130.18 $1,660 -11.53
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 12 110.00–116.00 $113.19 $906 +2.35
850–1200 1025 85-90% 26 117.00–127.50 $123.15 $1,262 -9.44
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1395 1325 75-80% 6 116.00–123.00 $119.68 $1,586 —
1400–1900 1650 75-80% 18 123.00–128.00 $125.88 $2,077 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1335 1168 6 120.00–135.00 $128.58 $1,502 —
1400–1855 1628 10 142.00–165.00 $155.11 $2,525 -10.73

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–1350 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 18 122.00–160.00 $145.32 $1,599

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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)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 16 1,700.00–2,075.00 $1,930.11
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,550.00–1,800.00 $1,703.41
Small 1 ($/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) 14 1,400.00–1,825.00 $1,652.70

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Cow-Calf Pairs

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 18 1,675.00–2,050.00 $1,897.97 -377.71
750–1100 983 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,675.00–1,800.00 $1,768.22 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1300 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,850.00–2,500.00 $2,339.86 -260.14
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,300.00 $2,300.00 -300.00

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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.