Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 2, 2024

596 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2-3 steers $245.63/cwt ≈ $1,427/hd at 581 lb · 21 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $270.58/cwt +0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,150/hd at 425 lb · 20 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $269.09/cwt +4.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,278/hd at 475 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	596	418	684
Feeder cattle	478	342	547
Slaughter cattle	48	42	61
Replacement cattle	70	34	76

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week Feeder steers sold Steady to 10.00 higher ; feeder heifers sold Steady to 6.00 higher ; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s & #2-3s and weaned groups had added values; Slaughter cows sold 5.00-6.00 lower ; slaughter bulls sold Weaker to 6.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	5	290.50	$290.50	$1,133	—
491	491	5	268.00	$268.00	$1,316	—
534 value added	534	6	245.00	$245.00	$1,308	—
573–592 value added	581	21	240.00–250.00	$245.63	$1,427	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	4	332.00–333.00	$332.55	$748	—
250–299	275	4	330.00–341.00	$335.99	$924	-4.90
300–349	325	6	310.00–315.00	$312.69	$1,016	—
350–399	375	6	287.00–300.00	$293.07	$1,099	+0.08
400–449	425	4	271.00–282.00	$276.82	$1,176	+4.00
450–499	475	4	245.00–268.00	$257.09	$1,221	-8.75
500–549	525	4	241.00–255.00	$248.33	$1,304	-5.86

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	8	325.00–330.00	$327.72	$901	—
300–349	325	4	292.00–309.00	$301.14	$979	-2.68
350–399	375	4	269.00–287.00	$278.59	$1,045	—
500–549	525	4	235.00–241.00	$238.14	$1,250	—
550–599	575	4	228.00–240.00	$234.26	$1,347	-9.41
600–649	625	4	225.00–230.00	$227.60	$1,422	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	2	319.00–320.00	$319.54	$1,039	—
350–399	375	2	315.00–320.00	$317.66	$1,191	+6.94
400–449	425	4	290.00–300.00	$295.29	$1,255	+15.70
450–499	475	4	272.00–285.00	$278.84	$1,324	+6.21
500–549	525	8	257.00–268.00	$262.76	$1,379	-6.29
600–649	625	2	238.00–240.00	$239.04	$1,494	—
650–699	675	2	227.00–232.00	$229.59	$1,550	+2.55
780–785	783	2	218.00–220.00	$219.00	$1,715	+7.44
870	870	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,888	+4.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
639 value added	639	14	240.00	$240.00	$1,534	—
660 value added	660	2	232.00	$232.00	$1,531	—
795 value added	795	4	219.25	$219.25	$1,743	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	6	270.00–280.00	$275.38	$895	+4.46
350–399	375	10	260.00–270.00	$265.33	$995	+4.21
400–449	425	10	240.00–245.00	$242.64	$1,031	+9.42
450–499	475	10	230.00–249.00	$239.99	$1,140	+13.42
500–549	525	4	214.00–222.00	$218.19	$1,145	-3.43
550–599	575	10	210.00–220.00	$215.21	$1,237	—
600–649	625	8	200.00–215.00	$207.79	$1,299	±0.00
700–725	713	2	182.00–192.00	$187.09	$1,334	—
760–790	775	2	190.00–191.00	$190.49	$1,476	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	4	260.00–267.00	$263.81	$725	+6.73
300–349	325	6	257.00–262.00	$259.69	$844	—
350–399	375	4	238.00–249.00	$243.86	$914	+4.27
400–449	425	8	230.00–270.00	$251.15	$1,067	+16.80
450–499	475	8	216.00–228.00	$222.31	$1,056	+0.63
550–599	575	4	200.00–205.00	$202.61	$1,165	—
650–699	675	4	160.00–181.00	$170.88	$1,153	—
755	755	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,284	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–399	375	4	282.00–286.00	$284.13	$1,065	+5.06
400–449	425	8	248.00–254.00	$251.17	$1,067	—
450–499	475	6	245.00–253.00	$249.21	$1,184	—
500–549	525	10	224.00–230.00	$227.14	$1,192	+1.05
600–649	625	4	210.00–225.00	$217.79	$1,361	—
720–725	723	2	205.00–209.00	$206.99	$1,497	+1.55
795	795	2	201.00–205.00	$203.00	$1,614	—
875	875	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,750	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
381	381	4	259.50	$259.50	$989	—
500	500	2	215.50	$215.50	$1,078	—
590	590	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,268	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690 value added	690	2	214.50	$214.50	$1,480	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–399	375	8	280.00–295.00	$287.99	$1,080	+3.67
400–449	425	20	260.00–280.00	$270.58	$1,150	+0.95
450–499	475	18	257.00–280.00	$269.09	$1,278	+4.47
500–549	525	14	235.00–257.00	$246.51	$1,294	+7.58
550–599	575	10	229.00–239.00	$234.21	$1,347	+7.35
600–649	625	10	217.00–230.00	$223.76	$1,398	+12.12
650–699	675	10	210.00–228.00	$219.33	$1,480	—

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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%	10	93.50–109.00	$102.57	$1,051	-7.28
1200–1350	1286	80-85%	7	109.50–117.50	$114.30	$1,470	-4.41

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–850	800	85-90%	4	52.00–60.00	$56.25	$450	-15.11
850–1200	1025	85-90%	8	87.50–105.00	$97.74	$1,002	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1515	1473	75-80%	3	96.00–109.00	$103.01	$1,517	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1500	1250	6	118.50–132.00	$126.60	$1,582	—
1500–2055	1778	8	136.50–155.50	$147.48	$2,622	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–1100	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	121.00–170.00	$150.14	$1,389

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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)	22	1,500.00–2,250.00	$1,960.23

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	1,000.00–1,370.00	$1,220.00
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,350.00–1,590.00	$1,492.70

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
400–805	603	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	410.00–680.00	$590.37

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
450–795	623	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	555.00–795.00	$708.25	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
815–840	828	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00–1,935.00	$1,671.54	—

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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.