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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 16, 2024

341 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $240.71/cwt -17.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,264/hd at 525 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 341 463 954
Feeder cattle 261 378 867
Slaughter cattle 49 53 32
Replacement cattle 31 32 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold Weaker to 4.00 lower ; feeder heifers sold 1.00-5.00 lower; feeder calf groups sold as #1-2s ; slaughter cows sold Steady; slaughter bulls sold Steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 6 331.00–357.50 $345.70 $778 —
250–299 275 2 321.00–322.50 $321.82 $885 —
300–349 325 4 280.00–290.00 $285.38 $927 —
400–449 425 6 270.00–274.00 $272.12 $1,157 -4.64
450–499 475 8 253.00–270.00 $261.94 $1,244 —
500–549 525 6 256.00–260.00 $258.09 $1,355 -1.85
550–599 575 4 240.00–248.00 $244.17 $1,404 +4.26
650–699 675 4 216.00–224.50 $220.40 $1,488 -1.15
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 4 286.00–307.50 $297.92 $670 —
250–299 275 6 260.00–311.00 $287.78 $791 -25.44
350–399 375 8 251.00–280.00 $266.45 $999 —
400–449 425 6 250.00–270.00 $260.58 $1,107 —
450–499 475 8 220.00–232.50 $226.57 $1,076 —
500–549 525 4 225.00–249.00 $237.56 $1,247 -8.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 370.00 $370.00 $832 —
350–399 375 8 309.00–310.00 $309.53 $1,161 —
400–449 425 8 280.00–290.00 $285.29 $1,212 —
500–549 525 2 260.00–269.00 $264.71 $1,390 —
600–649 625 4 236.00–242.50 $239.38 $1,496 —
650–699 675 2 233.00–235.00 $234.04 $1,580 +2.15
750–760 755 2 217.50–223.00 $220.23 $1,663 —
810 810 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,742 —
850 850 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,810 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,038 —
548 548 2 258.25 $258.25 $1,415 -7.75

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 6 302.00–335.00 $320.30 $721 —
250–299 275 4 269.00–275.00 $272.27 $749 —
300–349 325 2 260.00–273.00 $266.99 $868 -11.24
350–399 375 6 260.00–266.00 $263.20 $987 -7.13
400–449 425 8 240.00–254.00 $247.40 $1,051 -1.86
450–499 475 8 225.00–240.00 $232.89 $1,106 -5.73
500–549 525 8 210.00–230.00 $220.47 $1,157 -0.76
550–599 575 6 217.00–227.50 $222.47 $1,279 -7.79
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 4 250.00–265.00 $258.07 $839 +3.11
350–399 375 6 244.00–255.00 $249.86 $937 +4.80
400–449 425 6 224.00–233.00 $228.76 $972 +1.30
450–499 475 4 214.00–220.00 $217.15 $1,031 -0.74
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 4 345.00–355.00 $350.55 $789 —
400–449 425 8 256.00–268.00 $262.35 $1,115 +0.42
500–549 525 2 235.00–242.50 $238.93 $1,254 -0.40
600–649 625 2 213.50–222.00 $217.92 $1,362 -4.54
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 value added 745 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,527 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–399 375 8 270.00–280.00 $275.33 $1,032 -16.92
400–449 425 6 261.00–278.00 $269.99 $1,147 -5.59
450–499 475 4 258.00–263.00 $260.63 $1,238 +2.48
500–549 525 10 236.00–245.00 $240.71 $1,264 -17.33
550–599 575 6 216.50–235.00 $226.14 $1,300 -14.16
710 710 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,477 —

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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% 8 98.50–109.50 $104.94 $1,076 +0.21
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 20 110.00–122.50 $116.62 $1,487 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–850 800 85-90% 4 52.00–76.00 $64.75 $518 -11.41
850–1200 1025 85-90% 8 93.50–107.00 $101.40 $1,039 +4.18
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1350 1345 75-80% 2 108.00–109.50 $108.75 $1,463 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1000 975 2 118.00–122.00 $119.95 $1,170 —
1500–2175 1886 7 143.50–155.00 $151.08 $2,849 —

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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 12 125.00–172.00 $152.95 $1,415

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,590.00 $1,590.00
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 1,240.00–1,660.00 $1,497.73
Small 1 ($/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) 4 1,025.00–1,275.00 $1,173.65

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,210.00 $2,210.00 —
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,690.00 $1,690.00 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
690 690 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00 —

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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.