Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 4, 2024

664 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $318.75/cwt -3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,355/hd at 425 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $267.21/cwt ≈ $1,269/hd at 475 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $315.41/cwt +33.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,498/hd at 475 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	664	371	714
Feeder cattle	485	290	559
Slaughter cattle	96	38	71
Replacement cattle	83	43	84

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to 11/20/24 Feeder Steers sold 15.00-25.00 Higher ; Feeder Heifers sold 5.00-27.00 Higher ; Feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s ; and weaned groups had added value ; Slaughter cows sold 1.00-5.00 Lower ; Slaughter Bulls sold Steady to 6.00 Higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	6	392.00–416.00	$405.31	$912	—
250–299	275	4	390.00–417.50	$404.98	$1,114	+16.36
300–349	325	10	357.00–367.50	$362.65	$1,179	+15.50
350–399	375	10	340.00–360.00	$350.65	$1,315	+21.26
400–449	425	4	337.00–349.00	$343.35	$1,459	+58.58
450–499	475	8	358.00–362.50	$360.37	$1,712	+40.06
500–549	525	6	330.00–337.50	$333.93	$1,753	—
550–599	575	6	286.00–300.00	$293.30	$1,686	+19.52
600–649	625	4	271.00–282.50	$276.98	$1,731	+18.90
705–735	723	3	243.00–246.00	$244.31	$1,766	+19.31
755–795	775	2	233.00–244.00	$238.36	$1,847	+9.36
820	820	1	239.00	$239.00	$1,960	+16.50
900	900	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,944	—
965	965	1	218.00	$218.00	$2,104	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	6	355.00–387.50	$373.02	$839	+17.97
250–299	275	6	367.50–385.00	$377.03	$1,037	—
300–349	325	4	340.00–347.50	$344.03	$1,118	—
350–399	375	6	330.00–345.00	$337.01	$1,264	—
400–449	425	10	317.00–336.00	$327.05	$1,390	+11.35
450–499	475	8	320.00–338.00	$329.46	$1,565	+28.94
500–549	525	10	313.00–320.00	$316.66	$1,662	—
550–599	575	6	261.00–284.00	$272.99	$1,570	—
600–649	625	6	260.00–270.00	$265.20	$1,658	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	6	302.00–357.50	$332.23	$914	—
300–349	325	4	294.00–325.00	$310.67	$1,010	+48.82
400–449	425	10	300.00–317.50	$309.26	$1,314	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
542	542	3	314.00	$314.00	$1,702	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	4	300.00–335.00	$319.41	$719	-6.14
250–299	275	12	330.00–350.00	$340.89	$937	+21.35
300–349	325	12	318.00–340.00	$329.83	$1,072	—
350–399	375	6	302.00–312.50	$307.59	$1,153	+26.94
400–449	425	10	275.00–297.50	$286.90	$1,219	+19.53
450–499	475	14	263.00–271.00	$267.21	$1,269	—
500–549	525	8	234.00–256.00	$245.51	$1,289	+14.80
550–599	575	8	231.00–240.00	$235.69	$1,355	+10.56
600–649	625	6	210.00–228.00	$219.35	$1,371	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	4	362.00–380.00	$371.98	$837	-1.68
250–299	275	4	350.00–380.00	$366.34	$1,007	+30.89
300–349	325	4	340.00–345.00	$342.69	$1,114	+4.08
350–399	375	10	313.00–322.50	$318.06	$1,193	+17.41
400–449	425	8	300.00–312.50	$306.61	$1,303	+14.62
450–499	475	4	275.00–285.00	$280.26	$1,331	+21.85
500–549	525	12	258.00–275.00	$266.90	$1,401	+23.67
550–599	575	4	250.00–258.00	$254.17	$1,461	—
600–649	625	4	240.00–250.00	$245.20	$1,532	+25.00
730	730	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,606	—
760	760	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,710	—
800–840	818	3	200.00–210.00	$204.92	$1,676	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	6	295.00–315.00	$305.89	$841	—
300–349	325	8	225.00–285.00	$257.27	$836	—
350–399	375	4	242.00–272.50	$258.25	$968	—
400–449	425	4	260.00–279.00	$270.05	$1,148	—
450–499	475	4	219.00–243.00	$231.62	$1,100	-3.11
500–549	525	8	225.00–239.00	$232.33	$1,220	+18.25
550–599	575	4	231.00–235.00	$233.09	$1,340	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300 value added	300	2	280.00	$280.00	$840	—
503	503	4	265.50	$265.50	$1,335	—

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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	10	310.00–342.50	$327.31	$1,227	+31.62
400–449	425	16	305.00–331.00	$318.75	$1,355	-3.06
450–499	475	12	302.00–327.50	$315.41	$1,498	+33.11
500–549	525	10	281.00–309.00	$295.65	$1,552	+53.75
550–599	575	10	256.00–286.00	$271.64	$1,562	+16.21
600–649	625	10	240.00–264.00	$252.47	$1,578	+5.64
650–699	675	4	219.00–240.00	$229.88	$1,552	—

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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%	24	100.00–112.50	$107.32	$1,100	-4.41
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	18	113.00–121.50	$117.50	$1,498	-4.82

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	85-90%	10	78.00–87.50	$83.56	$856	-19.01
850–1200	1025	85-90%	24	90.00–105.00	$98.78	$1,012	-3.79

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1665	1478	75-80%	3	110.00–113.50	$111.34	$1,646	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1585	1293	12	110.00–135.00	$125.33	$1,621	—
1580–2020	1800	6	135.00–150.00	$143.42	$2,582	—

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Stock 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)	Open	38	850.00–1,350.00	$1,156.82

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,230.00–1,560.00	$1,432.50
850–1350	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	1,650.00–2,400.00	$2,110.23

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)	10	1,250.00–1,650.00	$1,487.84

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,800.00–1,950.00	$1,889.19	-127.70

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1065–1155	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,275.00–2,300.00	$2,292.11	+242.11

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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.