Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 11, 2024

679 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Lucedale Stockyard report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $282.62/cwt ≈ $1,328/hd at 470 lb · 23 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $270.36/cwt +4.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,430/hd at 529 lb · 22 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $242.81/cwt ≈ $1,510/hd at 622 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	679	664	781
Feeder cattle	576	485	622
Slaughter cattle	49	96	86
Replacement cattle	54	83	73

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold Steady to 12.00 Higher; Feeder Heifers sold Steady to 8.00 Higher; Feeder Yearlings groups were weaned this gave them added value and groups were reported as #1-2s; Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 Lower ; Slaughter bulls sold Steady to 2.00 Lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403 value added	403	6	358.00	$358.00	$1,443	—
485–486 value added	485	11	332.00–333.00	$332.54	$1,613	—
534 value added	534	10	319.25	$319.25	$1,705	—
583–596 value added	588	13	286.00–295.00	$289.51	$1,702	—
643 value added	643	8	282.00	$282.00	$1,813	—
668–675 value added	674	16	271.50	$271.50	$1,830	—
725 value added	725	3	252.00	$252.00	$1,827	—
757 value added	757	10	252.50	$252.50	$1,911	—
803–844 value added	826	9	239.50–242.50	$240.80	$1,989	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	4	382.00–387.00	$384.72	$1,058	+7.69
300–349	325	6	345.00–355.00	$350.38	$1,139	+6.35
350–399	366	9	346.00–355.00	$349.27	$1,278	+12.26
400–449	425	4	320.00–330.00	$325.29	$1,382	-1.76
450–499	475	6	329.00–344.00	$336.89	$1,600	+7.43
500–549	533	9	286.00–310.00	$302.49	$1,612	-14.17
550–599	575	4	267.00–285.00	$276.38	$1,589	+3.39
600–649	625	4	260.00–272.00	$266.24	$1,664	+1.04
650–699	675	4	250.00–255.00	$252.59	$1,705	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	231	3	240.00–425.00	$349.60	$808	-55.71
300–349	325	2	370.00–382.50	$376.72	$1,224	+14.07
350–399	375	6	355.00–365.00	$360.33	$1,351	+9.68
400–449	425	8	340.00–358.00	$349.52	$1,485	+6.17
450–499	475	2	345.00–351.00	$348.15	$1,654	-12.22
550–599	575	4	285.00–300.00	$292.82	$1,684	-0.48
600–649	625	4	270.00–284.00	$277.27	$1,733	+0.29
650–699	675	2	269.00–272.50	$270.81	$1,828	—
745	745	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,714	-14.31
800–830	815	2	221.00–225.00	$222.96	$1,817	-16.04

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	4	357.00–377.00	$367.89	$1,012	+35.66
300–349	325	4	320.00–340.00	$330.76	$1,075	+20.09
450–499	475	4	300.00–322.00	$311.57	$1,480	—
600–649	625	4	250.00–252.00	$251.04	$1,569	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402 value added	402	6	323.00	$323.00	$1,298	—
454–483 value added	470	23	270.00–295.00	$282.62	$1,328	—
503–547 value added	529	22	265.00–275.50	$270.36	$1,430	—
620–627 value added	622	17	240.25–245.50	$242.81	$1,510	—
650–654 value added	653	8	242.50–243.00	$242.81	$1,586	—
716–720 value added	717	13	232.25–232.70	$232.60	$1,668	—
795 value added	795	8	222.00	$222.00	$1,765	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	4	311.00–350.00	$332.63	$748	+13.22
250–299	283	6	342.00–345.00	$344.12	$974	+3.23
350–399	375	10	307.00–315.00	$311.26	$1,167	+3.67
400–449	425	6	280.00–290.00	$285.29	$1,212	-1.61
450–499	475	8	260.00–272.00	$266.31	$1,265	-0.90
500–549	525	10	241.00–258.00	$249.90	$1,312	+4.39
550–599	575	8	235.00–240.00	$237.61	$1,366	+1.92
600–649	633	12	215.00–240.00	$228.29	$1,445	+8.94

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–399	375	6	316.00–325.00	$320.79	$1,203	+2.73
400–449	425	6	300.00–316.00	$308.46	$1,311	+1.85
450–499	475	6	284.00–293.00	$288.73	$1,371	+8.47
500–549	525	6	261.00–273.00	$267.28	$1,403	+0.38
550–599	575	4	250.00–258.00	$254.17	$1,461	±0.00
600–649	625	2	243.00–248.00	$245.60	$1,535	+0.40
650–699	675	2	241.00–243.00	$242.04	$1,634	—
770–785	778	2	205.00–210.00	$207.52	$1,615	-17.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	333	9	288.00–317.00	$308.28	$1,027	+51.01
400–449	425	4	255.00–265.00	$260.29	$1,106	-9.76
450–499	475	4	220.00–230.00	$225.26	$1,070	-6.36
550–599	575	6	218.00–230.00	$224.26	$1,289	-8.83

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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	6	340.00–355.00	$347.01	$1,301	+19.70
400–449	425	14	332.00–347.00	$339.93	$1,445	+21.18
500–549	525	14	290.00–331.00	$311.46	$1,635	+15.81
550–599	575	10	258.00–290.00	$274.68	$1,579	+3.04
600–649	625	4	235.00–257.50	$246.69	$1,542	-5.78

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
583 value added	583	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,545	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	85-90%	8	80.00–91.00	$86.44	$886	+2.88
850–1200	1025	85-90%	8	94.00–113.00	$105.12	$1,077	+21.56

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	80-85%	8	99.00–109.00	$104.85	$1,075	-2.47
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	6	110.00–118.00	$114.24	$1,457	-3.26

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1625	1433	75-80%	4	103.50–111.00	$107.75	$1,544	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1320	1160	4	118.00–132.00	$125.97	$1,461	—
1400–1940	1670	12	135.50–147.50	$142.47	$2,379	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850–1350	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	105.00–140.00	$126.48	$1,391

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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)	8	1,500.00–2,475.00	$2,098.30

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)	4	1,300.00–1,610.00	$1,484.32

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665–760	713	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,150.00	$1,110.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960–1175	1068	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,275.00–2,300.00	$2,288.76	—
1020–1170	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,475.00–2,200.00	$1,880.71	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870–1020	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,875.00–2,000.00	$1,942.46	+53.27

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
500–530	515	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,450.00–1,475.00	$1,462.86	—

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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.