Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 18, 2024

741 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $358.32/cwt +11.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,344/hd at 375 lb · 18 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $235.60/cwt -16.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,849/hd at 785 lb · 18 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $266.09/cwt -5.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,783/hd at 670 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	741	679	581
Feeder cattle	601	576	407
Slaughter cattle	48	49	103
Replacement cattle	92	54	71

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale Feeder steers under 500# sold 10.00-30.00 higher , feeder steers over 500# sold steady to firmer ; feeder heifers under 500# sold 2.00-8.00 higher , feeder heifers over 500# sold 1.00-7.00 lower ; feeder yearling groups had shots and weaned groups had added value and all groups were reported as #1-2s ; slaughter cows sold weaker to 3.00 lower ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-9.00 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
358	358	3	369.00	$369.00	$1,321	—
427 value added	427	5	350.00	$350.00	$1,494	-8.00
628 value added	628	2	262.75	$262.75	$1,650	-19.25
664–685 value added	670	15	255.00–270.25	$266.09	$1,783	-5.41
765–793 value added	785	18	233.00–238.50	$235.60	$1,849	-16.90
863 value added	863	5	235.50	$235.50	$2,032	—
936 value added	936	4	215.50	$215.50	$2,017	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	2	440.00–445.00	$442.77	$996	+93.17
250–299	275	8	414.00–427.50	$421.35	$1,159	—
300–349	325	10	380.00–413.00	$397.75	$1,293	+21.03
350–399	375	10	365.00–382.50	$374.32	$1,404	+13.99
400–449	425	4	351.00–362.50	$357.08	$1,518	+7.56
500–549	525	4	317.00–332.50	$325.11	$1,707	—
600–649	625	6	276.00–289.00	$282.76	$1,767	+5.49
650	650	1	268.00	$268.00	$1,742	-2.81
720	720	1	236.00	$236.00	$1,699	+6.00
775–795	785	2	210.00–229.00	$219.62	$1,724	—
835	835	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,900	+4.54
990	990	1	215.00	$215.00	$2,128	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	2	405.00–435.00	$421.64	$949	—
250–299	275	6	397.00–412.50	$405.44	$1,115	+20.72
300–349	325	6	357.00–365.00	$361.30	$1,174	+10.92
350–399	375	4	356.00–365.00	$360.79	$1,353	+11.52
400–449	425	4	330.00–343.00	$336.88	$1,432	+11.59
450–499	475	4	323.00–325.00	$324.05	$1,539	-12.84
500–549	525	8	272.00–310.00	$291.89	$1,532	-10.60
550–599	575	4	280.00–285.00	$282.61	$1,625	+6.23
600–649	625	2	260.00–263.00	$261.56	$1,635	-4.68
800	800	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,576	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	2	337.00–355.00	$346.68	$1,127	+15.92
350–399	375	4	334.00–355.00	$345.19	$1,294	—
400–449	425	6	310.00–319.00	$314.76	$1,338	—
450–499	475	8	299.00–312.50	$306.10	$1,454	-5.47
500–549	525	4	270.00–292.50	$281.78	$1,479	—
550–599	575	6	265.00–278.00	$271.78	$1,563	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	4	365.00–377.50	$371.93	$837	—
250–299	275	8	355.00–380.00	$368.62	$1,014	—
300–349	325	6	345.00–366.00	$356.29	$1,158	—
350–399	375	4	328.00–332.50	$330.40	$1,239	+9.61
400–449	425	10	295.00–315.00	$305.58	$1,299	-2.88
450–499	475	12	285.00–295.00	$290.26	$1,379	+1.53
500–549	525	4	253.00–266.00	$259.80	$1,364	-7.48
550–599	575	6	240.00–248.00	$244.17	$1,404	-10.00
715	715	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,509	—
805	805	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,610	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	8	320.00–340.00	$330.76	$1,075	—
350–399	375	10	310.00–320.00	$315.33	$1,182	+4.07
400–449	425	6	267.00–287.50	$277.84	$1,181	-7.45
450–499	475	8	260.00–284.00	$272.62	$1,295	+6.31
500–549	525	14	240.00–249.00	$244.71	$1,285	-5.19
600–649	625	4	229.00–237.50	$233.42	$1,459	+5.13
780	780	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,482	—
860	860	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,548	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	6	310.00–325.00	$318.07	$1,034	+9.79
350–399	375	6	270.00–300.00	$285.98	$1,072	—
400–449	425	6	230.00–267.50	$249.83	$1,062	-10.46
450–499	475	6	242.00–258.00	$250.41	$1,189	+25.15
550–599	575	8	225.00–239.00	$232.30	$1,336	+8.04
600–649	625	6	200.00–230.00	$215.59	$1,347	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540 value added	540	4	264.75	$264.75	$1,430	-5.61
610 value added	610	2	253.50	$253.50	$1,546	+10.69
760 value added	760	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,710	+3.00

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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	18	345.00–370.00	$358.32	$1,344	+11.31
400–449	425	6	314.00–343.00	$329.34	$1,400	-10.59
450–499	475	14	305.00–337.50	$322.09	$1,530	—
500–549	525	6	288.00–302.50	$295.59	$1,552	-15.87
550–599	575	14	259.00–282.50	$271.25	$1,560	-3.43
600–649	625	12	231.00–260.00	$246.07	$1,538	-0.62
650–699	675	4	228.00–239.00	$233.70	$1,577	—
715–735	728	3	214.00–224.00	$217.61	$1,584	—
775	775	1	213.00	$213.00	$1,651	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–800	725	85-90%	2	55.00–64.50	$60.24	$437	—
850–1100	975	85-90%	10	70.00–92.50	$82.69	$806	—
850–1200	1025	85-90%	6	97.50–102.50	$100.43	$1,029	+13.99

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	80-85%	6	94.00–110.00	$103.37	$1,060	-1.48
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	8	111.50–115.00	$113.35	$1,445	-0.89

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1535	1460	75-80%	2	102.50–107.50	$104.87	$1,531	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1525	1263	10	102.50–129.00	$118.50	$1,497	—
1500–2035	1768	6	135.50–138.50	$137.23	$2,426	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	120.00–160.00	$143.78	$1,330

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1350	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	1,525.00–2,250.00	$1,953.34

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)	12	1,330.00–1,675.00	$1,535.14

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600–750	675	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	940.00–1,300.00	$1,140.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1350	1100	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,465.00–2,050.00	$1,823.98

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1100	925	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,300.00–1,450.00	$1,389.19

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00–1,350.00	$1,150.00	—
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,600.00–2,100.00	$1,897.30	-45.16

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1045	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—

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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.