Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 12, 2025

380 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $320.78/cwt -33.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,581/hd at 493 lb · 12 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $317.88/cwt -7.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,510/hd at 475 lb · 10 head

light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $330.34/cwt +1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,074/hd at 325 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	380	778	1,083
Feeder cattle	321	635	882
Slaughter cattle	31	72	69
Replacement cattle	28	71	132

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers under 500# sold 5.00-12.00 lower ; steers over 500#sold steady to 5.00 higher ; feeder heifers sold mixed ; slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher ; slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	4	375.00–402.00	$389.97	$877	—
250–299	275	4	380.00–400.00	$390.89	$1,075	+13.64
300–349	325	6	350.00–370.00	$360.76	$1,172	—
350–399	375	6	335.00–365.00	$350.98	$1,316	+14.32
400–449	425	4	272.00–307.50	$290.77	$1,236	—
450–499	475	8	313.00–324.00	$318.78	$1,514	—
500	500	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,300	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	6	407.00–432.50	$420.89	$1,157	-4.09
350–399	375	8	385.00–392.50	$389.00	$1,459	+7.55
400–449	425	2	335.00–345.00	$340.29	$1,446	-8.70
450–499	475	4	320.00–326.00	$323.15	$1,535	—
500–549	525	4	302.00–310.00	$306.19	$1,607	-0.38
550–599	575	4	262.00–273.50	$268.00	$1,541	—
650–699	666	3	241.00–245.00	$242.40	$1,614	—
1075	1075	1	192.00	$192.00	$2,064	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327 value added	327	5	408.00	$408.00	$1,334	—
330	330	4	400.00	$400.00	$1,320	—
489–499 value added	493	12	315.00–325.00	$320.78	$1,581	-33.06
544 value added	544	4	326.00	$326.00	$1,773	+5.07
639 value added	639	4	243.00	$243.00	$1,553	-35.85
700 value added	700	2	258.00	$258.00	$1,806	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	4	447.00–450.00	$448.63	$1,234	+0.46
300–349	325	4	402.00–408.00	$405.23	$1,317	-11.36
425	425	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,636	-7.52
475	475	1	362.50	$362.50	$1,722	—
500	500	1	312.50	$312.50	$1,562	+46.03
550–599	575	4	280.00–306.00	$293.55	$1,688	+6.25
600–649	625	4	268.00–306.00	$287.75	$1,798	+13.59
650–699	675	4	257.00–261.00	$259.07	$1,749	+2.59
720–725	723	2	233.00–256.00	$244.46	$1,767	+7.95

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	8	320.00–335.00	$328.17	$902	+7.28
300–349	325	6	285.00–305.00	$295.76	$961	+2.32
350–399	375	10	267.00–309.00	$289.37	$1,085	-4.60
400–449	425	4	262.00–288.00	$275.75	$1,172	-14.83
450–499	475	4	240.00–260.00	$250.52	$1,190	+5.26
500–549	525	4	260.00–290.00	$275.70	$1,447	+47.13
600–649	625	4	211.00–235.00	$223.47	$1,397	+5.87

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	10	322.00–337.50	$330.34	$1,074	+1.90
350–399	375	6	315.00–330.00	$322.99	$1,211	±0.00
400–449	425	6	292.00–320.00	$306.81	$1,304	-14.24
450–499	475	8	265.00–290.00	$278.15	$1,321	+7.63
550–599	575	6	245.00–249.00	$247.09	$1,421	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
444 value added	444	4	318.00	$318.00	$1,412	—
533 value added	533	5	287.50	$287.50	$1,532	+2.50
614 value added	614	8	252.50	$252.50	$1,550	—
788 value added	788	2	234.00	$234.00	$1,844	—
900 value added	900	3	208.00	$208.00	$1,872	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–499	475	4	284.00–297.50	$291.10	$1,383	-7.21
500–549	525	2	267.00–272.50	$269.88	$1,417	+12.26
600	600	1	254.00	$254.00	$1,524	+8.96
675	675	1	241.00	$241.00	$1,627	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	6	372.00–392.50	$383.02	$1,245	+5.92
400–449	425	6	336.00–370.00	$353.98	$1,504	+2.17
450–499	475	10	300.00–334.00	$317.88	$1,510	-7.10
500–549	525	4	279.00–290.00	$284.76	$1,495	-6.18
600–649	625	4	240.00–264.00	$252.47	$1,578	+1.56
650–699	675	2	241.00–245.00	$243.07	$1,641	-13.41

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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%	12	127.50–134.50	$131.60	$1,349	+2.63
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	8	137.00–147.50	$142.56	$1,818	+5.09

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1655	1468	75-80%	4	132.50–138.00	$135.60	$1,991	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1500	1250	4	148.50–154.50	$152.10	$1,901	+5.40
1210–1945	1578	6	162.50–176.50	$171.13	$2,700	—

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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	8	124.00–147.00	$137.68	$1,274

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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	1,700.00–2,275.00	$2,052.84

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	1,460.00–1,650.00	$1,572.97

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–850	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,113.33

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820	820	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,320.00	$1,320.00	—
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,460.00–1,750.00	$1,632.43	-393.25

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1110	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

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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.