Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 5, 2025

309 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $383.75/cwt +3.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,631/hd at 425 lb · 10 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $365.41/cwt +4.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,736/hd at 475 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	309	389	533
Feeder cattle	242	336	434
Slaughter cattle	41	28	48
Replacement cattle	26	25	51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold mixed; feeder heifers sold mixed ; feeder calf groups were reported as number 1-2s and weaned groups had added value; slaughter cows sold 3.00-6.00 Higher ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00- 5.00 Higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	4	407.50–445.00	$428.30	$964	—
250–299	275	4	410.00–430.00	$420.89	$1,157	+1.36
300–349	325	4	401.00–410.00	$405.84	$1,319	-7.63
350–399	375	4	400.00–405.00	$402.66	$1,510	—
400–449	425	4	380.00–390.00	$385.29	$1,637	+11.70

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	6	417.00–426.00	$421.84	$1,371	-11.56
400–449	425	4	397.00–405.00	$401.23	$1,705	-9.88
500–549	525	4	340.00–372.50	$357.01	$1,874	+23.87
715	715	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,859	+29.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
218 value added	218	3	439.00	$439.00	$957	—
243	243	2	431.00	$431.00	$1,047	—
370	370	2	410.00	$410.00	$1,517	+3.00
435 value added	435	2	392.00	$392.00	$1,705	+22.00
507 value added	507	3	343.00	$343.00	$1,739	—
570 value added	570	2	333.00	$333.00	$1,898	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	4	387.00–397.50	$392.65	$1,276	—
350–399	375	4	320.00–352.50	$337.31	$1,265	—
400–449	425	2	342.00–350.00	$346.23	$1,471	—

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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	2	330.00–385.00	$360.50	$811	—
250–299	275	4	350.00–360.00	$355.45	$977	-4.08
350–399	375	8	330.00–342.50	$336.66	$1,262	-1.33
400–449	425	8	308.00–337.50	$323.60	$1,375	-0.94
450–499	475	8	295.00–315.00	$305.52	$1,451	+7.64
500–549	525	4	277.00–282.50	$279.88	$1,469	+14.21
550–599	575	4	244.00–268.00	$256.51	$1,475	+2.17

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	2	375.00–390.00	$383.17	$1,054	+7.72
300–349	325	4	362.00–365.00	$363.61	$1,182	+1.51
350–399	375	6	352.00–357.50	$354.93	$1,331	-7.66
450–499	475	4	320.00–322.50	$321.31	$1,526	-7.11
500–549	525	4	284.00–300.00	$292.37	$1,535	+3.75
550–599	575	2	286.00–294.00	$290.17	$1,668	+7.96

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–399	375	6	294.00–310.00	$302.52	$1,134	—
400–449	425	4	280.00–292.50	$286.61	$1,218	+5.09
450–499	475	4	280.00–300.00	$290.52	$1,380	—
500–549	525	4	245.00–250.00	$247.62	$1,300	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	347.50	$347.50	$1,095	-18.38

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–449	425	10	370.00–396.00	$383.75	$1,631	+3.17
450–499	475	10	350.00–382.50	$365.41	$1,736	+4.38
500–549	525	6	330.00–351.00	$340.99	$1,790	+13.09
550–599	575	6	290.00–317.50	$304.34	$1,750	+2.74
600–649	625	8	277.00–290.00	$283.76	$1,774	+5.37

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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%	2	128.50–142.00	$136.40	$1,398	+1.20
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	14	147.00–164.00	$156.00	$1,989	+5.65

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1745	1520	75-80%	10	138.50–145.50	$142.52	$2,166	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	85-90%	4	110.00–128.00	$120.54	$1,236	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1525	1263	8	140.00–161.00	$152.68	$1,928	—
1490–2030	1760	4	161.00–182.00	$173.11	$3,047	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,825.00	$1,825.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	155.00	$155.00	$1,705

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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)	4	1,850.00–2,700.00	$2,371.59

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	1,450.00–1,700.00	$1,598.65

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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
850–1300	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	2,425.00–3,180.00	$2,881.51	+231.51

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	2	1,950.00–2,125.00	$2,054.05	+141.89
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,825.00–2,000.00	$1,929.05	+16.89

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
688	688	2	146.00	$146.00	$1,004	—

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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.