Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 16, 2025

477 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $433.99/cwt -0.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,410/hd at 325 lb · 16 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $396.67/cwt +14.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,289/hd at 325 lb · 10 head

light 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $341.72/cwt +15.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,111/hd at 325 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	477	354	686
Feeder cattle	345	231	489
Slaughter cattle	79	54	103
Replacement cattle	53	69	94

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 5.00-12.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 5.00-24.00 higher; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s ; slaughter cows sold 6.00-12.00 higher; slaughter bulls sold Steady

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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	447.00–465.00	$456.98	$1,028	-33.02
250–299	275	2	442.00–452.50	$447.72	$1,231	+12.27
300–349	325	16	427.00–440.00	$433.99	$1,410	-0.04
350–399	375	6	400.00–435.00	$418.64	$1,570	-14.02
400–449	425	8	375.00–397.50	$386.90	$1,644	+5.14
450–499	475	6	363.00–377.50	$370.62	$1,760	-8.74
500–549	525	6	340.00–362.50	$351.78	$1,847	+4.76
550–599	575	10	327.00–347.50	$337.69	$1,942	+8.48
600–649	625	3	307.50–323.00	$316.87	$1,980	-5.63
700–749	733	9	220.00–269.00	$253.39	$1,857	-6.54
750–799	775	6	242.00–267.50	$255.15	$1,977	-6.76
1020	1020	1	213.00	$213.00	$2,173	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	4	426.00–437.50	$432.26	$1,189	+18.64
300–349	328	7	420.00–424.00	$422.43	$1,386	—
350–399	375	6	382.00–392.00	$387.33	$1,452	-5.19
400–449	425	8	355.00–375.00	$365.58	$1,554	+3.68
450–499	475	8	340.00–359.00	$349.99	$1,662	—
500–549	525	6	327.00–334.00	$330.66	$1,736	-9.34

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	4	355.00–382.50	$369.98	$1,017	—
300–349	325	4	422.00–423.00	$422.54	$1,373	+63.93
350–399	375	6	350.00–382.50	$367.31	$1,377	—
400–449	425	4	340.00–356.00	$348.46	$1,481	—
450–499	475	4	323.00–325.00	$324.05	$1,539	-21.36
500–549	525	6	285.00–317.50	$302.01	$1,586	-27.74

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	437.00	$437.00	$1,486	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	415.00	$415.00	$934	+10.51
250–299	275	6	385.00–418.00	$402.97	$1,108	+19.44
300–349	325	10	380.00–411.00	$396.67	$1,289	+14.02
350–399	375	6	360.00–380.00	$370.65	$1,390	—
400–449	425	8	330.00–355.00	$343.22	$1,459	-1.78
450–499	475	8	320.00–337.50	$329.20	$1,564	+16.57
600–649	625	2	261.00–266.00	$263.60	$1,648	-9.40
700–749	720	5	243.00–256.00	$248.41	$1,789	-0.59
820–840	830	2	215.00–225.00	$219.94	$1,826	-16.31

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	2	390.00–395.00	$392.77	$884	—
250–299	275	6	345.00–372.50	$359.98	$990	—
300–349	325	6	350.00–372.50	$362.10	$1,177	+4.03
350–399	375	8	335.00–360.00	$348.32	$1,306	-0.61
450–499	475	6	300.00–312.50	$306.57	$1,456	+8.90
550–599	575	2	270.00–275.00	$272.61	$1,568	-6.77

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	4	417.50–427.50	$422.55	$1,006	—
361	361	4	390.00	$390.00	$1,408	—
634	634	5	307.00	$307.00	$1,946	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	10	335.00–347.50	$341.72	$1,111	+15.96

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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	8	367.00–410.00	$389.91	$1,462	-13.34
400–449	425	6	376.00–382.50	$379.44	$1,613	+7.92
450–499	475	8	340.00–365.00	$353.15	$1,677	+45.80
500–549	525	4	302.00–331.00	$317.18	$1,665	-5.09
550–599	575	2	287.00–292.50	$289.87	$1,667	-24.73
600–649	625	2	282.00–301.00	$291.87	$1,824	-3.48
650–699	666	3	260.00–290.00	$270.49	$1,801	+11.75
715–745	730	2	240.00–241.00	$240.49	$1,756	-10.52
805	805	1	243.00	$243.00	$1,956	+8.00
860–885	870	4	200.00–234.00	$223.11	$1,941	—

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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%	10	129.50–142.00	$136.82	$1,402	—
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	40	144.00–160.00	$152.47	$1,944	+8.66

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1980	1605	75-80%	12	139.50–154.50	$148.75	$2,387	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–2075	1648	18	160.00–185.00	$175.74	$2,896	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–1100	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	138.00–189.00	$168.32	$1,557

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1350	1050	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	1,840.00–1,990.00	$1,936.43

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Bred Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1000	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,375.00–1,575.00	$1,489.29
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,025.00–2,150.00	$2,099.32

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	900.00–2,300.00	$1,759.09

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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	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00	—
850–1300	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,850.00–3,425.00	$3,197.67	-165.12

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00	—
750	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,320.00	$1,320.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
500–750	625	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	975.00–1,400.00	$1,230.00	—

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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.