Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 30, 2025

611 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $265.50/cwt +16.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,140/hd at 806 lb · 59 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $359.93/cwt +4.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,530/hd at 425 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $320.93/cwt ≈ $1,531/hd at 477 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	611	705	578
Feeder cattle	485	524	477
Slaughter cattle	46	80	55
Replacement cattle	80	101	46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 2.00-20.00 higher; feeder heifers sold 3.00-18.00 higher ; feeder yearling groups were weaned with shots and reported as #1-2s ; Slaughter cows sold Steady to 2.00 higher ; Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-5.00 lower

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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	2	470.00–480.00	$475.55	$1,070	—
250–299	275	4	450.00–485.00	$469.06	$1,290	+9.52
300–349	325	8	425.00–460.00	$443.82	$1,442	+9.83
350–399	375	4	402.00–422.00	$412.65	$1,547	+0.59
400–449	425	4	292.00–387.00	$336.76	$1,431	-70.23
450–499	475	6	367.00–377.00	$372.26	$1,768	+4.16
500–549	525	4	351.00–355.00	$353.09	$1,854	+4.65
550–599	575	8	320.00–330.00	$325.21	$1,870	-16.17
600–649	625	6	309.00–316.00	$312.64	$1,954	-10.04
650–699	675	4	289.00–305.00	$297.29	$2,007	+7.17
700–749	725	10	255.00–295.00	$275.68	$1,999	+5.10
750–799	775	6	258.00–280.00	$269.35	$2,087	-14.65
800–805	803	2	258.00–267.00	$262.51	$2,108	—
885	885	1	251.00	$251.00	$2,221	-4.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	8	415.00–425.00	$420.38	$1,366	+5.00
350–399	375	6	365.00–390.00	$378.32	$1,419	-6.33
400–449	425	6	370.00–390.00	$380.58	$1,617	+6.46
450–499	475	4	347.00–359.00	$353.31	$1,678	-0.65
550–599	575	4	318.00–325.00	$321.65	$1,849	—
600–649	625	6	288.00–305.00	$296.83	$1,855	-3.85

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	266	9	350.00–380.00	$361.23	$961	-29.66
400–449	425	6	356.00–365.00	$360.76	$1,533	+10.18
500–549	525	6	290.00–324.00	$307.79	$1,616	—
650–699	675	4	262.00–270.00	$266.15	$1,797	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433 value added	433	4	370.00	$370.00	$1,602	-11.60
520 value added	520	3	350.50	$350.50	$1,823	-14.53
581 value added	581	5	328.00	$328.00	$1,906	+0.84
643 value added	643	4	310.50	$310.50	$1,997	-15.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320 value added	320	2	405.00	$405.00	$1,296	—
353 value added	353	2	337.50	$337.50	$1,191	—
465–488 value added	477	13	305.00–337.00	$320.93	$1,531	—
553 value added	553	3	298.00	$298.00	$1,648	-7.90
613 value added	613	2	285.00	$285.00	$1,747	+5.50
650–666 value added	661	6	270.00–272.50	$271.68	$1,796	-4.50
708 value added	708	2	273.00	$273.00	$1,933	+10.89
806	806	59	265.50	$265.50	$2,140	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	4	390.00–415.00	$403.62	$1,110	+5.01
300–349	325	4	390.00–410.00	$400.76	$1,302	—
350–399	375	4	377.00–392.00	$384.99	$1,444	+15.60
400–449	425	14	352.00–367.00	$359.93	$1,530	+4.73
450–499	475	10	330.00–350.00	$340.52	$1,617	-2.13
500–549	525	10	306.00–320.00	$313.33	$1,645	-6.09
550–599	575	10	280.00–310.00	$295.64	$1,700	-1.08
600–649	625	4	282.00–288.00	$285.12	$1,782	-3.08
650–699	675	4	263.00–280.00	$271.81	$1,835	+0.82
700–749	725	10	250.00–286.00	$268.61	$1,947	+14.50
750–799	775	6	240.00–255.00	$247.74	$1,920	+13.23
820	820	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,927	+7.26
855–880	868	2	233.00–235.00	$234.01	$2,031	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	4	377.00–387.00	$382.38	$1,243	+18.35
350–399	375	8	365.00–370.00	$367.66	$1,379	+13.83
450–499	475	12	310.00–325.00	$317.89	$1,510	-3.48
500–549	525	8	280.00–300.00	$290.47	$1,525	-0.76
600–649	625	6	270.00–281.00	$275.72	$1,723	-0.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	4	312.00–332.00	$323.09	$727	—
300–349	325	8	320.00–360.00	$341.51	$1,110	—
400–449	425	6	310.00–321.00	$315.82	$1,342	—
500–549	525	10	280.00–287.00	$283.66	$1,489	+17.24

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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	360.00–400.00	$381.31	$1,430	-1.94
400–449	425	12	377.00–390.00	$383.88	$1,631	-4.34
450–499	475	12	340.00–362.00	$351.57	$1,670	-5.86
500–549	525	6	311.00–322.00	$316.76	$1,663	-13.56
550–599	575	6	300.00–330.00	$315.64	$1,815	+1.52
600–649	625	4	292.00–306.00	$299.27	$1,870	-2.28
650–699	675	4	245.00–280.00	$263.14	$1,776	-3.71
705–740	718	4	242.00–260.00	$251.17	$1,803	+2.17
765–775	770	2	224.00–240.00	$231.95	$1,786	-15.55

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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%	6	135.50–141.00	$138.72	$1,422	+2.44
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	10	143.00–152.00	$147.76	$1,884	+1.05

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1720	1465	75-80%	14	133.50–147.50	$141.72	$2,076	-3.37

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	85-90%	6	119.00–135.00	$128.37	$1,316	-7.53

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–2265	1735	12	144.00–176.50	$165.21	$2,866	—

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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	14	133.00–178.00	$160.61	$1,767

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
620–950 fancy	785	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	1,400.00–2,165.00	$1,862.90

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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)	12	2,425.00	$2,425.00

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)	10	1,525.00–2,170.00	$1,908.51

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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	6	2,150.00–2,800.00	$2,543.02	—
1025–1205	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,250.00–3,700.00	$3,493.16	—
850–1300	1136	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	2,700.00–3,175.00	$3,045.80	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
570	570	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,050.00–2,650.00	$2,406.76	-86.48

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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.