Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 14, 2025

673 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $296.86/cwt +22.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,849/hd at 623 lb · 25 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $355.41/cwt +20.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,688/hd at 475 lb · 22 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $330.79/cwt -24.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,737/hd at 525 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	673	701	674
Feeder cattle	547	561	543
Slaughter cattle	56	62	100
Replacement cattle	70	78	31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale , feeder steers sold 1.00-10.00 Higher; feeder Heifers sold Steady to 20.00 Higher; feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups with shots had Added value ; Slaughter cows sold Steady ; Slaughter Bulls with same Quality as last week sold Steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417–448 value added	428	7	390.00–425.00	$409.53	$1,753	-4.22
465–473 value added	469	6	350.00–389.00	$369.33	$1,732	-6.67
521	521	7	348.00	$348.00	$1,813	—
520–548 value added	534	6	335.00–354.00	$344.75	$1,841	-35.70
552–595 value added	564	18	337.50–359.50	$349.61	$1,972	+0.48
606	606	11	320.00	$320.00	$1,939	—
658	658	5	310.00	$310.00	$2,040	—
663–686 value added	674	9	315.00–328.50	$321.74	$2,169	+1.52

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	2	482.00–495.00	$489.21	$1,101	—
299	299	1	452.50	$452.50	$1,353	-16.12
300	300	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,500	—
400–449	425	6	400.00–417.50	$409.26	$1,739	+6.70
450–499	475	4	373.00–390.00	$381.94	$1,814	+1.42
500–549	525	6	353.00–371.00	$362.42	$1,903	-8.79
550–599	575	8	330.00–359.50	$345.38	$1,986	+7.35
600–649	625	2	318.00–329.00	$323.72	$2,023	-6.67
650–699	675	4	310.00–328.50	$319.59	$2,157	+7.49
705–740	720	3	295.00–310.00	$304.86	$2,195	+34.53
750–790	770	2	265.00	$265.00	$2,040	—
810–845	828	2	250.00–267.50	$258.56	$2,141	+1.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	4	350.00–370.00	$360.76	$1,172	-7.73
350–399	375	4	370.00–390.00	$380.65	$1,427	—
400–449	425	10	330.00–370.00	$351.15	$1,492	-15.22
450–499	475	8	340.00–350.00	$345.26	$1,640	+0.37

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	263	2	422.50–440.00	$430.83	$1,133	-11.62
350–399	375	4	390.00–397.50	$394.00	$1,478	—
400–449	425	6	372.00–390.00	$381.52	$1,621	+0.94
450–499	475	4	355.00–370.00	$362.89	$1,724	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453 value added	453	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,631	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	4	400.00–437.00	$419.90	$1,365	+24.52
350–399	375	10	372.00–389.00	$381.06	$1,429	-5.86
400–449	425	12	345.00–375.00	$360.87	$1,534	—
450–499	475	12	327.00–345.00	$336.46	$1,598	+9.73
500–549	525	8	320.00–340.00	$330.47	$1,735	+12.85
550–599	575	10	289.00–326.00	$308.29	$1,773	+16.25
600–649	625	6	290.00–298.00	$294.16	$1,839	+2.48
650–699	675	6	270.00–300.00	$285.54	$1,927	+14.73
700–730	715	2	254.00–256.00	$254.98	$1,823	—
750–780	765	3	238.00–241.00	$239.68	$1,834	-22.45
830	830	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,660	-40.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–497 value added	489	12	326.00–342.00	$331.25	$1,620	+10.25
503–520 value added	507	11	330.00–336.00	$334.52	$1,696	—
528	528	5	322.50	$322.50	$1,703	—
570	570	4	296.00	$296.00	$1,687	—
573–584 value added	579	13	310.00–320.00	$315.40	$1,826	—
620	620	8	287.50	$287.50	$1,782	—
600–640 value added	624	17	288.00–310.00	$301.27	$1,880	+26.52
705 value added	705	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,904	-299.70

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	4	340.00–367.00	$354.52	$1,152	-3.55
350–399	375	4	317.00–337.00	$327.65	$1,229	-19.21
400–449	425	4	316.00–327.50	$322.08	$1,369	—
500–549	525	8	291.00–315.00	$303.56	$1,594	+30.94
550–599	575	6	260.00–277.50	$269.12	$1,547	+36.09
600–649	625	6	272.00–280.00	$276.16	$1,726	+17.85

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	6	367.00–387.50	$378.02	$1,229	+15.59
350–399	375	4	347.00–375.00	$361.92	$1,357	+2.34
400–449	425	8	323.00–341.00	$332.52	$1,413	+1.37
450–499	475	6	302.00–325.00	$314.09	$1,492	-4.59
600–649	625	4	280.00–285.00	$282.60	$1,766	—

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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	4	410.00–437.00	$424.52	$1,380	—
400–449	425	14	375.00–407.00	$391.92	$1,666	+16.05
450–499	475	22	342.00–367.50	$355.41	$1,688	+20.15
500–549	525	22	313.00–347.00	$330.79	$1,737	-24.91
550–599	575	12	310.00–332.50	$321.73	$1,850	-3.91
625	625	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,875	—
650–675	663	2	280.00–305.00	$292.74	$1,941	+14.79

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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%	8	128.00–139.50	$134.73	$1,381	-1.78
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	16	141.00–150.00	$145.76	$1,858	+0.70

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1805	1555	75-80%	12	131.50–139.00	$135.85	$2,112	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	85-90%	10	115.00–136.50	$127.59	$1,308	-2.36

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1795	1648	12	167.50–180.00	$174.31	$2,873	—

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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	20	149.00–180.00	$168.02	$1,848

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,175.00–2,800.00	$2,558.52
850–1350	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	1,800.00–2,510.00	$2,235.68

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)	8	1,500.00–2,125.00	$1,871.62

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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	2	2,450.00–2,775.00	$2,646.51	+83.72
850–1300	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,825.00–3,625.00	$3,308.72	+745.93

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	4	2,000.00–2,800.00	$2,475.68	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	6	237.50	$237.50	$862	—

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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.