Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 21, 2025

754 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $345.48/cwt -4.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,985/hd at 575 lb · 40 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $315.00/cwt +4.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,818/hd at 577 lb · 28 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $285.50/cwt -32.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,947/hd at 682 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	754	673	938
Feeder cattle	659	547	591
Slaughter cattle	54	56	269
Replacement cattle	41	70	78

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold mixed ; feeder heifers sold mixed ; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups had added value ; Slaughter cows sold 1.00-7.50 Higher ; slaughter bulls sold 10.00-16.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	9	399.00	$399.00	$1,708	—
474	474	8	367.50	$367.50	$1,742	—
503–543	528	8	344.50–355.00	$348.25	$1,839	+0.25
554 value added	554	4	355.50	$355.50	$1,969	+5.89
577–578	577	36	336.50–347.00	$344.37	$1,987	—
605	605	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,936	±0.00
682–683	682	22	282.50–293.50	$285.50	$1,947	-24.50
754 value added	754	8	290.00	$290.00	$2,187	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	10	415.00–435.00	$425.76	$1,384	-74.24
350–399	375	6	401.00–427.50	$415.12	$1,557	—
400–449	425	4	390.00–401.00	$395.82	$1,682	-13.44
450–499	475	10	376.00–385.00	$380.73	$1,808	-1.21
500–549	525	4	354.00–360.00	$357.14	$1,875	-5.28
550–599	575	4	335.00–347.50	$341.52	$1,964	-3.86
600–649	625	6	314.00–332.50	$323.61	$2,023	-0.11
650–699	675	2	322.00–330.00	$326.15	$2,202	+6.56
715–740	723	3	273.00–285.00	$279.34	$2,020	-25.52
755	755	2	267.00–268.00	$267.50	$2,020	+2.50
930	930	1	251.00	$251.00	$2,334	—
985–990	988	2	244.00–251.00	$247.51	$2,445	—
1065	1065	1	244.00	$244.00	$2,599	—
1115	1115	1	237.00	$237.00	$2,643	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	6	434.00–475.00	$456.74	$1,028	—
250–299	275	6	425.00–450.00	$438.62	$1,206	+7.79
300–349	325	8	387.00–412.00	$400.44	$1,301	—
350–399	375	4	372.00–390.00	$381.59	$1,431	-12.41
400–449	425	8	369.00–387.00	$378.52	$1,609	-3.00
450–499	475	8	350.00–370.00	$359.48	$1,708	-3.41
500–549	528	7	340.00–349.00	$345.35	$1,823	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	4	350.00–362.00	$356.65	$802	—
250–299	275	6	360.00–420.00	$392.68	$1,080	—
350–399	375	6	350.00–390.00	$371.31	$1,392	-9.34
400–449	425	6	350.00–362.00	$356.35	$1,514	+5.20
450–499	475	8	345.00–380.00	$363.40	$1,726	+18.14
500–549	525	4	305.00–334.00	$320.18	$1,681	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432	432	3	358.00	$358.00	$1,547	—
468 value added	468	4	380.00	$380.00	$1,778	+48.75
538 value added	538	10	328.50	$328.50	$1,767	-6.02
522–543	541	10	314.00–320.00	$315.18	$1,705	-7.32
577	577	28	315.00	$315.00	$1,818	+19.00
613–648	621	17	291.00–292.50	$291.37	$1,809	+3.87
725	725	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,812	—
759 value added	759	8	263.50	$263.50	$2,000	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	6	398.00–437.00	$419.63	$944	—
250–299	275	4	397.00–420.00	$409.53	$1,126	—
350–399	375	8	370.00–395.00	$383.32	$1,437	+2.26
400–449	425	8	350.00–367.50	$359.26	$1,527	-1.61
450–499	475	12	325.00–350.00	$338.15	$1,606	+1.69
500–549	525	6	313.00–328.00	$320.85	$1,684	-9.62
550–599	566	12	300.00–315.00	$305.29	$1,728	-3.00
600–649	625	12	281.00–302.00	$291.91	$1,824	-2.25
650–699	675	4	280.00–300.00	$290.36	$1,960	+4.82
700–740	723	4	256.00–267.00	$260.43	$1,883	+5.45
755–770	763	2	228.00–280.00	$254.26	$1,940	+14.58
800–820	810	2	241.00–247.00	$244.04	$1,977	+44.04
925	925	1	238.00	$238.00	$2,202	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	4	350.00–387.00	$370.15	$1,018	—
300–349	325	8	366.00–392.00	$379.98	$1,235	+1.96
350–399	375	8	352.00–370.00	$361.59	$1,356	-0.33
400–449	425	14	315.00–320.00	$317.36	$1,349	-15.16
450–499	475	8	301.00–321.00	$311.52	$1,480	-2.57
500–549	525	8	302.00–313.00	$307.76	$1,616	—
600–649	625	4	266.00–280.00	$273.27	$1,708	-9.33
650–699	675	4	270.00–275.00	$272.59	$1,840	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–399	375	8	340.00–346.00	$343.20	$1,287	+15.55
450–499	475	4	272.00–300.00	$286.72	$1,362	—
500–549	525	4	270.00–285.00	$277.85	$1,459	-25.71

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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	12	350.00–380.00	$365.98	$1,372	—
400–449	425	14	337.00–385.00	$362.39	$1,540	-29.53
450–499	475	14	335.00–380.00	$358.66	$1,704	+3.25
500–549	525	14	315.00–354.00	$335.41	$1,761	+4.62
550–599	575	12	310.00–337.00	$324.08	$1,863	+2.35
600–649	625	10	289.00–308.00	$298.87	$1,868	-1.13

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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	135.00–142.50	$139.39	$1,429	+4.66
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	20	143.50–157.50	$150.91	$1,924	+5.15

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	85-90%	10	120.00–140.00	$131.71	$1,350	+4.12

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1835	1588	75-80%	8	139.00–148.50	$144.49	$2,295	+8.64

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–2190	1653	10	169.00–196.50	$187.22	$3,095	—

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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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	166.00–239.00	$210.80	$2,319

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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)	6	1,685.00–2,325.00	$2,077.73

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)	6	1,450.00–1,940.00	$1,741.35

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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	2,900.00–4,000.00	$3,565.12	+918.61

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	2,300.00–2,650.00	$2,508.11	+32.43

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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.