Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 20, 2025

529 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $372.08/cwt +14.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,767/hd at 475 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $410.41/cwt +8.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,949/hd at 475 lb · 16 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $368.34/cwt +6.35 vs last sale · ≈ $2,118/hd at 575 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	529	642	531
Feeder cattle	418	522	415
Slaughter cattle	44	70	50
Replacement cattle	67	50	66

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 1.00-8.00 higher ; feeder heifers sold 5.00-24.00 higher; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups had added value ; slaughter cows sold weak ; slaughter bulls sold steady to firm

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	6	502.00–545.00	$525.12	$1,707	-38.07
350–399	375	8	477.00–530.00	$505.23	$1,895	—
400–449	425	12	445.00–457.50	$451.61	$1,919	+8.63
450–499	475	16	397.00–422.50	$410.41	$1,949	+8.06
500–549	525	14	383.00–400.00	$391.90	$2,057	+6.62
550–599	575	16	360.00–376.00	$368.34	$2,118	+6.35
600–649	625	10	339.00–366.00	$353.03	$2,206	+8.81
650–699	675	8	341.00–351.00	$346.18	$2,337	+8.78
700–749	725	6	302.00–331.00	$316.99	$2,298	—
750–799	775	4	300.00–330.00	$315.47	$2,445	+3.26
805	805	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,536	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408–413	411	7	453.00–455.00	$453.85	$1,865	+5.47
498	498	4	398.00	$398.00	$1,982	-12.94
528–535 value added	532	8	385.50–398.00	$393.35	$2,093	—
555 value added	555	3	356.50	$356.50	$1,979	—
589	589	4	362.50	$362.50	$2,135	+20.50
678 value added	678	2	349.00	$349.00	$2,366	—
714 value added	714	6	340.00	$340.00	$2,428	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	2	530.00–555.00	$543.62	$1,495	—
300–349	325	4	492.00–502.50	$497.65	$1,617	+16.52
350–399	375	2	445.00–465.00	$455.65	$1,709	+2.67
400–449	425	6	410.00–425.00	$417.93	$1,776	+22.06
450–499	475	4	361.00–390.00	$376.25	$1,787	+10.88
500–549	525	6	376.00–393.00	$384.90	$2,021	—
550–599	575	4	333.00–347.00	$340.30	$1,957	—
650–699	675	6	270.00–318.00	$294.87	$1,990	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	4	450.00–485.00	$469.41	$1,056	—
250–299	275	4	450.00–490.00	$471.79	$1,297	—
450–499	475	4	360.00–370.00	$365.26	$1,735	—
500–549	525	4	345.00–367.00	$356.51	$1,872	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	4	450.00–460.00	$455.55	$1,025	—
300–349	325	4	445.00–460.00	$453.07	$1,472	—
350–399	375	4	420.00–432.00	$426.39	$1,599	—
400–449	425	10	390.00–424.00	$407.98	$1,734	+22.69
450–499	475	16	350.00–392.00	$372.08	$1,767	+14.88
500–549	525	14	350.00–397.00	$374.60	$1,967	+28.04
550–599	575	10	330.00–351.00	$340.95	$1,960	+8.83
600–649	625	8	318.00–334.00	$326.31	$2,039	+4.44
650–699	675	4	302.00–318.00	$310.29	$2,094	±0.00
700–725	708	3	295.00–317.00	$306.51	$2,170	+10.51
760	760	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,280	+11.50
830	830	1	287.50	$287.50	$2,386	+2.50
935	935	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,338	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	4	350.00–397.00	$375.27	$1,220	—
400–449	425	8	326.00–350.00	$338.69	$1,439	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
484–488	485	6	379.00–381.00	$380.33	$1,845	+20.28

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	2	405.00–420.00	$413.07	$1,342	+9.46
400–449	425	2	367.00–370.00	$368.59	$1,567	+12.07

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	4	285.00	$285.00	$906	—

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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	6	420.00–510.00	$468.40	$1,522	—
350–399	375	10	402.00–487.00	$447.28	$1,677	-4.68
400–449	425	8	380.00–450.00	$417.02	$1,772	-0.37
450–499	475	10	366.00–432.00	$400.70	$1,903	+24.41
500–549	525	14	340.00–380.00	$360.93	$1,895	+8.92
550–599	575	8	310.00–365.00	$338.67	$1,947	+5.98
600–649	625	10	315.00–362.00	$339.42	$2,121	+11.51
650–699	675	6	301.00–323.00	$312.40	$2,109	—
710–720	715	2	290.00–300.00	$295.03	$2,109	+14.53
750	750	1	282.00	$282.00	$2,115	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	2	365.00	$365.00	$1,953	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200	1200	80-85%	7	159.00	$159.00	$1,908	—
1350	1350	80-85%	7	173.50	$173.50	$2,342	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850	850	85-90%	4	131.50	$131.50	$1,118	—
1200	1200	85-90%	4	152.50	$152.50	$1,830	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000	1000	5	155.00	$155.00	$1,550	—
1465–1500	1481	11	175.00–180.00	$177.70	$2,632	—
2170	2170	6	209.00	$209.00	$4,535	—

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Stock 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)	Open	16	1,670.00–2,500.00	$2,179.32

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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)	6	1,650.00–2,800.00	$2,355.68
850–1350	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	2,230.00–2,875.00	$2,625.80

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	2,225.00–2,900.00	$2,626.35

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	3,300.00–4,850.00	$4,237.21	—
850–1300	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	3,200.00–3,800.00	$3,562.79	—
850–1300	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,200.00–3,375.00	$3,305.81	—

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	6	2,400.00–3,350.00	$2,964.86	—
940	940	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—

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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.