Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 17, 2025

590 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $334.55/cwt -1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,924/hd at 575 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $401.73/cwt -2.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,707/hd at 425 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $354.39/cwt -6.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,861/hd at 525 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	590	654	620
Feeder cattle	493	463	455
Slaughter cattle	45	93	83
Replacement cattle	52	98	82

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 3.00-17.00 lower; feeder heifers sold unevenly mixed; Quality was lower with more #2s and #3s than #1s ; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned calves showed added value; slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold 2.00-14.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–499	475	4	400.00–410.00	$405.26	$1,925	-9.20
500–549	525	6	380.00–390.00	$385.23	$2,022	+0.37
550–599	575	10	357.00–375.00	$366.38	$2,107	-9.09
600–649	625	12	341.00–365.00	$353.47	$2,209	-7.32
650–699	675	10	327.00–352.50	$340.21	$2,296	-4.67
700	700	3	313.00	$313.00	$2,191	—
750–799	775	4	305.00–315.00	$310.16	$2,404	-2.84
805–835	820	2	305.00–309.00	$306.96	$2,517	—
850–890	864	4	270.00–305.00	$292.28	$2,525	—
950	950	1	291.00	$291.00	$2,764	—
1065	1065	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,662	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	10	435.00–472.50	$455.42	$1,252	-37.75
300–349	325	6	370.00–455.00	$415.71	$1,351	-65.05
350–399	375	6	380.00–390.00	$385.33	$1,445	-14.58
400–449	425	6	347.00–397.50	$373.71	$1,588	+10.49
450–499	475	6	360.00–372.50	$366.57	$1,741	+10.80
500–549	525	4	310.00–331.00	$320.99	$1,685	—
550–599	575	4	315.00–330.00	$322.82	$1,856	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	4	510.00–530.00	$521.09	$1,172	—
250–299	275	4	500.00–532.00	$517.43	$1,423	—
300–349	325	6	507.00–532.50	$520.71	$1,692	-8.28
350–399	375	4	420.00–425.00	$422.66	$1,585	-28.65
400–449	425	10	410.00–427.50	$419.26	$1,782	+0.75
500–549	525	8	355.00–377.00	$366.51	$1,924	+21.28
875	875	1	272.00	$272.00	$2,380	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530 value added	530	4	350.00	$350.00	$1,855	—
588	588	7	374.00	$374.00	$2,199	+10.00
763 value added	763	2	315.00	$315.00	$2,403	—

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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	2	450.00–452.50	$451.34	$1,467	+16.55
350–399	375	8	429.00–450.00	$440.19	$1,651	+29.89
400–449	425	4	417.00–422.00	$419.64	$1,783	+7.62
450–499	475	6	357.00–385.00	$371.72	$1,766	+1.20
500–549	525	12	330.00–345.00	$337.85	$1,774	-21.54
550–599	575	4	321.00–348.00	$335.08	$1,927	-5.26
600–649	625	14	318.00–342.00	$330.47	$2,065	+6.84
650–699	675	8	300.00–317.50	$309.07	$2,086	+2.56
700–749	725	4	272.00–317.00	$295.26	$2,141	-24.74
750–799	775	12	286.00–309.00	$297.86	$2,308	—
800–849	825	4	270.00–300.00	$285.45	$2,355	—
875	875	1	286.00	$286.00	$2,502	—
905–935	920	2	250.00–260.00	$254.92	$2,345	—
1040	1040	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,496	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	8	425.00–441.00	$433.60	$1,409	+32.47
400–449	425	6	341.00–372.00	$357.39	$1,519	-5.83
450–499	468	8	316.00–351.00	$329.98	$1,544	-18.42
600–649	625	6	309.00–328.00	$318.87	$1,993	—
650–699	675	6	240.00–299.00	$270.57	$1,826	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	6	305.00–330.00	$318.62	$876	-65.00
300–349	325	6	340.00–410.00	$377.64	$1,227	—
500–549	525	6	265.00–295.00	$280.70	$1,474	—
550–599	575	8	260.00–311.00	$286.59	$1,648	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545 value added	545	3	333.50	$333.50	$1,818	—
624 value added	624	5	327.00	$327.00	$2,040	—

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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	415.00–460.00	$439.20	$1,427	-68.44
350–399	375	8	385.00–422.50	$404.98	$1,519	-25.98
400–449	425	14	370.00–430.00	$401.73	$1,707	-2.07
450–499	475	8	350.00–380.00	$365.77	$1,737	-23.15
500–549	525	14	340.00–367.50	$354.39	$1,861	-6.07
550–599	575	20	315.00–352.50	$334.55	$1,924	-1.52
600–649	625	14	303.00–325.00	$314.43	$1,965	-12.46
650–699	675	4	294.00–314.00	$304.36	$2,054	-2.49
710–720	715	3	297.00–307.00	$301.31	$2,154	—
770	770	2	291.00–293.00	$292.00	$2,248	+17.00
810	810	1	292.50	$292.50	$2,369	—

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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%	16	145.00–157.00	$152.02	$1,558	-0.59
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	4	157.00–159.00	$158.06	$2,015	-7.62

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1610	1473	75-80%	10	147.00–158.00	$153.01	$2,254	-7.18

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	85-90%	8	138.00–149.00	$144.44	$1,481	-0.22

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1500	1250	4	130.00–156.00	$145.60	$1,820	-20.75
1680–1985	1833	4	180.50–202.00	$192.14	$3,522	—

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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	26	140.00–215.00	$186.02	$2,046

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
350–695 fancy	523	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	1,385.00–2,000.00	$1,794.02

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Bred Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675–825	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,270.00–1,360.00	$1,319.50
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,200.00–2,600.00	$2,437.84

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–1000	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,810.00–1,910.00	$1,868.82

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	2,000.00–2,875.00	$2,536.93

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
760–1040	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,000.00–2,875.00	$2,505.56	-393.90
950–1045	998	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,000.00–3,025.00	$2,488.10	—

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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.