Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 24, 2025

740 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $358.61/cwt ≈ $2,023/hd at 564 lb · 30 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $407.62/cwt +57.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,075/hd at 509 lb · 20 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $369.61/cwt ≈ $2,284/hd at 618 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	740	590	418
Feeder cattle	617	493	342
Slaughter cattle	56	45	42
Replacement cattle	67	52	34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold unevenly mixed from 3.00 lower to 13.00 higher; feeder heifers under 500# sold 20.00-30.00 lower and feeder heifers over 500# sold 2.00-19.00 higher; slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 lower; slaughter bulls sold Steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	2	547.00–550.00	$548.63	$1,509	—
300–349	325	4	507.00–527.50	$518.02	$1,684	—
350–399	375	10	450.00–512.50	$483.29	$1,812	—
400–449	425	6	420.00–445.00	$433.22	$1,841	—
450–499	475	8	395.00–407.50	$401.57	$1,907	-3.69
500–549	525	12	382.00–402.50	$392.73	$2,062	+7.50
550–599	575	10	360.00–388.00	$374.60	$2,154	+8.22
600–649	625	14	341.00–366.00	$353.99	$2,212	+0.52
650–699	675	8	330.00–355.00	$342.95	$2,315	+2.74
700–749	725	4	328.00–332.50	$330.33	$2,395	+17.33
750–799	775	6	316.00–328.00	$322.19	$2,497	+12.03
800	800	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,520	+8.04

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
424–428 value added	426	16	420.00–445.00	$429.42	$1,829	—
509–510 value added	509	20	397.00–409.50	$407.62	$2,075	+57.62
600–622 value added	618	17	365.00–375.00	$369.61	$2,284	—
650 value added	650	2	364.00	$364.00	$2,366	—
718 value added	718	2	310.00	$310.00	$2,226	—
790 value added	790	3	327.00	$327.00	$2,583	+12.00
900 value added	900	2	301.50	$301.50	$2,714	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	2	515.00–525.00	$520.45	$1,431	+3.02
300–349	325	2	490.00–497.50	$494.03	$1,606	-26.68
350–399	375	6	400.00–442.00	$422.37	$1,584	-0.29
400–449	425	2	417.00–430.00	$423.88	$1,801	+4.62
450–499	475	6	360.00–393.00	$377.35	$1,792	—
500–549	525	6	365.00–378.00	$371.80	$1,952	+5.29
550–599	575	2	350.00–355.00	$352.61	$2,028	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	8	430.00–480.00	$457.23	$1,257	+1.81
300–349	325	4	340.00–454.00	$401.30	$1,304	-14.41
400–449	425	4	350.00–397.50	$375.12	$1,594	+1.41
500–549	525	2	337.00–347.50	$342.50	$1,798	+21.51
550–599	575	2	330.00–339.00	$334.69	$1,924	+11.87
600–649	625	2	292.00–317.50	$305.25	$1,908	—
650–699	675	2	310.00–319.00	$314.66	$2,124	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–399	375	8	400.00–420.00	$410.65	$1,540	-29.54
400–449	425	10	370.00–390.00	$380.58	$1,617	-39.06
450–499	475	8	350.00–354.00	$352.10	$1,672	-19.62
500–549	525	16	330.00–351.00	$340.99	$1,790	+3.14
550–599	575	8	326.00–363.50	$345.55	$1,987	+10.47
600–649	625	16	319.00–342.50	$331.21	$2,070	+0.74
650–699	675	10	310.00–320.00	$315.18	$2,127	+6.11
700–715	708	2	305.00–314.00	$309.45	$2,191	+14.19
750	750	1	304.00	$304.00	$2,280	+6.14
800–830	815	2	287.50–290.00	$288.77	$2,353	+3.32

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	6	407.50–455.00	$433.37	$1,192	—
300–349	325	8	417.00–425.00	$421.30	$1,369	-12.30
350–399	375	10	360.00–397.50	$379.98	$1,425	—
400–449	425	8	339.00–360.00	$350.11	$1,488	-7.28
450–499	475	6	340.00–348.00	$344.21	$1,635	+14.23
500–549	525	4	315.00–329.00	$322.33	$1,692	—
550–599	575	4	297.00–320.00	$308.99	$1,777	—
600–649	625	4	290.00–302.50	$296.50	$1,853	-22.37
650–699	675	4	270.00–280.00	$275.18	$1,857	+4.61
780	780	1	288.00	$288.00	$2,246	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
439	439	4	372.00	$372.00	$1,633	—
515 value added	515	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,802	+16.50
560–577 value added	564	30	333.50–363.50	$358.61	$2,023	—
663 value added	663	2	350.00	$350.00	$2,320	—
763 value added	763	3	310.00	$310.00	$2,365	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	10	340.00–397.50	$370.92	$1,205	-6.72
350–399	375	4	310.00–322.50	$316.66	$1,187	—
400–449	425	8	292.00–310.00	$301.52	$1,281	—
450–499	475	4	282.00–310.00	$296.72	$1,409	—

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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	8	490.00–510.00	$500.76	$1,627	+61.56
350–399	375	6	420.00–490.00	$457.29	$1,715	+52.31
400–449	425	8	392.00–429.00	$411.57	$1,749	+9.84
450–499	475	16	350.00–390.00	$371.03	$1,762	+5.26
500–549	525	16	360.00–380.00	$370.47	$1,945	+16.08
550–599	575	12	330.00–367.50	$349.55	$2,010	+15.00
600–649	625	8	330.00–345.00	$337.79	$2,111	+23.36
650–699	675	4	305.00–328.00	$316.92	$2,139	+12.56
715–730	723	2	287.00–292.00	$289.53	$2,093	-11.78
750–785	767	3	287.50–290.00	$288.83	$2,215	-3.17
800–845	828	3	285.00–288.00	$285.97	$2,368	-6.53

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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%	12	143.50–149.50	$147.01	$1,507	-5.01
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	8	149.00–155.50	$152.44	$1,944	-5.62

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1000	875	85-90%	8	100.00–106.00	$103.43	$905	—
850–1200	1025	85-90%	10	130.00–144.00	$138.20	$1,417	-6.24

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1550	1380	75-80%	8	140.00–156.50	$149.27	$2,060	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1385	1193	4	163.00–184.00	$175.19	$2,090	—
1360–1905	1633	8	185.00–203.00	$195.50	$3,193	—

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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	10	144.00–212.00	$185.73	$2,043

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–875 fancy	870	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	2,400.00–2,450.00	$2,425.14

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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)	28	2,000.00–3,800.00	$3,104.55
1185	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,175.00	$2,175.00

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)	6	1,400.00–1,850.00	$1,667.57

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Cow-Calf Pairs

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	2,350.00–2,750.00	$2,587.84	+82.28

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	4	2,800.00–3,400.00	$3,162.79	—

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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.