Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 3, 2025

419 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $315.45/cwt ≈ $2,445/hd at 775 lb · 25 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $347.66/cwt +16.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,347/hd at 675 lb · 20 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $320.25/cwt ≈ $2,165/hd at 676 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	419	553	664
Feeder cattle	337	415	485
Slaughter cattle	47	81	96
Replacement cattle	35	57	83

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to Last Sale before Thanksgiving 11-19-25 , feeder Steers sold 12.00-35.00 Higher; feeder Heifers under 400 # Sold 5.00-30.00 Higher ; Heifers over 400 # Sold unevenly mixed ; Feeder Yearling Groups were weaned with Shots and were Reported as #1-2s; Slaughter cows sold Weaker; Slaughter Bulls sold Steady to 10.00 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
594 value added	594	6	366.00	$366.00	$2,174	+18.28
630 value added	630	5	351.50	$351.50	$2,214	+11.50
661–678 value added	675	20	338.50–375.00	$347.66	$2,347	+16.41
707 value added	707	9	326.50	$326.50	$2,308	—
756–790 value added	775	25	314.50–318.00	$315.45	$2,445	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	8	520.00–542.50	$532.25	$1,464	+27.27
300–349	325	10	510.00–532.50	$522.10	$1,697	+18.66
350–399	375	10	469.00–517.50	$494.84	$1,856	+27.53
450–499	475	12	407.50–440.00	$424.59	$2,017	+33.02
500–549	525	4	370.00–432.50	$402.71	$2,114	—
550–599	575	4	348.00–375.00	$362.08	$2,082	+20.70
625	625	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,000	-19.16
650–699	675	2	339.00–353.00	$346.25	$2,337	+11.03
715	715	1	311.50	$311.50	$2,227	-26.50
775	775	1	331.00	$331.00	$2,565	—
815–830	823	2	304.00–321.00	$312.58	$2,573	—
905	905	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,262	—
950	950	1	289.00	$289.00	$2,746	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	6	470.00–500.00	$486.13	$1,580	+6.17
350–399	389	5	415.00–500.00	$469.33	$1,826	+51.36
400–449	425	2	415.00–425.00	$420.29	$1,786	+7.07

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	4	370.00–400.00	$386.64	$870	-11.38
300–349	325	4	427.00–475.00	$452.81	$1,472	+39.79

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,125	—
250–299	275	2	420.00–427.50	$424.08	$1,166	—
300–349	325	8	407.00–450.00	$430.12	$1,398	+29.03
350–399	375	12	395.00–430.00	$413.64	$1,551	+6.40
400–449	425	8	387.00–420.00	$404.45	$1,719	—
450–499	475	8	350.00–382.50	$367.09	$1,744	-2.41
500–549	525	8	341.00–364.00	$353.04	$1,853	+11.62
550–599	575	10	330.00–343.00	$336.78	$1,936	—
600–649	625	2	313.00–317.50	$315.34	$1,971	+4.95
650–699	675	2	318.00–320.00	$319.04	$2,154	—
785	785	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,434	+37.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
481 value added	481	5	372.00	$372.00	$1,789	+22.00
604 value added	604	8	329.25	$329.25	$1,989	—
668–681 value added	676	17	320.25	$320.25	$2,165	—
758 value added	758	4	310.25	$310.25	$2,352	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	6	402.00–412.50	$407.72	$1,121	+16.36
300–349	325	6	360.00–395.00	$378.82	$1,231	—
400–449	425	6	340.00–385.00	$363.80	$1,546	+21.43
450–499	475	4	330.00–347.50	$339.20	$1,611	—

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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	8	365.00–450.00	$410.28	$1,539	+8.32
400–449	425	10	410.00–440.00	$425.87	$1,810	+12.16
450–499	475	8	370.00–427.50	$400.23	$1,901	+34.20
550–599	575	12	354.00–365.00	$359.73	$2,068	+34.30
650–699	675	6	324.00–337.50	$331.00	$2,234	+44.52
720	720	1	322.00	$322.00	$2,318	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–900	800	85-90%	4	83.00–94.50	$89.47	$716	—
750–1000	875	85-90%	10	117.00–125.00	$121.57	$1,064	—
850–1200	1025	85-90%	8	131.00–146.00	$139.78	$1,433	+0.22

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1200	1000	80-85%	8	133.50–144.50	$140.10	$1,401	+0.66
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	10	147.00–157.50	$152.56	$1,945	+0.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1500	1250	4	154.50–173.00	$165.60	$2,070	+4.30
1330–2145	1738	6	188.50–214.50	$204.55	$3,555	—

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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	160.00–200.00	$184.55	$2,030

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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)	12	2,230.00–3,325.00	$2,901.93

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	1,480.00–2,025.00	$1,804.05

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
960–1070	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,000.00–2,200.00	$2,094.58	—

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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.