Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 17, 2025

582 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $429.09/cwt -2.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,824/hd at 425 lb · 22 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $431.25/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,833/hd at 425 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $395.49/cwt +13.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,879/hd at 475 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	582	584	741
Feeder cattle	476	453	601
Slaughter cattle	53	57	48
Replacement cattle	53	74	92

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale . The feeder calves and yearlings had lots of interest . Pee Wee steers under 400#s sold 32.00-56.00 Higher; Yearling Steers over 400# sold 9.00-22.00 Higher; Pee Wee Heifers under 400# sold 25.00-53.00 Higher; heifers over 400# sold 1.00-27.00 Higher; Feeder Groups were weaned with shots this gave them added value and Groups were reported as #1-2s; slaughter Cows sold 1.00-5.00 Higher; slaughter bulls sold Weaker with not much selection

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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	6	592.00–615.00	$604.53	$1,662	+60.92
300–349	325	12	530.00–590.00	$562.27	$1,827	+35.21
350–399	375	8	477.00–550.00	$515.89	$1,935	+15.91
400–449	425	8	432.00–465.00	$449.45	$1,910	+3.87
450–499	475	10	400.00–428.00	$414.72	$1,970	-1.53
500–549	525	6	405.00–432.50	$419.39	$2,202	+22.21
550–599	575	6	380.00–420.00	$400.85	$2,305	+20.95
600–649	625	2	350.00–375.00	$362.99	$2,269	+18.90
650–699	675	4	339.00–347.50	$343.40	$2,318	+9.25
700–749	725	4	318.00–326.00	$322.14	$2,336	—
800	800	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,560	+30.00
1325	1325	1	230.00	$230.00	$3,048	—
1425	1425	1	218.00	$218.00	$3,106	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	4	495.00–510.00	$503.32	$1,132	—
300–349	325	4	475.00–522.50	$500.54	$1,627	—
350–399	375	6	472.00–480.00	$476.26	$1,786	+20.61
400–449	425	10	420.00–447.50	$434.54	$1,847	—
450–499	475	4	392.00–398.00	$395.15	$1,877	+2.63
500–549	525	4	370.00–399.00	$385.18	$2,022	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423 value added	423	2	442.50	$442.50	$1,872	+107.50
473 value added	473	4	420.00	$420.00	$1,987	+20.00
525 value added	525	10	420.00–425.00	$423.00	$2,221	+21.00
615–645 value added	623	8	360.00–389.00	$376.80	$2,347	+11.80

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	2	347.00–410.00	$381.31	$1,049	—
300–349	325	4	410.00–440.00	$426.13	$1,385	—
350–399	375	4	427.00–432.50	$429.93	$1,612	+8.62
400–449	425	8	395.00–417.50	$406.90	$1,729	—
450–499	475	4	360.00–380.00	$370.52	$1,760	—

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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	520.00–555.00	$539.41	$1,214	—
250–299	275	6	462.00–535.00	$501.76	$1,380	+19.08
300–349	325	12	427.00–485.00	$458.19	$1,489	+37.48
350–399	375	14	402.00–455.00	$430.23	$1,613	+14.25
400–449	425	16	413.00–447.50	$431.25	$1,833	+5.00
450–499	475	14	365.00–405.00	$386.03	$1,834	+10.36
500–549	525	10	350.00–382.50	$367.01	$1,927	+19.16
550–599	575	8	340.00–355.00	$347.82	$2,000	+17.22
600–649	625	4	315.00–332.50	$324.09	$2,026	+1.30
715–730	723	2	260.00–261.00	$260.51	$1,883	-35.00
750–799	775	4	272.00–282.00	$277.16	$2,148	-3.67
805	805	1	282.00	$282.00	$2,270	—
855	855	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,480	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	6	410.00–425.00	$418.17	$1,150	—
300–349	325	6	402.00–427.00	$415.44	$1,350	+15.48
400–449	425	10	362.00–387.50	$375.49	$1,596	+3.01
450–499	475	10	350.00–362.50	$356.57	$1,694	+0.80
500–549	525	4	340.00–350.00	$345.23	$1,812	+14.04
550–599	575	4	295.00–330.00	$313.25	$1,801	—
810	810	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,863	—
850	850	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,040	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390 value added	390	2	442.50	$442.50	$1,726	—
412 value added	412	3	437.00	$437.00	$1,800	+9.50
473 value added	473	2	380.00	$380.00	$1,797	—
515–533 value added	522	13	374.00–382.00	$378.86	$1,978	—
635 value added	635	3	310.00	$310.00	$1,968	-20.00
710 value added	710	2	310.00	$310.00	$2,201	—
815 value added	815	2	280.00	$280.00	$2,282	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	4	350.00–392.50	$372.85	$1,212	+13.48
350–399	375	4	342.00–382.50	$363.57	$1,363	—
500–549	525	8	305.00–339.00	$322.79	$1,695	—

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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	482.00–522.00	$503.31	$1,887	+60.69
400–449	425	22	400.00–455.00	$429.09	$1,824	-2.36
450–499	475	14	360.00–427.50	$395.49	$1,879	+13.15
500–549	525	8	344.00–381.00	$363.36	$1,908	-9.09
550–599	575	6	324.00–362.50	$344.07	$1,978	-8.14
600–649	625	4	332.00–347.50	$340.05	$2,125	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388 value added	388	2	485.00	$485.00	$1,882	—
463 value added	463	2	405.00	$405.00	$1,875	—

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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%	6	135.00–148.50	$142.90	$1,465	+0.58
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	20	149.00–168.50	$159.32	$2,031	+1.76

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–8500	4850	85-90%	8	139.00–144.00	$139.62	$6,772	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1705	1533	75-80%	6	156.00–167.00	$162.12	$2,485	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1530	1265	6	160.50–169.00	$165.64	$2,095	—
1415–2035	1725	6	188.50–210.00	$201.18	$3,470	—

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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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,100.00–2,450.00	$1,928.41

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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)	10	2,285.00–3,225.00	$2,861.82
850–1350	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	2,275.00–3,500.00	$3,026.70

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	1,475.00–2,500.00	$1,890.54

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
585–660	623	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	775.00–860.00	$820.06

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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	12	3,000.00–4,150.00	$3,695.35	+405.82
850–1300	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,375.00–2,850.00	$2,662.21	-627.32
1010–1335	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,050.00–3,700.00	$3,420.04	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
505	505	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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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.