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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 18, 2026

381 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $483.51/cwt +29.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,055/hd at 425 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $510.75/cwt +176.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,722/hd at 533 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 381 693 272
Feeder cattle 282 583 224
Slaughter cattle 44 37 20
Replacement cattle 55 73 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to Last Weeks sale Most Classes of Feeder Steers sold 15.00-40.00 Higher; Most Classes of Feeder Heifers sold 6.00-40.00 Higher; Feeder Groups were weaned with shots, this gave them added value and Groups were reported as #1-2s; Also Gulf Regional Sale Barn sold, 7 Full Loads of Steers and Heifers . With a lot of Competitive Bidding, Steers weighed 700# -885# @ 340.50-387.50; Heifers 700#-775# @332.50-350.25; Slaughter Cows Sold 1.00- 4.00 Higher; Slaughter Bulls Sold 10.00 21.00 Higher, However last week Sales didn't have many Bulls

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–390 value added 380 6 540.00–580.00 $564.67 $2,146 +31.11
480–495 value added 487 9 506.00–525.00 $515.59 $2,511 +38.82
530–534 value added 533 10 510.00–512.50 $510.75 $2,722 +176.75
563 value added 563 4 452.00 $452.00 $2,545 +13.74
628 value added 628 3 418.00 $418.00 $2,625 -11.61
710–733 value added 720 9 361.00–364.00 $362.64 $2,611 -2.86
778 value added 778 2 338.00 $338.00 $2,630 -23.00
831 value added 831 4 345.00 $345.00 $2,867 +2.25
873 value added 873 2 329.00 $329.00 $2,872 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 4 660.00–670.00 $665.55 $1,497 -51.04
250–299 275 4 655.00–700.00 $679.51 $1,869 +15.00
300–349 325 4 605.00–640.00 $623.82 $2,027 -9.62
350–399 375 6 540.00–580.00 $561.31 $2,105 -11.91
400–449 425 6 520.00–562.00 $542.21 $2,304 +27.47
450–499 475 6 480.00–530.00 $506.29 $2,405 +26.14
500–549 525 6 485.00–512.50 $499.39 $2,622 +42.96
625 625 1 402.00 $402.00 $2,512 -18.91
675 675 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,632 -2.44
740–745 743 2 342.00–343.00 $342.50 $2,545 -23.97
780 780 1 344.00 $344.00 $2,683 —
1075 1075 1 291.00 $291.00 $3,128 —
1275 1275 1 252.00 $252.00 $3,213 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 2 640.00–650.00 $645.55 $1,452 +7.53
250–299 275 4 550.00–650.00 $604.46 $1,662 —
300–349 325 2 590.00–600.00 $595.38 $1,935 —
400–449 425 2 462.00–470.00 $466.23 $1,981 —
1125 1125 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,588 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 2 550.00–560.00 $555.38 $1,805 +45.38
500–549 525 4 408.00–428.00 $418.47 $2,197 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 4 560.00–625.00 $596.05 $1,341 —
250–299 275 2 550.00–600.00 $577.23 $1,587 -3.22
300–349 325 6 550.00–595.00 $574.20 $1,866 +37.69
350–399 375 6 500.00–535.00 $518.64 $1,945 +45.71
400–449 425 12 465.00–500.00 $483.51 $2,055 +29.07
450–499 475 4 452.00–465.00 $458.84 $2,179 +20.80
500–549 525 8 410.00–485.00 $449.25 $2,359 +25.18
550–599 575 6 380.00–440.00 $411.28 $2,365 +3.13
600–649 625 2 375.00–382.00 $378.64 $2,366 -7.71
650 650 2 355.00–366.00 $360.50 $2,343 +21.69
730–745 738 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,509 +29.86
845 845 1 296.00 $296.00 $2,501 —
1055 1055 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,638 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 4 500.00–525.00 $513.44 $1,669 —
350–399 375 6 465.00–490.00 $478.32 $1,794 +16.18
450–499 475 4 395.00–410.00 $402.89 $1,914 -0.41
500–549 525 4 365.00–400.00 $383.32 $2,012 -2.03
550–599 575 4 360.00–378.00 $369.38 $2,124 —
600–649 625 4 352.00–370.00 $361.35 $2,258 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 value added 365 2 570.00 $570.00 $2,080 +58.71
472 value added 472 3 452.00 $452.00 $2,133 +8.55
502–539 value added 527 9 422.50–445.00 $429.65 $2,264 +0.30
570 value added 570 4 382.00 $382.00 $2,177 -27.11
665 value added 665 3 358.00 $358.00 $2,381 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 2 365.00–400.00 $384.41 $865 —
300–349 325 2 450.00–470.00 $460.76 $1,497 +28.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–399 375 8 500.00–570.00 $537.29 $2,015 —
400–449 425 8 450.00–520.00 $487.02 $2,070 +6.78
450–499 475 6 445.00–515.00 $481.81 $2,289 +32.89
500–549 525 4 445.00–500.00 $473.78 $2,487 +17.24
550–599 575 4 380.00–435.00 $408.67 $2,350 +13.03
600–649 625 6 360.00–415.00 $388.58 $2,429 +1.82
740–745 743 2 335.00–337.50 $336.25 $2,498 +0.15

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 18 167.00–180.00 $173.88 $2,217 +3.73
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1100 925 85-90% 4 120.00–134.00 $128.32 $1,187 —
850–1200 1025 85-90% 6 140.00–157.00 $149.95 $1,537 -1.59
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610–1730 1690 75-80% 3 158.00–166.00 $163.46 $2,762 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 8 188.00–194.00 $191.60 $2,395 —
1500–2105 1803 8 189.00–222.00 $208.27 $3,755 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750–1100 925 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 12 145.00–175.00 $162.84 $1,506
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–1350 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 228.00–290.00 $266.05 $2,927
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1350 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 2,100.00–2,625.00 $2,422.16

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 16 2,800.00–3,500.00 $3,229.55
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 2,350.00–2,810.00 $2,623.51
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650–900 775 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 2,000.00–2,100.00 $2,058.06

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 3,300.00–3,500.00 $3,418.92 +443.24

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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.