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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 1, 2026

801 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $329.75/cwt ≈ $2,902/hd at 880 lb · 58 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $365.97/cwt ≈ $2,836/hd at 775 lb · 45 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $353.06/cwt ≈ $2,482/hd at 703 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 801 453 348
Feeder cattle 709 324 266
Slaughter cattle 51 72 34
Replacement cattle 41 57 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, with very good Quality Steers and Heifers; Stocker Steers under 400#s sold 4.00-20.00 Higher, Feeder Steers over 500#s sold 23.00-50.00 Higher; Most classes of Heifers sold 15.00-30.00 Higher; Feeder yearling Groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned Groups with shots were reported with added values; Slaughter cows sold 1.00-200 Higher; Slaughter Bulls sold 1.00-2.00 Higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 value added 370 4 610.00 $610.00 $2,257 —
415–440 value added 429 15 510.00–530.00 $525.89 $2,256 —
500–505 value added 503 4 490.00 $490.00 $2,465 +42.00
625–636 value added 628 28 418.00–419.00 $418.71 $2,629 —
754–785 value added 775 45 335.00–370.00 $365.97 $2,836 —
877 value added 877 35 343.00 $343.00 $3,008 —
905 value added 905 23 337.00 $337.00 $3,050 —
980 value added 980 3 301.75 $301.75 $2,957 —
1003–1021 value added 1020 28 300.00–312.75 $311.85 $3,181 —
1150 value added 1150 2 293.00 $293.00 $3,370 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 2 630.00–720.00 $679.91 $1,530 +11.09
250–299 275 6 615.00–640.00 $628.62 $1,729 +5.00
349 349 5 670.00 $670.00 $2,338 +58.49
350–399 375 4 570.00–610.00 $591.31 $2,217 +5.00
400–449 425 6 510.00–550.00 $531.15 $2,257 ±0.00
450–499 475 10 495.00–515.00 $505.52 $2,401 -0.25
500–549 525 10 470.00–510.00 $490.93 $2,577 +18.72
550–599 575 6 430.00–505.00 $469.10 $2,697 +35.85
600–649 625 4 420.00–445.00 $432.99 $2,706 +23.64
650–699 675 4 370.00–395.00 $382.95 $2,585 -3.07
705–735 720 2 360.00–400.00 $379.58 $2,733 +20.70
760–790 774 4 330.00–345.00 $337.49 $2,612 -8.92
820 820 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,706 -4.03
860–865 863 2 337.50 $337.50 $2,913 +4.50
930 930 1 318.00 $318.00 $2,957 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 4 600.00–620.00 $610.76 $1,985 +40.00
350–399 375 4 535.00–550.00 $542.99 $2,036 -5.53
400–449 425 8 480.00–500.00 $490.58 $2,085 -0.94
500–549 525 10 440.00–465.00 $453.08 $2,379 -1.31
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 6 520.00–570.00 $547.23 $1,505 +7.23
350–399 375 4 500.00–520.00 $510.65 $1,915 —
400–449 425 2 450.00–480.00 $465.87 $1,980 +21.49
450–499 475 2 450.00–475.00 $463.15 $2,200 —
550–599 575 4 370.00–395.00 $383.03 $2,202 —
600–649 625 2 385.00–390.00 $387.60 $2,422 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
299 299 8 580.00 $580.00 $1,734 —
375 375 3 560.00 $560.00 $2,100 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 value added 342 6 565.00 $565.00 $1,932 —
383–390 value added 386 9 485.00–510.00 $490.52 $1,893 —
463–485 value added 471 14 437.50–450.00 $444.20 $2,092 +9.20
562 value added 562 7 420.00 $420.00 $2,360 +29.50
576 576 5 430.00 $430.00 $2,477 —
617 value added 617 16 364.50 $364.50 $2,249 —
660 value added 660 2 356.00 $356.00 $2,350 —
702–704 value added 703 43 346.00–355.50 $353.06 $2,482 —
787 value added 787 21 342.50 $342.50 $2,695 —
811 value added 811 18 329.50 $329.50 $2,672 —
880 value added 880 58 329.75 $329.75 $2,902 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 2 560.00–610.00 $587.23 $1,615 +11.78
300–349 325 6 550.00–580.00 $566.13 $1,840 +8.04
350–399 375 10 480.00–535.00 $509.30 $1,910 +20.98
400–449 425 10 455.00–480.00 $468.22 $1,990 +7.07
450–499 475 4 445.00–460.00 $452.89 $2,151 +12.63
500–549 525 6 425.00–440.00 $432.85 $2,272 +1.68
550–599 575 8 360.00–425.00 $393.89 $2,265 +24.34
600–649 625 6 350.00–370.00 $360.39 $2,252 -12.21
650–699 675 4 335.00–360.00 $347.95 $2,349 +2.04
700–749 725 4 335.00–340.00 $337.58 $2,447 -0.66
770–785 778 2 316.00–320.00 $317.98 $2,474 +12.70
850–899 875 6 317.00–320.00 $318.54 $2,787 —
910 910 1 317.00 $317.00 $2,885 —
1010 1010 1 279.00 $279.00 $2,818 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 8 460.00–520.00 $492.68 $1,355 —
300–349 325 4 410.00–420.00 $415.38 $1,350 —
450–499 475 4 350.00–370.00 $360.52 $1,712 +5.14
650–699 675 4 300.00–330.00 $315.54 $2,130 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 6 510.00–540.00 $526.13 $1,710 +22.69
450–499 475 8 410.00–440.00 $425.77 $2,022 +10.00
500–549 525 4 390.00–415.00 $403.08 $2,116 -5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 5 560.00 $560.00 $1,658 —
341 value added 341 4 510.00 $510.00 $1,739 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
521 value added 521 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,693 —

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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 10 530.00–560.00 $545.98 $2,047 +55.65
400–449 425 8 450.00–500.00 $476.44 $2,025 -18.10
450–499 475 6 480.00–495.00 $487.11 $2,314 +35.41
500–549 525 4 470.00–500.00 $485.70 $2,550 +45.73
550–599 575 2 415.00–420.00 $417.61 $2,401 +12.51
600–649 625 4 335.00–385.00 $360.98 $2,256 -15.26
650–699 675 2 350.00–365.00 $357.77 $2,415 +19.27
720 720 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,304 -24.89
940 940 1 231.00 $231.00 $2,171 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 4 163.00–168.50 $166.22 $1,704 +3.42
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 22 169.00–184.50 $177.21 $2,259 +1.77
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1535 1385 75-80% 6 167.00–180.00 $174.20 $2,413 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 85-90% 4 144.00–150.00 $147.51 $1,512 -12.69

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 4 186.00–200.00 $194.40 $2,430 +14.50
1500–2115 1808 14 210.00–229.50 $221.41 $4,003 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–1350 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 14 220.00–275.00 $253.75 $2,791

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Bred Cows

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) 12 2,000.00–2,800.00 $2,475.68
Medium and Large 1 ($/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) 8 2,450.00–3,600.00 $3,155.68
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
645 645 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 2,800.00–3,000.00 $2,918.92 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,800.00 $3,800.00 —

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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.