Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 22, 2026

785 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $322.55/cwt ≈ $2,574/hd at 798 lb · 64 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $445.00/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,492/hd at 560 lb · 30 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $338.50/cwt ≈ $2,894/hd at 855 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	785	636	705
Feeder cattle	689	497	524
Slaughter cattle	38	62	80
Replacement cattle	58	77	101

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold weaker with most classes 7.00-25.00 lower ; feeder heifers under 400# sold steady; heifers over 400# sold 5.00-15.00 higher; feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s and groups that were weaned were reported with "added value" ; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold firmer to 13.00 higher

▲ Feeder heifers: heifers over 400# sold 5.00-15.00 higher
▼ Feeder steers: Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold weaker with most classes 7.00-25.00 lower
▲ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls sold firmer to 13.00 higher
→ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows sold steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482 value added	482	9	474.00	$474.00	$2,285	-40.82
538–543 value added	542	8	420.00–445.00	$426.21	$2,310	—
560 value added	560	30	445.00	$445.00	$2,492	-5.00
620–635 value added	630	6	421.00–425.00	$423.69	$2,669	+10.69
652 value added	652	3	376.00	$376.00	$2,452	—
747–748 value added	747	23	344.00–358.00	$355.56	$2,656	—
780 value added	780	8	348.50	$348.50	$2,718	—
855 value added	855	26	338.50	$338.50	$2,894	—
911–944 value added	928	10	320.00–327.50	$323.68	$3,004	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	2	595.00–605.00	$600.38	$1,951	-33.82
350–399	375	2	580.00–585.00	$582.66	$2,185	+0.70
400–449	425	8	515.00–545.00	$530.87	$2,256	-20.86
450–499	475	10	480.00–495.00	$487.89	$2,317	-13.94
500–549	525	8	480.00–495.00	$487.85	$2,561	-1.54
550–599	575	4	435.00–445.00	$440.21	$2,531	-28.04
600–649	625	6	415.00–440.00	$427.99	$2,675	+7.60
650–699	675	12	367.00–396.00	$382.03	$2,579	-26.29
700–749	725	10	331.00–365.00	$348.57	$2,527	-17.76
750–799	775	6	331.00–345.00	$338.22	$2,621	-10.72
800–849	825	6	320.00–340.00	$330.30	$2,725	—
910	910	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,912	—
1060	1060	1	305.00	$305.00	$3,233	—
1165	1165	1	297.00	$297.00	$3,460	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	4	560.00–620.00	$593.27	$1,335	—
250–299	275	8	575.00–605.00	$591.34	$1,626	-19.55
300–349	325	4	580.00–590.00	$585.38	$1,902	-5.38
350–399	375	4	520.00–550.00	$535.98	$2,010	+12.01
400–449	425	14	480.00–505.00	$493.22	$2,096	-7.65
450–499	475	8	470.00–480.00	$475.26	$2,257	-3.32
500–549	525	14	420.00–470.00	$446.17	$2,342	+8.32
550–599	575	4	400.00–420.00	$410.43	$2,360	-6.57
600–649	625	4	380.00–395.00	$387.79	$2,424	—
650–699	675	6	340.00–360.00	$350.36	$2,365	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	4	500.00–560.00	$532.68	$1,465	+38.62
300–349	325	8	530.00–570.00	$551.51	$1,792	-42.36
350–399	375	4	450.00–505.00	$479.30	$1,797	-26.68
400–449	425	4	450.00–475.00	$463.22	$1,969	+23.14
450–499	475	6	430.00–470.00	$451.03	$2,142	-1.32
500–549	525	4	416.00–420.00	$418.09	$2,195	+2.86
600–649	625	4	378.00–380.00	$379.04	$2,369	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625–640 value added	634	7	345.00–370.00	$359.43	$2,279	—
668–690 value added	672	16	345.00–373.00	$359.46	$2,416	-3.04
745 value added	745	2	326.00	$326.00	$2,429	-13.00
793–798 value added	798	64	322.50–324.00	$322.55	$2,574	—
849 value added	849	8	313.00	$313.00	$2,657	-9.00
874 value added	874	5	306.00	$306.00	$2,674	—
920 value added	920	5	308.00	$308.00	$2,834	—
970 value added	970	2	302.00	$302.00	$2,929	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,238	—
275	275	1	565.00	$565.00	$1,554	—
300–349	325	4	520.00–535.00	$528.07	$1,716	-4.03
400–449	425	12	460.00–505.00	$483.80	$2,056	+1.70
450–499	475	10	435.00–495.00	$466.55	$2,216	-2.37
500–549	525	6	430.00–470.00	$450.93	$2,367	+10.82
550–599	575	4	395.00–420.00	$408.03	$2,346	-0.64
600–649	625	6	350.00–395.00	$373.38	$2,334	-10.38
650–699	675	6	334.00–375.00	$355.24	$2,398	+3.55
700–749	725	6	320.00–330.00	$325.17	$2,357	-11.41
750–799	775	6	325.00–330.00	$327.58	$2,539	-14.02
850–899	875	4	303.00–307.00	$305.06	$2,669	-15.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	4	485.00–500.00	$493.07	$1,602	-3.06
350–399	375	12	465.00–500.00	$483.64	$1,814	+2.33
400–449	425	12	425.00–445.00	$435.58	$1,851	-0.29
450–499	475	8	375.00–425.00	$401.29	$1,906	-10.69
500–549	525	10	325.00–405.00	$366.87	$1,926	-42.49
550–599	575	12	370.00–395.00	$383.03	$2,202	—
600–649	625	6	340.00–350.00	$345.20	$2,158	-19.75

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	4	450.00–485.00	$469.06	$1,290	-10.00
300–349	325	6	435.00–480.00	$459.20	$1,492	—
350–399	375	6	415.00–440.00	$428.32	$1,606	-11.63
400–449	425	6	380.00–410.00	$395.87	$1,682	—
450–499	475	2	370.00–400.00	$385.77	$1,832	+25.25
500–549	525	10	350.00–385.00	$368.32	$1,934	—
550–599	575	6	357.00–365.00	$361.17	$2,077	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
817 value added	817	3	295.00	$295.00	$2,410	—

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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	560.00–590.00	$576.13	$1,872	-17.65
350–399	375	6	500.00–580.00	$542.62	$2,035	—
400–449	425	8	450.00–505.00	$479.09	$2,036	-22.06
450–499	475	14	430.00–470.00	$451.03	$2,142	-22.12
500–549	525	14	400.00–470.00	$436.63	$2,292	-3.11
550–599	575	6	390.00–430.00	$410.85	$2,362	+9.47
720	720	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,340	-20.00
755–790	773	2	315.00–325.00	$320.11	$2,474	—
845	845	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,620	—
875	875	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,669	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410 value added	410	2	535.00	$535.00	$2,194	—
613 value added	613	2	395.00	$395.00	$2,421	—

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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	151.00–163.50	$158.32	$1,623	-0.75
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	12	169.00–180.00	$174.82	$2,229	+4.61

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1790	1588	75-80%	8	160.00–165.00	$162.82	$2,586	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	85-90%	6	147.00–157.00	$152.85	$1,567	-1.10

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1500	1250	4	175.00–177.00	$176.20	$2,202	-1.80
1500–2180	1840	4	192.00–223.00	$210.36	$3,871	+1.56

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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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	210.00–290.00	$259.09	$2,850

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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)	8	3,100.00–3,800.00	$3,529.55

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	2,100.00–2,500.00	$2,337.84

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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	3,200.00–3,500.00	$3,378.38	+605.41
750–1100	983	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,600.00–2,800.00	$2,749.15	—

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	6	3,500.00–4,500.00	$4,104.65	—

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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.