Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 29, 2026

497 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Lucedale Stockyard report →

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $474.26/cwt -9.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,016/hd at 425 lb · 10 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $480.93/cwt -6.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,525/hd at 525 lb · 10 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $459.00/cwt +32.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,357/hd at 513 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	497	785	611
Feeder cattle	360	689	485
Slaughter cattle	69	38	46
Replacement cattle	68	58	80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale Quality of yearlings didn't seem as good. Feeder calves under 450#s sold Steady; Feeder yearlings over 450#s sold 5.00-17.00 Higher; Most classes Feeder Heifers sold 10.00-30.00 Lower , with Quality not as good ; Feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups were listed as added value; Slaughter cows sold Firmer; Slaughter Bulls sold 1.00-7.00 Higher with high yielding bulls very good

▼ Feeder heifers: Most classes Feeder Heifers sold 10.00-30.00 Lower
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter Bulls sold 1.00-7.00 Higher with high yielding bulls very good
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold Firmer

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433	433	5	515.00	$515.00	$2,230	—
505 value added	505	4	472.50	$472.50	$2,386	—
519	519	6	450.00	$450.00	$2,336	—
643 value added	643	2	404.00	$404.00	$2,598	-19.69
683	683	8	385.50	$385.50	$2,633	—
719–727 value added	722	9	383.00–389.50	$387.32	$2,796	+31.76
811 value added	811	7	349.00	$349.00	$2,830	—
915 value added	915	2	319.50	$319.50	$2,923	-4.18

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	2	580.00–600.00	$590.76	$1,920	-9.62
350–399	375	6	560.00–585.00	$573.32	$2,150	-9.34
400–449	425	2	505.00–515.00	$510.29	$2,169	-20.58
450–499	475	4	485.00–501.00	$493.41	$2,344	+5.52
500–549	525	10	460.00–500.00	$480.93	$2,525	-6.92
550–599	575	6	435.00–462.50	$449.34	$2,584	+9.13
600–649	625	2	390.00–420.00	$405.59	$2,535	-22.40
650–699	675	4	355.00–380.00	$367.95	$2,484	-14.08
745	745	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,570	-3.57
750–770	762	3	350.00–366.00	$358.67	$2,733	+20.45
805	805	1	334.00	$334.00	$2,689	+3.70
855	855	1	348.00	$348.00	$2,975	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	4	590.00–615.00	$603.62	$1,660	+12.28
300–349	325	4	550.00–580.00	$566.13	$1,840	-19.25
350–399	375	4	530.00–540.00	$535.33	$2,007	-0.65
400–449	425	8	480.00–502.00	$491.63	$2,089	-1.59
500–549	525	6	437.00–445.00	$441.19	$2,316	-4.98
550–599	575	2	405.00–425.00	$415.43	$2,389	+5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	4	537.00–570.00	$554.75	$1,803	+3.24
400–449	425	4	465.00–482.50	$474.26	$2,016	+11.04
450–499	475	4	465.00–475.00	$470.26	$2,234	+19.23
550–599	575	4	393.00–400.00	$396.65	$2,281	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645 value added	645	2	383.50	$383.50	$2,474	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	2	527.00–560.00	$544.75	$1,770	+16.68
350–399	375	6	500.00–505.00	$502.66	$1,885	—
400–449	425	10	465.00–482.50	$474.26	$2,016	-9.54
450–499	475	6	440.00–450.00	$445.26	$2,115	-21.29
500–549	525	6	425.00–437.50	$431.54	$2,266	-19.39
550–599	575	6	390.00–422.50	$406.94	$2,340	-1.09
600–649	625	2	350.00–377.50	$364.29	$2,277	-9.09
650–699	675	4	350.00–365.00	$357.77	$2,415	+2.53
710	710	1	333.00	$333.00	$2,364	+7.83
760–780	770	2	305.00–334.00	$319.31	$2,459	-8.27
860	860	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,623	-0.06
1205	1205	1	199.00	$199.00	$2,398	—
1420	1420	1	230.00	$230.00	$3,266	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	4	535.00–560.00	$548.86	$1,235	—
250–299	275	4	510.00–550.00	$531.79	$1,462	—
350–399	375	6	480.00–500.00	$490.65	$1,840	+7.01
400–449	425	4	442.00–457.50	$450.20	$1,913	+14.62
450–499	475	2	427.00–437.50	$432.52	$2,054	+31.23
500–549	525	4	405.00–418.00	$411.80	$2,162	+44.93
550–599	575	8	370.00–390.00	$380.43	$2,187	-2.60

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	2	560.00	$560.00	$1,865	—
391	391	4	415.00	$415.00	$1,623	—
429 value added	429	4	429.00	$429.00	$1,840	—
450–495	472	9	370.00–440.00	$423.82	$2,000	—
527	527	3	400.00	$400.00	$2,108	—
680 value added	680	3	346.50	$346.50	$2,356	-12.96

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	4	450.00–500.00	$477.23	$1,312	+8.17
300–349	325	6	440.00–480.00	$461.51	$1,500	+2.31
500–549	525	4	370.00–402.50	$387.01	$2,032	+18.69
550–599	575	4	345.00–362.50	$354.12	$2,036	-7.05

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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	6	460.00–555.00	$510.61	$1,915	-32.01
400–449	425	8	470.00–510.00	$491.15	$2,087	+12.06
450–499	475	4	450.00–490.00	$471.03	$2,237	+20.00
500–549	525	6	427.00–465.00	$446.89	$2,346	+10.26
550–599	575	4	400.00–439.00	$420.33	$2,417	+9.48
600–649	625	4	360.00–387.50	$374.29	$2,339	—
700	700	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,995	-40.00
765	765	1	329.00	$329.00	$2,517	+8.89
830	830	1	302.50	$302.50	$2,511	-7.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
518 value added	518	5	442.00	$442.00	$2,290	—

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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%	14	155.00–164.50	$160.56	$1,646	+2.24
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	16	164.00–176.00	$170.35	$2,172	-4.47

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1890	1558	75-80%	14	154.50–168.00	$162.69	$2,535	-0.13

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1100	925	85-90%	8	130.00–139.50	$135.65	$1,255	—
850–1200	1025	85-90%	4	148.00–157.50	$153.56	$1,574	+0.71

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1500	1250	10	180.00–185.00	$183.00	$2,288	+6.80
1635–2265	1950	4	228.00–230.00	$229.16	$4,469	—

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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	16	219.00–302.00	$269.93	$2,969

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–1100	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	173.00–175.00	$174.19	$1,611

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
460–680 thin fleshed	570	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	750.00–1,175.00	$1,003.51

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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)	16	2,625.00–3,525.00	$3,177.27

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	1,800.00–2,875.00	$2,439.19
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,850.00–2,600.00	$2,295.95

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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	4	2,400.00–3,000.00	$2,756.76	-621.62

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945–995	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,500.00–4,200.00	$3,859.02	—

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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.