Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 6, 2026

734 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $382.12/cwt -3.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,552/hd at 668 lb · 34 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $351.05/cwt ≈ $2,235/hd at 637 lb · 29 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $354.60/cwt ≈ $2,709/hd at 764 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	734	497	701
Feeder cattle	622	360	561
Slaughter cattle	66	69	62
Replacement cattle	46	68	78

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale Feeder steers sold mixed with Better Quality Steers selling firmer ; Most Classes of Feeder Heifers selling 3.00-25.00 Higher; Feeder Yearling Groups were reported as #1-2s with weaned groups reported as Added Value ; Slaughter Cows sold 1.00-4.00 Higher; Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 lower

▲ Feeder heifers: Most Classes of Feeder Heifers selling 3.00-25.00 Higher
↕ Feeder steers: Compared to last weeks sale Feeder steers sold mixed with Better Quality Steers selling firmer
▼ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 lower
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter Cows sold 1.00-4.00 Higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378 value added	378	3	550.00	$550.00	$2,079	—
408 value added	408	4	511.00	$511.00	$2,085	—
490 value added	490	8	488.00	$488.00	$2,391	—
508	508	4	452.50	$452.50	$2,299	+2.50
518 value added	518	10	472.50	$472.50	$2,448	±0.00
573 value added	573	2	414.00	$414.00	$2,372	—
584	584	10	430.00	$430.00	$2,511	—
625 value added	625	4	417.00	$417.00	$2,606	+13.00
657–660 value added	659	19	384.00–409.50	$398.79	$2,628	—
679	679	15	361.00	$361.00	$2,451	-24.50
710–738 value added	718	19	371.00–372.00	$371.32	$2,666	-16.00
762–783 value added	764	29	338.00–361.50	$354.60	$2,709	—
825 value added	825	7	352.50	$352.50	$2,908	+3.50
861–865 value added	863	8	332.50–342.50	$337.50	$2,913	—
1006 value added	1006	4	304.00	$304.00	$3,058	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	2	625.00–640.00	$633.32	$1,425	—
250–299	275	2	615.00–630.00	$623.17	$1,714	—
300–349	325	4	570.00–590.00	$580.76	$1,887	-10.00
350–399	375	4	550.00–585.00	$568.64	$2,132	-4.68
400–449	425	2	505.00–520.00	$512.93	$2,180	+2.64
450–499	475	6	485.00–500.00	$492.89	$2,341	-0.52
550–599	575	8	430.00–452.50	$441.73	$2,540	-7.61
600–649	625	13	362.00–440.00	$411.83	$2,574	+6.24
650–699	675	4	360.00–375.00	$367.77	$2,482	-0.18
700–740	715	5	332.00–372.50	$352.78	$2,522	+7.78
755	755	1	352.00	$352.00	$2,658	-6.67
845	845	2	328.00–330.00	$329.00	$2,780	—
890	890	1	340.00	$340.00	$3,026	-8.00
1025	1025	1	295.00	$295.00	$3,024	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	4	580.00–590.00	$585.45	$1,610	-18.17
300–349	325	8	565.00–575.00	$570.38	$1,854	+4.25
400–449	425	8	475.00–500.00	$488.22	$2,075	-3.41
450–499	475	6	460.00–480.00	$470.52	$2,235	—
500–549	525	4	440.00–445.00	$442.62	$2,324	+1.43
550–599	575	4	415.00–430.00	$422.82	$2,431	+7.39

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–399	375	4	430.00–480.00	$456.64	$1,712	—
400–449	425	8	450.00–475.00	$463.22	$1,969	-11.04
450–499	475	10	440.00–477.50	$459.72	$2,184	-10.54
550–599	575	4	370.00–395.00	$383.03	$2,202	-13.62

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
379–395 value added	387	8	430.00–501.00	$475.61	$1,841	—
420–428 value added	425	5	460.00–480.00	$472.09	$2,006	+43.09
443	443	5	460.00	$460.00	$2,038	—
488 value added	488	3	463.00	$463.00	$2,259	—
490	490	4	424.00	$424.00	$2,078	+0.18
514–546 value added	537	18	374.50–433.00	$398.09	$2,138	—
578	578	6	360.00	$360.00	$2,081	—
618	618	2	364.00	$364.00	$2,250	—
623–647 value added	638	27	347.50–359.00	$350.09	$2,234	—
655	655	6	343.00	$343.00	$2,247	—
718–743 value added	723	14	330.00–343.25	$340.33	$2,461	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	2	565.00–590.00	$578.86	$1,302	—
400–449	425	4	465.00–485.00	$475.58	$2,021	+1.32
450–499	475	6	440.00–475.00	$458.40	$2,177	+13.14
500–549	525	2	425.00–430.00	$427.62	$2,245	-3.92
550–599	575	4	400.00–442.50	$422.16	$2,427	+15.22
600–649	625	10	350.00–375.00	$362.99	$2,269	-1.30
650–699	675	4	343.00–350.00	$346.63	$2,340	-11.14
710–735	720	3	342.50–370.00	$360.90	$2,598	+27.90
760–790	778	3	320.00–326.00	$323.63	$2,518	+4.32
835	835	2	294.00–300.00	$297.00	$2,480	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	2	530.00–550.00	$540.76	$1,757	—
350–399	375	6	475.00–495.00	$485.65	$1,821	-5.00
400–449	425	10	450.00–465.00	$457.93	$1,946	+7.73
450–499	475	4	420.00–435.00	$427.89	$2,032	-4.63
500–549	525	6	410.00–420.00	$415.23	$2,180	+3.43
550–599	575	4	385.00–390.00	$387.61	$2,229	+7.18
600–649	625	2	315.00–345.00	$330.59	$2,066	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	2	525.00–535.00	$530.55	$1,194	—
250–299	275	4	485.00–510.00	$498.62	$1,371	+21.39
350–399	375	4	450.00–475.00	$463.32	$1,737	—
400–449	425	6	380.00–440.00	$411.73	$1,750	—
450–499	475	6	370.00–415.00	$393.66	$1,870	—
500–549	525	6	360.00–397.50	$379.63	$1,993	-7.38
550–599	575	6	355.00–370.00	$362.82	$2,086	+8.70

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	3	500.00	$500.00	$1,660	—

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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	4	560.00–570.00	$565.38	$1,837	—
350–399	375	14	465.00–560.00	$515.61	$1,934	+5.00
400–449	425	16	480.00–500.00	$490.58	$2,085	-0.57
450–499	475	10	410.00–485.00	$449.44	$2,135	-21.59
500–549	525	10	435.00–480.00	$458.55	$2,407	+11.66
550–599	575	6	395.00–430.00	$413.25	$2,376	-7.08
600–649	625	12	365.00–417.50	$392.28	$2,452	+17.99
650	650	3	327.00	$327.00	$2,126	—
710–740	723	3	335.00–340.00	$338.34	$2,446	+53.34
755–780	770	3	320.00	$320.00	$2,464	-9.00
855–870	862	3	290.00–318.00	$302.59	$2,608	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
439–440	439	10	480.00–482.50	$481.75	$2,115	—

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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%	4	150.00–163.00	$157.61	$1,616	-2.95
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	30	165.00–180.50	$173.21	$2,208	+2.86

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1890	1608	75-80%	12	152.00–166.00	$160.23	$2,576	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	85-90%	8	145.00–160.00	$153.78	$1,576	+0.22

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1515	1258	6	185.00–191.00	$188.61	$2,373	+5.61
1500–2280	1890	12	195.00–223.00	$211.89	$4,005	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
600–700	650	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	435.00–470.00	$453.85	$2,950
850–1350	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	170.00–182.00	$177.36	$1,951

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–795	780	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,650.00–2,500.00	$2,083.17

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,786.00	$1,786.00
850–1350	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	3,200.00–4,200.00	$3,813.64

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	925.00–2,800.00	$1,823.20

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
855	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,825.00	$2,825.00	—
750–1100	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	3,100.00–3,500.00	$3,375.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,600.00–5,300.00	$4,595.12	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,050	—

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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.