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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 27, 2026

248 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $551.33/cwt +43.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,327/hd at 422 lb · 10 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $483.92/cwt +15.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,299/hd at 475 lb · 10 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $439.55/cwt -9.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,527/hd at 575 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 248 506 326
Feeder cattle 184 397 245
Slaughter cattle 25 45 43
Replacement cattle 39 64 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

We had Extremely small sale due to several days with inches and inches of rain and a lot of flooding. Which made the ground very hard to get cattle hauled to sale barn . Several classes only had one yearling in each class. Some good calves and yearlings had multiple buyers biding against each other. Feeder steers sold mixed with some classes 20.00-50.00 higher; Most feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter cows sold weaker to 3.00 lower; Slaughter bull with only one head as high yielding sold 8.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 660.00 $660.00 $1,485 +91.68
350–399 375 4 640.00–650.00 $645.33 $2,420 —
400–449 422 10 457.50–620.00 $551.33 $2,327 +43.40
450–499 475 10 455.00–510.00 $483.92 $2,299 +15.26
500–549 525 4 440.00–455.00 $447.85 $2,351 -10.70
550–599 575 10 420.00–457.50 $439.55 $2,527 -9.34
600–649 625 4 386.00–432.50 $410.16 $2,564 +6.97
650–699 675 6 370.00–390.00 $380.36 $2,567 +7.25
700–749 725 8 364.00–370.00 $367.10 $2,661 +33.44
805–835 825 3 339.50–343.00 $340.81 $2,812 —
855 855 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,822 —
1085 1085 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,930 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,512 —
375 375 1 522.50 $522.50 $1,959 +11.85
449 449 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,155 +4.71
450–499 475 6 430.00–447.50 $439.20 $2,086 —
550–599 575 4 405.00–412.50 $408.91 $2,351 -8.70
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–399 375 2 485.00–490.00 $487.66 $1,829 +21.68
400–449 425 2 440.00–450.00 $445.29 $1,892 —
600–649 625 4 350.00–382.50 $366.89 $2,293 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,114 —
300–349 325 4 451.00–470.00 $461.22 $1,499 -7.60
400–449 425 4 422.00–445.00 $434.16 $1,845 -4.35
450–499 475 6 410.00–415.00 $412.63 $1,960 +5.00
500–549 525 8 375.00–400.00 $388.08 $2,037 -4.77
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,645 —
475 475 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,995 -13.15
549 549 1 357.50 $357.50 $1,963 -57.73
550–599 575 4 380.00–410.00 $395.64 $2,275 +10.21
600 600 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,100 -10.39
675 675 1 352.50 $352.50 $2,379 +17.32
715 715 1 332.50 $332.50 $2,377 +7.48
810 810 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,531 -17.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 2 445.00–485.00 $466.79 $1,284 -16.83
400–449 425 4 395.00–415.00 $405.58 $1,724 +12.65
450–499 475 4 362.00–390.00 $376.72 $1,789 +3.57

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 4 447.00–495.00 $472.81 $1,537 -61.77
350–399 375 2 495.00–530.00 $513.64 $1,926 +11.02
400–449 425 4 485.00–550.00 $519.38 $2,207 +57.36
450–499 475 4 432.00–447.50 $440.15 $2,091 -19.03
500–549 525 6 395.00–435.00 $415.93 $2,184 -3.79
550–599 575 2 385.00–422.50 $404.55 $2,326 -8.70
715–730 723 2 307.50–335.00 $321.39 $2,324 -5.61
830 830 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,448 -25.00

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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% 4 162.50–169.00 $166.30 $1,705 +1.86
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 12 170.00–182.00 $176.35 $2,248 -1.59
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1100 925 85-90% 6 110.00–113.00 $111.78 $1,034 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 4 160.00–184.00 $174.40 $2,180 -16.00
1970 1970 1 227.50 $227.50 $4,482 —

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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 10 165.00–179.50 $173.90 $1,913
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 149.00–162.50 $157.03 $1,453

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 2,500.00–3,700.00 $3,236.36
Small 1 ($/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 2,300.00–2,775.00 $2,582.43

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 3,750.00–5,200.00 $4,626.74 +686.04

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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.