Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 5, 2026

601 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $364.40/cwt +8.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,303/hd at 632 lb · 27 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $443.80/cwt +10.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,886/hd at 425 lb · 22 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $425.65/cwt +14.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,596/hd at 375 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	601	395	842
Feeder cattle	453	343	717
Slaughter cattle	67	29	86
Replacement cattle	81	23	39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to Last Weeks sale Feeder Steers sold 5.00-20.00 Higher; Most Classes of Feeder Heifers sold 5.00 - 19.00 Higher , with a few classes selling 27.00-33.00 Higher ; Feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups were marked Added Value; Market Reporter noted a lot of #1 Steers and Heifers ; With higher % of Steers over Bulls this week ; Slaughter cows sold Steady ; Slaughter bulls sold good but didn't have enough from last week to compare with this week

▲ Feeder heifers: Most Classes of Feeder Heifers sold 5.00 - 19.00 Higher
▲ Feeder steers: Compared to Last Weeks sale Feeder Steers sold 5.00-20.00 Higher
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter bulls sold good but didn't have enough from last week to compare with this week
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold Steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	2	560.00–625.00	$596.05	$1,341	—
300–349	325	4	502.00–517.50	$510.34	$1,659	-3.10
350–399	375	4	482.00–545.00	$515.56	$1,933	—
400–449	425	22	420.00–465.00	$443.80	$1,886	+10.58
450–499	475	12	405.00–440.00	$423.40	$2,011	+21.31
500–549	525	6	385.00–410.00	$398.08	$2,090	+12.37
550–599	575	10	370.00–387.50	$379.12	$2,180	+3.43
600–649	625	8	342.00–375.00	$359.15	$2,245	+2.60
650–699	675	8	330.00–355.00	$342.95	$2,315	+3.25
700–749	725	4	333.00–338.00	$335.58	$2,433	—
750–799	775	4	317.00–340.50	$329.12	$2,551	—
920	920	1	313.00	$313.00	$2,880	—
980	980	1	244.00	$244.00	$2,391	—
1025	1025	1	299.00	$299.00	$3,065	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
501–523	509	11	381.00–405.50	$396.35	$2,017	—
515 value added	515	2	410.00	$410.00	$2,112	+21.09
564 value added	564	8	387.00	$387.00	$2,183	+29.49
620–649 value added	632	27	360.00–375.00	$364.40	$2,303	+7.96
650	650	5	355.50	$355.50	$2,311	—
743	743	6	333.00	$333.00	$2,474	—
744 value added	744	5	337.25	$337.25	$2,509	+10.25
757	757	3	340.50	$340.50	$2,578	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	4	475.00–485.00	$480.38	$1,561	—
400–449	425	4	385.00–417.50	$402.19	$1,709	-6.27
450–499	475	2	385.00–387.50	$386.31	$1,835	—
500–549	525	10	367.00–380.00	$373.80	$1,962	-6.57

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,058	—
275	275	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,238	-24.51
400–449	425	4	400.00–407.50	$403.97	$1,717	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	2	540.00–595.00	$570.50	$1,284	+72.18
250–299	275	4	475.00–495.00	$485.89	$1,336	—
300–349	325	6	450.00–480.00	$466.13	$1,515	+8.06
350–399	375	16	415.00–435.00	$425.65	$1,596	+14.34
400–449	425	14	380.00–425.00	$403.80	$1,716	+0.58
450–499	475	12	355.00–380.00	$368.15	$1,749	-4.41
500–549	525	14	350.00–360.00	$355.23	$1,865	-4.76
550–599	575	12	330.00–379.50	$355.81	$2,046	+14.08
600–649	625	4	330.00–340.25	$335.33	$2,096	+3.50
650–699	675	2	320.00–335.00	$327.77	$2,212	—
700–749	725	6	310.00–327.50	$319.05	$2,313	+4.05
790–795	793	2	304.00–309.50	$306.74	$2,432	-3.26
890	890	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,581	+10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	2	470.00–510.00	$492.18	$1,107	—
250–299	275	2	410.00–450.00	$431.79	$1,187	+4.56
300–349	325	6	400.00–445.00	$424.20	$1,379	—
350–399	375	6	387.00–410.00	$399.25	$1,497	—
400–449	425	12	350.00–380.00	$365.87	$1,555	-7.35
450–499	475	6	336.00–352.50	$344.68	$1,637	-5.58

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378 value added	378	3	425.00	$425.00	$1,606	—
443	443	2	385.00	$385.00	$1,706	—
477–495	484	5	360.00–380.00	$371.82	$1,800	—
568–585	571	12	345.50–379.50	$351.31	$2,006	+11.31
587	587	3	335.50	$335.50	$1,969	-4.50
605	605	5	340.25	$340.25	$2,059	+7.25
663 value added	663	2	335.00	$335.00	$2,221	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	6	380.00–405.00	$393.44	$1,279	+33.32
450–499	475	2	340.00–350.00	$345.26	$1,640	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	522.50	$522.50	$1,176	+155.68
250–299	275	2	510.00–515.00	$512.72	$1,410	-11.34
300–349	325	8	507.00–530.00	$519.37	$1,688	+29.72
350–399	375	8	457.00–510.00	$485.23	$1,820	+24.34
400–449	425	8	410.00–437.50	$424.54	$1,804	+34.75
450–499	475	8	350.00–412.50	$382.86	$1,819	-14.23
500–549	525	4	360.00–400.00	$380.93	$2,000	+24.53
550–599	575	6	335.00–365.00	$350.64	$2,016	+4.04
600–649	625	6	327.00–337.50	$332.46	$2,078	+0.52
650–699	675	4	323.00–328.00	$325.59	$2,198	—
715	715	1	319.00	$319.00	$2,281	+26.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415 value added	415	6	420.00	$420.00	$1,743	—
530 value added	530	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,961	—

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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%	12	155.50–172.50	$165.45	$1,696	+4.96
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	20	175.00–185.00	$180.29	$2,299	-4.53

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	85-90%	18	154.00–172.50	$164.83	$1,690	+1.68

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1595	1453	75-80%	4	178.00–180.00	$179.10	$2,602	—
1240–1870	1555	75-80%	4	171.00–174.50	$173.10	$2,692	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1500	1250	4	175.00–192.00	$185.20	$2,315	—
1500–1950	1725	8	203.50–228.50	$217.63	$3,754	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	168.00–180.00	$175.14	$1,620

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850–1350	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	195.00–255.00	$231.82	$2,550

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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)	22	3,050.00–3,850.00	$3,540.91
850–1350	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,675.00–2,575.00	$2,227.27

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)	10	2,250.00–2,900.00	$2,636.49

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905	905	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	4,950.00	$4,950.00	—
880–995	938	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,350.00–3,400.00	$3,373.47	—
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,150.00	$4,150.00	—
850–1300	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,350.00–3,775.00	$3,606.98	—

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	2,700.00–3,450.00	$3,145.95	-243.24

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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.