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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 12, 2026

582 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $389.27/cwt +6.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,849/hd at 475 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $362.48/cwt -18.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,903/hd at 525 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $412.67/cwt -11.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,754/hd at 425 lb · 16 head
Lucedale 5-weight steers sold at $373/cwt, running $23/cwt below the MS average ($396) and $43/cwt under the Southeast Direct Cattle Report ($416). MS 5-weight steers have come off $47 from the mid-July peak of $435. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 582 601 642
Feeder cattle 474 453 522
Slaughter cattle 44 67 70
Replacement cattle 64 81 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale Feeder Steers sold mostly 6.00-25.00 Lower ; feeder heifers between 300#-400 # sold 5.00-32.00 higher ; feeder heifers over 400# Sold 3.00-32.00 Lower ; Feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s and groups that were weaned with shot were reported with added value ; Slaughter cows sold 7.00-16.00 lower ; slaughter bulls sold Weaker to 2.00 Lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 6 429.00 $429.00 $1,913 —
498 498 6 398.00 $398.00 $1,982 —
509–533 518 13 385.00 $385.00 $1,994 -11.35
525 value added 525 2 381.00 $381.00 $2,000 -29.00
598–599 598 16 358.50–364.50 $363.00 $2,171 —
660 value added 660 2 345.50 $345.50 $2,280 —
662 662 8 345.00 $345.00 $2,284 -10.50
783 value added 783 15 329.00 $329.00 $2,576 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 6 510.00–530.00 $520.76 $1,692 +10.42
350–399 375 2 517.00–530.00 $523.93 $1,965 +8.37
400–449 425 4 422.00–442.50 $432.84 $1,840 -10.96
450–499 475 2 415.00–425.00 $420.26 $1,996 -3.14
500–549 525 6 377.00–390.00 $383.80 $2,015 -14.28
550–599 575 6 346.00–380.00 $363.72 $2,091 -15.40
600–649 625 4 345.00–357.50 $351.50 $2,197 -7.65
650–699 675 8 330.00–349.00 $339.85 $2,294 -3.10
715–720 718 2 337.50–338.00 $337.75 $2,425 +2.17
750–799 775 6 312.00–349.00 $331.09 $2,566 +1.97
845 845 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,662 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–399 375 2 435.00–457.50 $446.99 $1,676 —
450–499 475 4 377.00–390.00 $383.84 $1,823 -2.47
500–549 525 8 367.00–375.00 $371.19 $1,949 -2.61
550–599 575 2 324.00–341.00 $332.86 $1,914 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–499 475 4 361.00–374.00 $367.84 $1,747 —
500–549 525 4 340.00–362.50 $351.78 $1,847 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 545.00 $545.00 $1,144 -25.50
250–299 275 4 487.00–495.00 $491.36 $1,351 +5.47
300–349 325 8 452.00–512.50 $484.53 $1,575 +18.40
350–399 375 4 418.00–440.00 $429.72 $1,611 +4.07
400–449 425 10 365.00–402.50 $384.83 $1,636 -18.97
450–499 475 8 350.00–377.50 $364.46 $1,731 -3.69
500–549 525 8 340.00–370.00 $355.70 $1,867 +0.47
550–599 575 12 320.00–347.50 $334.34 $1,922 -21.47
600–649 625 12 313.00–337.50 $325.73 $2,036 -9.60
650–699 675 2 297.00–314.00 $305.81 $2,064 -21.96
700–749 725 6 295.00–313.00 $304.30 $2,206 -14.75
765 765 1 309.00 $309.00 $2,364 +2.26
835 835 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,380 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 10 355.00–358.50 $357.10 $1,761 -14.72
525 525 4 349.00 $349.00 $1,832 —
558–588 580 11 335.00–342.50 $340.33 $1,974 +4.83
641 641 6 329.50 $329.50 $2,112 —
772 value added 772 10 293.50 $293.50 $2,266 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 2 500.00–505.00 $502.77 $1,131 +10.59
250–299 275 4 440.00–445.00 $442.72 $1,217 +10.93
300–349 325 8 425.00–445.00 $435.76 $1,416 +11.56
350–399 375 2 385.00–410.00 $398.32 $1,494 -0.93
400–449 425 6 350.00–362.50 $356.61 $1,516 -9.26
500–549 525 6 229.00–336.00 $285.00 $1,496 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 2 390.00–410.00 $400.89 $1,102 —
300–349 325 4 307.00–385.00 $348.94 $1,134 -44.50
350–399 375 4 337.00–370.00 $354.58 $1,330 —
400–449 425 4 330.00–340.00 $335.29 $1,425 —
450–499 475 4 292.00–332.50 $313.30 $1,488 -31.96

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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 14 430.00–510.00 $473.02 $1,537 -46.35
350–399 375 14 435.00–500.00 $469.63 $1,761 -15.60
400–449 425 16 382.00–440.00 $412.67 $1,754 -11.87
450–499 475 18 343.00–431.00 $389.27 $1,849 +6.41
500–549 525 18 335.00–387.50 $362.48 $1,903 -18.45
550–599 575 10 330.00–360.00 $345.64 $1,987 -5.00
600–649 625 6 313.00–341.00 $327.55 $2,047 -4.91
650–699 675 6 318.00–332.50 $325.51 $2,197 -0.08
705 705 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,150 -14.00
780–795 785 3 260.00–295.00 $275.13 $2,160 —
820–825 823 2 290.00–295.00 $292.51 $2,407 —
880 880 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,914 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 494 8 375.00 $375.00 $1,852 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1000 875 85-90% 4 116.00–120.00 $118.29 $1,035 —
850–1200 1025 85-90% 16 145.00–150.00 $147.93 $1,516 -16.90
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 4 158.00–164.00 $161.51 $1,655 -3.94
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 10 164.50–169.00 $166.88 $2,128 -13.41
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1565 1423 75-80% 6 163.00–165.00 $164.10 $2,335 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–2335 1880 8 207.00–226.00 $218.80 $4,113 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 120.00–135.00 $128.92 $1,193

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1350 1008 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 19 2,900.00–4,250.00 $3,471.02
Small 1 ($/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) 14 1,800.00–2,400.00 $2,156.76
750–1100 925 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,800.00–2,150.00 $2,008.11

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
865–1250 1058 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,700.00–2,900.00 $2,781.80 -825.18
850–1300 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 3,875.00–4,300.00 $4,131.98 +525.00

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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.