Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 26, 2026

409 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $434.01/cwt +13.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,628/hd at 375 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $376.44/cwt -33.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,600/hd at 425 lb · 18 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $476.26/cwt -16.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,548/hd at 325 lb · 14 head

Lucedale, MS 4-weight heifers sold at $325/cwt, running $33/cwt below the MS average ($358) and $51/cwt under the Southeast Direct Cattle Report ($376). The class is down $61/cwt from its mid-July peak of $422. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	409	350	492
Feeder cattle	334	268	370
Slaughter cattle	37	36	71
Replacement cattle	38	46	51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale some classes of yearlings didn't have much interest , with some classes having two are more buyers , with interest ; feeder steers sold mostly 5.00-45.00 lower ; feeder heifers sold mostly 12.00-35.00 Lower ; feeder yearling groups were reported as #1-2s , and weaned groups were listed added value; slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 lower ; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-8.00 lower

▼ Feeder heifers: feeder heifers sold mostly 12.00-35.00 Lower
▼ Feeder steers: feeder steers sold mostly 5.00-45.00 lower
▼ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls sold 1.00-8.00 lower
▼ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	2	530.00–540.00	$535.45	$1,472	+7.28
350–399	375	2	482.00–485.00	$483.60	$1,814	—
400–449	425	4	411.00–420.00	$415.76	$1,767	-17.08
450–499	475	4	370.00–384.00	$377.36	$1,792	-34.73
500–549	525	10	335.00–370.00	$353.32	$1,855	-17.38
550–599	575	4	340.00–359.00	$349.91	$2,012	±0.00
600–649	625	2	336.00–338.00	$337.04	$2,106	-2.12
675	675	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,194	-9.85
820–845	835	3	292.00–300.00	$295.62	$2,468	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–517 value added	515	9	370.50–374.00	$373.23	$1,922	—
554 value added	554	6	356.00	$356.00	$1,972	—
640	640	4	328.25	$328.25	$2,101	-14.75
747	747	5	307.00	$307.00	$2,293	-15.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–399	375	6	370.00–402.50	$387.31	$1,452	-38.34
400–449	425	4	318.00–367.50	$344.18	$1,463	+8.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–449	425	6	370.00–380.00	$375.29	$1,595	-33.97

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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	233	3	480.00–505.00	$487.16	$1,135	-52.80
400–449	425	8	340.00–370.00	$355.87	$1,512	-23.58
450–499	475	12	310.00–330.00	$320.52	$1,522	-45.25
500–549	525	4	308.00–317.50	$312.97	$1,643	-33.57
550–599	575	4	300.00–317.50	$309.12	$1,777	-17.74
600–649	625	4	302.00–308.50	$305.38	$1,909	-9.82
650–699	675	8	277.00–292.50	$285.03	$1,924	-20.00
700–749	725	4	282.00–298.00	$290.27	$2,104	-13.18
830	830	1	289.00	$289.00	$2,399	—
890	890	1	227.50	$227.50	$2,025	—
945	945	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,079	—
1070	1070	1	227.00	$227.00	$2,429	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398 value added	398	5	365.00	$365.00	$1,453	—
478 value added	478	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,530	—
528	528	9	324.50	$324.50	$1,713	-19.50
617 value added	617	7	309.50	$309.50	$1,910	—
625	625	2	308.50	$308.50	$1,928	—
666 value added	666	5	303.00	$303.00	$2,018	+8.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	4	410.00–425.00	$418.07	$1,359	—
350–399	375	4	350.00–377.50	$364.65	$1,367	-13.92
400–449	425	6	310.00–325.00	$317.93	$1,351	-29.71
450–499	475	4	300.00–306.00	$303.15	$1,440	—
500–549	525	4	294.00–305.00	$299.76	$1,574	-20.71
550–599	575	2	250.00–262.50	$256.52	$1,475	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	6	310.00–390.00	$353.02	$1,147	—
400–449	425	2	300.00–302.50	$301.32	$1,281	-23.13
500–549	525	6	227.00–252.50	$240.35	$1,262	—
600–649	625	2	280.00–299.00	$289.87	$1,812	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	10	450.00–510.00	$482.68	$1,327	-8.17
300–349	325	14	437.00–510.00	$476.26	$1,548	-16.76
350–399	375	20	385.00–477.00	$434.01	$1,628	+13.36
400–449	425	18	350.00–400.00	$376.44	$1,600	-33.39
450–499	475	12	322.00–358.00	$340.93	$1,619	-31.14
500–549	525	12	309.00–335.00	$322.61	$1,694	-32.25
550–599	575	10	313.00–337.50	$325.77	$1,873	-16.39
600–649	625	6	275.00–298.00	$286.95	$1,793	-33.25
650–699	675	4	295.00–300.00	$297.59	$2,009	+2.05
725–740	735	3	220.00–284.00	$259.10	$1,904	-32.90
810–840	825	2	230.00–270.00	$249.64	$2,060	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1000	875	85-90%	6	115.00–120.00	$117.86	$1,031	—
850–1200	1025	85-90%	6	126.50–139.00	$133.82	$1,372	-3.61

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	10	145.50–160.00	$153.18	$1,953	-6.85

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1620–1875	1705	75-80%	3	149.00–160.00	$155.97	$2,659	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1500	1250	6	168.00–182.50	$176.70	$2,209	—
1275–2095	1685	8	187.50–196.00	$192.78	$3,248	—

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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	12	124.00–152.00	$140.65	$1,301

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850–1350	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	208.00–230.00	$221.50	$2,436

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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)	8	2,300.00–3,450.00	$3,005.68
850–1350	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,050.00–3,100.00	$2,694.32

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,975.00	$1,975.00

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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
850–1300	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	3,000.00–3,600.00	$3,362.79	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780–1035	908	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,400.00–3,200.00	$2,856.20	—
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—

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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.