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Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 30, 2026 Corrected report

722 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $297.25/cwt ≈ $2,515/hd at 846 lb · 51 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $329.71/cwt +6.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,390/hd at 725 lb · 39 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $315.00/cwt +12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,885/hd at 916 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 722 410 545
Feeder cattle 626 326 400
Slaughter cattle 48 38 78
Replacement cattle 48 46 67

Market comments — USDA reporter

We had very good groups of feeder yearlings ; Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers with high percent bull calves over steers calves ; Most bulls calve were 10.00 to 30.00 Dollars under like classes of Steers ; With almost no number 1 steers under 500 #s (most light Number 1s were Bulls ) . that being said Feeder Steers over 500#s sold 1.00-20.00 lower; Feeder heifers sold unevenly mixed ranging from 20.00 Higher to 20.00 Lower depending on what weight buyers were looking for ; as stated before Feeder yearling groups were very good quality with all the shots and weaned for a long time , groups were listed as number 1-2s , and also list '"added value " because weaned ; Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower ;slaughter bulls sold 1.00-20.00 higher with good high yielding bulls

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 value added 450 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,890 —
513 value added 513 6 412.00 $412.00 $2,114 +6.19
566–592 value added 576 8 354.00–395.50 $379.50 $2,186 —
684–688 value added 685 11 330.00–339.00 $331.64 $2,272 +1.14
704–743 value added 725 39 327.75–333.00 $329.71 $2,390 +6.72
786–798 value added 790 17 328.25–330.25 $329.66 $2,604 —
916 value added 916 38 315.00 $315.00 $2,885 +12.00
1064 value added 1064 10 287.75 $287.75 $3,062 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–549 525 10 345.00–380.00 $363.32 $1,907 -21.42
550–599 575 10 340.00–355.00 $347.82 $2,000 -26.52
600–649 625 12 330.00–345.00 $337.79 $2,111 -4.85
650–699 675 4 330.00–339.00 $334.66 $2,259 +1.31
700–749 725 10 312.00–330.00 $321.30 $2,329 -6.97
750–799 775 6 310.00–325.00 $317.74 $2,462 -7.00
825 825 1 323.00 $323.00 $2,665 -7.50
880 880 1 314.00 $314.00 $2,763 +3.00
930 930 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,930 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 4 500.00–517.00 $509.14 $1,655 +17.84
450–499 475 6 367.00–385.00 $376.46 $1,788 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 4 462.00–492.00 $478.13 $1,554 —
350–399 375 4 370.00–447.50 $411.29 $1,542 +84.65
550–599 575 2 270.00–290.00 $280.43 $1,612 -61.09

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–485 value added 457 24 364.00–413.00 $404.50 $1,849 —
580 value added 580 10 341.50 $341.50 $1,981 —
714–749 value added 736 11 315.25–317.00 $315.87 $2,325 —
762 value added 762 3 293.50 $293.50 $2,236 —
846 value added 846 51 297.25 $297.25 $2,515 —
993 value added 993 5 275.50 $275.50 $2,736 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–399 375 6 412.00–427.50 $420.26 $1,576 -13.71
400–449 425 14 350.00–430.00 $392.31 $1,667 -8.27
450–499 475 8 351.00–385.00 $368.88 $1,752 +6.00
500–549 525 8 329.00–360.00 $345.22 $1,812 +9.75
550–599 575 14 315.00–350.00 $333.25 $1,916 -1.96
600–649 625 8 310.00–325.00 $317.79 $1,986 -17.80
650–699 675 2 310.00–328.00 $319.33 $2,155 +11.56
740 740 1 302.00 $302.00 $2,235 -5.81
750–755 753 2 299.00–310.00 $304.48 $2,293 +4.16
840 840 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,310 —
860–885 873 2 233.00–277.00 $255.32 $2,229 —
1085 1085 1 268.00 $268.00 $2,908 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 8 410.00–440.00 $426.13 $1,385 +19.83
350–399 375 6 400.00–420.00 $410.65 $1,540 —
450–499 475 4 330.00–340.00 $335.26 $1,592 -2.79
550–599 575 8 300.00–315.00 $307.82 $1,770 -3.74
600–649 625 6 290.00–309.00 $299.87 $1,874 —
650–699 675 6 272.00–293.00 $282.88 $1,909 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–249 225 4 370.00–407.00 $390.52 $879 —
250–299 275 8 380.00–420.00 $401.79 $1,105 -19.10
350–399 375 10 320.00–377.00 $350.36 $1,314 -7.30
400–449 425 4 314.00–330.00 $322.46 $1,370 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–299 275 10 450.00–512.00 $483.77 $1,330 -15.29
300–349 325 14 480.00–510.00 $496.13 $1,612 -2.31
350–399 375 12 450.00–505.00 $479.30 $1,797 +10.40
400–449 425 18 397.00–440.00 $419.74 $1,784 -2.36
500–549 525 32 320.00–410.00 $362.42 $1,903 -1.97
600–649 625 4 319.00–326.00 $322.64 $2,016 -4.44
720–740 730 2 250.00–297.00 $273.82 $1,999 -42.44
760 760 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,900 -43.39
815 815 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,956 —
945 945 1 277.00 $277.00 $2,618 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–850 775 85-90% 4 100.00–106.00 $103.29 $800 —
750–1100 925 85-90% 8 110.00–114.50 $112.68 $1,042 —
850–1200 1025 85-90% 4 118.50–125.00 $122.30 $1,254 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1025 80-85% 8 124.50–130.00 $127.72 $1,309 -0.34
1200–1350 1275 80-85% 8 133.50–138.50 $136.15 $1,736 -2.23
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1355 1313 75-80% 4 132.00–136.50 $134.32 $1,764 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1085 1075 2 200.00–221.00 $210.40 $2,262 —
1000–1710 1355 24 150.00–179.00 $170.14 $2,305 —

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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 10 197.50–220.00 $211.31 $2,324
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750–1100 925 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 120.00–132.00 $127.14 $1,176
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720–1005 863 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00–2,210.00 $1,830.17

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Bred Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1100 925 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,300.00–1,790.00 $1,591.35
750–1100 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 1,800.00–2,700.00 $2,335.14
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
850–1350 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 2,600.00–3,600.00 $3,213.64

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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 4 3,200.00–3,650.00 $3,472.09 —

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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.