Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2026

502 head sold ·Official USDA report

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $333.55/cwt -11.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,751/hd at 525 lb · 18 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $311.69/cwt -2.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,948/hd at 625 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $359.75/cwt ≈ $1,881/hd at 523 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	502	432	511
Feeder cattle	389	327	413
Slaughter cattle	60	47	57
Replacement cattle	53	58	41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold mixed ; feeder heifers sold mixed ; some classes had multiple buyers those classes sold higher ; some classes didn't have much interest, they sold cheaper; Feeder yearling groups were weaned , with respiratory shots , this gave them added value , groups were reported as #1-2s ; slaughter cows sold weaker; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-6.00 higher

↕ Feeder heifers: feeder heifers sold mixed
↕ Feeder steers: Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold mixed
▲ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls sold 1.00-6.00 higher
▼ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows sold weaker

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,238	—
275	275	1	529.00	$529.00	$1,455	-41.00
300–349	325	4	480.00–515.00	$498.82	$1,621	-36.18
350–399	375	6	452.00–510.00	$482.90	$1,811	—
400–449	425	2	427.00–450.00	$439.16	$1,866	+21.32
500–549	525	4	355.00–386.00	$371.22	$1,949	-0.20
600–649	625	2	335.00–345.00	$340.20	$2,126	-4.52
650–699	675	6	315.00–333.00	$324.33	$2,189	-9.97
700–749	725	6	305.00–325.00	$315.34	$2,286	-11.76
750–785	768	2	317.50–318.00	$317.74	$2,440	-7.26
830	830	1	317.00	$317.00	$2,631	-2.24
865	865	1	307.00	$307.00	$2,656	+7.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	462.00	$462.00	$1,270	—
350–399	375	4	440.00–447.50	$444.00	$1,665	—
425	425	1	392.00	$392.00	$1,666	—
475	475	3	385.00	$385.00	$1,829	+1.16
525	525	1	357.50	$357.50	$1,877	+4.74
575	575	1	331.00	$331.00	$1,903	—
625	625	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,062	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
537 value added	537	3	385.00	$385.00	$2,067	—
553 value added	553	2	361.00	$361.00	$1,996	—
660 value added	660	2	332.00	$332.00	$2,191	—
728 value added	728	2	325.00	$325.00	$2,366	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–599	575	4	285.00–330.00	$308.46	$1,774	—
600–649	625	4	285.00–305.00	$295.39	$1,846	—

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
588 value added	588	3	319.50	$319.50	$1,879	—
630 value added	630	2	329.50	$329.50	$2,076	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	4	440.00–480.00	$461.79	$1,270	+13.62
300–349	325	6	422.00–430.00	$426.30	$1,385	+7.31
350–399	375	6	410.00–435.00	$423.32	$1,587	—
400–449	425	8	375.00–412.50	$394.83	$1,678	+11.32
450–499	475	4	320.00–337.50	$329.20	$1,564	-39.00
500–549	525	4	330.00–343.00	$336.80	$1,768	-3.96
550–599	575	6	320.00–360.00	$340.85	$1,960	+11.16
600–649	625	8	279.00–321.00	$300.82	$1,880	-22.69
650–699	675	10	275.00–315.00	$295.73	$1,996	—
700–749	725	8	270.00–293.00	$281.89	$2,044	-18.45
800–849	825	4	270.00–279.00	$274.63	$2,266	—
865–880	873	2	270.00	$270.00	$2,357	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	4	407.00–432.50	$420.89	$1,157	—
350–399	375	4	380.00–397.50	$389.32	$1,460	+4.67
400–449	425	4	345.00–360.00	$352.93	$1,500	-5.47
450–499	475	12	310.00–320.00	$315.26	$1,497	-20.47
500–549	525	8	307.00–322.50	$315.11	$1,654	+9.70
550–599	575	6	292.00–315.00	$303.99	$1,748	+2.87
600–649	625	4	280.00–294.00	$287.27	$1,795	—
785	785	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,884	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–299	275	4	350.00–395.00	$374.51	$1,030	+12.26
350–399	375	6	340.00–367.50	$354.65	$1,330	+14.00
400–449	425	4	310.00–330.00	$320.58	$1,362	-14.42
500–549	525	10	270.00–305.00	$288.32	$1,514	-11.68

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
523 value added	523	13	359.75	$359.75	$1,881	—

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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	8	450.00–515.00	$485.40	$1,335	-43.19
300–349	325	12	467.00–512.50	$491.47	$1,597	+5.76
350–399	375	6	445.00–492.50	$470.30	$1,764	+1.35
400–449	425	12	385.00–432.50	$410.12	$1,743	+6.70
450–499	475	8	377.00–385.00	$381.21	$1,811	+13.09
500–549	525	18	310.00–355.00	$333.55	$1,751	-11.31
550–599	575	12	280.00–335.00	$308.67	$1,775	-17.85
600–649	625	16	300.00–322.50	$311.69	$1,948	-2.95
650–699	675	4	285.00–297.50	$291.48	$1,967	-12.11
700–749	725	6	270.00–291.00	$280.86	$2,036	-25.12
750–799	775	4	257.00–280.00	$268.86	$2,084	-23.60

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–900	800	85-90%	10	80.00–100.50	$91.53	$732	—
750–1100	925	85-90%	8	104.50–109.50	$107.47	$994	—
850–1200	1025	85-90%	16	110.00–123.00	$117.61	$1,206	-0.33

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1025	80-85%	8	115.00–125.50	$121.15	$1,242	+3.21
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	16	126.00–135.50	$131.03	$1,671	-0.73

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1795	1558	75-80%	4	124.50–133.50	$129.69	$2,021	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1500	1250	6	142.00–168.50	$157.90	$1,974	+6.50
1335–2065	1700	6	169.00–182.50	$177.20	$3,012	—

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Stock Cows

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	28	126.00–145.00	$137.66	$1,514

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990	990	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1350	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,275.00–1,500.00	$1,419.64
850–1350	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,150.00–3,000.00	$2,671.59

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)	4	1,500.00–2,000.00	$1,797.30

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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	4	2,850.00–3,625.00	$3,318.60	-665.12

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	4	1,750.00–2,500.00	$2,195.95	-102.70

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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.