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Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 14, 2020

596 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.00/cwt ≈ $814/hd at 684 lb · 21 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $129.00/cwt ≈ $935/hd at 725 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.11/cwt +3.70 vs last sale · ≈ $555/hd at 462 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 596 619 385
Feeder cattle 518 487 295
Slaughter cattle 76 101 87
Replacement cattle 2 31 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady. Demand was moderate and quality was average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 162.00 $162.00 $502 —
350 350 1 150.00 $150.00 $525 —
400 400 2 137.00–144.00 $140.50 $562 -12.50
450–488 471 12 125.00–135.00 $131.85 $621 -2.87
505–540 522 8 123.00–129.00 $125.63 $656 -1.91
560–590 572 10 115.00–130.00 $126.01 $721 +6.40
605–645 630 4 113.00–123.00 $117.25 $739 -0.75
655–680 674 5 112.00–117.50 $115.51 $779 +1.48
705–730 714 4 114.00–120.00 $117.47 $839 —
750 750 1 115.00 $115.00 $862 —
810 810 1 113.00 $113.00 $915 —
880 880 1 109.00 $109.00 $959 —
925 925 2 107.00 $107.00 $990 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
677 value added 677 5 127.00 $127.00 $860 —
725 value added 725 19 129.00 $129.00 $935 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 328 3 132.00–144.00 $139.40 $457 —
410–415 413 2 133.00–136.00 $134.49 $555 -3.51
485–495 490 2 126.00–129.00 $127.52 $625 —
500–545 518 6 115.00–119.00 $117.19 $607 -4.42
575–595 588 3 112.00–119.00 $116.72 $686 +0.72
610–620 615 2 110.00–112.00 $111.01 $683 —
650 650 1 102.00 $102.00 $663 —
885 885 1 107.00 $107.00 $947 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 126.00 $126.00 $435 -10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 278 8 135.00–142.00 $138.81 $386 +0.78
300–340 324 9 131.00–144.00 $135.71 $440 +0.77
350–385 368 11 128.00–136.00 $131.54 $484 +4.52
400–435 419 8 117.00–133.00 $121.21 $508 -3.30
450–480 462 12 116.00–132.00 $120.11 $555 +3.70
500–545 523 10 114.00–119.00 $117.34 $614 —
550–595 571 9 109.00–118.00 $111.85 $639 -0.29
600–645 617 11 109.00–115.00 $110.90 $684 +0.92
670–685 681 4 107.00–112.00 $108.50 $739 -2.50
812 812 3 108.00 $108.00 $877 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 135.00 $135.00 $331 +13.02
250–270 260 4 119.00–126.00 $123.45 $321 —
300–345 328 6 119.00–129.00 $123.62 $405 +0.64
355–380 372 3 118.00–123.00 $120.66 $449 +3.21
405–445 423 6 112.00–116.00 $114.86 $486 -0.64
450–490 474 5 109.00–114.00 $111.79 $530 +1.74
500–530 518 6 106.00–112.00 $109.51 $567 +0.33
560–580 570 2 101.00–108.00 $104.56 $596 +1.79
610–625 618 2 105.00–107.00 $106.01 $655 +3.96
855 855 1 94.00 $94.00 $804 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
564 value added 564 4 120.00 $120.00 $677 —
684 value added 684 21 119.00 $119.00 $814 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 116.00 $116.00 $290 -2.57
305–335 311 5 110.00–119.00 $113.59 $353 +1.16
375–380 378 2 113.00–117.00 $114.99 $435 +4.53
410–425 418 2 105.00–108.00 $106.47 $445 +5.44
480 480 1 100.00 $100.00 $480 -0.50
510 510 1 97.00 $97.00 $495 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 264 4 136.00–142.00 $137.82 $364 -5.76
330–345 337 3 133.00–137.00 $135.30 $456 -4.03
360–385 372 6 130.00–140.00 $133.83 $498 -1.88
410–440 425 6 124.00–132.00 $128.53 $546 -3.73
465–495 478 4 112.00–121.00 $116.56 $557 -3.30
500–540 519 8 112.00–117.00 $114.78 $596 +0.39
565–590 580 3 105.00–110.00 $108.30 $628 +0.02
725 725 1 100.00 $100.00 $725 -3.00
755–790 770 4 102.00–104.00 $102.74 $791 +7.80
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 146.00 $146.00 $343 —
260 260 1 147.00 $147.00 $382 —
340–345 343 2 145.00–151.00 $148.02 $508 +0.98
350–385 363 4 140.00–152.00 $147.57 $536 +3.54
400–445 418 4 132.00–144.00 $136.41 $570 -6.36
460–485 473 2 124.00–130.00 $126.92 $600 -4.09
550–595 562 5 113.00–116.00 $114.97 $646 +0.36
600–640 613 9 108.00–114.00 $111.00 $680 -0.49
660–665 663 3 108.00–109.00 $108.67 $720 +0.20
750 750 1 107.00 $107.00 $802 -1.28
815 815 1 104.00 $104.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 125.00 $125.00 $300 -11.00
260–295 280 4 119.00–133.00 $125.59 $352 -5.15
320–335 328 2 120.00–128.00 $124.09 $407 -0.73
360–395 385 4 119.00–135.00 $124.63 $480 +3.09
405–440 426 6 112.00–123.00 $117.62 $501 -2.25
460–490 471 4 111.00–117.00 $114.01 $537 +3.85
515 515 1 102.00 $102.00 $525 -0.51

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 85-90% 1 32.00 $32.00 $262 —
830 830 85-90% 1 36.00 $36.00 $299 —
950 950 85-90% 1 28.00 $28.00 $266 —
930–1055 978 85-90% 6 36.00–43.50 $39.08 $382 —
930–1135 1033 85-90% 6 30.00–34.00 $31.74 $328 -4.12
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1275 1144 80-85% 7 36.00–41.00 $38.38 $439 —
1170–1370 1291 80-85% 7 43.00–48.00 $44.15 $570 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1400 1345 2 66.00–67.00 $66.48 $894 —
1200–1930 1565 2 70.00–72.00 $70.77 $1,108 —
1990 1990 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,572 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 780.00 $780.00 —
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —

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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.