Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 4, 2020

308 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.47/cwt +9.01 vs last sale · ≈ $604/hd at 519 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $146.17/cwt +18.13 vs last sale · ≈ $615/hd at 421 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.44/cwt +12.86 vs last sale · ≈ $493/hd at 378 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 308 236 808
Feeder cattle 275 188 601
Slaughter cattle 28 37 155
Replacement cattle 5 11 52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 7.00 to 16.00 higher, feeder heifers sold mostly 9.00 to 13.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 12.00 to 25.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Quality was average and demand was good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 161.00 $161.00 $636 +33.00
425–445 434 4 134.00–145.00 $142.31 $618 —
455–460 457 3 136.00–144.00 $141.01 $644 +15.01
505–515 509 4 135.00–140.00 $137.26 $699 +7.26
555–585 573 3 115.00–126.00 $121.58 $697 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 2 131.00–142.00 $136.46 $536 +16.46
450–495 473 2 124.00–127.00 $125.43 $593 +11.43
505–545 525 2 121.00–123.00 $122.04 $641 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 115.00 $115.00 $621 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 131.00 $131.00 $354 +13.00
315–330 323 2 130.00–133.00 $131.53 $425 +12.84
355–395 378 12 127.00–138.00 $130.44 $493 +12.86
400–445 421 8 123.00–136.00 $129.49 $545 +13.48
450–495 471 10 114.00–134.00 $119.50 $563 +10.99
500–545 519 15 113.00–121.00 $116.47 $604 +9.01
560–580 570 3 109.00–115.00 $111.34 $635 +2.85
620–625 623 2 106.00–116.00 $110.98 $691 +9.54
780 780 1 105.00 $105.00 $819 —
820 820 1 105.00 $105.00 $861 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 120.00 $120.00 $342 —
315–345 325 3 115.00–122.00 $119.09 $387 —
355–395 378 3 120.00–124.00 $121.73 $460 —
405–440 429 8 110.00–121.00 $114.46 $491 +5.46
450–495 477 5 108.00–113.00 $110.01 $525 +10.01
535 535 1 110.00 $110.00 $588 +10.44
620 620 1 103.00 $103.00 $639 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 270 3 109.00–115.00 $112.96 $305 —
335 335 1 109.00 $109.00 $365 —
370 370 1 104.00 $104.00 $385 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 159.00 $159.00 $453 +29.00
300–345 324 4 152.00–159.00 $155.97 $505 +25.37
355–395 371 9 145.00–158.00 $152.28 $565 +26.24
400–445 421 12 139.00–154.00 $146.17 $615 +18.13
450–495 467 8 134.00–146.00 $138.07 $645 +17.93
500–540 519 7 123.00–136.00 $128.88 $669 +21.08
565–570 566 5 116.00–127.00 $119.80 $678 +12.05
610 610 1 109.00 $109.00 $665 -2.00
620 620 1 107.00 $107.00 $663 -4.00
650 650 1 112.00 $112.00 $728 +9.00
730 730 1 104.00 $104.00 $759 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 148.00 $148.00 $429 +27.00
340 340 1 140.00 $140.00 $476 +20.00
375–395 385 3 135.00–142.00 $138.70 $534 +19.73
420–445 430 3 125.00–137.00 $132.07 $568 +14.07
480–495 488 3 109.00–124.00 $116.08 $566 +7.79
500–540 521 8 113.00–120.00 $117.75 $613 +23.75
565 565 1 115.00 $115.00 $650 +24.00
625 625 1 100.00 $100.00 $625 +7.75
650–685 671 4 94.00–100.00 $97.52 $654 +10.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 316 4 115.00–133.00 $125.03 $395 —
355–385 372 3 131.00–138.00 $134.69 $501 +39.69
490 490 1 118.00 $118.00 $578 —
520–540 532 3 99.00–106.00 $103.30 $550 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1485 1244 80-85% 12 43.50–56.00 $48.16 $599 +1.74
1255 1255 80-85% 1 61.00 $61.00 $766 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1260 1059 85-90% 5 37.00–43.00 $39.99 $423 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,124 —
1730 1730 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,401 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
775 775 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 +200.00
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 970.00 $970.00 +350.00
1050–1275 1163 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00–1,150.00 $1,104.84 —

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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.