Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 16, 2020

329 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.42/cwt -2.58 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 525 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 329 665 432
Feeder cattle 290 589 334
Slaughter cattle 38 69 85
Replacement cattle 1 7 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly from 2.00 higher to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady to 8.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold steady to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. Quality varied from plain to attractive. Demand was moderate. ***Special Note: There will be a stock cow sale on Wednesday 12/30/20 at 12 noon. ***

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 166.00 $166.00 $473 ±0.00
395 395 1 150.00 $150.00 $592 -13.68
415 415 1 148.00 $148.00 $614 -12.48
450–475 465 3 137.00–147.00 $143.26 $666 -9.35
510–538 531 5 129.00–139.00 $131.92 $700 -12.86
555–580 565 5 126.00–134.00 $129.17 $730 +1.58
605–620 615 3 120.00–121.00 $120.33 $740 +2.83
660–685 673 2 116.00–118.00 $117.02 $788 -0.98
685 685 1 110.00 $110.00 $754 -8.00
838 838 2 111.00 $111.00 $930 —
875 875 1 107.00 $107.00 $936 —
900–905 903 2 107.00–109.00 $108.00 $975 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 5 150.00 $150.00 $702 —
539 539 4 124.00 $124.00 $668 —
558 558 3 129.00 $129.00 $720 +0.50
626 626 5 120.00 $120.00 $751 -9.00
697 value added 697 9 121.00 $121.00 $843 -5.37
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 146.00 $146.00 $489 +1.00
360–365 363 2 147.00–149.00 $148.01 $537 +1.01
405 405 1 136.00 $136.00 $551 -6.00
550–570 562 3 118.00–123.00 $119.97 $674 +5.28
625 625 1 118.00 $118.00 $738 +5.55
655 655 1 110.00 $110.00 $720 -1.00
760 760 1 112.00 $112.00 $851 —
855 855 1 101.00 $101.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 129.00 $129.00 $368 —
370–390 382 3 126.00–129.00 $127.36 $487 -2.97
415–440 428 2 120.00–126.00 $123.09 $527 -0.94
485–490 488 2 105.00–125.00 $114.95 $561 +1.56
515–545 532 3 110.00–117.00 $113.68 $605 -7.56

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 126.00 $126.00 $372 -13.00
330 330 1 127.00 $127.00 $419 -4.47
380 380 1 132.00 $132.00 $502 +4.13
405–440 424 8 120.00–128.00 $122.81 $521 +1.98
460–495 479 4 122.00–129.00 $124.79 $598 +6.85
500–533 517 8 115.00–125.00 $117.84 $609 +1.05
560 560 1 108.00 $108.00 $605 -5.41
608–630 618 4 103.00–113.00 $109.71 $678 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506–543 value added 523 11 122.00–125.00 $123.58 $646 -1.42
527 527 9 121.00 $121.00 $638 —
628 value added 628 3 112.00 $112.00 $703 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 277 3 116.00–123.00 $119.03 $330 —
320–345 335 5 112.00–121.00 $115.99 $389 -3.01
350–375 363 2 112.00–120.00 $115.86 $421 -3.26
420 420 1 112.00 $112.00 $470 -1.66
505–510 508 2 109.00–111.00 $110.00 $559 -1.20
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 111.00 $111.00 $322 —
360–385 373 5 95.00–106.00 $102.24 $381 -4.30
405 405 1 104.00 $104.00 $421 -3.47
490 490 1 101.00 $101.00 $495 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–235 230 2 156.00–160.00 $157.96 $363 -7.04
280–285 283 2 156.00–158.00 $156.99 $444 -3.01
300–340 323 5 150.00–152.00 $151.16 $488 -1.88
355–395 375 3 147.00–158.00 $150.86 $566 -4.16
410–415 413 2 140.00–141.00 $140.50 $580 -15.32
520 520 2 134.00–137.00 $135.50 $705 +7.86
523 523 3 120.50 $120.50 $630 -7.14
550–585 565 5 111.00–120.00 $116.13 $656 -4.65
600–645 631 6 108.00–120.00 $114.77 $724 -1.88
665 665 1 111.00 $111.00 $738 -4.00
700 700 1 105.00 $105.00 $735 -10.00
750 750 1 98.00 $98.00 $735 —
833 833 2 95.00 $95.00 $791 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 267 4 140.00–147.00 $144.67 $386 —
315–335 325 2 148.00–149.00 $148.48 $483 +7.48
370–395 383 2 136.00 $136.00 $521 -9.03
420–445 432 3 131.00–136.00 $134.38 $581 -6.48
455–490 477 3 121.00–126.00 $123.95 $591 -8.37
535 535 1 120.00 $120.00 $642 -0.36
550–575 563 3 95.00–107.00 $100.64 $567 —
710–735 723 2 95.00–98.00 $96.53 $698 —
760–770 765 2 95.00–99.00 $96.99 $742 —
805 805 1 94.00 $94.00 $757 —
870 870 1 94.00 $94.00 $818 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 136.00 $136.00 $326 —
250 250 1 132.00 $132.00 $330 —
365–390 378 2 127.00–134.00 $130.38 $493 +4.50
410 410 1 100.00 $100.00 $410 -17.36
450–495 474 6 105.00–110.00 $108.19 $513 +2.17

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1895 1472 80-85% 10 41.00–50.00 $45.73 $673 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1430 1238 85-90% 10 29.00–40.00 $35.18 $436 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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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.