Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 20, 2021

333 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $107.47/cwt -1.01 vs last sale · ≈ $570/hd at 530 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 333 357 690
Feeder cattle 251 306 583
Slaughter cattle 72 43 93
Replacement cattle 10 8 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, and feeder bulls sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold higher 2.00 to 4.00. Quality was good 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
350 350 1 154.00 $154.00 $539 +3.00
400–435 413 3 150.00–158.00 $155.06 $640 +5.11
460–475 465 3 156.00–167.00 $160.41 $746 +12.12
510–540 522 3 134.00–139.00 $136.95 $715 -7.05
560–585 572 7 117.00–126.00 $119.56 $684 —
600–625 612 3 114.00–121.00 $117.38 $718 -10.17
655 655 1 118.00 $118.00 $773 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 145.00 $145.00 $478 —
375–395 383 3 142.00–151.00 $147.68 $566 +5.73
420 420 1 142.00 $142.00 $596 +3.00
465–495 480 2 135.00–147.00 $140.81 $676 —
500–545 525 3 123.00–127.00 $125.65 $660 —
575 575 1 112.00 $112.00 $644 —
645 645 1 108.00 $108.00 $697 -2.00
765 765 1 104.00 $104.00 $796 —
870 870 1 107.00 $107.00 $931 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 130.00 $130.00 $292 —
315 315 1 128.00 $128.00 $403 -2.00
365–395 378 4 129.00–139.00 $131.68 $498 +2.68
405–425 415 2 128.00–130.00 $128.98 $535 —
470–490 480 2 124.00–127.00 $125.47 $602 +5.47
560 560 1 100.00 $100.00 $560 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 120.00 $120.00 $288 —
265–280 273 2 124.00–127.00 $125.46 $343 —
300–345 316 4 114.00–122.00 $117.42 $371 -0.23
365–390 375 4 115.00–116.00 $115.75 $434 -3.23
405–445 418 3 109.00–120.00 $115.48 $483 +3.52
450–475 463 2 107.00–113.00 $110.08 $510 +4.33
510–545 530 13 106.00–111.00 $107.47 $570 -1.01
550–585 573 4 102.00–106.00 $104.00 $596 —
625–635 630 4 94.00–101.00 $98.98 $624 -1.02
705 705 1 96.00 $96.00 $677 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 128.00 $128.00 $358 —
335–340 338 2 140.00–143.00 $141.49 $478 +7.78
365–380 375 3 132.00–139.00 $135.28 $507 +5.55
405–415 410 3 127.00–139.00 $131.28 $538 +4.59
450–495 473 6 117.00–124.00 $120.01 $568 -0.08
500–525 510 5 113.00–121.00 $118.43 $604 -0.33
555–585 573 5 109.00–118.00 $113.57 $651 -2.95
605–635 620 3 106.00–110.00 $107.66 $667 +2.66
655–695 675 2 101.00–109.00 $104.88 $708 -3.12
735 735 1 105.00 $105.00 $772 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 5 115.00 $115.00 $682 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 3 107.00–111.00 $108.38 $355 +4.83
470 470 1 100.00 $100.00 $470 -2.37
525 525 1 90.00 $90.00 $472 -10.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 162.00 $162.00 $348 +2.00
275–280 278 2 161.00–163.00 $162.01 $450 +7.83
300–340 323 6 151.00–166.00 $158.04 $510 -9.44
355–380 365 5 150.00–161.00 $156.56 $571 -1.49
400–425 410 3 150.00–158.00 $154.39 $633 +2.82
460–470 465 2 156.00–161.00 $158.53 $737 +13.12
500–535 518 4 128.00–136.00 $132.16 $685 +0.67
550–595 572 5 115.00–119.00 $117.41 $672 -4.73
605–620 613 2 108.00–115.00 $111.46 $683 -3.84
660 660 2 113.00–122.00 $117.50 $776 +6.04
725 725 1 95.00 $95.00 $689 -14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 146.00 $146.00 $299 —
305–325 315 2 140.00–152.00 $146.19 $460 -4.81
370 370 1 142.00 $142.00 $525 -0.35
405–415 408 4 134.00–145.00 $141.77 $578 +3.97
465–480 470 3 122.00–137.00 $127.94 $601 +0.46
500–515 506 4 110.00–115.00 $112.28 $568 -8.26
605–645 627 3 90.00–103.00 $95.86 $601 -9.14
690 690 1 102.00 $102.00 $704 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 132.00 $132.00 $290 —
275 275 1 144.00 $144.00 $396 —
350–395 373 2 138.00–140.00 $138.94 $518 —
420 420 1 120.00 $120.00 $504 -1.62
450–490 477 3 116.00–126.00 $120.17 $573 +2.55
500–505 503 2 105.00–111.00 $108.01 $543 +2.01

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1665 1283 80-85% 17 50.00–59.00 $54.39 $698 -5.78
1140–1450 1292 80-85% 7 59.00–64.00 $61.15 $790 +0.98
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1815 1564 75-80% 7 46.00–54.50 $51.08 $799 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1285 1098 85-90% 3 33.00–49.00 $41.84 $459 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1460 1410 2 73.00–77.00 $75.07 $1,058 —
1515–2015 1756 6 74.00–85.00 $79.39 $1,394 -4.43

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1180 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
1330 1330 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
695 695 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 685.00 $685.00
843 843 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 770.00 $770.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
980–1100 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 810.00–850.00 $828.85 —

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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.