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Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 27, 2021

346 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.28/cwt -5.21 vs last sale · ≈ $440/hd at 323 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 346 333 370
Feeder cattle 225 251 313
Slaughter cattle 75 72 45
Replacement cattle 46 10 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold unevenly. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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
300–325 313 2 160.00–170.00 $165.20 $517 —
380 380 2 160.00–170.00 $165.00 $627 +11.00
460 460 1 150.00 $150.00 $690 -10.41
575 575 1 140.00 $140.00 $805 +20.44
635 635 2 131.00 $131.00 $832 +13.62
695 695 1 120.00 $120.00 $834 —
740 740 1 117.00 $117.00 $866 —
810–840 820 3 108.00–115.00 $112.61 $923 —
895 895 1 111.00 $111.00 $993 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 146.00 $146.00 $562 -1.68
400–445 423 2 140.00–150.00 $144.73 $612 +2.73
475–495 485 2 134.00–145.00 $139.61 $677 -1.20
645 645 1 118.00 $118.00 $761 +10.00
775 775 1 107.00 $107.00 $829 +3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 6 141.50 $141.50 $698 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 145.00 $145.00 $500 +17.00
460 460 1 134.00 $134.00 $616 +8.53

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–230 220 2 130.00–138.00 $134.18 $295 —
265 265 1 130.00 $130.00 $344 +2.00
305–340 323 12 131.00–146.00 $136.28 $440 -5.21
370–395 384 4 142.00–145.00 $143.27 $550 +7.99
405–445 424 9 125.00–141.00 $133.53 $566 +2.25
455–495 473 6 126.00–132.00 $128.66 $609 +8.65
505–548 534 3 124.00–132.00 $126.52 $676 +8.09
585 585 1 122.00 $122.00 $714 +8.43
600–615 608 2 103.00 $103.00 $626 -4.66
650 650 1 112.00 $112.00 $728 +7.12
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 120.00 $120.00 $264 ±0.00
305–335 320 2 120.00–130.00 $124.77 $399 +7.35
365–385 377 3 116.00–125.00 $121.97 $460 +6.22
410–440 426 4 119.00–124.00 $122.28 $521 +6.80
490 490 1 117.00 $117.00 $573 +6.92
505–535 520 2 112.00–117.00 $114.43 $595 +6.96
570 570 2 105.00–108.00 $106.50 $607 +2.50
640 640 1 92.00 $92.00 $589 -6.98
700 700 1 94.00 $94.00 $658 -2.00
785 785 1 89.00 $89.00 $699 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
626 value added 626 9 119.00 $119.00 $745 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 100.00 $100.00 $260 —
330 330 1 110.00 $110.00 $363 +1.62
360–395 378 2 110.00–115.00 $112.62 $426 —
440–445 443 2 108.00–109.00 $108.50 $481 —
480–485 483 2 106.00–108.00 $106.99 $517 +6.99

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 272 3 160.00 $160.00 $435 -2.01
300–320 310 2 168.00 $168.00 $521 +9.96
355–390 371 4 161.00–172.00 $166.56 $618 +10.00
410–425 418 3 150.00–157.00 $153.35 $641 -1.04
450 450 1 147.00 $147.00 $662 -11.53
565 565 1 127.00 $127.00 $718 +9.59
635–645 640 2 109.00–115.00 $112.02 $717 +0.56
650 650 1 116.00 $116.00 $754 -1.50
705–710 708 2 113.00 $113.00 $800 +18.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 158.00 $158.00 $348 +12.00
325–330 328 2 149.00–150.00 $149.50 $490 +3.31
385–395 390 2 142.00 $142.00 $554 ±0.00
435–440 438 2 120.00–134.00 $127.04 $556 -14.73
470–485 478 2 139.00–144.00 $141.46 $676 +13.52
510 510 1 125.00 $125.00 $638 +12.72
590 590 1 114.00 $114.00 $673 —
600–615 608 2 106.00–113.00 $109.54 $666 +13.68
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 140.00 $140.00 $357 -4.00
410–430 420 2 130.00 $130.00 $546 +10.00
465–495 478 3 123.00–124.00 $123.67 $591 +3.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1805 1302 80-85% 15 51.00–60.00 $56.98 $742 —
1125–1840 1437 80-85% 3 62.00–66.00 $63.04 $906 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1450 1420 85-90% 2 36.00–49.00 $42.36 $602 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1680 1680 75-80% 1 53.00 $53.00 $890 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1450 1333 3 75.00–79.00 $77.52 $1,033 —
1750 1750 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,488 +5.61

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–850 833 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 700.00–810.00 $735.20
875–965 905 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 690.00–700.00 $696.45
875–1125 929 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 600.00–960.00 $795.54
900–1215 1043 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 780.00–1,070.00 $946.74
1225 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 870.00 $870.00 —
895 895 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 610.00 $610.00 —
800–1000 903 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 660.00–900.00 $779.43 —
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 790.00 $790.00 —
950–1000 967 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —
830–1110 989 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 720.00–1,060.00 $955.67 —

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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.