Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 3, 2021

251 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.24/cwt ≈ $642/hd at 475 lb · 28 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.00/cwt ≈ $574/hd at 410 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.58/cwt +5.08 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 524 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 251 464 457
Feeder cattle 211 308 402
Slaughter cattle 34 154 43
Replacement cattle 6 2 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold uneven. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 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
330 330 1 158.00 $158.00 $521 -2.00
355–385 376 5 163.00–179.00 $174.55 $656 —
415–420 418 2 170.00–175.00 $172.49 $721 —
455–492 477 7 158.00–169.00 $163.24 $779 —
505–525 513 3 136.00–148.00 $143.40 $736 —
580–595 588 2 130.00 $130.00 $764 +1.71
608 608 3 129.00 $129.00 $784 —
660–665 662 3 115.00–125.50 $121.98 $808 -0.02
815 815 1 108.00 $108.00 $880 —
955 955 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,022 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 2 150.00 $150.00 $590 +4.00
400–435 423 3 140.00–141.00 $140.34 $594 —
465–490 473 4 133.00–145.00 $141.05 $667 +4.05
515 515 1 129.00 $129.00 $664 —
850 850 1 100.00 $100.00 $850 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 144.00 $144.00 $554 —
460–490 477 3 115.00–130.00 $120.78 $576 -9.22
520–535 527 3 110.00–122.00 $117.28 $618 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 value added 478 5 153.00 $153.00 $731 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 value added 410 20 140.00 $140.00 $574 —
461–480 value added 475 28 135.00–136.00 $135.24 $642 —
603 value added 603 4 117.00 $117.00 $706 —
655 value added 655 5 115.00 $115.00 $753 —
712 value added 712 3 113.00 $113.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 154.00 $154.00 $362 —
250–270 260 3 131.00–136.00 $134.01 $348 —
318–345 329 4 135.00–140.00 $137.93 $454 +7.93
415 415 1 133.00 $133.00 $552 +4.70
465 fancy 465 1 145.00 $145.00 $674 —
450–495 468 7 120.00–135.00 $129.91 $608 +8.24
505–540 524 12 120.00–128.00 $122.58 $642 +5.08
550–580 565 2 119.00–124.00 $121.57 $687 +7.08
610 610 2 105.00–114.00 $109.50 $668 +4.50
660 660 1 106.00 $106.00 $700 —
750 750 1 108.00 $108.00 $810 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 373 2 108.00–110.00 $109.02 $407 -7.98
410–420 415 2 100.00–110.00 $105.06 $436 -1.94
455–460 458 2 105.00 $105.00 $481 +15.00
585 585 1 100.00 $100.00 $585 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 120.00 $120.00 $324 +1.00
300 300 1 123.00 $123.00 $369 +3.00
420 420 1 113.00 $113.00 $475 -7.00
465 465 1 117.00 $117.00 $544 —
565 565 1 111.00 $111.00 $627 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 156.00 $156.00 $437 -4.00
320–330 325 2 160.00–162.00 $161.02 $523 +0.96
425 425 1 145.00 $145.00 $616 -6.53
505 505 1 133.00 $133.00 $672 -5.00
555 555 1 127.00 $127.00 $705 -1.52
610 610 1 119.00 $119.00 $726 —
680 680 1 115.00 $115.00 $782 +13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 144.00 $144.00 $583 +6.91
515–545 530 2 118.00–121.00 $119.54 $634 —
590 590 1 109.00 $109.00 $643 —
805 805 1 95.00 $95.00 $765 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 141.00 $141.00 $395 +11.00
395 395 1 138.00 $138.00 $545 —
415 415 1 110.00 $110.00 $456 -7.67
865 865 1 80.00 $80.00 $692 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1190 1092 80-85% 9 59.00–68.50 $63.43 $693 —
1210–1450 1362 80-85% 7 68.00–72.00 $70.16 $956 -1.27
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1120 972 85-90% 3 42.00–55.00 $49.62 $482 +1.31
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1580 1580 75-80% 1 66.00 $66.00 $1,043 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,205 —
1530–2000 1797 5 83.00–97.50 $89.83 $1,614 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
930–1010 985 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 750.00–780.00 $767.89

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 920.00 $920.00 -70.00

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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.