Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 10, 2021

1,019 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.28/cwt +6.28 vs last sale · ≈ $837/hd at 690 lb · 83 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.04/cwt ≈ $930/hd at 788 lb · 69 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.67/cwt +1.43 vs last sale · ≈ $637/hd at 466 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,019 251 236
Feeder cattle 893 211 207
Slaughter cattle 88 34 24
Replacement cattle 38 6 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 1.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. Quality was mostly attractive and demand was good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 6 166.00 $166.00 $622 —
457–472 469 27 160.00–164.00 $163.23 $766 —
526–542 535 15 146.00–150.00 $148.16 $793 —
577–595 583 23 144.00–150.00 $148.19 $864 —
591 value added 591 10 145.50 $145.50 $860 —
624–641 634 13 133.00–139.00 $136.73 $867 —
657–676 666 16 125.00–129.00 $127.20 $847 —
738 738 4 123.00 $123.00 $908 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 166.00 $166.00 $573 +8.00
350–385 364 7 156.00–168.00 $165.23 $601 -9.32
410–445 435 6 157.00–163.00 $158.81 $691 -13.68
455–490 476 5 145.00–148.00 $145.57 $693 -17.67
500–530 512 7 137.00–154.00 $144.72 $741 +1.32
550–590 579 10 134.00–145.00 $140.11 $811 +10.11
600–645 621 5 123.00–139.00 $133.88 $831 +4.88
655 655 1 134.00 $134.00 $878 +12.02
790 790 1 114.00 $114.00 $901 —
800–828 814 4 109.00–115.00 $111.95 $911 +3.95
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 150.00 $150.00 $368 —
285 285 1 163.00 $163.00 $465 —
395 395 1 153.00 $153.00 $604 +3.00
400–415 411 4 140.00–147.00 $142.71 $587 +2.37
470–490 480 2 140.00–147.00 $143.57 $689 +2.52
505 505 1 137.00 $137.00 $692 +8.00
555 555 1 126.00 $126.00 $699 —
645 645 1 119.00 $119.00 $768 —
675 675 2 110.00 $110.00 $742 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 133.00 $133.00 $492 -11.00
425 425 1 118.00 $118.00 $502 —
520 520 1 125.00 $125.00 $650 +7.72

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 9 150.00 $150.00 $423 —
340 340 6 148.00 $148.00 $503 —
390–399 394 12 141.00–146.00 $143.89 $567 —
434 434 7 140.00 $140.00 $608 —
454–476 466 35 136.00–138.00 $136.67 $637 —
533 value added 533 9 127.00 $127.00 $677 —
539–544 541 22 125.50–127.00 $126.19 $683 —
576–590 581 24 116.00–126.50 $123.52 $718 —
623–632 630 26 115.00–117.00 $115.46 $727 —
664–683 672 7 113.00–128.00 $121.47 $816 —
673–693 value added 692 76 109.00–122.10 $121.26 $839 —
787 value added 787 63 119.00 $119.00 $937 —
798 798 6 108.00 $108.00 $862 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 4 142.00–151.00 $148.75 $320 -5.25
260–280 270 2 142.00–152.00 $147.19 $397 +13.18
300–345 329 6 133.00–143.00 $139.41 $459 +1.48
360 fancy 360 2 150.00 $150.00 $540 —
365–390 375 3 135.00–141.00 $137.30 $515 —
410–415 fancy 413 2 146.00–149.00 $147.49 $609 —
400–440 418 14 129.00–141.00 $134.04 $560 +1.04
455 fancy 455 1 136.00 $136.00 $619 -9.00
460–495 480 10 119.00–128.00 $124.29 $597 -5.62
500–538 524 13 117.00–129.00 $122.87 $644 +0.29
555–590 572 8 112.00–119.00 $115.61 $661 -5.96
600–640 615 6 111.00–117.00 $114.13 $702 +4.63
650–670 656 4 106.00–113.00 $109.48 $718 +3.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 3 130.00–138.00 $133.95 $362 +13.95
335 335 1 130.00 $130.00 $436 +7.00
360–385 373 4 121.00–131.00 $125.31 $467 —
400–440 426 4 120.00–126.00 $122.00 $520 +9.00
480–495 488 2 115.00–116.00 $115.51 $564 -1.49
528–545 529 20 109.00–115.00 $114.59 $606 —
555–585 568 3 110.00 $110.00 $625 -1.00
605–645 625 2 105.00–112.00 $108.39 $677 —
675–680 678 2 100.00–105.00 $102.49 $695 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 120.00 $120.00 $264 —
275–285 280 2 110.00–119.00 $114.58 $321 —
365–390 378 2 110.00–115.00 $112.42 $425 +3.40
480 480 2 109.00–110.00 $109.50 $526 +4.50
500–540 519 9 95.00–107.00 $105.15 $546 —
600–630 612 3 90.00 $90.00 $551 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 13 185.00 $185.00 $585 —
386 386 5 160.00 $160.00 $618 —
461 461 15 162.00 $162.00 $747 —
515–541 534 19 143.50–145.50 $144.99 $774 —
681 681 5 117.00 $117.00 $797 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 fancy 215 1 200.00 $200.00 $430 —
210–240 228 4 170.00–190.00 $179.80 $410 —
255–280 268 3 166.00–180.00 $174.35 $467 +18.35
315–340 331 5 163.00–177.00 $168.43 $558 +7.41
350–390 376 5 160.00–164.00 $162.38 $611 —
400–445 425 12 153.00–170.00 $157.50 $669 +12.50
450–485 463 3 148.00–164.00 $153.53 $711 —
500–535 514 8 130.00–145.00 $136.55 $702 +3.55
550–595 576 6 122.00–132.00 $125.71 $724 -1.29
630 630 1 121.00 $121.00 $762 +2.00
700–740 715 3 105.00–112.00 $107.94 $772 —
770 770 1 110.00 $110.00 $847 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 2 145.00–151.00 $147.88 $478 —
400–445 429 5 138.00–152.00 $143.14 $614 -0.86
450–495 478 6 133.00–146.00 $139.26 $666 —
520 520 1 120.00 $120.00 $624 +0.46
590 590 1 118.00 $118.00 $696 +9.00
690 690 1 106.00 $106.00 $731 —
770 770 1 99.00 $99.00 $762 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 147.00 $147.00 $390 +6.00
335 335 1 130.00 $130.00 $436 —
360–365 363 2 140.00–149.00 $144.47 $524 +6.47
410–430 423 5 122.00–136.00 $130.14 $550 +20.14
465–490 478 3 112.00–125.00 $118.60 $567 —
510–530 520 2 114.00–115.00 $114.51 $595 —
740 740 1 90.00 $90.00 $666 —
790 790 1 80.00 $80.00 $632 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 80-85% 1 54.00 $54.00 $562 —
1040–1460 1211 80-85% 9 57.00–63.00 $59.33 $718 —
1190–1400 1294 80-85% 4 67.00–68.50 $67.86 $878 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1195 1053 85-90% 6 46.00–52.00 $47.85 $504 —
1165–1365 1265 85-90% 2 41.00–43.00 $41.92 $530 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1770–1935 1853 2 78.00–89.00 $83.74 $1,552 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 (<2 yrs)Open 3 870.00 $870.00
1015–1125 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 820.00–870.00 $843.71

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1220 1083 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 920.00–1,180.00 $1,037.14
800–1400 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–975.00 $929.55
970–1300 1118 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 800.00–1,100.00 $984.16
900–1375 1138 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 940.00–1,160.00 $1,072.97
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,460.00 $1,460.00 —
900–1100 1033 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 1,310.00–1,690.00 $1,579.68 —
1150–1250 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 1,060.00–1,650.00 $1,469.69 —
1175 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,220.00 $1,220.00 —
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,440.00 $1,440.00 —
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,420.00 $1,420.00 —

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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.