Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 24, 2021

508 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.25/cwt ≈ $1,048/hd at 781 lb · 66 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.63/cwt ≈ $780/hd at 631 lb · 23 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.76/cwt +4.26 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 628 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 508 592 158
Feeder cattle 465 551 71
Slaughter cattle 36 38 70
Replacement cattle 7 3 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: feeder steer sold mostly steady, feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 10.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was very good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 3 167.00 $167.00 $763 ±0.00
515 515 7 149.00 $149.00 $767 —
604 604 4 147.00 $147.00 $888 —
630–635 value added 634 17 143.00 $143.00 $907 +3.50
696 696 7 130.50 $130.50 $908 —
781 value added 781 66 134.25 $134.25 $1,048 —
821 821 4 115.00 $115.00 $944 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 378 3 160.00–165.00 $163.11 $617 -14.20
405–435 422 6 158.00–175.00 $168.40 $711 +7.07
455–490 473 6 157.00–174.00 $162.60 $769 -1.55
500–520 510 2 155.00–170.00 $162.65 $830 -0.34
550–560 556 5 145.00–156.00 $151.37 $842 +3.37
625–640 633 2 136.00–138.00 $137.01 $867 -8.60
735 735 1 123.00 $123.00 $904 +4.00
758 758 2 122.00 $122.00 $925 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 150.00 $150.00 $525 —
405–420 413 2 148.00–150.00 $149.02 $615 +14.02
480 480 1 146.00 $146.00 $701 -6.97
540 540 1 145.00 $145.00 $783 -1.00
685 685 2 118.00–121.00 $119.50 $819 -1.44
710–720 714 4 113.00–118.00 $115.25 $823 +0.25
785 785 1 113.00 $113.00 $887 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–525 510 3 120.00–124.00 $121.37 $619 +3.80
585 585 1 119.00 $119.00 $696 +5.00
645 645 1 111.00 $111.00 $716 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 5 157.00 $157.00 $540 +8.00
372 372 9 148.00 $148.00 $551 +1.00
406 406 10 147.00 $147.00 $597 —
465–476 473 14 145.00–147.00 $145.56 $688 +18.56
514 514 8 132.00 $132.00 $678 —
608–640 631 23 121.00–130.00 $123.63 $780 —
724 724 7 113.00 $113.00 $818 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 3 135.00–147.00 $140.67 $384 -4.95
310–340 323 9 137.00–149.00 $142.51 $460 -0.40
350–390 376 7 133.00–147.00 $141.68 $533 +0.16
400–445 426 10 133.00–145.00 $139.37 $594 +2.80
455–495 474 11 133.00–147.00 $140.43 $666 +12.68
510–545 527 5 128.00–140.00 $134.16 $707 +11.05
585–590 588 3 119.00–127.00 $122.01 $717 +2.68
625 625 1 116.00 $116.00 $725 —
650–655 652 3 117.00–120.00 $118.99 $776 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 130.00 $130.00 $312 ±0.00
250–260 253 3 130.00–132.00 $130.66 $331 —
300 300 2 130.00 $130.00 $390 +0.32
355–380 368 2 131.00–132.00 $131.48 $484 +4.92
415–435 425 4 125.00–130.00 $128.49 $546 +8.24
455–490 473 2 112.00–124.00 $117.78 $557 -1.22
520–545 533 2 113.00–121.00 $117.09 $624 +1.09
585 585 1 114.00 $114.00 $667 -1.00
610–615 613 2 113.00–115.00 $114.00 $699 +4.00
700–720 710 2 109.00–111.00 $109.99 $781 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 105.00 $105.00 $352 -4.00
400–445 423 2 110.00–116.00 $113.16 $479 -1.33
500–520 510 2 106.00–114.00 $109.92 $561 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 232 3 170.00–178.00 $172.76 $401 -19.24
250–295 276 9 167.00–187.00 $178.90 $494 +4.90
300–340 314 7 166.00–185.00 $177.15 $556 -3.51
355–385 371 6 160.00–179.00 $169.84 $630 -4.35
400–440 411 5 158.00–176.00 $166.82 $686 +17.84
465–495 482 5 153.00–168.00 $157.06 $757 -2.50
505–540 526 5 140.00–152.00 $146.95 $773 -5.18
550–590 566 5 130.00–145.00 $140.25 $794 -0.65
620–635 625 3 129.00–135.00 $132.00 $825 +1.26
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 7 168.00 $168.00 $699 +3.00
483 483 10 153.50 $153.50 $741 —
553 553 6 145.00 $145.00 $802 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 155.00 $155.00 $364 -11.00
260 260 1 156.00 $156.00 $406 —
335 335 1 162.00 $162.00 $543 +4.95
385 385 1 152.00 $152.00 $585 -6.42
410 410 1 156.00 $156.00 $640 +13.85
480 480 1 143.00 $143.00 $686 -0.86
510–535 524 4 127.00–132.00 $129.48 $678 -6.03
565–585 575 4 119.00–127.00 $123.01 $707 +0.01
600–610 605 2 114.00–115.00 $114.50 $693 ±0.00
780 780 1 106.00 $106.00 $827 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 146.00–150.00 $148.00 $414 —
355 355 1 149.00 $149.00 $529 +10.37
485 485 1 129.00 $129.00 $626 +0.93
510–530 520 2 121.00–122.00 $121.49 $632 -0.77

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1385 1145 80-85% 12 56.00–67.00 $60.59 $694 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1115 995 85-90% 3 40.00–52.00 $47.09 $469 +2.02

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1620–1900 1768 3 81.00–83.50 $82.60 $1,460 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1435 1368 2 68.00–75.00 $71.67 $980 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 650.00 $650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775–880 828 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 790.00–880.00 $837.85
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 880.00 $880.00

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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 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —

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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.