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Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 21, 2021

322 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.00/cwt -4.72 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 567 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 322 397 417
Feeder cattle 266 316 309
Slaughter cattle 53 63 102
Replacement cattle 3 18 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Quality was mostly plain and demand was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 184.00 $184.00 $626 +6.00
350–360 355 2 168.00–169.00 $168.51 $598 -8.08
460 460 2 150.00–158.00 $154.00 $708 -6.00
555–595 570 5 131.00–139.00 $134.56 $767 -19.44
600–640 615 3 133.00–139.00 $135.93 $836 -11.07
650 650 1 127.00 $127.00 $826 —
735 735 1 125.00 $125.00 $919 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 144.00 $144.00 $324 —
265 265 1 144.00 $144.00 $382 —
330 330 1 148.00 $148.00 $488 —
390 390 1 147.00 $147.00 $573 -15.49
405–445 422 3 140.00–153.00 $147.85 $624 -2.19
530–535 533 2 133.00–139.00 $136.01 $725 —
565 565 1 129.00 $129.00 $729 -2.61
670 670 1 122.00 $122.00 $817 —
735–740 738 2 110.00–113.00 $111.49 $823 —
755 755 1 115.00 $115.00 $868 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 129.00 $129.00 $697 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 4 124.00 $124.00 $624 —
567 value added 567 10 122.00 $122.00 $692 -6.25
725–746 737 7 109.00–112.00 $110.26 $813 —
823 823 5 99.00 $99.00 $815 —
922 922 7 92.50 $92.50 $853 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 367 6 130.00–143.00 $137.31 $504 -5.73
405–445 428 9 128.00–140.00 $133.66 $572 -4.59
455–490 469 8 120.00–132.00 $125.48 $589 -5.35
505–510 508 2 123.00–128.00 $125.49 $637 +2.98
565–570 569 4 116.00 $116.00 $660 —
625–630 628 2 110.00–111.00 $110.50 $694 -4.50
680 680 1 112.00 $112.00 $762 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 130.00 $130.00 $318 -6.72
295 295 1 130.00 $130.00 $384 —
305–325 312 3 120.00–130.00 $126.74 $395 -11.77
370–390 380 3 120.00–124.00 $122.31 $465 -11.08
410–445 427 5 120.00–127.00 $123.41 $527 -2.33
460–495 475 6 110.00–120.00 $115.94 $551 -5.06
515–540 526 4 114.00–119.00 $116.76 $614 +2.79
560–590 579 4 108.00–115.00 $111.47 $645 -1.53
605 605 3 107.00 $107.00 $647 —
660 660 1 105.00 $105.00 $693 -1.00
740 740 1 105.00 $105.00 $777 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 122.00 $122.00 $378 +12.00
380 380 1 100.00 $100.00 $380 -13.00
505–535 516 4 102.00–110.00 $107.05 $552 —
575 575 2 106.00–107.00 $106.50 $612 +6.50
645 645 1 100.00 $100.00 $645 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 265 3 160.00–174.00 $167.32 $443 -19.81
305–345 328 5 167.00–174.00 $169.67 $557 -16.86
350–380 365 8 164.00–179.00 $168.80 $616 -10.85
400–430 412 5 153.00–166.00 $157.40 $648 -8.82
450–460 453 3 141.00–151.00 $147.36 $668 -6.99
505–545 530 6 131.00–143.00 $137.57 $729 -1.43
560–570 567 3 126.00–136.00 $132.31 $750 -2.69
610–640 630 3 123.00–127.00 $124.97 $787 -7.64
655–670 663 2 121.00–124.00 $122.48 $812 -4.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 158.00 $158.00 $482 -9.64
360–380 369 5 150.00–160.00 $155.28 $573 -9.08
400–445 426 5 139.00–150.00 $144.31 $615 -10.00
455–480 468 8 131.00–144.00 $136.36 $638 -7.64
525 525 1 120.00 $120.00 $630 -12.29
585 585 1 115.00 $115.00 $673 -12.00
610–640 625 2 105.00–117.00 $110.86 $693 -8.14
750 750 1 100.00 $100.00 $750 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 113.00 $113.00 $412 -37.00
420 420 1 125.00 $125.00 $525 -14.79
470–480 475 2 127.00–133.00 $129.97 $617 +5.28
585 585 1 105.00 $105.00 $614 —
675 675 1 95.00 $95.00 $641 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1670 1360 80-85% 13 53.00–62.00 $56.96 $775 —
1410–1635 1523 80-85% 2 64.00 $64.00 $975 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1105 1013 85-90% 3 44.00–49.00 $46.37 $470 -7.48
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480 1480 75-80% 2 48.50–54.00 $51.25 $758 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1620 1548 2 78.00–90.00 $84.28 $1,305 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 900.00 $900.00 —
1230 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,240.00 $1,240.00 -229.80

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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.