Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 5, 2021

292 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $119.81/cwt ≈ $872/hd at 728 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 292 533 278
Feeder cattle 261 461 244
Slaughter cattle 22 72 33
Replacement cattle 9 — 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: feeder cattle sold mostly 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Demand was good and quality was mostly plain to average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 648 5 130.00 $130.00 $842 —
721–730 728 21 119.00–120.00 $119.81 $872 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–345 314 5 165.00–172.00 $169.24 $531 —
370 370 1 166.00 $166.00 $614 +1.00
405–420 410 3 162.00–166.00 $164.00 $672 +3.03
485–498 494 3 155.00–157.00 $155.65 $769 +5.37
500–530 515 2 150.00–160.00 $155.15 $799 +14.76
560–585 577 3 149.00–150.00 $149.32 $862 +8.28
625 625 1 132.00 $132.00 $825 +1.80
655–675 665 4 129.00–131.00 $130.50 $868 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 160.00 $160.00 $528 +5.00
410–430 417 3 150.00–158.00 $155.25 $647 +2.21
490 490 1 145.00 $145.00 $710 —
542 542 3 142.00 $142.00 $770 —
570 570 1 132.00 $132.00 $752 —
605–640 615 4 118.00–129.00 $123.59 $760 +0.59
710–725 718 2 116.00–122.00 $118.97 $854 —
885 885 1 105.00 $105.00 $929 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 160.00 $160.00 $376 —
355–375 364 5 138.00–149.00 $142.60 $519 +8.49
400–445 427 5 139.00–147.00 $143.97 $615 +8.41
450–490 473 7 125.00–134.00 $129.44 $612 +2.64
515–540 529 7 123.00–132.00 $128.12 $678 +2.43
560–590 578 3 125.00–126.00 $125.34 $724 +2.95
600 600 1 129.00 $129.00 $774 +9.46
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 124.00 $124.00 $316 —
305–325 315 2 124.00–138.00 $131.22 $413 +3.22
410–440 420 4 130.00–132.00 $130.49 $548 +3.84
450–470 462 3 116.00–118.00 $116.99 $540 -2.07
500–540 520 4 116.00–119.00 $117.52 $611 +1.51
550–580 564 4 108.00–118.00 $113.68 $641 —
605–645 633 4 109.00–113.00 $111.99 $709 +3.65
660–685 673 2 105.00–108.00 $106.47 $717 -0.56
760 760 1 107.00 $107.00 $813 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
539 539 4 125.00 $125.00 $674 —
640 640 3 109.00 $109.00 $698 —
731 731 8 109.00 $109.00 $797 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 110.00 $110.00 $280 —
375 375 1 100.00 $100.00 $375 -18.08
495 495 1 110.00 $110.00 $544 ±0.00
530–535 533 2 100.00–110.00 $105.02 $560 +0.02
585 585 1 110.00 $110.00 $644 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 265 2 168.00–172.00 $169.92 $450 +3.54
305–345 319 6 165.00–176.00 $169.95 $542 +6.95
350–385 373 5 160.00–170.00 $166.14 $620 +1.03
450–480 468 6 150.00–160.00 $154.59 $723 +0.39
500 500 2 143.00–145.00 $144.00 $720 +7.15
560 560 1 134.00 $134.00 $750 -3.00
625–645 635 2 126.00 $126.00 $800 +10.00
775 775 1 114.00 $114.00 $884 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 158.00 $158.00 $434 +4.00
300–310 305 2 151.00–164.00 $157.61 $481 +7.61
350 350 1 152.00 $152.00 $532 +3.99
410 410 1 150.00 $150.00 $615 +1.39
450–495 470 5 135.00–148.00 $141.71 $666 -3.37
505–515 510 2 120.00–131.00 $125.55 $640 —
555 555 1 127.00 $127.00 $705 +7.30
605–635 618 4 122.00–124.00 $122.50 $757 +11.50
655 655 1 118.00 $118.00 $773 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 260 2 140.00–142.00 $140.96 $366 +0.96
330 330 1 138.00 $138.00 $455 -4.28
775 775 1 90.00 $90.00 $698 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1335 1066 80-85% 10 55.00–63.00 $59.51 $634 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1230 1023 85-90% 3 40.00–52.50 $45.29 $463 -2.40

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585–2045 1841 6 81.50–94.50 $89.71 $1,652 —
YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 1 81.00 $81.00 $927 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735–810 773 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 770.00–790.00 $780.49

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1010 1010 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
1000–1150 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,120.00–1,140.00 $1,127.30 —
1050–1200 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 950.00–1,110.00 $1,051.82 —

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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.