Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 26, 2021

206 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 206 461 286
Feeder cattle 169 382 216
Slaughter cattle 31 67 66
Replacement cattle 6 12 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers over 550 lb sold 2.00-5.00 higher, under 550 lbs were not well tested. Feeder heifers sold steady. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was plain to average 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
405–420 413 2 153.00–154.00 $153.51 $634 -4.49
475–490 483 3 147.00–153.00 $149.68 $723 -2.91
500–535 518 2 140.00–148.00 $144.14 $747 -2.79
575–585 582 3 137.00–150.00 $143.99 $838 +5.06
600–615 605 5 135.00–149.00 $142.20 $860 +5.19
655–695 680 4 129.00–136.00 $132.27 $899 +1.27
705–735 722 3 125.00–134.00 $128.95 $931 +6.37
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 160.00 $160.00 $496 +3.02
400–440 415 4 140.00–150.00 $144.20 $598 -9.80
490 490 1 136.00 $136.00 $666 -10.99
560 560 1 127.00 $127.00 $711 -0.42
600 600 1 122.00 $122.00 $732 —
665 665 1 125.00 $125.00 $831 +8.00
770 770 1 120.00 $120.00 $924 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 146.00 $146.00 $431 +5.32
310–345 332 5 138.00–150.00 $144.34 $479 -3.71
365–390 378 2 136.00–142.00 $138.90 $525 +1.38
405 405 2 141.00–145.00 $143.00 $579 +0.99
450–480 463 3 132.00–135.00 $133.32 $617 -3.70
510–540 524 8 124.00–135.00 $131.01 $686 -2.81
560–595 577 3 120.00–129.00 $125.36 $723 -5.46
600 600 1 122.00 $122.00 $732 +1.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 125.00 $125.00 $506 -0.51
455–470 463 2 117.00–118.00 $117.49 $544 -3.23
500–545 523 4 117.00–122.00 $119.75 $626 -2.35
560–575 568 2 108.00–115.00 $111.45 $633 -4.48
620–625 623 2 113.00–117.50 $115.24 $718 +3.74
745 745 1 108.00 $108.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 8 143.50 $143.50 $593 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 378 2 112.00–114.00 $113.03 $427 —
495 495 1 110.00 $110.00 $544 +2.00
515–520 518 2 109.00–110.00 $109.50 $567 —
575 575 1 106.00 $106.00 $610 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 155.00 $155.00 $496 +2.00
350–395 373 7 148.00–158.00 $152.55 $569 +4.55
410–440 426 5 135.00–144.00 $140.19 $597 -8.31
455–485 468 4 134.00–139.00 $137.78 $645 -6.22
570–575 573 2 117.00–119.00 $118.00 $676 -3.52
610 610 2 109.00–115.00 $112.00 $683 +0.61
660–670 667 3 109.00–119.00 $114.31 $762 +4.79
710 710 1 101.00 $101.00 $717 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 171.00 $171.00 $487 -2.52
320 320 1 163.00 $163.00 $522 -2.00
415–430 423 2 146.00–150.00 $147.96 $626 -8.56
450–480 460 3 145.00–147.00 $146.30 $673 -4.96
550–565 558 3 120.00–129.00 $125.30 $699 -8.81
620 620 1 123.00 $123.00 $763 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 5 166.00 $166.00 $495 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 142.00 $142.00 $504 -0.61
475 475 1 116.00 $116.00 $551 —
505–510 508 2 110.00–115.00 $112.51 $572 +2.51
560 560 1 109.00 $109.00 $610 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1280 1094 80-85% 13 64.00–74.00 $69.88 $764 —
1275–1800 1562 80-85% 3 75.00–76.00 $75.62 $1,181 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1185 1067 85-90% 5 53.00–61.00 $55.61 $593 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1805 1452 5 80.00–89.50 $83.59 $1,214 +5.59
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–2100 1778 3 92.00–102.00 $96.19 $1,710 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030–1130 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 860.00 $860.00
1055–1390 1207 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 850.00–1,010.00 $914.68

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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 1 810.00 $810.00 -97.86

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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.