Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 18, 2021

451 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.72/cwt -5.51 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 535 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 451 455 619
Feeder cattle 314 321 559
Slaughter cattle 111 87 49
Replacement cattle 26 47 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls sold mostly 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Demand was moderate and quality was plain to average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 149.00 $149.00 $648 —
460 460 1 134.00 $134.00 $616 -1.00
570–595 578 3 120.00–125.00 $121.71 $703 -6.17
645 645 8 126.00 $126.00 $813 —
730–740 735 2 111.00–121.00 $116.03 $853 —
831 831 4 116.50 $116.50 $968 —
865 865 1 114.00 $114.00 $986 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 437 3 158.00–162.00 $160.64 $702 -5.01
465 465 1 147.00 $147.00 $684 -3.51
510–545 533 4 134.00–145.00 $139.41 $743 —
550–565 558 2 137.00–139.00 $138.01 $770 -3.44
605–620 610 3 134.00–139.00 $137.31 $838 +1.60
673 673 2 137.00 $137.00 $922 -4.23
683 683 2 124.00 $124.00 $847 -17.23
710 710 1 129.00 $129.00 $916 -0.04
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
653 653 3 139.00 $139.00 $908 —
713 713 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,005 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 131.00 $131.00 $472 +2.00
560 560 1 116.00 $116.00 $650 ±0.00
605 605 1 110.00 $110.00 $666 —
660 660 1 118.00 $118.00 $779 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 140.00–142.00 $140.98 $451 +6.98
350–390 370 2 143.00–147.00 $145.11 $537 -0.73
400–440 423 7 130.00–145.00 $136.28 $576 -4.07
450–465 458 4 127.00–134.00 $130.28 $597 -4.09
515–548 535 12 121.00–132.00 $126.72 $678 -5.51
550–590 570 3 121.00–135.00 $129.17 $736 -0.56
655 655 1 118.00 $118.00 $773 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 338 3 127.00–129.00 $128.00 $433 —
350 350 1 126.00 $126.00 $441 -4.00
400–410 405 2 120.00–129.00 $124.56 $504 -0.30
470–495 483 4 120.00–124.00 $122.77 $593 +3.62
535–545 538 3 120.00 $120.00 $646 -0.19
550–585 559 5 117.00–120.00 $118.78 $664 +0.46
605–645 626 5 110.00–119.00 $115.06 $720 +2.01
675 675 1 114.00 $114.00 $770 +5.00
735–740 738 2 104.00–109.00 $106.49 $786 —
785 785 1 103.00 $103.00 $809 —
825 825 1 103.00 $103.00 $850 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 127.00 $127.00 $375 +7.00
300–345 323 4 115.00–122.00 $118.94 $384 +9.94
450–495 475 3 109.00–111.00 $109.98 $522 -1.02
515–545 530 3 105.00–111.00 $108.68 $576 -3.60
590 590 1 106.00 $106.00 $625 —
735 735 1 99.00 $99.00 $728 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 170.00–172.00 $170.99 $578 -23.01
415–445 423 6 150.00–166.00 $158.40 $670 +3.57
455–485 469 5 142.00–147.00 $144.80 $679 -5.13
500–545 526 7 134.00–143.00 $136.79 $720 -0.87
550–580 562 8 125.00–136.00 $129.50 $728 -5.99
600–645 623 3 130.00–133.00 $132.04 $823 -2.96
655 655 1 128.00 $128.00 $838 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 150.00 $150.00 $308 —
305–340 328 3 150.00–155.00 $151.89 $498 +1.89
370–390 384 4 145.00–156.00 $150.94 $580 -1.06
425–440 433 2 136.00–148.00 $142.10 $615 -1.04
465–480 473 2 133.00–134.00 $133.49 $631 -1.98
505–545 524 7 127.00–133.00 $130.43 $683 +0.23
550–585 571 4 116.00–125.00 $120.82 $690 —
600–635 618 3 110.00–120.00 $115.29 $712 —
655–695 675 2 115.00–116.00 $115.51 $780 -1.10
785 785 1 107.00 $107.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 317 3 140.00–144.00 $141.93 $450 +9.93
370–395 383 2 119.00–143.00 $130.61 $500 +0.38
410–445 425 3 125.00–131.00 $128.38 $546 -5.62
470–495 483 2 126.00–128.00 $126.97 $613 +2.61
575 575 1 110.00 $110.00 $632 -7.00
660 660 1 101.00 $101.00 $667 -6.00
725 725 1 90.00 $90.00 $652 —
3656 3656 1 131.00 $131.00 $4,789 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1295 1084 80-85% 12 57.00–68.00 $62.38 $676 +0.09
1075–1690 1276 80-85% 7 69.50–75.50 $72.17 $921 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1125 961 85-90% 17 38.00–56.00 $49.19 $473 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495 1495 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $957 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1670 1533 4 88.00–95.00 $92.79 $1,422 +2.20
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1670 1670 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,336 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1180–1210 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 980.00–1,090.00 $1,017.28

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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 1,420.00 $1,420.00 —
990–1150 1088 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 830.00–1,050.00 $964.38 -116.84
900–1185 1092 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 13 870.00–1,310.00 $1,172.12 +90.90
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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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.