Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 15, 2021

452 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $157.17/cwt -12.39 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 377 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.40/cwt -1.43 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 522 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $142.82/cwt -8.24 vs last sale · ≈ $674/hd at 472 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 452 424 388
Feeder cattle 426 364 301
Slaughter cattle 22 57 74
Replacement cattle 4 3 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold lower 3.00 to 13.00. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold lower 1.00 to 2.00. Slaughter bulls sold lower 1.00 to 5.00. Quality was mostly 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
310 310 2 157.00 $157.00 $487 -24.00
365 365 1 156.00 $156.00 $569 -17.88
405–440 421 4 155.00–163.00 $157.18 $662 -25.64
460–480 472 5 152.00–159.00 $156.22 $737 +1.35
510–545 529 4 145.00–153.00 $148.70 $787 -3.09
555–585 571 4 139.00–149.00 $143.82 $821 -4.14
600–645 618 3 125.00–136.00 $129.91 $803 -13.59
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
627 627 10 129.00 $129.00 $809 —
683 683 5 125.00 $125.00 $854 -20.00
733 733 3 113.00 $113.00 $828 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 154.00 $154.00 $508 —
385 385 1 143.00 $143.00 $551 —
425–440 432 3 135.00–142.00 $139.00 $600 -15.65
450–495 475 4 134.00–144.00 $137.08 $651 -2.23
530–545 538 2 125.00–138.00 $131.41 $707 —
560–595 578 2 134.00–135.00 $134.52 $778 -0.99
610 610 1 126.00 $126.00 $769 +4.74
650 650 1 118.00 $118.00 $767 —
775 775 1 113.00 $113.00 $876 -7.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 137.00 $137.00 $432 —
360 360 1 135.00 $135.00 $486 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 134.00 $134.00 $322 —
270–290 280 4 131.00–142.00 $135.31 $379 —
310–330 320 2 137.00–143.00 $140.09 $448 -5.09
350–395 374 9 130.00–140.00 $132.68 $496 -16.32
400–430 411 8 127.00–145.00 $130.72 $537 -6.45
450–495 471 9 120.00–130.00 $124.17 $585 -4.72
500–545 522 14 119.00–134.00 $124.40 $649 -1.43
550–595 576 8 115.00–131.00 $121.73 $701 -6.29
610–645 626 4 111.00–121.00 $117.25 $734 +0.30
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
123 123 1 123.00 $123.00 $151 —
300–345 323 2 125.00–129.00 $126.86 $410 —
355–395 378 10 120.00–129.00 $124.54 $471 —
400–445 424 10 118.00–126.00 $122.80 $521 +2.47
450–470 462 3 114.00–117.00 $115.35 $533 -3.65
500–545 520 4 112.00–119.00 $116.27 $605 -4.08
605–625 615 2 110.00–114.00 $112.03 $689 -2.97
665 665 1 108.00 $108.00 $718 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 4 115.00 $115.00 $573 —
564 564 5 121.00 $121.00 $682 —
610 610 9 119.00 $119.00 $726 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 121.00 $121.00 $357 -4.00
305–315 312 3 115.00–120.00 $116.68 $364 —
360–385 368 4 110.00–120.00 $116.52 $429 —
415–445 430 2 110.00–114.00 $112.07 $482 —
485 485 1 112.00 $112.00 $543 +10.80
525 525 1 108.00 $108.00 $567 +6.28
575–590 583 2 100.00–108.00 $103.95 $606 +3.95

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 167.00 $167.00 $409 —
330–345 341 4 155.00–167.00 $160.31 $547 -17.14
350–395 377 17 150.00–164.00 $157.17 $593 -12.39
400–445 428 8 144.00–156.00 $150.47 $644 -6.46
450–490 472 11 137.00–149.00 $142.82 $674 -8.24
500–540 515 9 131.00–141.00 $136.95 $705 +0.96
560–595 573 9 122.00–133.00 $128.97 $739 +1.25
605–635 620 3 117.00–129.00 $124.02 $769 -1.46
650–695 680 4 110.00–121.00 $116.97 $795 —
705–740 723 2 111.00–117.00 $113.93 $824 -3.07
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 159.00 $159.00 $429 +9.00
325–340 335 4 147.00–154.00 $150.27 $503 -11.13
360–380 368 3 141.00–147.00 $144.29 $531 -10.15
400–445 425 10 137.00–144.00 $142.21 $604 —
460–490 474 6 130.00–136.00 $132.85 $630 -7.91
500–535 517 3 125.00–129.00 $126.67 $655 -1.85
555–580 565 7 105.00–120.00 $113.95 $644 —
630 630 1 119.00 $119.00 $750 +0.56
770 770 1 107.00 $107.00 $824 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–225 213 2 130.00–140.00 $135.29 $288 —
315–335 327 3 130.00–141.00 $136.92 $448 -3.11
350–395 376 5 120.00–140.00 $132.02 $496 -7.98
400–445 436 8 119.00–130.00 $126.08 $550 +1.08
475–485 479 5 119.00–128.00 $122.80 $588 +0.62
500–535 522 3 105.00–117.00 $110.66 $578 -6.41
605 605 1 108.00 $108.00 $653 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1395 1213 80-85% 8 53.00–66.00 $60.51 $734 -2.42
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–955 923 85-90% 2 47.00–51.00 $49.07 $453 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 75-80% 1 54.00 $54.00 $734 -10.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640–2030 1796 5 82.00–90.00 $86.50 $1,554 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 1 78.00 $78.00 $913 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–1000 945 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–880.00 $842.33
1035 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.