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Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 22, 2021

459 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.00/cwt +17.00 vs last sale · ≈ $606/hd at 459 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.72/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $545/hd at 427 lb · 10 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.19/cwt -2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $637/hd at 521 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 459 452 296
Feeder cattle 321 426 241
Slaughter cattle 90 22 48
Replacement cattle 48 4 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Quality was 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
265 265 1 159.00 $159.00 $421 —
355 355 1 157.00 $157.00 $557 +1.00
410–440 426 7 151.00–160.00 $156.11 $665 -1.07
460–495 482 6 146.00–156.00 $150.98 $728 -5.24
500–545 524 7 138.00–149.00 $143.92 $754 -4.78
555–580 574 5 127.00–137.00 $133.78 $768 -10.04
600–630 613 4 129.00–136.00 $133.53 $819 +3.62
660–670 663 4 120.00–123.00 $121.01 $802 —
700–743 719 7 120.00–121.00 $120.28 $865 —
775 775 1 116.00 $116.00 $899 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 380 3 142.00–147.00 $144.66 $550 +1.66
425–445 435 5 138.00–149.00 $141.65 $616 +2.65
490 490 1 141.00 $141.00 $691 +3.92
520–540 533 3 128.00–138.00 $134.29 $716 +2.88
560–570 565 3 115.00–121.00 $117.33 $663 -17.19
605–645 628 6 110.00–122.00 $117.33 $737 -8.67
660–695 678 3 115.00–117.00 $115.65 $784 -2.35
755 755 1 114.00 $114.00 $861 +1.00
820 820 1 109.00 $109.00 $894 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 7 138.00 $138.00 $828 +9.00
656 656 7 126.50 $126.50 $830 +1.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 112.00 $112.00 $599 —
620 620 1 108.00 $108.00 $670 —
895 895 1 90.00 $90.00 $806 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 325 3 136.00–137.00 $136.65 $444 -3.44
365 fancy 365 1 146.00 $146.00 $533 —
365–380 370 3 135.00–144.00 $138.64 $513 +5.96
400–440 427 10 122.00–132.00 $127.72 $545 -3.00
485–495 490 3 118.00–131.00 $124.38 $609 +0.21
503–540 521 10 118.00–127.00 $122.19 $637 -2.21
560–570 564 4 110.00–120.00 $114.50 $646 -7.23
615 615 1 114.00 $114.00 $701 -3.25
665–675 670 2 115.00–120.00 $117.48 $787 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 6 136.00 $136.00 $529 —
459 459 14 132.00 $132.00 $606 —
589 589 8 125.00 $125.00 $736 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 120.00 $120.00 $276 —
295 295 1 125.00 $125.00 $369 —
305–310 308 2 120.00–124.00 $122.02 $376 -4.84
375 375 1 129.00 $129.00 $484 +4.46
440–445 443 2 119.00–121.00 $119.99 $532 -2.81
490 490 2 114.00–116.00 $115.00 $564 -0.35
540 540 2 112.00–113.00 $112.50 $608 -3.77
575–585 578 3 100.00–110.00 $104.64 $605 —
610–645 628 3 105.00–108.00 $106.35 $668 -5.68
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 112.00 $112.00 $274 —
280 280 1 115.00 $115.00 $322 -6.00
350–395 373 4 109.00–120.00 $112.71 $420 -3.81
425 425 1 110.00 $110.00 $468 -2.07

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 160.00 $160.00 $384 -7.00
255–280 273 4 160.00–171.00 $167.41 $457 —
315–345 327 3 164.00–169.00 $165.93 $543 +5.62
365–390 378 2 149.00–162.00 $155.72 $589 -1.45
405–445 424 4 145.00–161.00 $151.16 $641 +0.69
535–545 540 2 130.00–134.00 $131.98 $713 -4.97
570–573 572 5 125.00–129.50 $128.60 $736 -0.37
645 645 1 125.00 $125.00 $806 +0.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 143.00 $143.00 $493 -7.27
370 370 1 145.00 $145.00 $536 +0.71
405–420 413 2 139.00–143.00 $141.04 $582 -1.17
495 495 1 138.00 $138.00 $683 +5.15
515 515 1 120.00 $120.00 $618 -6.67
610 610 1 119.00 $119.00 $726 ±0.00
660 660 1 105.00 $105.00 $693 —
700–735 718 2 99.00 $99.00 $711 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 125.00 $125.00 $481 -7.02
430 430 1 129.00 $129.00 $555 +2.92
465 465 1 125.00 $125.00 $581 +2.20

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1475 1105 80-85% 23 50.00–61.00 $54.96 $607 —
1155–1435 1313 80-85% 5 64.00–66.50 $65.08 $855 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1205 1007 85-90% 13 34.00–48.50 $43.33 $436 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435 1435 75-80% 1 50.00 $50.00 $718 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1495 1347 3 75.00–76.00 $75.37 $1,015 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1630 1593 2 78.00–82.00 $80.05 $1,275 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 700.00 $700.00
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 750.00 $750.00
965–1405 1136 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 26 780.00–1,110.00 $971.88
950–1340 1146 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 820.00–1,150.00 $970.97
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,030.00 $1,030.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,070.00 $1,070.00 —
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,270.00 $1,270.00 —
1060 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,140.00 $1,140.00 +140.00
900–1300 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 800.00–1,160.00 $985.68 -14.32
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,180.00 $1,180.00 +180.00

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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.