Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 6, 2021

516 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 516 652 619
Feeder cattle 376 564 487
Slaughter cattle 111 86 101
Replacement cattle 29 2 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 11.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold uneven. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady. Demand was good and quality was good to average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 369 4 154.00–160.00 $157.23 $580 -4.49
410–415 413 2 152.00–160.00 $156.02 $644 -2.54
470–480 475 2 160.00–161.00 $160.49 $762 +13.56
515–540 524 4 140.00–148.00 $142.81 $748 +0.81
555–580 569 5 133.00–142.00 $138.23 $787 +1.82
660–685 668 3 129.00–140.00 $133.30 $890 +10.30
790 790 1 123.00 $123.00 $972 —
995 995 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,124 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–495 487 3 127.00–133.00 $129.99 $633 -3.53
505 505 1 123.00 $123.00 $621 -4.00
570 570 1 126.00 $126.00 $718 +11.00
600–630 615 2 122.00–125.00 $123.46 $759 +4.99
650–695 668 4 115.00–121.00 $118.29 $790 -1.71
740 740 1 119.00 $119.00 $881 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 129.00 $129.00 $497 +5.00
425 425 1 125.00 $125.00 $531 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 144.00 $144.00 $338 —
255–295 270 3 127.00–136.00 $132.41 $358 +4.93
305–345 331 9 126.00–152.00 $140.96 $467 +11.29
350–395 379 5 135.00–146.00 $140.68 $533 +14.62
400–445 424 6 129.00–138.00 $132.45 $562 +6.34
450 fancy 450 1 144.00 $144.00 $648 —
450 450 1 108.00 $108.00 $486 -12.45
465–480 474 5 131.00–140.00 $134.61 $638 +14.16
515–535 524 7 125.00–136.00 $130.86 $686 +12.91
555–575 566 5 130.00–136.00 $133.40 $755 +12.42
600–615 607 5 115.00–130.00 $120.58 $732 +2.34
665–675 670 2 112.00–123.00 $117.46 $787 +0.46
700–745 715 4 105.00–112.00 $109.53 $783 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 120.00 $120.00 $288 -2.00
405–440 418 4 110.00–117.00 $113.31 $474 -3.55
460–490 475 8 105.00–119.00 $114.23 $543 -2.74
500–535 517 3 109.00–120.00 $114.41 $591 +2.83
550–590 573 8 109.00–118.00 $115.51 $662 +7.46
600–640 618 5 103.00–112.00 $107.63 $665 +2.66
660–665 663 2 90.00–105.00 $97.53 $647 —
790 790 4 91.00 $91.00 $719 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 112.00 $112.00 $258 -4.00
265 265 1 109.00 $109.00 $289 -3.48
305–345 323 3 109.00–112.00 $110.35 $356 -0.61
385–390 388 2 101.00–118.00 $109.45 $425 -1.57
415 415 1 110.00 $110.00 $456 +3.00
475–495 485 2 106.00–109.00 $107.53 $522 +2.53
500–540 520 4 97.00–103.00 $100.96 $525 -0.35
575 575 1 100.00 $100.00 $575 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 107.00 $107.00 $444 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 173.00 $173.00 $424 +13.00
255–290 276 6 158.00–172.00 $164.28 $453 -4.74
300–335 312 3 168.00–172.00 $170.00 $530 +6.39
350–365 357 3 153.00–163.00 $158.61 $566 +0.98
405–425 416 5 146.00–159.00 $150.57 $626 —
465–490 479 6 125.00–135.00 $131.49 $630 -8.41
510–535 525 4 120.00–125.00 $123.29 $647 —
555–595 579 6 115.00–128.00 $119.28 $691 -8.44
600–610 603 4 110.00–119.00 $115.48 $696 -6.29
665–670 668 2 116.00–118.00 $117.00 $782 -0.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
126 126 1 100.00 $100.00 $126 —
250–295 273 2 126.00–130.00 $127.83 $349 —
330–340 335 2 118.00–135.00 $126.37 $423 +21.37
350–395 371 5 114.00–130.00 $124.24 $461 +0.09
405–445 429 7 113.00–127.00 $120.29 $516 -6.73
450–495 472 5 104.00–117.00 $111.42 $526 -3.98
510–525 517 3 97.00–110.00 $102.31 $529 -5.37
570 570 1 111.00 $111.00 $633 +7.00
675 675 1 96.00 $96.00 $648 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 154.00 $154.00 $431 +7.89
320–330 325 2 152.00 $152.00 $494 +8.93
360–380 370 2 144.00–150.00 $147.08 $544 +4.76
405–445 426 5 130.00–141.00 $136.63 $582 -3.76
470–480 475 2 122.00–125.00 $123.52 $587 -6.86
505–535 525 6 110.00–123.00 $116.98 $614 -4.72
550–590 565 3 115.00–119.00 $117.37 $663 +0.42
610 610 1 105.00 $105.00 $640 +0.54
655 655 1 109.00 $109.00 $714 —
705 705 1 105.00 $105.00 $740 +6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1020 874 85-90% 5 22.00–33.00 $26.93 $235 —
845–1430 1044 85-90% 19 36.00–49.00 $42.95 $448 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1585 1190 80-85% 18 50.00–64.00 $58.38 $695 —
1065–1315 1224 80-85% 5 64.50–70.00 $67.38 $825 +3.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585–1750 1671 4 75.00–86.00 $80.24 $1,341 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1350 1340 2 70.00–70.50 $70.25 $941 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 570.00 $570.00
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
985–1155 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 630.00–700.00 $658.35
1115 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
935–1305 1179 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 570.00–860.00 $782.82
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 560.00 $560.00
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 690.00 $690.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 970.00 $970.00 —
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 980.00 $980.00 —
1040–1200 1143 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 800.00–1,040.00 $882.63 —

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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.