Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 17, 2021

248 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 248 510 780
Feeder cattle 193 403 672
Slaughter cattle 52 97 92
Replacement cattle 3 10 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 9.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold unevenly. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 160.00 $160.00 $560 —
410–420 415 2 154.00–172.00 $162.89 $676 +4.89
460–475 468 2 163.00–164.00 $163.49 $765 +19.99
505–545 529 5 147.00–154.00 $149.61 $791 +1.82
615 615 2 130.00–145.00 $137.50 $846 -1.42
685 685 1 135.00 $135.00 $925 -2.99
725 725 1 130.00 $130.00 $942 +1.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 144.00 $144.00 $662 —
525 525 1 137.00 $137.00 $719 —
590 590 1 128.00 $128.00 $755 +1.49
645 645 1 121.00 $121.00 $780 -1.57

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 148.00 $148.00 $370 —
305 305 1 160.00 $160.00 $488 +20.73
350–385 373 3 138.00–150.00 $145.19 $542 +5.27
410–435 421 5 130.00–145.00 $134.37 $566 +6.00
450–490 471 4 124.00–130.00 $127.05 $598 +3.43
500–530 515 5 121.00–129.00 $125.79 $648 +3.91
555–590 578 4 112.00–124.00 $119.80 $692 -4.50
635 635 1 119.00 $119.00 $756 -3.54
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 120.00 $120.00 $324 —
350–395 370 4 114.00–123.00 $119.19 $441 —
450–480 465 2 110.00 $110.00 $512 +8.00
590 590 1 90.00 $90.00 $531 -16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 128.00 $128.00 $371 —
335 335 1 127.00 $127.00 $425 —
380 380 1 130.00 $130.00 $494 +10.00
455 455 1 110.00 $110.00 $500 -5.68
500–520 510 2 112.00–120.00 $116.08 $592 +5.99
565 565 1 110.00 $110.00 $622 -4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 140.00 $140.00 $406 -22.86
305 305 1 168.00 $168.00 $512 +2.20
350–390 368 3 166.00–168.00 $167.34 $616 +2.83
400–445 418 3 156.00–160.00 $157.27 $657 +4.10
470–495 483 6 143.00–153.00 $149.46 $722 +7.52
505–540 520 6 138.00–147.00 $141.97 $738 +5.23
555–580 571 4 122.00–137.00 $128.73 $735 -0.18
625–645 635 2 125.00–134.00 $129.43 $822 +11.82
665–685 675 2 106.00–109.00 $107.52 $726 -9.49
705–745 729 4 109.00–117.00 $113.97 $831 -5.03
790 790 1 109.00 $109.00 $861 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 358 2 144.00–151.00 $147.43 $528 +0.57
400–445 420 3 137.00–149.00 $143.99 $605 +6.50
450–490 475 4 129.00–139.00 $135.74 $645 +4.39
500–535 513 3 87.00–125.00 $112.31 $576 -7.69
580–595 588 4 112.00–120.00 $114.98 $676 -2.02
600–635 624 4 102.00–112.00 $107.96 $674 -2.04
690 690 1 100.00 $100.00 $690 -7.26
710–725 718 2 105.00–109.00 $107.02 $768 -1.98
765 765 1 95.00 $95.00 $727 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 265 2 132.00–142.00 $136.72 $362 +0.72
385 385 1 120.00 $120.00 $462 -14.00
405–445 425 2 111.00–127.00 $118.62 $504 -4.55
480 480 2 122.00–123.00 $122.50 $588 +1.84
500–540 521 6 107.00–118.00 $111.81 $583 +0.59
550 550 1 106.00 $106.00 $583 —
740 740 1 91.00 $91.00 $673 -0.49

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 80-85% 1 62.50 $62.50 $719 —
1025–1435 1247 80-85% 9 50.00–61.00 $54.11 $675 -9.89
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1470 1084 85-90% 8 31.00–45.00 $38.77 $420 +1.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–2015 1608 5 75.00–89.00 $82.20 $1,322 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1590 1553 3 60.00–73.00 $66.14 $1,027 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 580.00 $580.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00 —

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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.