Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 15, 2021

562 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 562 825 329
Feeder cattle 236 699 290
Slaughter cattle 156 100 38
Replacement cattle 170 26 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold higher 2.00 to 10.00, and feeder bulls sold higher 1.00 to 4.00. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was mostly attractive and demand was very good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 327 3 168.00–188.00 $175.11 $573 -0.19
435 435 3 166.00–180.00 $173.33 $754 +5.47
470–495 485 4 153.00–164.00 $157.24 $763 -10.71
510–515 513 2 150.00–160.00 $154.98 $795 +0.21
570 570 2 146.00 $146.00 $832 -7.31
600–625 610 3 140.00–147.00 $144.28 $880 +5.03
665 665 1 134.00 $134.00 $891 -3.85
700–710 707 3 137.00–144.00 $140.65 $994 +14.65
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 4 160.00 $160.00 $786 —
525 525 8 154.00 $154.00 $808 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 156.00–166.00 $161.00 $523 —
355 355 1 166.00 $166.00 $589 +6.52
530 530 1 140.00 $140.00 $742 +2.46
710 710 1 129.00 $129.00 $916 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 124.00 $124.00 $663 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 240 3 146.00–152.00 $148.04 $355 +18.04
250–290 269 5 146.00–152.00 $148.91 $401 +13.30
310–345 334 5 146.00–158.00 $152.15 $508 +13.07
360–395 384 9 144.00–156.00 $148.37 $570 +12.14
405–440 425 6 139.00–156.00 $146.27 $622 +12.55
460–495 480 4 139.00–146.00 $142.21 $683 +14.85
510–545 527 5 125.00–139.00 $133.10 $701 +9.11
555–590 573 3 125.00–133.00 $128.39 $736 +1.89
650–665 658 2 119.00–126.00 $122.46 $806 +3.43
740 740 1 97.00 $97.00 $718 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 114.00 $114.00 $262 -8.00
300–320 308 3 120.00–124.00 $121.30 $374 +6.35
350–395 373 2 112.00–119.00 $115.29 $430 +5.94
435 435 1 120.00 $120.00 $522 +7.63
595 595 1 106.00 $106.00 $631 +6.00
640 640 1 96.00 $96.00 $614 —
730 730 1 91.00 $91.00 $664 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 142.00 $142.00 $298 +13.00
330 330 1 132.00 $132.00 $436 +2.00
405–430 418 2 132.00–138.00 $135.09 $565 +10.75
495 495 1 124.00 $124.00 $614 +6.08
605–630 618 2 110.00–113.00 $111.53 $689 +11.53
710–720 715 2 99.00–104.00 $101.48 $726 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 194.00 $194.00 $475 +24.25
250–295 275 6 168.00–184.00 $176.08 $484 -1.66
330–345 336 5 176.00–188.00 $182.45 $613 +4.49
350–390 368 6 168.00–186.00 $173.61 $639 +1.02
400–435 426 8 158.00–171.00 $165.64 $706 +3.06
455–490 475 6 151.00–164.00 $155.82 $740 +5.56
500–530 520 5 142.00–151.00 $145.15 $755 +1.32
550–590 568 3 134.00–151.00 $139.82 $794 +3.10
605–635 620 2 130.00–134.00 $131.95 $818 +2.09
660–665 663 2 118.00–134.00 $126.03 $836 +0.86
715 715 1 118.00 $118.00 $844 -2.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 156.00–164.00 $160.00 $552 —
365–395 378 4 156.00–162.00 $159.52 $603 —
420–445 433 3 142.00–158.00 $150.15 $650 +1.58
450–475 463 2 146.00–147.00 $146.51 $678 +13.51
515–520 518 2 130.00 $130.00 $673 +5.55
575–595 588 3 118.00–130.00 $124.27 $731 -3.73
665–675 670 2 110.00–122.00 $116.04 $777 +3.04
725–730 728 2 104.00–113.00 $108.48 $790 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–260 258 2 130.00–140.00 $135.05 $348 -7.95
380–395 388 3 122.00–126.00 $124.70 $484 -14.30
510–525 518 2 114.00–127.00 $120.59 $625 +9.77
595 595 1 118.00 $118.00 $702 +7.54

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1410 1155 80-85% 34 48.00–64.50 $58.88 $680 —
1090–1255 1176 80-85% 7 65.50–71.00 $67.42 $793 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1135 992 85-90% 3 23.00–26.00 $24.73 $245 -16.72
830–1355 1048 85-90% 19 31.00–46.00 $40.40 $423 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570 1570 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $864 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1640 1408 3 68.50–75.00 $72.48 $1,021 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1825 1473 2 80.00–88.00 $84.96 $1,251 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)Open 8 800.00 $800.00
735–900 815 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 83 570.00–870.00 $731.75
943 943 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 650.00 $650.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770–1075 826 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 14 630.00–875.00 $769.08
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 520.00 $520.00
920–1075 968 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 660.00–820.00 $700.48

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–950 925 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 800.00–910.00 $856.49
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 940.00 $940.00
1075 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,175.00 $1,175.00
1130 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1060–1250 1148 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 930.00–1,330.00 $1,105.41
1200–1250 1218 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,225.00–1,400.00 $1,326.06

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950–1100 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 930.00–1,110.00 $1,026.59 —
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,070.00 $1,070.00 —

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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.