Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 5, 2022

260 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 260 562 551
Feeder cattle 215 236 488
Slaughter cattle 44 156 62
Replacement cattle 1 170 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 17.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 14.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 13.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. 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
270 270 1 210.00 $210.00 $567 —
305–315 312 3 192.00–210.00 $202.59 $632 +27.48
355 355 1 176.00 $176.00 $625 —
400–445 417 3 182.00–190.00 $186.02 $776 +12.69
460–490 476 6 170.00–188.00 $175.22 $834 +17.98
505–520 513 3 168.00–180.00 $174.68 $896 +19.70
585 585 2 172.00–180.00 $176.00 $1,030 +30.00
605 605 2 144.00–158.00 $151.00 $914 +6.72
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 186.00 $186.00 $595 +25.00
435–445 440 3 162.00–172.00 $165.30 $727 —
460–470 465 3 166.00–168.00 $167.33 $778 —
510–535 528 4 150.00–164.00 $155.97 $824 +15.97
550–565 558 2 139.00–144.00 $141.47 $789 —
605–635 615 3 130.00–140.00 $136.03 $837 —
690 690 1 134.00 $134.00 $925 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 7 185.00 $185.00 $944 +31.00
579 579 4 164.00 $164.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 160.00 $160.00 $344 —
470–490 480 3 150.00–152.00 $150.65 $723 —
515 515 1 117.00 $117.00 $603 -7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 160.00 $160.00 $408 +11.09
300–345 324 5 144.00–162.00 $154.57 $501 +2.42
355–395 379 5 147.00–160.00 $153.66 $582 +5.29
410–445 424 9 146.00–156.00 $150.00 $636 +3.73
450–495 471 6 140.00–150.00 $145.53 $685 +3.32
515–530 521 4 143.00–154.00 $147.53 $769 +14.43
610–640 623 3 121.00–130.00 $126.04 $785 —
665–675 670 2 124.00–125.00 $124.50 $834 +2.04
710–735 723 2 118.00–120.00 $118.98 $860 +21.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 290 2 130.00–140.00 $135.09 $392 —
320 320 1 140.00 $140.00 $448 +8.00
360 360 1 134.00 $134.00 $482 —
490–495 493 2 120.00–127.00 $123.52 $609 -0.48
525 525 1 126.00 $126.00 $662 —
550–555 553 2 120.00 $120.00 $664 —
610–630 623 3 110.00–117.00 $113.01 $704 +1.48
690 690 1 114.00 $114.00 $787 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 222 3 120.00–130.00 $126.92 $282 +12.92
250–265 258 2 120.00–126.00 $122.91 $317 —
425 425 2 118.00–120.00 $119.00 $506 -1.00
460–475 468 2 108.00–115.00 $111.44 $522 —
505–520 513 2 100.00–105.00 $102.54 $526 —
585 585 1 102.00 $102.00 $597 -4.00
655 655 1 100.00 $100.00 $655 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 4 154.00 $154.00 $756 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 194.00 $194.00 $534 +17.92
325–335 328 3 182.00–202.00 $191.32 $628 +8.87
365–390 378 4 176.00–186.00 $182.48 $690 +8.87
435–445 438 5 168.00–180.00 $175.18 $767 +9.54
465–490 478 4 168.00–172.00 $168.97 $808 +13.15
500–535 522 3 152.00–168.00 $157.79 $824 +12.64
550 550 1 145.00 $145.00 $798 +5.18
630 630 1 138.00 $138.00 $869 +6.05
665–690 678 2 130.00–133.00 $131.53 $892 +5.50
735 735 1 123.00 $123.00 $904 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 3 160.00–162.00 $161.32 $626 +1.80
420 420 1 164.00 $164.00 $689 +13.85
510–545 527 3 143.00–145.00 $144.01 $759 +14.01
575–585 578 3 120.00–130.00 $126.35 $730 +2.08
610 610 1 130.00 $130.00 $793 —
665 665 1 120.00 $120.00 $798 +3.96
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 130.00 $130.00 $332 -5.05
310 310 1 140.00 $140.00 $434 —
390 390 1 140.00 $140.00 $546 +15.30
405–420 413 2 118.00–150.00 $133.71 $552 —
470–480 475 2 120.00–134.00 $127.07 $604 —
655 655 1 110.00 $110.00 $720 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1285 1154 80-85% 6 54.00–65.00 $62.89 $726 +4.01
1185–1335 1249 80-85% 4 69.00–74.50 $71.22 $890 —
1170–1425 1298 80-85% 2 68.00–69.50 $68.68 $891 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1030 962 85-90% 5 31.00–52.00 $45.14 $434 +20.41

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–2115 1780 2 86.00–103.00 $92.90 $1,654 —
1810 1810 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,538 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 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.