Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 26, 2022

588 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.00/cwt +8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $935/hd at 588 lb · 52 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.00/cwt ≈ $993/hd at 680 lb · 28 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.54/cwt -6.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,048/hd at 725 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 588 213 346
Feeder cattle 541 189 225
Slaughter cattle 42 23 75
Replacement cattle 5 1 46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold higher 6.00 to 8.00. Quality was average to attractive and demand was good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 value added 452 12 181.00 $181.00 $818 —
508 value added 508 14 177.50 $177.50 $902 —
588 value added 588 52 159.00 $159.00 $935 —
609 609 4 148.50 $148.50 $904 —
664 664 4 152.00 $152.00 $1,009 —
683 value added 683 24 145.00 $145.00 $990 —
717 value added 717 17 145.50 $145.50 $1,043 —
743 743 8 142.50 $142.50 $1,059 -8.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 182.00 $182.00 $410 —
285 285 1 183.00 $183.00 $522 —
310–320 315 2 170.00–186.00 $177.87 $560 —
405–420 410 3 165.00–168.00 $166.35 $682 -6.34
450–495 477 6 160.00–171.00 $165.59 $790 -6.46
505–540 518 6 158.00–174.00 $166.16 $861 —
555–565 561 5 150.00–163.00 $156.81 $880 —
605–645 620 3 141.00–154.00 $146.56 $909 —
675 675 1 142.00 $142.00 $958 —
763 763 2 141.50 $141.50 $1,080 —
820 820 1 120.00 $120.00 $984 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 332 3 160.00–164.00 $162.34 $539 —
365–395 380 2 160.00–163.00 $161.44 $613 +1.44
400–445 427 3 150.00–157.00 $153.93 $657 -8.24
450–495 479 5 147.00–159.00 $152.65 $731 -14.38
500–545 517 3 147.00–157.00 $152.77 $790 +4.40
565–595 580 2 145.00–147.00 $145.97 $847 +0.92
600–640 622 3 126.00–139.00 $132.71 $825 +2.71
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 143.00 $143.00 $386 —
410–445 428 5 139.00–147.00 $143.05 $612 +1.05
490 490 1 140.00 $140.00 $686 —
530–545 538 2 135.00–140.00 $137.47 $740 -0.82
553–565 556 4 122.00–132.00 $124.54 $692 —
620 620 1 120.00 $120.00 $744 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 153.00 $153.00 $344 —
270–298 284 8 150.00–162.00 $154.52 $439 +0.72
305–335 319 10 152.00–166.00 $158.64 $506 +7.46
350–390 379 10 154.00–166.00 $159.64 $605 +6.96
400–445 425 14 146.00–156.00 $150.21 $638 -2.26
450–495 465 10 136.00–148.00 $141.12 $656 -1.37
510–545 521 6 125.00–136.00 $131.98 $688 -7.02
550–580 559 4 129.00–135.00 $131.76 $737 -0.24
605 605 1 133.00 $133.00 $805 —
655 655 1 129.00 $129.00 $845 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 135.00 $135.00 $331 —
275–298 287 4 141.00–148.00 $145.28 $417 +5.28
305–320 313 5 140.00–148.00 $145.00 $454 —
350–395 380 10 140.00–148.00 $145.90 $554 —
405–425 414 5 134.00–142.00 $139.03 $576 —
460–495 481 7 129.00–136.00 $132.75 $639 +2.75
575–595 585 2 120.00–122.00 $120.98 $708 —
675 675 1 110.00 $110.00 $742 —
720 720 1 100.00 $100.00 $720 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
299 299 7 165.00 $165.00 $493 —
363 363 3 155.00 $155.00 $563 —
680 680 5 128.00 $128.00 $870 +7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 123.00 $123.00 $289 —
250–265 258 2 125.00–131.00 $127.91 $330 —
370 370 1 130.00 $130.00 $481 +12.00
405–425 418 3 117.00–125.00 $121.40 $507 —
460–480 470 3 121.00–125.00 $122.30 $575 +2.30
685 685 1 90.00 $90.00 $616 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 268 5 174.00–190.00 $178.95 $480 -2.09
305–330 313 6 174.00–179.00 $176.83 $553 -7.17
370–390 380 9 168.00–182.00 $175.81 $668 -4.23
400–445 433 6 159.00–168.00 $163.87 $710 -12.86
450–475 463 4 158.00–170.00 $163.95 $759 -9.10
500–540 520 2 146.00–150.00 $147.92 $769 —
550–565 560 3 135.00–145.00 $140.63 $788 —
610–635 618 3 134.00–138.00 $136.68 $845 —
700–705 703 2 130.00–139.00 $134.52 $946 —
836 836 7 101.00 $101.00 $844 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 274 6 160.00–174.00 $166.84 $457 -3.16
300–340 320 2 160.00–166.00 $162.81 $521 -11.19
365–375 368 3 155.00–165.00 $161.28 $594 -10.72
405–445 422 7 150.00–158.00 $154.04 $650 -7.96
450–485 469 4 142.00–158.00 $152.12 $713 —
530–545 537 3 130.00–135.00 $133.31 $716 -12.69
600 600 1 122.00 $122.00 $732 -3.00
845 845 1 110.00 $110.00 $930 -6.06
870 870 1 106.00 $106.00 $922 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 308 2 138.00–144.00 $140.93 $434 +0.93
360 360 1 140.00 $140.00 $504 —
440 440 1 144.00 $144.00 $634 +4.00
450–485 464 4 130.00–133.00 $131.76 $611 —
540 540 1 127.00 $127.00 $686 —
550 550 3 113.00 $113.00 $622 -22.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 5 157.00 $157.00 $597 —
581 581 4 144.50 $144.50 $840 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1525 1158 80-85% 15 60.00–76.00 $69.51 $805 +5.05
1085–1395 1239 80-85% 7 77.00–91.00 $84.58 $1,048 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 85-90% 1 20.00 $20.00 $174 —
920–970 952 85-90% 3 45.00 $45.00 $428 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560–1650 1605 75-80% 2 67.00–68.00 $67.51 $1,084 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1980 1660 5 97.00–110.00 $103.73 $1,722 +7.24

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 580.00 $580.00
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–920 873 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 635.00–720.00 $690.15

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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.