Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 16, 2022

497 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $149.00/cwt +22.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,214/hd at 815 lb · 61 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $143.00/cwt ≈ $1,266/hd at 885 lb · 58 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.00/cwt ≈ $851/hd at 583 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 497 266 0
Feeder cattle 426 229 0
Slaughter cattle 66 35 0
Replacement cattle 5 2 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady to 10.00 higher. 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
425–445 435 2 177.50–182.00 $179.80 $782 +9.26
520–540 530 2 171.00–185.00 $178.13 $944 +4.90
555 555 1 167.00 $167.00 $927 -0.10
615–635 625 2 140.00–147.00 $143.56 $897 -12.46
670 670 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,038 +2.82
815 value added 815 61 149.00 $149.00 $1,214 —
885 value added 885 58 143.00 $143.00 $1,266 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 7 186.00 $186.00 $790 —
544 544 4 172.00 $172.00 $936 —
611 611 11 169.00 $169.00 $1,033 —
722 722 7 145.00 $145.00 $1,047 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–525 518 2 158.00–168.00 $163.07 $845 +8.09
610–620 615 2 128.00–137.00 $132.54 $815 -2.32

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 474 5 159.00 $159.00 $754 —
583 583 17 146.00 $146.00 $851 —
629 629 4 137.00 $137.00 $862 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 2 157.00–166.00 $161.79 $442 —
360–370 365 2 154.00–167.50 $160.84 $587 +2.74
420–430 425 2 140.00–152.50 $146.32 $622 -6.45
470–485 478 2 150.00–158.00 $154.06 $736 +11.12
525–530 528 2 144.00–156.00 $150.03 $792 +8.55
555–575 565 2 142.00–147.50 $144.70 $818 —
620–625 623 2 130.00–136.00 $132.99 $829 —
675–690 683 2 129.00–134.00 $131.53 $898 +8.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 148.00 $148.00 $385 +17.34
360–370 365 2 147.00–150.00 $148.52 $542 +10.61
415–425 420 2 124.00–130.00 $127.04 $534 -11.62
475–480 478 2 131.00–142.50 $136.78 $654 —
515–525 520 2 130.00–136.00 $133.03 $692 +14.03
575–580 578 2 125.00–131.00 $128.01 $740 +3.01
615–625 620 2 122.00–123.00 $122.50 $760 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 125.00–130.00 $127.54 $363 —
375–380 378 2 130.00–132.00 $131.01 $495 +12.76
455–490 473 2 120.00–129.00 $124.67 $590 —
505–540 523 2 118.00–125.00 $121.62 $636 +8.42

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 2 194.00–200.00 $196.92 $528 -5.08
325–335 330 2 188.00–200.00 $194.09 $640 -8.18
355–385 370 2 175.00–184.00 $179.68 $665 -6.10
415–440 428 2 168.00–180.00 $174.18 $745 -2.61
465–485 475 2 170.00–187.50 $178.93 $850 +5.72
520–530 525 2 150.00–159.00 $154.54 $811 -1.79
555–585 572 3 136.00–145.00 $142.09 $813 -5.39
610–630 620 2 134.00–144.00 $139.08 $862 -5.92
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 2 180.00–187.50 $183.85 $520 +14.81
320–335 328 2 170.00–178.00 $173.91 $570 +7.01
360–385 373 2 160.00–170.00 $164.83 $615 -5.17
405–415 410 2 150.00–163.00 $156.58 $642 -10.88
460–470 465 2 153.00–168.00 $160.58 $747 +15.39
510–535 523 2 143.00–149.00 $146.07 $764 +12.24
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 283 2 160.00–170.00 $165.22 $468 +16.08
455–465 460 2 139.00–146.00 $142.54 $656 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1200 1093 80-85% 2 65.00–84.00 $75.43 $824 —
1300–1475 1388 80-85% 2 93.00–95.00 $94.06 $1,306 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1555 1455 75-80% 2 64.00–75.00 $69.88 $1,017 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–2050 1775 2 110.00–122.00 $116.93 $2,076 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1510 1355 2 77.00–95.00 $87.03 $1,179 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1215–1580 1363 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 920.00–1,180.00 $1,026.38

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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.