Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 9, 2022

502 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.00/cwt -7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 501 lb · 101 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.50/cwt ≈ $896/hd at 616 lb · 80 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.06/cwt -13.65 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 572 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 502 592 1,019
Feeder cattle 460 544 893
Slaughter cattle 35 48 88
Replacement cattle 7 — 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold lower 5.00 to 11.00, feeder heifers sold lower 1.00 to 12.00, and feeder bulls sold lower 1.00 to 9.00. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. quality was average and demand was lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 10 186.00 $186.00 $731 +1.00
460 460 10 182.00 $182.00 $837 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 338 3 175.00–189.00 $179.76 $608 -12.55
375 375 2 178.00–183.00 $180.50 $677 -5.08
400–410 405 3 171.00–183.00 $176.62 $715 -11.15
470–490 482 3 161.00–170.00 $166.33 $802 -20.71
530–540 535 2 157.00–161.00 $158.98 $851 -38.03
550–565 555 3 154.50–155.00 $154.67 $858 -22.41
725 725 1 135.00 $135.00 $979 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 160.00 $160.00 $544 -12.00
395 395 1 169.00 $169.00 $668 -5.49
400–435 415 5 150.00–165.00 $155.87 $647 —
525 525 1 150.00 $150.00 $788 -10.50
580 580 1 149.00 $149.00 $864 -14.20
705 705 1 132.00 $132.00 $931 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 155.00 $155.00 $535 —
360–380 370 2 150.00–155.00 $152.57 $565 +2.57
405 405 1 148.00 $148.00 $599 —
460–470 465 2 127.00–147.00 $136.89 $637 -8.11
520 520 1 146.00 $146.00 $759 +4.97
575 575 1 126.00 $126.00 $724 -18.51
735 735 1 105.00 $105.00 $772 —
765 765 1 124.00 $124.00 $949 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 6 165.00 $165.00 $599 —
443 443 23 155.00 $155.00 $687 —
501 value added 501 101 155.00 $155.00 $777 —
554–573 560 25 133.00–141.00 $139.09 $779 -13.62
599 value added 599 11 139.00 $139.00 $833 —
616 value added 616 80 145.50 $145.50 $896 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 162.00–167.00 $164.71 $450 +3.71
300–340 323 3 155.00–167.00 $159.06 $514 -1.51
355–390 376 12 145.00–166.00 $153.22 $576 -0.67
400–440 414 11 140.00–153.00 $146.44 $606 -3.50
450–495 470 4 138.00–148.00 $142.44 $669 -14.10
510–530 519 7 134.00–139.00 $137.58 $714 -15.92
560 560 1 134.00 $134.00 $750 -3.92
630 630 1 123.00 $123.00 $775 -16.64
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 148.00 $148.00 $363 —
265–290 278 2 140.00 $140.00 $389 -5.05
330 330 1 142.00 $142.00 $469 -2.07
350–380 371 6 130.00–142.00 $137.24 $509 -4.51
430–440 435 2 130.00–138.00 $133.95 $583 -1.27
450–490 471 10 127.00–134.00 $130.73 $616 -7.42
525–545 534 6 121.00–132.00 $126.12 $673 -9.88
570 570 1 130.00 $130.00 $741 —
600–645 630 3 110.00–117.00 $114.29 $720 —
675–685 680 2 106.00–109.00 $107.51 $731 -12.81
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 308 2 125.00–130.00 $127.44 $393 +6.94
360–385 370 5 110.00–122.00 $116.09 $430 -9.68
400–410 405 2 118.00–120.00 $119.01 $482 -5.40
475 475 1 124.00 $124.00 $589 +5.00
510–525 518 3 107.00–120.00 $112.70 $584 -2.30

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 318 3 173.00–186.00 $180.89 $575 -4.10
365 365 1 188.00 $188.00 $686 +11.90
415–445 424 5 166.00–180.00 $173.97 $738 -9.16
450–495 471 4 162.00–172.00 $165.68 $780 -12.32
505–530 518 2 150.00–159.00 $154.61 $801 -1.31
565 565 1 146.00 $146.00 $825 -1.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–440 438 2 148.00–151.00 $149.49 $655 -16.45
515–530 523 2 139.00–140.00 $139.51 $730 -7.99
605 605 1 121.00 $121.00 $732 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 115.00 $115.00 $472 -30.00
460 460 1 134.00 $134.00 $616 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1485 1258 80-85% 12 67.00–82.00 $73.93 $930 —
1265–1635 1450 80-85% 2 84.00–88.00 $85.74 $1,243 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1055 1045 85-90% 2 40.00–46.00 $43.03 $450 —
960–1465 1124 85-90% 7 50.00–67.00 $57.96 $651 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525 1525 75-80% 1 63.00 $63.00 $961 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640 1640 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,624 —
YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 1 71.00 $71.00 $710 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835–1225 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 670.00–1,050.00 $895.97
1045 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 780.00 $780.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1015–1050 1033 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 800.00–950.00 $876.27 —

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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.