Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 23, 2022

446 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.74/cwt +16.24 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 581 lb · 151 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.00/cwt ≈ $741/hd at 475 lb · 55 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.00/cwt ≈ $913/hd at 657 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 446 414 508
Feeder cattle 419 369 465
Slaughter cattle 25 44 36
Replacement cattle 2 1 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold lower 8.00 to 10.00, feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold firm. Quality was average to attractive and demand was moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 169.00 $169.00 $499 -7.99
310–315 313 2 159.00–165.00 $161.98 $507 —
365 365 1 160.00 $160.00 $584 —
445 445 1 160.00 $160.00 $712 —
460–475 468 2 152.00–166.00 $159.11 $745 +16.11
510–540 520 5 150.00–168.00 $159.03 $827 +6.04
555–575 563 5 137.00–147.00 $142.43 $802 -5.57
615 615 1 140.00 $140.00 $861 -2.47
760 760 1 121.00 $121.00 $920 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 176.00 $176.00 $554 -8.45
435–445 440 3 175.00–187.00 $182.62 $804 -10.11
450–485 463 5 171.00–183.00 $176.98 $819 -10.22
505–530 516 4 169.00–179.00 $173.46 $895 -13.72
680 680 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,006 —
740 740 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,117 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 150.00–160.00 $155.08 $504 —
450 450 1 125.00 $125.00 $562 -5.00
500–510 505 3 123.00–138.00 $133.00 $672 —
630 630 1 120.00 $120.00 $756 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 value added 475 55 156.00 $156.00 $741 —
502–535 value added 523 16 149.00–150.00 $149.64 $783 —
581 value added 581 147 154.25 $154.25 $896 +16.75
590 590 4 135.00 $135.00 $796 —
657 value added 657 54 139.00 $139.00 $913 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 4 150.00–165.00 $156.52 $513 +2.54
350–380 365 5 151.00–165.00 $156.85 $573 +0.12
400–440 429 6 147.00–160.00 $154.82 $664 +5.30
455–480 465 7 147.00–160.00 $154.96 $721 +5.26
500–545 515 3 140.00–146.00 $142.12 $732 -15.38
555 555 1 150.00 $150.00 $832 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 137.00–140.00 $138.50 $346 +3.12
365–390 380 3 140.00 $140.00 $532 -3.34
400–435 415 3 136.00–145.00 $141.71 $588 +12.36
475–490 483 2 125.00–135.00 $129.92 $628 -4.18
515 515 1 136.00 $136.00 $700 +3.35
590 590 1 124.00 $124.00 $732 -6.00
630 630 1 111.00 $111.00 $699 —
790 790 1 111.00 $111.00 $877 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 120.00 $120.00 $282 —
370–385 378 2 121.00–136.00 $128.65 $486 +3.55
400–430 421 4 110.00–126.00 $115.07 $484 +7.07
465–495 480 2 110.00–114.00 $111.94 $537 -6.56
515–540 528 2 110.00–120.00 $114.88 $607 +0.54
710 710 1 108.00 $108.00 $767 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 313 3 173.00–176.00 $174.66 $547 -7.92
400–438 421 8 178.00–189.00 $182.37 $768 -0.21
450 450 1 170.00 $170.00 $765 +0.36
510–540 520 3 152.00–172.00 $159.58 $830 -5.51
635 635 1 139.00 $139.00 $883 -17.00
710 710 1 126.00 $126.00 $895 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 265 2 169.00–170.00 $169.53 $449 —
335 335 1 165.00 $165.00 $553 +3.32
390 390 1 162.00 $162.00 $632 —
425 425 1 167.00 $167.00 $710 +13.00
485 485 1 150.00 $150.00 $728 ±0.00
500–545 528 3 145.00–147.00 $146.32 $773 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 148.00 $148.00 $303 —
310 310 1 140.00 $140.00 $434 —
360–380 370 2 150.00–153.00 $151.46 $560 —
400–445 417 3 133.00–148.00 $140.07 $584 +4.74
465–495 480 2 130.00–144.00 $136.78 $657 -3.22

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1545 1274 80-85% 11 71.00–86.00 $76.49 $974 —
1300–1535 1417 80-85% 3 88.00–100.00 $93.17 $1,320 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1155 983 85-90% 4 49.00–60.00 $56.13 $552 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1575 1457 3 104.00–114.00 $108.26 $1,577 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1960 1960 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,842 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00 —
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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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.