Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 30, 2022

360 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.95/cwt +1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $658/hd at 422 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $187.84/cwt +5.22 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 418 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 360 446 560
Feeder cattle 289 419 468
Slaughter cattle 67 25 55
Replacement cattle 4 2 37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold higher 5.00 to 10.00, feeder heifers sold higher 1.00 to 7.00, and feeder bulls sold higher 2.00 to 15.00. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Quality was mostly attractive 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
360–395 375 4 177.00–201.00 $185.84 $697 —
400–435 418 11 178.00–193.00 $187.84 $785 +5.22
460–490 471 5 180.00–198.00 $189.11 $891 +12.13
505–545 522 8 179.00–189.00 $183.53 $958 +10.07
555–595 575 2 174.00–179.00 $176.41 $1,014 —
600 600 1 166.00 $166.00 $996 —
655–665 660 2 157.00–161.00 $159.02 $1,050 +11.02
700 700 1 142.00 $142.00 $994 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 4 198.00 $198.00 $887 —
489 489 5 188.00 $188.00 $919 —
510 510 4 194.00 $194.00 $989 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 171.00 $171.00 $675 +11.00
400–440 415 3 160.00–174.00 $165.20 $686 +5.20
470–490 480 3 161.00–170.00 $165.04 $792 +5.93
510 510 1 170.00 $170.00 $867 +10.97
570 570 1 141.00 $141.00 $804 -1.43
660 660 1 147.00 $147.00 $970 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 153.00–166.00 $159.50 $606 —
505 505 1 152.00 $152.00 $768 +19.00
670 670 1 129.00 $129.00 $864 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–265 260 2 158.00–163.00 $160.45 $417 —
315–345 333 6 153.00–166.00 $160.39 $534 +3.87
355–395 378 9 151.00–162.00 $156.50 $592 -0.35
400–445 422 18 148.00–162.00 $155.95 $658 +1.13
450–490 466 9 146.00–160.00 $155.41 $724 +0.45
500–545 517 5 144.00–154.00 $149.21 $771 +7.09
550–590 561 6 134.00–148.00 $141.97 $796 -8.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 238 2 130.00–144.00 $137.07 $326 —
370–395 385 6 140.00–148.00 $143.47 $552 +3.47
400–435 415 3 140.00–147.00 $143.00 $593 +1.29
490 490 1 136.00 $136.00 $666 +6.08
510–530 520 2 129.00–135.00 $131.94 $686 -4.06
555–590 568 3 125.00–133.00 $129.41 $735 +5.41
600–620 610 2 120.00–123.00 $121.48 $741 +10.48
660–665 663 2 124.00–127.00 $125.51 $832 —
795 795 1 115.00 $115.00 $914 +4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 120.00 $120.00 $408 —
420–445 431 4 120.00–130.00 $125.94 $543 +10.87
455 455 1 129.00 $129.00 $587 +17.06
505–545 520 3 117.00–128.00 $120.92 $629 +6.04
580 580 1 125.00 $125.00 $725 —
730 730 1 107.00 $107.00 $781 -1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 4 159.00 $159.00 $706 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 202.00 $202.00 $485 —
265 265 1 202.00 $202.00 $535 —
305–345 324 8 180.00–202.00 $189.88 $615 +15.22
365–395 383 5 182.00–191.00 $185.12 $709 —
400–445 416 8 178.00–190.00 $184.28 $767 +1.91
470–495 480 3 190.00–192.00 $190.66 $915 +20.66
505–545 520 3 178.00–192.00 $183.97 $957 +24.39
550–565 558 2 160.00–165.00 $162.53 $907 —
665 665 1 130.00 $130.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 170.00 $170.00 $400 —
275–280 278 2 170.00–174.00 $171.98 $478 +2.45
335–345 340 2 174.00 $174.00 $592 +9.00
370–385 378 3 158.00–170.00 $162.67 $615 +0.67
445 445 1 154.00 $154.00 $685 -13.00
535 535 1 147.00 $147.00 $786 +0.68
725–735 730 2 117.00–119.00 $117.99 $861 —
750 750 1 118.00 $118.00 $885 —
820 820 1 115.00 $115.00 $943 —
850 850 1 111.00 $111.00 $944 —
900–935 918 2 106.00–115.00 $110.41 $1,014 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 327 5 110.00–164.00 $139.28 $455 -0.72
370 370 1 142.00 $142.00 $525 -9.46
405–445 418 3 138.00–144.00 $141.35 $591 +1.28
460 460 1 130.00 $130.00 $598 -6.78
500–530 515 2 120.00–135.00 $127.72 $658 —
575–580 578 2 117.00–122.00 $119.51 $691 —
835 835 1 96.00 $96.00 $802 —
895 895 1 96.00 $96.00 $859 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1265 1064 80-85% 15 73.00–87.00 $78.02 $830 —
1055–1700 1274 80-85% 4 90.50–101.50 $94.53 $1,204 +18.04
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1155 985 85-90% 9 53.00–71.00 $64.70 $637 +8.57
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405 1405 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $984 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605–1750 1663 3 95.50–98.50 $96.64 $1,607 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1760–1955 1858 2 114.00–122.50 $118.03 $2,193 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 810.00 $810.00 -315.00
875–1000 938 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 920.00–1,050.00 $989.33 —

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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.