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Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 17, 2022

305 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.03/cwt +6.53 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 420 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.25/cwt +4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 473 lb · 10 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.87/cwt +1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 528 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 305 348 451
Feeder cattle 254 285 314
Slaughter cattle 40 48 111
Replacement cattle 11 15 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold higher mostly 6.00 to 8.00, feeder heifers sold higher mostly 4.00 to 13.00, and feeder bulls sold higher mostly 3.00 to 13.00. Slaughter cows sold higher 4.00 to 5.00 and slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00 to 2.00. Quality was average and demand was very good across all weight ranges.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 202.00 $202.00 $475 —
435 435 1 188.00 $188.00 $818 -3.91
460–485 468 3 183.00–198.00 $189.29 $886 +5.91
570–595 583 2 167.00–170.00 $168.47 $982 +14.55
610–615 613 2 155.00–160.00 $157.51 $966 +8.01
650 650 1 150.00 $150.00 $975 —
730–735 733 3 143.00–152.00 $146.34 $1,073 +6.34
790 790 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,161 —
1065–1070 1068 2 117.00 $117.00 $1,250 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 182.00 $182.00 $482 —
365 365 1 184.00 $184.00 $672 +13.00
400–430 420 4 168.00–182.00 $173.85 $730 +7.85
450–490 465 3 162.00–166.00 $164.71 $766 +11.93
520–545 535 3 160.00–170.00 $165.28 $884 +9.80
720 720 1 121.00 $121.00 $871 —
885 885 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,062 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
653 653 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,012 +5.50
837 837 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,130 —
1108 1108 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,219 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 170.00 $170.00 $476 —
450–485 470 4 134.00–158.00 $149.26 $702 +44.26
500–545 523 2 130.00–148.00 $139.39 $729 +15.24
590 590 1 142.00 $142.00 $838 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 162.00–180.00 $171.19 $402 -0.81
265–295 280 2 184.00–188.00 $185.89 $520 +13.89
300–340 323 8 178.00–188.00 $180.91 $584 +22.59
350–395 376 8 160.00–172.00 $167.14 $628 +7.60
400–445 420 13 152.00–170.00 $160.03 $672 +6.53
450–495 473 10 150.00–172.00 $160.25 $758 +4.25
505–545 526 9 144.00–158.00 $150.97 $794 -2.46
545 fancy 545 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,036 —
570 570 1 168.00 $168.00 $958 +32.72
645 645 2 139.00 $139.00 $897 —
685 685 1 127.00 $127.00 $870 -3.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 160.00–164.00 $162.06 $535 —
415–445 432 5 140.00–150.00 $145.65 $629 +4.96
460–470 465 2 140.00–148.00 $143.96 $669 +8.49
505–535 518 3 138.00–142.00 $139.38 $722 +9.38
570–590 583 3 128.00–134.00 $130.67 $762 —
630 630 1 112.00 $112.00 $706 —
715–730 723 2 110.00–119.00 $114.45 $827 —
755–760 758 2 100.00–110.00 $104.98 $796 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 140.00 $140.00 $469 +14.89
425 425 1 130.00 $130.00 $552 +7.62
485 485 1 124.00 $124.00 $601 —
525 525 1 105.00 $105.00 $551 -21.00
595 595 1 118.00 $118.00 $702 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 200.00 $200.00 $420 +8.00
265–295 282 5 202.00–208.00 $205.25 $579 +12.57
305–345 319 8 190.00–208.00 $198.24 $632 +4.53
355–390 366 7 185.00–206.00 $194.03 $710 +4.23
405–445 418 9 176.00–186.00 $182.26 $762 +9.39
450–485 459 8 174.00–190.00 $180.57 $829 +13.06
510 510 1 163.00 $163.00 $831 +3.25
550–595 570 5 147.00–165.00 $151.69 $865 +5.87
600 600 2 147.00–153.00 $150.00 $900 —
680 680 1 139.00 $139.00 $945 +2.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 174.00–180.00 $177.02 $589 -0.64
365–385 375 2 178.00–180.00 $178.97 $671 +7.93
405 405 1 170.00 $170.00 $688 +6.60
455–490 470 5 158.00–170.00 $166.23 $781 +14.23
535 535 1 140.00 $140.00 $749 -5.20
550–595 573 2 133.00–142.00 $137.32 $787 —
680 680 1 118.00 $118.00 $802 -7.00
900 900 1 106.00 $106.00 $954 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 136.00 $136.00 $422 -13.40
415–425 420 2 130.00–164.00 $147.20 $618 +15.99
485 485 1 151.00 $151.00 $732 —
565 565 1 123.00 $123.00 $695 —
615 615 1 119.00 $119.00 $732 —
675 675 1 115.00 $115.00 $776 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1375 1069 80-85% 14 70.00–84.00 $76.62 $819 —
1225–1425 1325 80-85% 2 87.00–92.00 $89.69 $1,188 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 85-90% 1 44.00 $44.00 $414 —
910–1075 993 85-90% 6 55.00–65.00 $60.05 $596 +7.41

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1730 1615 2 101.00–107.00 $104.21 $1,683 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,171 —
YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485 1485 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,114 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105 1105 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,070.00 $1,070.00
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,070.00 $1,070.00
1270 1270 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 970.00 $970.00
1320 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 1,290.00 $1,290.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 980.00 $980.00 —

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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.