Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 24, 2022

441 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $181.75/cwt +31.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,252/hd at 689 lb · 78 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.50/cwt ≈ $847/hd at 538 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.71/cwt +2.71 vs last sale · ≈ $870/hd at 614 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 441 305 390
Feeder cattle 385 254 325
Slaughter cattle 48 40 51
Replacement cattle 8 11 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower and feeder bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows sold higher 1.00 to 6.00 and slaughter bulls sold higher 5.00 to 10.00. Quality was plain to 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
365 365 1 206.00 $206.00 $752 —
400–430 411 4 184.00–190.00 $186.00 $764 -2.00
455–490 476 4 176.00–180.00 $178.52 $850 -10.77
530–535 533 2 168.00–179.00 $173.53 $925 —
575–590 583 2 159.00–164.00 $161.53 $942 -6.94
605–630 619 5 144.00–160.00 $154.56 $957 -2.95
650–695 678 6 152.00–158.00 $154.79 $1,049 +4.79
690 value added 690 72 184.00 $184.00 $1,270 —
700–730 714 4 149.00–157.00 $151.23 $1,080 +4.89
760–795 778 2 141.00–144.00 $142.47 $1,108 -4.53
835 835 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,252 —
885 885 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,159 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 180.00 $180.00 $423 —
310–330 320 2 180.00–186.00 $183.09 $586 —
360 360 1 170.00 $170.00 $612 -14.00
420–445 433 3 160.00–165.00 $162.28 $703 -11.57
465–485 476 5 158.00–169.00 $164.01 $781 -0.70
500–542 532 5 150.00–164.00 $161.19 $858 -4.09
580–595 588 3 138.00–148.00 $144.38 $849 —
675–685 680 2 135.00–141.00 $137.98 $938 —
758 758 3 129.00 $129.00 $978 —
855 855 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,069 +5.00
945 945 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,181 —
980 980 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,107 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 4 185.00 $185.00 $888 —
593 593 3 158.00 $158.00 $937 —
603–640 624 10 145.00–165.00 $159.19 $993 —
657 657 3 143.00 $143.00 $940 -12.00
790 790 4 139.00 $139.00 $1,098 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 166.00 $166.00 $465 -4.00
400–430 415 4 124.00–152.00 $141.34 $587 —
475–495 485 2 142.00–148.00 $145.06 $704 -4.20
505–535 522 6 128.00–140.00 $135.05 $705 -4.34
570 570 1 124.00 $124.00 $707 -18.00
790 790 1 126.00 $126.00 $995 —
885 885 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,035 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 332 7 160.00–176.00 $167.96 $558 -12.95
360–385 374 7 156.00–170.00 $163.54 $612 -3.60
400–425 410 3 155.00–168.00 $159.97 $656 -0.06
450–495 476 8 147.00–170.00 $155.63 $741 -4.62
505–535 521 8 148.00–168.00 $154.55 $805 +3.58
565–595 577 7 142.00–160.00 $148.20 $855 -19.80
600–645 614 10 136.00–149.00 $141.71 $870 +2.71
655–690 677 3 135.00–146.00 $139.90 $947 +12.90
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 320 3 147.00–158.00 $151.94 $486 -10.12
355–370 363 2 150.00 $150.00 $544 —
425 425 1 148.00 $148.00 $629 +2.35
450–495 474 10 135.00–146.00 $140.18 $664 -3.78
500–545 524 8 130.00–142.00 $137.58 $721 -1.80
550–595 572 10 126.00–140.00 $133.91 $766 +3.24
605–620 613 2 130.00–132.00 $130.99 $803 +18.99
655 655 2 125.00–131.00 $128.00 $838 —
720 720 1 128.00 $128.00 $922 +13.55
790 790 1 119.00 $119.00 $940 +14.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 130.00 $130.00 $299 —
345 345 1 140.00 $140.00 $483 ±0.00
350–390 373 4 127.00–130.00 $128.96 $481 —
400–445 419 9 110.00–138.00 $121.40 $509 -8.60
450–475 463 5 111.00–129.00 $122.89 $569 -1.11
505–535 522 3 114.00–127.00 $120.79 $631 +15.79
565 565 1 123.00 $123.00 $695 +5.00
670 670 1 119.00 $119.00 $797 —
710 710 1 110.00 $110.00 $781 —
770 770 1 109.00 $109.00 $839 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507–545 538 17 155.00–158.00 $157.50 $847 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 180.00 $180.00 $396 —
270–295 283 2 178.00–196.00 $186.60 $528 —
325–340 335 3 168.00–186.00 $178.62 $598 +1.60
350–380 368 3 170.00–183.00 $175.74 $647 -3.23
405–410 408 2 166.00–178.00 $171.96 $702 +1.96
465–495 481 7 150.00–166.00 $158.75 $764 -7.48
510–540 525 2 139.00–144.00 $141.57 $743 +1.57
550 550 1 135.00 $135.00 $742 -2.32
605–620 612 3 130.00–144.00 $136.94 $838 —
750 750 1 124.00 $124.00 $930 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–220 217 3 150.00–158.00 $153.31 $333 —
275 275 1 150.00 $150.00 $412 —
335 335 1 166.00 $166.00 $556 +30.00
365–390 378 2 138.00–152.00 $144.77 $547 —
400–445 420 5 130.00–152.00 $142.43 $598 -4.77
460–490 475 5 138.00–152.00 $143.42 $681 -7.58
500–515 508 2 120.00–130.00 $124.93 $635 —
575 575 1 102.00 $102.00 $586 -21.00
695 695 1 116.00 $116.00 $806 +1.00
740 740 1 100.00 $100.00 $740 —
815 815 1 104.00 $104.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 206.00 $206.00 $566 +0.75
400–445 424 4 182.00–185.00 $182.79 $775 +0.53
495 495 1 168.00 $168.00 $832 —
515–545 525 4 155.00–168.00 $159.20 $836 -3.80
560–590 574 5 146.00–152.00 $150.01 $861 -1.68
610–645 626 5 142.00–150.00 $145.97 $914 -4.03
690 690 1 142.00 $142.00 $980 +3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1370 1165 80-85% 14 74.00–85.00 $80.28 $935 —
1080–1510 1273 80-85% 6 88.00–99.00 $91.96 $1,171 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1155 963 85-90% 6 55.00–70.00 $63.71 $614 +3.66
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1690 1503 75-80% 2 74.00–81.00 $77.94 $1,171 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–2040 1634 4 102.00–120.00 $110.70 $1,809 +6.49
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1665 1528 4 80.00–103.00 $94.51 $1,444 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980–1120 1073 (<2 yrs)Open 3 810.00–1,070.00 $990.87

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,270.00 $1,270.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,360.00 $1,360.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
775 775 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 870.00 $870.00 —

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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.