Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 31, 2022

340 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $162.53/cwt +3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 521 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.00/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $936/hd at 557 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $181.79/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 427 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 340 441 281
Feeder cattle 285 385 245
Slaughter cattle 53 48 23
Replacement cattle 2 8 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold higher 2.00 to 6.00, and feeder bulls sold higher2.00 to 8.00. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady. Quality was average to attractive and demand was good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 5 189.00 $189.00 $886 +4.00
555–558 557 16 167.00–169.00 $168.00 $936 —
625 625 7 159.50 $159.50 $997 +0.31
775 775 3 125.50 $125.50 $973 -13.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 425 4 180.00–194.00 $187.16 $795 +1.16
460–490 472 3 176.00–192.00 $184.51 $871 +5.99
505–545 527 3 170.00–172.00 $171.36 $903 -2.17
595 595 1 159.00 $159.00 $946 -2.53
645 645 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,084 +13.44
655–675 665 5 148.00–160.00 $154.61 $1,028 -0.18
770 770 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,109 +1.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 435 2 160.00–176.00 $167.82 $730 +5.54
470 470 1 174.00 $174.00 $818 +9.99
505–535 522 3 154.00–165.00 $160.92 $840 -0.27
620 620 1 140.00 $140.00 $868 —
685 685 2 136.00–137.00 $136.50 $935 -1.48
715 715 1 134.00 $134.00 $958 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 330 3 131.00–160.00 $144.65 $477 —
500–505 503 2 143.00–150.00 $146.52 $737 +11.47

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 271 4 180.00–190.00 $185.98 $504 —
335–345 340 2 164.00–182.00 $172.87 $588 +4.91
375–395 385 2 162.00–170.00 $165.90 $639 +2.36
420–440 427 3 165.00–168.00 $166.31 $710 +6.34
465 fancy 465 1 175.00 $175.00 $814 —
465–495 479 5 160.00–174.00 $165.16 $791 +9.53
520–545 533 3 154.00–168.00 $160.59 $856 +6.04
575–595 586 5 139.00–150.00 $147.21 $863 -0.99
630–645 638 2 145.00–152.00 $148.46 $947 +6.75
660–690 678 3 130.00–139.00 $134.60 $913 -5.30
700 700 1 139.00 $139.00 $973 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 140.00 $140.00 $343 —
370–385 375 3 150.00–160.00 $153.95 $577 +3.95
405–440 423 2 144.00–146.00 $145.04 $614 -2.96
465–475 470 2 136.00–154.00 $145.10 $682 +4.92
500–540 524 7 133.00–146.00 $139.81 $733 +2.23
570 570 3 124.00–130.00 $127.00 $724 -6.91
700 700 1 112.00 $112.00 $784 -16.00
750 750 1 110.00 $110.00 $825 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 137.00 $137.00 $274 +7.00
305–330 318 2 132.00–136.00 $134.08 $426 -5.92
425–435 430 2 110.00–112.00 $110.99 $477 -10.41
460–470 465 2 130.00 $130.00 $604 +7.11
750 750 1 106.00 $106.00 $795 -3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
633 633 4 140.00 $140.00 $886 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 190.00–200.00 $194.73 $639 —
350–395 377 7 180.00–192.00 $185.07 $698 —
400–445 427 14 174.00–188.00 $181.79 $776 -1.00
450–495 464 7 174.00–187.00 $178.99 $831 +10.99
500–545 521 17 154.00–174.00 $162.53 $847 +3.33
555–595 574 9 147.00–158.00 $152.97 $878 +2.96
600–630 612 5 144.00–154.00 $148.38 $908 +2.41
655–695 673 6 131.00–149.00 $140.26 $944 -1.74
700–730 715 2 130.00–135.00 $132.45 $947 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 188.00 $188.00 $442 +8.00
270–285 280 3 180.00–186.00 $183.39 $513 -3.21
305–345 324 7 172.00–188.00 $181.69 $589 +3.07
360–395 374 4 180.00–184.00 $183.01 $684 +7.27
405–435 418 3 164.00–170.00 $167.92 $702 -4.04
470–495 480 5 148.00–168.00 $162.03 $778 +3.28
500–525 513 6 139.00–151.00 $145.51 $746 +3.94
590 590 1 143.00 $143.00 $844 —
630–640 635 2 132.00–139.00 $135.47 $860 -1.47
660–695 678 2 117.00–126.00 $121.38 $823 —
710–735 723 2 123.00–124.00 $123.51 $893 —
820 820 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,000 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 168.00 $168.00 $437 +18.00
320 320 1 150.00 $150.00 $480 -16.00
435 435 1 150.00 $150.00 $652 +7.57
460–480 469 4 120.00–154.00 $139.33 $653 -4.09
545 545 1 118.00 $118.00 $643 —
565–580 573 3 126.00–130.00 $128.33 $735 +26.33
790 790 1 100.00 $100.00 $790 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1400 1151 80-85% 20 75.00–85.50 $80.34 $925 +0.06
1175–1515 1300 80-85% 5 88.50–100.00 $93.86 $1,220 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $336 —
810–1045 932 85-90% 11 55.00–72.00 $65.32 $609 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,125 -2.94

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455 1455 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,586 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395 1395 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,283 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 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.