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Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 28, 2022

612 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.90/cwt ≈ $1,041/hd at 655 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.29/cwt -17.71 vs last sale · ≈ $547/hd at 417 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.48/cwt ≈ $608/hd at 430 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 612 241 652
Feeder cattle 533 209 564
Slaughter cattle 70 32 86
Replacement cattle 9 — 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady from 5.00 higher to 5.00 lower and feeder bulls sold mostly steady to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Quality was average and demand was moderate. ***SPECIAL NOTE: NEXT WEEK IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR SALE, THERE WILL BE A COMPLETE HERD DISPERSAL OF 75 COWS WITH 40 CALVES AT SIDE.***

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 value added 470 10 188.00 $188.00 $884 —
523 value added 523 5 175.00 $175.00 $915 —
550 550 3 162.00 $162.00 $891 —
559 value added 559 7 174.00 $174.00 $973 —
641 641 4 148.00 $148.00 $949 -10.00
650 650 6 146.00 $146.00 $949 —
659 value added 659 9 167.50 $167.50 $1,104 —
714 value added 714 4 159.00 $159.00 $1,135 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 2 204.00–212.00 $208.26 $558 -3.44
325–335 330 2 196.00–202.00 $199.05 $657 +5.05
360–385 377 3 180.00–196.00 $190.90 $720 +5.20
410–445 423 6 166.00–178.00 $171.78 $727 —
450–495 480 8 165.00–184.00 $173.71 $834 —
500–540 522 10 162.00–174.00 $168.15 $878 -1.08
550–595 563 5 157.00–180.00 $168.17 $947 +5.26
615–620 618 2 146.00–150.00 $148.01 $915 -2.99
658 658 2 167.00 $167.00 $1,099 —
705 705 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,121 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 363 2 164.00–176.00 $170.21 $618 +0.21
445 445 1 160.00 $160.00 $712 -4.00
450–495 473 5 158.00–162.00 $160.00 $757 +4.27
500–545 524 6 150.00–160.00 $157.43 $825 +8.97
555–595 573 5 145.00–155.00 $148.81 $853 —
610–645 628 2 140.00–141.00 $140.49 $882 —
665–675 670 3 130.00–140.00 $134.33 $900 —
725 725 1 130.00 $130.00 $942 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 415 2 135.00–140.00 $137.44 $570 —
470–480 475 2 136.00–140.00 $137.98 $655 -4.02
500–530 519 5 120.00–130.00 $126.37 $656 +4.37
555–595 576 5 133.00–138.00 $135.61 $781 —
675 675 1 113.00 $113.00 $763 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 228 2 150.00–154.00 $152.11 $347 -11.89
290 290 1 161.00 $161.00 $467 +7.04
315–345 331 5 151.00–164.00 $154.87 $513 +5.57
350–395 378 9 141.00–154.00 $148.29 $561 +4.22
410–445 423 9 138.00–150.00 $143.61 $607 -1.89
450–495 469 6 136.00–148.00 $139.24 $653 -5.71
500–540 519 8 132.00–145.00 $136.35 $708 -7.18
550–575 561 7 129.00–139.00 $132.31 $742 -4.43
630–645 637 3 124.00–130.00 $126.32 $805 —
655–685 670 2 126.00 $126.00 $844 -12.00
700 700 1 123.00 $123.00 $861 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 130.00 $130.00 $292 -10.00
270–290 280 2 130.00–137.00 $133.63 $374 -2.07
300–345 316 4 133.00–142.00 $139.30 $440 +2.09
380–395 388 3 131.00–139.00 $135.28 $525 -3.72
400–445 417 14 123.00–137.00 $131.29 $547 -17.71
470–495 479 5 124.00–133.00 $129.22 $619 -5.25
505–540 517 12 120.00–129.00 $124.25 $642 —
550–590 564 4 125.00–127.00 $125.98 $711 -1.53
640 640 1 114.00 $114.00 $730 -6.00
690–695 693 3 117.00–120.00 $118.66 $822 -4.34
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421–449 value added 430 12 133.00–146.00 $141.48 $608 —
531 value added 531 7 135.00 $135.00 $717 —
573–582 value added 580 9 135.50–137.00 $136.67 $793 —
610 610 5 131.00 $131.00 $799 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 125.00 $125.00 $362 —
305–340 327 5 125.00–128.00 $126.62 $414 +6.62
380–385 383 2 116.00–127.00 $121.46 $465 -1.54
415–445 430 2 120.00–126.00 $123.10 $529 -1.94
510 510 1 120.00 $120.00 $612 +1.14
595 595 1 115.00 $115.00 $684 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 180.00 $180.00 $441 -10.00
260 260 1 200.00 $200.00 $520 -7.35
315–335 325 5 197.50–210.00 $202.05 $657 +1.06
350–355 352 3 184.00–205.00 $191.73 $675 +3.25
400–445 423 11 157.00–180.00 $166.85 $706 -10.14
455–490 473 8 156.00–162.00 $159.36 $754 +1.37
500–530 513 6 145.00–158.00 $149.84 $769 -0.16
550–590 573 3 138.00–143.00 $140.99 $808 -4.73
600–610 603 3 134.00–138.00 $136.01 $820 -8.93
655–685 669 4 130.00–138.00 $133.48 $893 -8.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 178.00 $178.00 $400 -2.00
310–345 332 6 176.00–192.00 $182.03 $604 -0.87
350–380 362 7 166.00–174.00 $171.18 $620 +1.18
410–445 429 8 144.00–158.00 $151.06 $648 -4.59
450–485 464 5 140.00–148.00 $142.41 $661 -7.59
500–545 525 4 135.00–144.00 $139.85 $734 +5.85
615 615 1 125.00 $125.00 $769 —
650 650 1 116.00 $116.00 $754 -12.07
715 715 1 105.00 $105.00 $751 -9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 2 141.00–156.00 $148.17 $341 +5.01
305–340 325 4 132.00–166.00 $156.28 $508 —
440 440 1 142.00 $142.00 $625 +8.00
495 495 2 130.00–131.00 $130.50 $646 —
595 595 1 110.00 $110.00 $654 ±0.00
670 670 1 110.00 $110.00 $737 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–930 890 85-90% 2 30.00–40.00 $35.22 $313 —
895–1270 1064 85-90% 19 40.00–62.00 $52.99 $564 -9.11
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1435 1180 80-85% 21 63.00–75.00 $67.13 $792 -6.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1905 1635 4 94.00–102.00 $98.19 $1,605 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1800 1538 3 70.00–85.00 $77.41 $1,191 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
990–1250 1128 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 790.00–930.00 $855.63
1450 1450 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1040 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,030.00 $1,030.00 —
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 780.00 $780.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 920.00 $920.00 —

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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.