Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 5, 2022

482 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.88/cwt -10.36 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 475 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.83/cwt -1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $707/hd at 528 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $143.01/cwt -16.35 vs last sale · ≈ $665/hd at 465 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 482 612 516
Feeder cattle 384 533 376
Slaughter cattle 82 70 111
Replacement cattle 16 9 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: feeder cattle sold mostly 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold lower 7.00 to 8.00 and slaughter bulls sold lower 5.00 to 6.00. Quality was average and demand was weaker.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 176.00 $176.00 $572 -23.05
410–415 413 2 156.00–165.00 $160.53 $663 -11.25
455–495 477 6 150.00–167.00 $161.52 $770 -12.19
500–525 516 4 151.00–166.00 $158.64 $819 -9.51
580 580 1 138.00 $138.00 $800 -30.17
625–645 633 4 130.00–138.00 $132.79 $841 -15.22
695 695 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,029 —
705–710 708 2 125.00–129.00 $126.99 $899 -32.01
755 755 2 124.00 $124.00 $936 —
805 805 1 115.00 $115.00 $926 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 4 140.00 $140.00 $680 —
574–579 577 9 139.00–148.00 $144.02 $831 -17.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 375 2 143.00–158.00 $150.20 $563 -20.01
415 415 1 140.00 $140.00 $581 -20.00
475 475 1 146.00 $146.00 $694 -14.00
510–535 523 6 135.00–145.00 $140.82 $736 -16.61
595 595 1 137.00 $137.00 $815 -11.81
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 130.00 $130.00 $598 -7.98
515 515 1 121.00 $121.00 $623 -5.37

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 130.00 $130.00 $358 -31.00
310–340 322 3 140.00–150.00 $146.13 $471 -8.74
325 fancy 325 1 160.00 $160.00 $520 —
355–395 371 8 134.00–145.00 $138.07 $512 -10.22
400–425 410 5 132.00–140.00 $136.04 $558 -7.57
450–495 475 14 124.00–134.00 $128.88 $612 -10.36
505–535 514 7 125.00–136.00 $129.72 $667 -6.63
560–595 578 10 122.00–133.00 $125.97 $728 -6.34
620–640 629 4 124.00–129.00 $126.00 $793 -0.32
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 9 136.00 $136.00 $598 —
499 499 4 130.00 $130.00 $649 —
513–543 528 12 133.00–135.00 $133.83 $707 —
570–590 576 10 129.00–130.00 $129.69 $747 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 128.00 $128.00 $275 -2.00
255 255 1 124.00 $124.00 $316 -9.63
315 315 1 129.00 $129.00 $406 -10.30
370–395 382 3 120.00–125.00 $122.63 $468 -12.65
400–445 424 11 120.00–128.00 $124.91 $530 -6.38
455–480 464 5 120.00–125.00 $121.80 $565 -7.42
500–540 525 5 115.00–124.00 $120.16 $631 -4.09
550–585 570 5 112.00–121.00 $118.19 $674 -7.79
625 625 1 111.00 $111.00 $694 -3.00
755 755 1 100.00 $100.00 $755 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 110.00 $110.00 $280 -15.00
335 335 1 102.00 $102.00 $342 -24.62
410–440 425 3 111.00–119.00 $115.05 $489 -8.05
450 450 1 102.00 $102.00 $459 —
540 540 1 110.00 $110.00 $594 -10.00
560–565 563 2 99.00–110.00 $104.48 $588 -10.52
635 635 1 106.00 $106.00 $673 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 270 2 172.00–176.00 $174.04 $470 -25.96
300–310 305 2 164.00–174.00 $169.08 $516 -32.97
360–390 373 3 150.00–164.00 $154.63 $577 -37.10
400–440 421 4 149.00–153.00 $150.49 $634 -16.36
450–495 465 11 140.00–150.00 $143.01 $665 -16.35
505–545 519 9 132.00–140.00 $137.54 $714 -12.30
555–570 561 5 125.00–131.00 $128.02 $718 -12.97
600–635 609 6 126.00–137.00 $130.78 $796 -5.23
650–675 663 2 118.00–125.00 $121.57 $806 -11.91
710 710 1 110.00 $110.00 $781 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 150.00 $150.00 $300 -28.00
265 265 1 152.00 $152.00 $403 —
345 345 1 155.00 $155.00 $535 -27.03
355–385 368 4 140.00–146.00 $141.95 $522 -29.23
400–445 427 5 136.00–142.00 $138.61 $592 -12.45
460–495 481 9 130.00–138.00 $136.11 $655 -6.30
515–520 518 2 120.00–130.00 $125.02 $648 -14.83
565–580 574 4 120.00–129.00 $123.53 $709 —
605–640 620 3 112.00–120.00 $115.63 $717 -9.37
710–740 725 2 105.00–108.00 $106.47 $772 +1.47
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 140.00 $140.00 $343 -8.17
270 270 1 130.00 $130.00 $351 —
395 395 2 137.00–144.00 $140.50 $555 —
400–440 418 3 100.00–130.00 $118.84 $497 -23.16
475 475 2 122.00–127.00 $124.50 $591 -6.00
515–520 518 2 96.00–110.00 $102.97 $533 —
565–570 568 2 88.00–115.00 $101.44 $576 -8.56
600–625 614 4 80.00–105.00 $94.31 $579 —
720 720 1 94.00 $94.00 $677 —
750–765 757 3 76.00–87.00 $82.63 $626 —
845 845 1 85.00 $85.00 $718 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
496 496 5 145.50 $145.50 $722 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1475 1156 80-85% 31 54.00–68.00 $60.34 $698 -6.79
1170–1360 1295 80-85% 3 70.00–73.00 $70.90 $918 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–965 948 85-90% 3 25.00–32.00 $28.63 $271 —
865–1295 1028 85-90% 16 35.00–50.00 $43.81 $450 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1660 1660 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $1,029 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–2425 1688 4 85.00–94.00 $88.18 $1,488 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1595 1458 2 76.00–86.00 $81.47 $1,188 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835 835 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 530.00 $530.00
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00
855–1330 1062 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 550.00–800.00 $708.59
1020–1215 1106 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 770.00–880.00 $822.76

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1375 1375 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,210.00 $1,210.00 —

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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.