Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 19, 2022

326 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.59/cwt +2.33 vs last sale · ≈ $579/hd at 424 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.47/cwt +1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 469 lb · 10 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.43/cwt +2.17 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 521 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 326 393 352
Feeder cattle 261 329 281
Slaughter cattle 57 56 56
Replacement cattle 8 8 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 15.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was mostly attractive 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
330 330 1 192.00 $192.00 $634 —
400–445 421 7 158.00–169.00 $162.07 $682 +4.07
450–460 456 4 162.00–180.00 $175.51 $800 +9.51
505–535 517 3 150.00–178.00 $168.79 $873 +27.83
555–595 569 7 146.00–162.00 $153.44 $873 +13.39
630–640 635 2 149.00–150.00 $149.50 $949 +15.50
665 665 1 141.00 $141.00 $938 +6.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–430 423 2 134.00–150.00 $142.14 $601 —
480 480 1 148.00 $148.00 $710 —
535–545 542 3 142.00–149.00 $146.36 $793 +10.74
585 585 1 138.00 $138.00 $807 +9.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 142.00 $142.00 $412 +10.00
305–345 325 5 137.00–146.00 $141.23 $459 +8.26
360–385 368 6 135.00–148.00 $143.73 $529 +2.74
400–445 424 15 131.00–144.00 $136.59 $579 +2.33
450–490 469 10 128.00–138.00 $131.47 $617 +1.75
500–540 521 10 125.00–135.00 $128.43 $669 +2.17
555–585 569 7 125.00–136.00 $128.46 $731 +5.44
600–645 624 9 120.00–133.00 $128.11 $799 +0.35
795 795 1 110.00 $110.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 390 3 123.00–127.00 $124.35 $485 -0.65
400–440 415 3 122.00–130.00 $126.72 $526 +2.18
465–485 475 2 124.00 $124.00 $589 +3.35
525 525 1 115.00 $115.00 $604 -2.67
555 555 1 123.00 $123.00 $683 +6.50
605–620 613 2 108.00–114.00 $111.04 $681 +3.88
650 650 1 109.00 $109.00 $708 —
710 710 1 107.00 $107.00 $760 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 128.00 $128.00 $352 +15.69
340 340 1 120.00 $120.00 $408 +9.01
405 405 1 110.00 $110.00 $446 -2.35
530 530 1 108.00 $108.00 $572 -9.00
770 770 1 90.00 $90.00 $693 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 182.00–184.00 $183.00 $439 —
255 255 1 166.00 $166.00 $423 +7.07
305–340 317 3 182.00–192.00 $186.49 $591 +25.76
360–395 378 3 170.00–184.00 $175.14 $662 +12.65
400–445 417 3 148.00–161.00 $155.83 $650 +0.86
450–495 473 9 150.00–168.00 $159.58 $755 +14.36
505–545 522 7 140.00–154.00 $146.80 $766 +11.44
550–595 572 8 129.00–139.00 $133.70 $765 +1.87
605–635 619 8 126.00–139.00 $133.02 $823 +4.26
655–670 660 3 124.00–130.00 $126.32 $834 -0.28
715–730 723 5 118.00–124.00 $120.01 $868 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 171.00–172.00 $171.50 $580 +26.04
350–395 371 4 154.00–166.00 $159.45 $592 +15.42
420 420 1 147.00 $147.00 $617 +6.39
455–495 475 2 140.00–149.00 $144.31 $685 +10.92
530–535 533 2 130.00–139.00 $134.52 $717 +7.33
570 570 1 126.00 $126.00 $718 +5.81
640 640 1 120.00 $120.00 $768 +1.01
670 670 1 105.00 $105.00 $704 -13.00
745 745 1 104.00 $104.00 $775 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 132.00 $132.00 $310 —
500 500 1 120.00 $120.00 $600 +8.16
570 570 1 108.00 $108.00 $616 -7.00
605 605 1 100.00 $100.00 $605 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1520 1244 80-85% 16 50.00–63.00 $56.49 $703 —
1445–1455 1450 80-85% 2 65.00–65.50 $65.25 $946 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1125 1010 85-90% 4 25.00–33.00 $29.53 $298 —
865–1315 1062 85-90% 10 37.00–47.00 $43.98 $467 +3.21

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1780–2165 1989 5 85.00–100.00 $92.74 $1,845 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–1965 1750 2 75.00–81.00 $77.63 $1,359 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770–1010 922 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00–840.00 $828.86
930–1215 1042 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 730.00–840.00 $775.74

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00 —
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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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.