Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 16, 2022

403 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.36/cwt ≈ $934/hd at 572 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.13/cwt +0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 521 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.00/cwt ≈ $839/hd at 591 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 403 668 248
Feeder cattle 341 532 193
Slaughter cattle 59 123 52
Replacement cattle 3 13 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: feeder steers and heifers sold steady and feeder bulls sold steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Quality was average 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
335 335 3 195.00 $195.00 $653 —
396 396 8 206.00 $206.00 $816 +10.00
407 407 3 189.00 $189.00 $769 ±0.00
489 489 4 182.00 $182.00 $890 +1.42
528 528 6 169.00 $169.00 $892 +4.00
555–592 572 19 157.00–165.00 $163.36 $934 —
650 650 8 158.00 $158.00 $1,027 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 188.00–204.00 $195.88 $666 +7.39
375–390 383 3 180.00–186.00 $183.30 $702 -3.20
400–440 421 8 174.00–190.00 $180.46 $760 -2.67
460–485 468 5 159.00–168.00 $162.44 $760 -13.41
505–535 515 5 160.00–174.00 $167.62 $863 +7.87
560–585 568 5 151.00–165.00 $159.05 $903 +1.27
650–695 672 3 139.00–144.00 $140.95 $947 -7.05
825 825 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,048 -12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 160.00 $160.00 $432 —
305–330 318 2 180.00–182.00 $181.04 $576 +14.96
365–395 380 2 176.00–184.00 $180.16 $685 —
420–430 425 3 167.00–173.00 $169.31 $720 +2.44
495 495 1 157.00 $157.00 $777 -7.00
500–545 532 6 148.00–159.00 $154.25 $821 +7.84
565–580 573 2 144.00–152.00 $147.95 $848 +4.68
885 885 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,053 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 150.00 $150.00 $488 ±0.00
355 355 1 154.00 $154.00 $547 —
405–425 415 2 120.00–157.00 $138.95 $577 -7.15
540 540 1 140.00 $140.00 $756 —
565–575 570 2 110.00–136.00 $122.89 $700 -1.33

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 146.00 $146.00 $394 +5.84
300–330 316 6 146.00–158.00 $154.10 $487 -0.49
350–380 363 6 150.00–164.00 $157.39 $571 +5.78
400–445 432 9 145.00–164.00 $156.61 $677 -1.43
465–495 477 9 143.00–150.00 $146.45 $699 +5.16
500–540 521 14 136.00–146.00 $140.13 $730 +0.57
555–590 572 7 134.00–153.00 $138.39 $792 -1.64
600–640 616 5 127.00–136.00 $132.33 $815 -0.44
705–745 723 4 123.00–130.00 $125.25 $906 +2.90
755 755 1 119.00 $119.00 $898 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 130.00 $130.00 $429 -4.03
355–395 369 4 134.00–140.00 $137.19 $506 +0.23
415–445 430 2 130.00–140.00 $135.17 $581 -6.84
460–475 468 3 130.00–137.00 $132.37 $619 +4.55
500–540 523 5 123.00–137.00 $128.99 $675 -0.71
565–575 570 2 124.00–129.00 $126.52 $721 -2.90
675–695 685 2 118.00–121.00 $119.48 $818 +1.15
710 710 2 107.00–119.00 $113.00 $802 -2.00
755–775 765 3 109.00–118.00 $112.33 $859 +4.33
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
591 591 14 142.00 $142.00 $839 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 2 100.00–120.00 $109.73 $406 —
510–535 523 2 114.00–120.00 $117.07 $612 -1.93
570 570 1 110.00 $110.00 $627 +0.24
720 720 1 103.00 $103.00 $742 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–230 228 2 189.00–200.00 $194.44 $443 +16.44
270–280 275 2 186.00–190.00 $187.96 $517 -6.81
300–345 330 6 190.00–204.00 $196.12 $647 +4.17
350–395 373 2 192.00–196.00 $193.88 $723 +7.39
400–435 417 9 172.00–182.00 $178.41 $744 +4.08
455–490 473 7 164.00–178.00 $168.25 $796 +4.00
500–545 524 10 150.00–161.00 $156.26 $819 +0.19
555–595 573 6 143.00–164.00 $154.67 $886 +0.63
600–635 620 4 137.00–143.00 $140.73 $873 +0.48
655–660 658 2 143.00–144.00 $143.50 $944 +6.83
770–785 775 3 118.00 $118.00 $914 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 178.00 $178.00 $427 +12.97
270 270 1 172.00 $172.00 $464 -7.00
300–315 308 2 184.00–186.00 $184.98 $570 +8.98
395 395 1 180.00 $180.00 $711 +5.26
415–445 430 2 149.00–167.00 $158.31 $681 -4.69
465–490 476 4 152.00–160.00 $157.94 $752 +6.92
535 535 1 142.00 $142.00 $760 -2.00
595 595 1 140.00 $140.00 $833 ±0.00
670 670 1 129.00 $129.00 $864 +2.00
775 775 1 124.00 $124.00 $961 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 132.00–134.00 $133.02 $319 +3.02
300 300 1 152.00 $152.00 $456 +11.28
385 385 1 138.00 $138.00 $531 -16.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1425 1248 80-85% 22 56.00–72.00 $63.38 $791 —
1335–1415 1375 80-85% 2 80.00–80.50 $80.24 $1,103 +6.59
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1025 960 85-90% 6 25.00–35.00 $31.98 $307 —
850–1280 1047 85-90% 10 40.00–55.00 $49.07 $514 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1735–1820 1788 3 89.00–100.00 $93.70 $1,675 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1600 1432 3 80.00–86.00 $82.24 $1,178 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00
990 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 680.00 $680.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
980 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 690.00 $690.00 —

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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.