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Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 7, 2022

876 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.00/cwt ≈ $1,234/hd at 730 lb · 202 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.00/cwt ≈ $966/hd at 582 lb · 102 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.00/cwt ≈ $1,262/hd at 760 lb · 73 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 876 282 825
Feeder cattle 843 183 699
Slaughter cattle 26 83 100
Replacement cattle 7 16 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold firm, feeder heifers sold mostly 4.00 to 10.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold mostly steady to 7.00 higher. Grouped cattle will be listed as medium and large 1-2 and weaned grouped cattle will be listed as medium and large 1-2 value added. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was mostly 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
460 value added 460 4 170.00 $170.00 $782 —
495 495 2 164.00 $164.00 $812 —
513–549 value added 534 7 165.00–172.00 $169.12 $903 —
572–585 value added 573 56 165.00–166.00 $165.93 $951 —
690 value added 690 8 150.00 $150.00 $1,035 —
730 value added 730 202 169.00 $169.00 $1,234 —
760 value added 760 73 166.00 $166.00 $1,262 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 202.00 $202.00 $535 —
300–340 316 6 198.00–212.00 $206.05 $651 +8.17
355–380 363 3 186.00–200.00 $192.51 $699 +8.51
400–440 424 7 168.00–182.00 $174.71 $741 -9.18
455–485 472 10 167.00–180.00 $173.35 $818 +6.30
515–535 523 6 170.00–177.00 $173.98 $910 +3.98
555–590 574 4 155.00–166.00 $161.72 $928 -8.28
610 610 2 147.00–155.00 $151.00 $921 -30.00
660 660 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,023 —
715 715 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 192.00 $192.00 $662 —
385–395 390 2 168.00 $168.00 $655 -11.06
400–445 433 7 162.00–169.00 $164.69 $713 -8.31
460–495 474 5 160.00–168.00 $164.84 $781 +18.87
500–535 518 7 148.00–161.00 $155.58 $806 +1.53
550–595 569 7 140.00–150.00 $146.37 $833 -0.63
600 600 1 130.00 $130.00 $780 —
660–665 663 3 134.00–140.00 $137.99 $915 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 150.00 $150.00 $548 -10.00
485–490 488 2 140.00 $140.00 $683 —
505–520 513 2 120.00–140.00 $130.15 $668 -0.85
575 575 1 135.00 $135.00 $776 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 5 154.00 $154.00 $488 —
371 value added 371 5 168.00 $168.00 $623 —
435–438 value added 437 6 162.00–171.00 $166.48 $728 —
488–497 value added 491 10 153.00–154.00 $153.30 $753 —
510–549 value added 534 33 147.00–156.00 $150.31 $803 —
552–593 value added 582 102 139.50–168.50 $166.00 $966 —
610 value added 610 5 145.00 $145.00 $884 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 158.00 $158.00 $458 +8.00
300–325 312 3 150.00–155.00 $152.40 $475 -5.60
350–398 374 10 164.00–180.00 $169.56 $634 +4.37
415–445 435 10 150.00–165.00 $156.85 $682 +1.34
450–490 469 14 147.00–155.00 $151.36 $710 +10.96
505–545 527 9 140.00–150.00 $146.03 $770 +10.63
550–595 573 3 139.00–147.00 $142.23 $815 +7.90
600–610 605 2 135.00–140.00 $137.48 $832 +9.50
725 725 2 128.00 $128.00 $928 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 220 2 129.00–148.00 $137.64 $303 —
280 280 1 138.00 $138.00 $386 —
360–390 370 5 140.00–162.00 $154.17 $570 +14.17
430–445 438 4 135.00–145.00 $139.78 $612 +2.72
450–495 483 4 132.00–140.00 $136.08 $657 +3.08
535 535 1 138.00 $138.00 $738 +12.50
590 590 1 130.00 $130.00 $767 +6.00
750–785 773 3 114.00–116.00 $114.65 $886 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 117.00 $117.00 $269 -4.03
260–280 270 3 120.00–129.00 $124.22 $335 +8.60
300–340 325 6 115.00–128.00 $120.31 $391 +0.48
360–370 365 2 120.00–135.00 $127.60 $466 +7.60
480–490 485 3 117.00–123.00 $119.34 $579 +0.75
580 580 1 110.00 $110.00 $638 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 276 4 204.00–208.00 $206.05 $569 +14.05
300–330 319 7 190.00–206.00 $200.25 $639 +6.25
360–380 372 3 186.00–194.00 $190.74 $710 -1.26
400–415 410 4 172.00–182.00 $175.77 $721 -10.23
460–490 472 3 160.00–162.00 $161.34 $762 -1.18
505–540 521 4 149.00–164.00 $157.62 $821 +0.80
610 610 1 145.00 $145.00 $884 +1.09
670–675 673 2 140.00–141.00 $140.50 $946 +7.46
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 5 188.00 $188.00 $637 —
402 402 3 181.00 $181.00 $728 —
459–477 470 11 162.00–180.00 $173.61 $816 —
547 547 6 162.00 $162.00 $886 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 228 2 170.00–172.00 $171.05 $390 —
250–280 265 2 176.00–190.00 $183.40 $486 +2.82
355–390 376 4 167.00–180.00 $175.92 $661 +3.71
445 445 1 160.00 $160.00 $712 +2.72
465 465 1 150.00 $150.00 $698 ±0.00
725 725 1 115.00 $115.00 $834 —
765–795 780 2 106.00–120.00 $112.87 $880 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 140.00 $140.00 $511 -2.00
430 430 1 130.00 $130.00 $559 —
500–545 526 4 110.00–127.00 $119.58 $629 +5.55
555 555 1 125.00 $125.00 $694 +19.00
655 655 1 110.00 $110.00 $720 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 80-85% 1 82.00 $82.00 $894 —
935–1295 1149 80-85% 9 57.00–70.00 $63.23 $727 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1245 1111 85-90% 6 37.00–55.00 $48.63 $540 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1980 1491 4 80.00–85.00 $81.19 $1,211 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610–2000 1805 2 90.00–94.00 $91.78 $1,657 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
903 903 (<2 yrs)Open 3 620.00 $620.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
997 997 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 840.00 $840.00
1015 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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.