Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 14, 2022

566 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.25/cwt ≈ $1,077/hd at 656 lb · 155 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.60/cwt +0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 469 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.00/cwt +4.69 vs last sale · ≈ $817/hd at 527 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 566 876 562
Feeder cattle 492 843 236
Slaughter cattle 62 26 156
Replacement cattle 12 7 170

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: feeder steers sod 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 6.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 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
300–335 313 4 198.00–220.00 $211.40 $662 +5.35
355–395 377 3 192.00–201.00 $196.92 $742 +4.41
410–440 432 10 176.00–190.00 $180.82 $781 +6.11
450–490 469 6 175.00–194.00 $183.31 $860 +9.96
565–585 575 2 152.50–158.00 $155.20 $892 -6.52
605–640 620 6 150.00–164.00 $157.44 $976 +6.44
665–695 680 2 157.50–165.00 $161.33 $1,097 +6.33
730 730 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,124 +12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 270 2 190.00–195.00 $192.69 $520 —
310 310 1 185.00 $185.00 $574 -7.00
395 395 1 184.00 $184.00 $727 +16.00
400–420 410 2 158.00–172.00 $164.83 $676 +0.14
450–490 475 3 160.00–166.00 $162.38 $771 -2.46
505–535 523 4 155.00–165.00 $160.81 $841 +5.23
550–595 578 4 134.00–150.00 $140.62 $813 -5.75
615–645 627 3 128.00–148.00 $138.52 $869 +8.52
805 805 1 112.00 $112.00 $902 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 2 138.00–160.00 $148.93 $585 -1.07
495 495 1 144.00 $144.00 $713 +4.00
520–545 537 3 130.00–146.00 $136.86 $735 +6.71
580–595 588 2 120.00–132.00 $125.92 $740 -9.08
675 675 1 118.00 $118.00 $796 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 value added 527 18 155.00 $155.00 $817 +4.69
656 value added 656 155 164.25 $164.25 $1,077 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 177.00 $177.00 $522 +19.00
310–345 330 6 170.00–180.00 $173.25 $572 +20.85
350–395 374 10 166.00–176.00 $170.46 $638 +0.90
400–435 415 7 160.00–170.00 $163.35 $678 +6.50
450–490 469 21 144.00–160.00 $151.60 $711 +0.24
500–540 522 7 141.00–154.00 $146.93 $767 +0.90
555–575 566 4 137.00–150.00 $142.00 $804 -0.23
620 620 1 130.00 $130.00 $806 -7.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 144.00 $144.00 $353 +6.36
255–280 268 2 140.00–147.50 $143.93 $386 +5.93
300–345 323 2 142.00–145.00 $143.60 $464 —
360–380 368 4 150.00–164.00 $156.78 $577 +2.61
415–445 428 6 138.00–151.00 $144.81 $620 +5.03
460–495 484 4 130.00–143.00 $136.78 $662 +0.70
530–545 538 5 132.00–138.00 $134.61 $724 -3.39
550–580 569 5 121.00–135.00 $131.59 $749 +1.59
625 625 1 120.00 $120.00 $750 —
650 650 1 122.00 $122.00 $793 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 378 6 120.00–135.00 $129.20 $488 +1.60
420–440 431 4 120.00–135.00 $125.29 $540 —
450–465 458 3 114.00–122.00 $118.67 $544 -0.67
515–535 525 2 120.00 $120.00 $630 —
570 570 1 120.00 $120.00 $684 +10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 204.00–214.00 $209.00 $585 +2.95
305–345 323 3 198.00–214.00 $204.45 $660 +4.20
370–375 373 2 186.00–200.00 $192.95 $720 +2.21
410–445 434 6 178.00–194.00 $183.27 $795 +7.50
450–485 471 5 160.00–172.00 $164.31 $774 +2.97
515–535 524 8 148.00–161.00 $151.72 $795 -5.90
555–590 570 5 144.00–156.00 $147.14 $839 —
610–630 620 2 144.00–150.00 $146.95 $911 +1.95
730 730 1 134.00 $134.00 $978 —
755 755 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,151 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 315 3 175.00–190.00 $180.47 $568 —
355 355 1 174.00 $174.00 $618 -1.92
400–440 416 4 160.00–175.00 $166.58 $693 +6.58
450–475 467 3 146.00–155.00 $151.95 $710 +1.95
505–535 524 5 134.00–145.00 $138.95 $728 —
555–590 577 3 139.00–144.00 $141.03 $814 —
725–730 728 3 114.00–124.00 $119.32 $869 +4.32
795 795 1 120.00 $120.00 $954 +7.13
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 238 2 132.00–172.00 $151.37 $360 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1425 1137 80-85% 10 58.00–69.00 $62.78 $714 -0.45
1255–1415 1328 80-85% 4 75.00–78.50 $76.62 $1,018 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1210 1059 85-90% 4 50.00–54.00 $51.88 $549 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630 1630 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $978 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1940 1940 1 96.50 $96.50 $1,872 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375 1375 1 71.00 $71.00 $976 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1230–1515 1337 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 800.00–960.00 $915.06
1345 1345 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,090.00 $1,090.00
1260–1450 1365 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 830.00–1,010.00 $937.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
935–1210 1073 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 810.00–830.00 $821.28 —

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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.