Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 26, 2023

317 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $200.00/cwt +8.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,106/hd at 553 lb · 11 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $253.96/cwt -4.57 vs last sale · ≈ $970/hd at 382 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 317 645 412
Feeder cattle 218 504 301
Slaughter cattle 75 128 78
Replacement cattle 24 13 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 8.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average 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
280–295 288 2 242.00–254.00 $248.16 $715 +8.16
320 320 1 244.00 $244.00 $781 -8.13
355–370 363 2 250.00–266.00 $257.83 $936 -1.88
400–425 412 5 226.00–258.00 $247.39 $1,019 -0.52
465–495 476 4 232.00–240.00 $236.51 $1,126 -13.54
510–525 517 3 232.00–240.00 $235.96 $1,220 -10.45
575 575 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,276 -9.28
635–640 638 2 206.00–216.00 $210.98 $1,346 -4.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 220.00 $220.00 $451 —
445 445 1 220.00 $220.00 $979 +11.96
590 590 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,168 -2.00
600 600 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,188 +28.00
790 790 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,398 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 190.00 $190.00 $826 +13.16

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 316 5 222.00–236.00 $228.35 $722 -6.30
360–380 369 4 212.00–224.00 $218.03 $805 -8.86
405–425 413 3 204.00–210.00 $207.94 $859 -7.00
450–495 482 6 190.00–202.00 $195.56 $943 -15.80
500–535 518 2 187.00–196.00 $191.35 $991 -8.39
560–585 571 6 180.00–190.00 $184.00 $1,051 -2.90
650 650 2 176.00 $176.00 $1,144 +12.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553 value added 553 11 200.00 $200.00 $1,106 -0.25
633 value added 633 6 185.00 $185.00 $1,171 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 198.00 $198.00 $525 -2.00
420 420 1 190.00 $190.00 $798 +0.70
470–495 482 3 186.00–188.00 $186.65 $900 +3.09
500–540 521 4 174.00–184.00 $179.59 $936 -7.73
590 590 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,050 +3.56
685 685 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,164 +8.01
705 705 2 168.00 $168.00 $1,184 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 170.00 $170.00 $366 —
535 535 1 163.00 $163.00 $872 -6.07

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 2 250.00–252.00 $250.96 $577 +17.64
250–295 273 4 246.00–290.00 $262.18 $716 +17.01
310–340 328 4 246.00–259.00 $252.47 $828 -2.86
355–395 382 10 238.00–268.00 $253.96 $970 -4.57
405–445 424 5 236.00–263.00 $246.31 $1,044 +12.24
455 455 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,147 +10.07
505–525 515 2 205.00–238.00 $221.18 $1,139 +10.14
570–595 583 2 207.00–220.00 $213.36 $1,244 +12.27
600–630 610 3 208.00–212.00 $210.00 $1,281 +17.60
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 270 2 214.00–236.00 $224.80 $607 -1.20
300–330 315 2 208.00–235.00 $220.86 $696 +5.20
365–390 373 3 228.00–234.00 $232.04 $866 —
405–410 408 2 200.00–218.00 $208.94 $852 —
490 490 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,117 +29.36
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1345–1875 1635 (<2 yrs)N/A 3 2,525.00–3,000.00 $2,754.56 —
2045 2045 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 170.00 $170.00 $960 -9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1325 1159 80-85% 19 84.00–97.00 $89.99 $1,043 —
1190–1295 1243 80-85% 3 99.00–103.00 $101.03 $1,256 -3.35
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1095 982 85-90% 8 65.00–78.00 $72.47 $712 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1605 1496 5 100.00–110.00 $105.41 $1,577 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–2000 1695 4 116.00–132.00 $123.91 $2,100 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
880–1250 1134 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 950.00–1,525.00 $1,330.65
1010–1350 1201 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 800.00–1,500.00 $1,304.37

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00 —
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,410.00 $1,410.00 —
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,485.00 $1,485.00 -315.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —

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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.