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Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 30, 2023

400 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $217.37/cwt -10.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,131/hd at 520 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 400 246 340
Feeder cattle 290 203 285
Slaughter cattle 100 42 53
Replacement cattle 10 1 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS TRADED MIXED. FEEDER HEIFERS TRADED STEADY TO 8.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED MOSTLY STEADY. QUALITY AVERAGE. DEMAND GOOD. THE OFFERING TODAY HAD SEVERAL FAT UNWEANED CALVES.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 250.00–256.00 $253.00 $873 —
440 440 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,087 -7.54
505–525 517 4 232.00–248.00 $236.16 $1,221 -8.90
565 565 2 249.00–252.00 $250.50 $1,415 +8.08
600 600 2 232.50–240.00 $236.25 $1,418 -15.75
655 655 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,415 +4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,104 -8.00
508 508 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,158 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
546 546 4 242.00 $242.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 232.00 $232.00 $812 —
450–485 468 2 200.00–210.00 $205.19 $960 —
545 545 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,144 -12.84
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 137.00 $137.00 $637 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 245.00 $245.00 $576 +7.00
320–345 330 3 231.00–242.00 $237.74 $785 -6.20
350 350 1 208.00 $208.00 $728 -26.80
355–395 365 6 228.00–238.00 $235.29 $859 +0.49
420–445 434 4 228.00–236.00 $231.98 $1,007 +2.16
450–475 459 4 210.00–237.50 $226.41 $1,039 -7.49
460 460 1 214.00 $214.00 $984 -19.90
515 515 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,030 -27.52
500–535 518 2 198.00–208.00 $203.17 $1,052 -24.35
500–545 521 12 212.00–234.00 $221.18 $1,152 -6.34
560–570 563 3 210.00–224.00 $216.33 $1,218 -3.73
580 580 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,253 -4.06
630 630 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,247 -16.19
635 635 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,397 +5.81
655 655 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,376 +6.00
680 680 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,326 -9.00
690 fancy 690 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,552 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 230.00 $230.00 $690 —
360–375 368 4 224.00–230.00 $226.94 $835 —
415–435 425 6 210.00–220.00 $215.41 $915 —
465 465 6 210.00–220.00 $213.33 $992 -36.67
505–544 535 9 216.00–219.00 $218.37 $1,168 —
559–575 563 9 200.00–217.50 $213.53 $1,202 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 198.00–200.00 $198.98 $637 -16.02
390 390 1 210.00 $210.00 $819 —
400–445 414 6 189.00–202.00 $194.96 $807 -13.74
455 455 5 190.00 $190.00 $864 -27.16
645 645 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,187 —
745 745 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,177 -30.00
755 755 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,208 -36.00
945 945 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,172 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 170.00 $170.00 $722 —
490 490 1 174.00 $174.00 $853 -18.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 235.00 $235.00 $470 —
215 215 1 265.00 $265.00 $570 —
265–270 268 3 246.00–266.00 $259.08 $694 —
320–345 333 2 246.00–248.00 $246.96 $822 —
370–395 383 4 235.00–245.00 $240.30 $920 -17.70
400–445 423 2 210.00–220.00 $214.73 $908 -29.08
400–445 426 7 232.00–250.00 $236.32 $1,007 -7.49
465 465 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,060 -11.94
450–485 467 5 220.00–232.00 $226.25 $1,057 -13.69
480 480 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,066 -17.94
500–545 523 6 210.00–240.00 $225.62 $1,180 -4.38
555–585 568 4 214.00–225.00 $220.42 $1,252 +1.12
575 575 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,162 -17.30
600 600 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,272 +1.38
600–605 603 2 210.00–215.00 $212.51 $1,281 +1.89
650–685 668 2 190.00–205.00 $197.30 $1,318 -16.70
745 745 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,125 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 232.00 $232.00 $696 —
375–385 380 6 222.00–232.00 $226.38 $860 —
450 450 2 200.00 $200.00 $900 —
480 480 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,094 —
500–515 508 4 220.00–226.00 $222.96 $1,133 —
575 575 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,254 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 218.00 $218.00 $708 -13.83
365 365 2 192.00–200.00 $196.00 $715 -39.09
400–445 418 4 200.00–218.00 $207.22 $866 -8.29
420 420 1 186.00 $186.00 $781 -29.51
470–475 473 2 189.00–200.00 $194.47 $920 -19.60
500 500 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,060 -1.00
515 515 1 190.00 $190.00 $978 -23.00
600–635 615 3 190.00–206.00 $195.20 $1,200 —
700 700 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,120 —
800 800 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,380 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–405 403 2 170.00–175.00 $172.48 $695 —
455–465 460 2 162.50–170.00 $166.21 $765 -31.79
555 555 1 150.00 $150.00 $832 —
700 700 2 160.00–165.00 $162.50 $1,138 —
760 760 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,064 —
850 850 2 130.00–132.00 $131.00 $1,114 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1300 1124 80-85% 19 85.00–99.00 $92.91 $1,044 —
1025–1655 1269 80-85% 18 102.00–115.00 $107.19 $1,360 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1200 963 85-90% 3 50.00–76.00 $66.65 $642 -15.24
1000 1000 85-90% 1 79.00 $79.00 $790 —
1075–1200 1158 85-90% 3 92.00–96.00 $94.42 $1,093 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1500 1492 3 114.00–123.00 $120.03 $1,791 —
1900 1900 1 135.00 $135.00 $2,565 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,045.00 $1,045.00

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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.