Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 6, 2023

226 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.26/cwt +10.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,180/hd at 517 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 226 400 515
Feeder cattle 204 290 455
Slaughter cattle 21 100 42
Replacement cattle 1 10 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: feeder cattle sold mostly steady 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
285 285 1 254.00 $254.00 $724 —
350–365 358 2 258.00–271.00 $264.64 $947 —
400–425 410 3 254.00–266.00 $258.56 $1,060 +11.56
450–480 468 6 256.00–272.00 $264.67 $1,239 —
515–530 523 6 240.00–248.00 $243.49 $1,273 +7.33
560–570 565 3 222.00–244.00 $235.28 $1,329 -15.22
725 725 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,450 —
865 865 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,765 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 252.00 $252.00 $605 —
320–345 333 4 222.00–244.00 $236.34 $787 —
350–385 364 5 220.00–248.00 $232.73 $847 +0.73
410–445 428 2 230.00–242.00 $236.25 $1,011 —
450–490 468 4 217.00–242.00 $229.47 $1,074 +24.28
510 510 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,183 +22.00
570–585 578 2 218.00–240.00 $228.86 $1,323 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 value added 795 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,670 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 2 190.00–204.00 $197.28 $750 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 250.00 $250.00 $588 +5.00
270 270 1 220.00 $220.00 $594 —
300–345 322 5 238.00–254.00 $248.18 $799 +10.44
360–390 373 6 230.00–243.00 $238.53 $890 +3.24
405–445 433 8 224.00–240.00 $234.56 $1,016 +2.58
450–495 481 9 224.00–242.00 $233.13 $1,121 +19.13
500–535 517 10 217.00–236.00 $228.26 $1,180 +25.09
555–580 566 5 217.00–228.00 $224.21 $1,269 +7.88
600–640 613 7 200.00–226.00 $214.38 $1,314 +16.38
665–675 670 2 202.00–226.00 $214.09 $1,434 +19.09
700–720 710 2 204.00–221.00 $212.38 $1,508 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 210.00 $210.00 $578 —
320–340 327 3 200.00–212.00 $203.92 $667 +4.94
360–390 378 3 206.00–224.00 $212.40 $803 +2.40
410–435 426 4 200.00–218.00 $209.61 $893 +14.65
490 490 2 204.00–208.00 $206.00 $1,009 +16.00
505 505 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,071 —
625 625 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,188 +6.00
665 665 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,264 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 value added 558 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,283 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 190.00 $190.00 $522 —
305 305 1 178.00 $178.00 $543 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–235 233 2 234.00–240.00 $237.03 $552 —
280–295 288 2 234.00–248.00 $240.82 $694 —
305–345 327 3 222.00–248.00 $236.43 $773 +18.43
355–390 375 4 226.00–251.00 $243.21 $912 +47.21
410–445 432 3 230.00–239.00 $235.25 $1,016 +49.25
530–545 538 2 202.00–212.00 $207.07 $1,114 +17.07
565–595 580 2 196.00–198.00 $196.97 $1,142 —
645 645 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,200 -9.20
685 685 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,302 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 270 2 260.00–272.00 $266.44 $719 +7.36
310–325 318 2 266.00–268.00 $266.98 $849 +20.02
395 395 1 249.00 $249.00 $984 +8.70
400–445 418 4 245.00–260.00 $252.11 $1,054 +37.38
465–480 473 2 224.00–244.00 $233.84 $1,106 +7.59
520–535 530 3 222.00–230.00 $225.29 $1,194 -0.33
555–590 570 3 208.00–234.00 $221.73 $1,264 +1.31
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 218.00 $218.00 $523 —
310 310 1 210.00 $210.00 $651 —
365–370 368 2 194.00–200.00 $196.98 $725 —
525 525 1 186.00 $186.00 $976 —
610 610 1 160.00 $160.00 $976 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1425 1176 80-85% 8 95.00–107.00 $100.26 $1,179 —
1215 1215 80-85% 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,312 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1260 1077 85-90% 3 77.00–92.00 $87.25 $940 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595–2035 1815 2 120.00–127.00 $123.92 $2,249 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,210.00 $1,210.00

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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.