Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 13, 2023

582 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $233.18/cwt ≈ $1,138/hd at 488 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $238.18/cwt +12.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,241/hd at 521 lb · 13 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.74/cwt +1.56 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 316 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 582 226 595
Feeder cattle 526 204 528
Slaughter cattle 55 21 61
Replacement cattle 1 1 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold mostly 7.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 9.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 12.00 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
240 240 1 270.00 $270.00 $648 —
350–395 370 5 266.00–284.00 $272.49 $1,008 +7.85
405–445 437 9 248.00–265.00 $258.45 $1,129 -0.11
465–490 477 6 245.00–265.00 $253.71 $1,210 -10.96
500–545 519 8 248.00–266.00 $253.00 $1,313 +9.51
550–585 569 7 235.00–252.00 $242.96 $1,382 +7.68
610–640 626 6 244.00–263.00 $255.51 $1,599 —
650–695 666 4 214.00–228.00 $219.08 $1,459 —
720–725 723 2 228.00–244.00 $235.97 $1,706 +35.97
760 760 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,854 —
820 820 2 206.00–222.00 $214.00 $1,755 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 240.00 $240.00 $648 —
370–390 380 2 238.00–262.00 $250.32 $951 +17.59
400–440 422 3 220.00–234.00 $224.70 $948 -11.55
450–495 472 5 220.00–241.00 $234.85 $1,108 +5.38
505–545 523 6 228.00–244.00 $238.28 $1,246 +6.28
560–595 577 3 232.00–234.00 $232.69 $1,343 +3.83
610–635 620 3 218.00–232.00 $225.91 $1,401 —
720–740 730 2 204.00–208.00 $206.03 $1,504 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 value added 546 4 256.00 $256.00 $1,398 —
553 value added 553 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,277 —
560 560 7 246.50 $246.50 $1,380 —
653 value added 653 4 252.00 $252.00 $1,646 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 198.00 $198.00 $723 +0.72
430 430 1 200.00 $200.00 $860 —
555 555 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,077 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–220 210 2 244.00 $244.00 $512 -6.00
260–280 268 3 240.00–256.00 $246.56 $661 +26.56
300–340 316 12 238.00–258.00 $249.74 $789 +1.56
350–395 368 9 230.00–248.00 $237.05 $872 -1.48
405–445 425 12 230.00–244.00 $234.41 $996 -0.15
450–495 475 11 236.00–256.00 $242.36 $1,151 +9.23
505–545 520 8 226.00–240.00 $231.48 $1,204 +3.22
555–595 574 8 222.00–234.00 $228.50 $1,312 +4.29
615–625 620 2 228.00–232.00 $229.98 $1,426 +15.60
655–670 663 2 200.00–220.00 $209.89 $1,392 -4.20
730 730 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,504 -6.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 210.00 $210.00 $472 —
255–275 265 2 224.00–232.00 $227.85 $604 +17.85
305–345 331 5 226.00–230.00 $228.39 $756 +24.47
350–395 371 7 216.00–228.00 $222.14 $824 +9.74
400–440 416 6 212.00–228.00 $218.61 $909 +9.00
455–485 472 8 208.00–226.00 $218.41 $1,031 +12.41
520–545 533 2 206.00–216.00 $210.88 $1,124 -1.12
550–580 566 5 194.00–216.00 $207.94 $1,177 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,003 —
483–497 488 14 230.00–235.00 $233.18 $1,138 —
562 562 8 222.00 $222.00 $1,248 —
663 value added 663 6 228.50 $228.50 $1,515 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 202.00 $202.00 $586 +12.00
350–380 367 5 190.00–202.00 $195.69 $718 —
410–430 420 2 190.00–194.00 $192.05 $807 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 282.00 $282.00 $564 —
260–275 265 4 260.00–274.00 $268.58 $712 +2.14
300–340 318 6 262.00–268.00 $264.82 $842 -2.16
355–395 378 11 264.00–283.00 $275.18 $1,040 +26.18
400–445 421 10 252.00–276.00 $263.03 $1,107 +10.92
460–485 474 9 240.00–256.00 $245.79 $1,165 +11.95
500–545 521 13 232.00–254.00 $238.18 $1,241 +12.89
570–595 582 9 218.00–232.00 $224.90 $1,309 +3.17
600–630 624 5 210.00–228.00 $221.31 $1,381 —
690 690 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,449 —
720–740 733 3 194.00–204.00 $200.73 $1,471 —
750 750 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,515 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 231 5 232.50–254.00 $244.30 $564 +7.27
250–265 258 2 254.00–256.00 $254.97 $658 +14.15
305–340 328 5 234.00–258.00 $248.99 $817 +12.56
365–385 375 3 240.00–262.00 $248.70 $933 +5.49
410–445 427 8 228.00–248.00 $237.86 $1,016 +2.61
455–495 479 8 220.00–236.00 $227.61 $1,090 —
510–540 527 8 214.00–230.00 $223.49 $1,178 +16.42
565–590 575 5 200.00–210.00 $204.81 $1,178 +7.84
635–645 640 2 200.00–204.00 $201.98 $1,293 +15.98
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 290 2 216.00–218.00 $216.98 $629 —
330 330 1 210.00 $210.00 $693 ±0.00
350–365 360 3 206.00–220.00 $215.46 $776 +18.48
405–410 408 2 206.00–210.00 $208.01 $849 —
460 460 1 198.00 $198.00 $911 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 563 5 224.00 $224.00 $1,261 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1300 1123 80-85% 18 90.00–103.00 $95.17 $1,069 —
1340 1340 80-85% 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,541 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–950 925 85-90% 2 59.00–60.00 $59.51 $550 —
915–1170 995 85-90% 10 73.00–89.00 $81.49 $811 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1620 1507 5 101.00–114.00 $105.98 $1,597 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1765 1418 3 120.00–134.00 $128.66 $1,824 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,020.00 $1,020.00

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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.