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Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 25, 2023

496 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $213.89/cwt +4.18 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 422 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $214.86/cwt +11.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,107/hd at 515 lb · 11 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.50/cwt +4.70 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 337 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 496 534 392
Feeder cattle 440 371 316
Slaughter cattle 50 158 74
Replacement cattle 6 5 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MIXED TO 8.00 LOWER, EXCEPT FOR GROUPS OF WEANED OR FANCY SOLD HIGHER. DEMAND MODERATE FOR FEEDER CATTLE TODAY AFTER FUTURES CRASHED ON MONDAY.CATTLE FUTURES TRADING POSITIVE TODAY. QUALITY AVERAGE TO ATTRACTIVE. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED MOSTLY STEADY WITH GOOD DEMAND.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 240.00 $240.00 $720 +1.01
355–395 378 4 238.50–252.50 $244.03 $922 -0.91
485 485 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,164 -4.84
510–540 525 2 218.00–235.00 $226.26 $1,188 -10.64
565 565 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,322 -0.01
582 value added 582 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,310 —
600 600 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,170 —
665–680 673 2 218.00–219.00 $218.51 $1,471 +15.50
700 700 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,400 -15.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–505 503 4 205.00–206.00 $205.50 $1,034 -41.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 190.00 $190.00 $922 -30.00
535 535 1 185.00 $185.00 $990 -28.39
585 585 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,088 -14.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 337 10 219.00–236.00 $228.50 $770 +4.70
355–375 365 3 216.00–235.00 $225.49 $823 +13.02
417 value added 417 3 230.00 $230.00 $959 —
415–445 424 8 200.00–212.50 $207.85 $881 -1.86
450–485 467 7 198.50–208.00 $202.89 $947 -3.81
515 value added 515 9 218.00 $218.00 $1,123 —
515 515 2 199.50–202.00 $200.75 $1,034 -3.04
550–580 565 2 199.00–204.00 $201.43 $1,138 +3.97
635 635 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,194 -18.00
800 800 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,360 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 378 7 198.50–220.00 $208.58 $788 —
440 440 2 210.00 $210.00 $924 —
545–548 547 5 188.00–196.00 $191.19 $1,046 —
565 565 2 186.00 $186.00 $1,051 —
565 565 3 198.00 $198.00 $1,119 —
585 585 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,112 —
675 675 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,249 —
700 700 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,225 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 184.00 $184.00 $570 -23.96
370–390 380 2 190.00–198.00 $194.11 $738 —
440 440 2 190.00–196.00 $193.00 $849 +0.01
450–495 472 3 180.00–192.50 $188.03 $888 -4.94
500 500 2 182.50–188.00 $185.25 $926 -4.75
550–575 560 3 178.00–180.00 $179.32 $1,004 -6.68
600–620 610 2 180.00–186.00 $182.95 $1,116 +0.33
665 665 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,177 -7.00
685 685 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,137 -18.00
700 700 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,260 +1.86
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 160.00 $160.00 $336 —
400 400 1 160.00 $160.00 $640 -20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–235 230 2 225.00–237.00 $230.87 $531 -17.13
285–295 291 4 230.00–235.00 $231.76 $674 -2.24
300 thin fleshed 300 1 220.00 $220.00 $660 —
350–385 370 5 225.00–240.00 $232.85 $862 -6.18
380 thin fleshed 380 1 216.00 $216.00 $821 —
400–445 423 7 225.00–242.50 $232.43 $983 +4.52
465 fancy 465 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,102 —
450–495 467 8 217.50–235.00 $224.17 $1,047 +3.05
535 535 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,059 -6.65
560–585 568 4 201.00–220.00 $208.94 $1,187 +4.94
600 600 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,194 —
600–610 605 2 199.00–205.00 $201.98 $1,222 —
755 755 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,359 —
850 850 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,530 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 210.00 $210.00 $472 -18.00
275 275 1 195.00 $195.00 $536 -29.08
415 415 1 205.00 $205.00 $851 —
505 505 1 170.00 $170.00 $858 -20.00
520 520 1 190.00 $190.00 $988 ±0.00
555–575 566 4 180.00–190.00 $185.19 $1,048 -7.80
625–640 633 2 180.00–182.50 $181.26 $1,147 -4.70
655 655 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,179 —
755 755 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,193 —
775 775 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,147 —
900 900 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,188 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 225.00 $225.00 $799 —
440–445 441 4 210.00 $210.00 $926 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 150.00 $150.00 $638 -34.56
625 625 1 130.00 $130.00 $812 -48.50
745 745 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,170 -3.00
875 875 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,159 —
900 900 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,188 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1155 1140 80-85% 2 77.50–79.00 $78.24 $892 —
1100–1340 1187 80-85% 7 83.50–90.00 $87.02 $1,033 -2.69
1155–1225 1193 80-85% 3 95.00–99.00 $96.54 $1,152 +6.83
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 85-90% 1 95.00 $95.00 $760 —
750–1000 898 85-90% 4 81.00–94.00 $85.10 $764 —
780–1030 953 85-90% 6 75.00–80.00 $76.96 $733 +27.96

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955 955 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,022 —
1025 1025 1 85.00 $85.00 $871 —
865–1675 1270 2 120.00–122.00 $120.68 $1,533 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,285.00 $1,285.00 —
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 -25.00
1450 1450 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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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.