Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 20, 2023

120 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 120 463 566
Feeder cattle 99 421 492
Slaughter cattle 18 39 62
Replacement cattle 3 3 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold mostly 2.00 to 13.00 higher. 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
415 415 1 268.00 $268.00 $1,112 +28.00
470–490 480 2 257.50–265.00 $261.17 $1,254 +23.96
525 525 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,365 +27.11
575 575 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,236 +2.34
700 700 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,470 +13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 240.00 $240.00 $828 —
445 445 1 220.00 $220.00 $979 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 2 270.00–275.00 $272.45 $749 +29.88
300–315 308 3 250.00–265.00 $258.46 $796 +13.40
370–395 387 3 232.50–255.00 $247.00 $956 +2.36
400–415 407 3 245.00–250.00 $247.66 $1,008 +14.39
465 465 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,116 +15.65
525–540 533 2 208.00–217.50 $212.68 $1,134 -2.06
570–580 575 2 215.00–225.00 $219.96 $1,265 +15.20
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 155.00 $155.00 $434 —
350 350 1 184.00 $184.00 $644 —
505 505 1 182.00 $182.00 $919 -4.00
550–575 563 2 150.00–186.00 $168.40 $948 -5.60
745 745 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,237 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 220.00 $220.00 $462 —
380 380 1 212.00 $212.00 $806 -6.00
435 435 1 215.00 $215.00 $935 -0.12
570 570 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,072 +7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 277 3 250.00–315.00 $286.93 $795 +31.16
300–345 320 7 257.00–300.00 $284.57 $911 +14.41
365–395 382 5 250.00–280.00 $266.10 $1,017 +4.15
405–445 421 4 238.00–256.00 $244.33 $1,029 -5.98
450–495 476 4 240.00–265.00 $253.29 $1,206 +22.60
520–525 523 2 246.00–252.50 $249.23 $1,303 +30.41
685 685 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,404 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 246.00 $246.00 $566 —
260–285 273 2 224.00–230.00 $226.86 $619 -15.64
310 310 1 230.00 $230.00 $713 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,129 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1440 1166 80-85% 8 92.00–99.00 $95.71 $1,116 —
1110–1550 1330 80-85% 2 100.00–101.00 $100.58 $1,338 -2.45
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 85-90% 1 89.00 $89.00 $846 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1790 1790 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,933 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530 1530 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,438 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1240 1088 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,150.00–1,185.00 $1,165.05
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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.