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Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 7, 2024

668 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $258.35/cwt +19.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,379/hd at 534 lb · 104 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $263.20/cwt ≈ $1,677/hd at 637 lb · 44 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $277.29/cwt ≈ $1,466/hd at 529 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 668 1,072 807
Feeder cattle 605 966 776
Slaughter cattle 63 105 31
Replacement cattle — 1 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 2 319.00 $319.00 $1,276 —
450 450 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,462 —
524 value added 524 15 283.50 $283.50 $1,486 —
546 546 4 254.00 $254.00 $1,387 —
599 599 8 272.00 $272.00 $1,629 —
637 value added 637 44 263.20 $263.20 $1,677 —
675 675 4 253.00 $253.00 $1,708 —
712 712 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,630 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 308 3 318.00–345.00 $332.96 $1,026 -0.98
355–380 369 4 320.00–332.00 $327.49 $1,208 +11.49
400–425 411 6 300.00–324.00 $315.48 $1,297 +7.04
450–475 460 6 288.00–304.00 $295.28 $1,358 -1.01
505–535 522 5 274.00–300.00 $279.82 $1,461 +1.31
560–595 571 5 254.00–274.00 $267.85 $1,529 +16.82
620 620 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,562 +9.37
675 675 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,620 +4.00
815 815 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,703 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 292.00 $292.00 $978 —
350 350 1 298.00 $298.00 $1,043 —
405–430 418 2 252.50–278.00 $265.63 $1,110 -1.09
460–495 483 5 244.00–284.00 $266.15 $1,286 +7.33
500–530 515 5 242.00–270.00 $254.71 $1,312 +1.49
560–565 563 2 210.00–240.00 $225.07 $1,267 -16.93
700 700 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,400 -3.00
765 765 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,576 -2.00
845 845 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,648 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 224.00 $224.00 $952 -6.00
450–475 467 3 202.00–242.00 $222.36 $1,038 -1.64

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504 504 4 254.50 $254.50 $1,283 +15.60
535 value added 535 100 258.50 $258.50 $1,383 —
568–582 572 12 231.00–241.00 $238.45 $1,364 —
684 684 7 209.00 $209.00 $1,430 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 2 284.00–300.00 $292.21 $842 +28.76
300–325 312 3 236.00–294.00 $271.56 $847 +5.75
350–395 369 7 240.00–270.00 $254.06 $937 +20.23
410–445 430 9 230.00–256.00 $242.81 $1,044 +1.91
450–495 475 5 219.00–244.00 $229.77 $1,091 -1.34
500–540 521 7 200.00–230.00 $221.87 $1,156 -1.05
550–585 569 9 200.00–226.00 $215.34 $1,225 -6.81
600–640 620 2 206.00–208.00 $206.97 $1,283 -1.03
690 690 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,380 —
725 725 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,436 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 5 320.00–338.00 $329.90 $917 +22.57
300–345 321 8 300.00–334.00 $315.40 $1,012 +26.00
350 350 2 300.00–312.00 $306.00 $1,071 +30.46
405–440 421 8 262.00–280.00 $267.44 $1,126 -6.64
470–490 479 4 246.00–250.00 $247.48 $1,185 -20.08
505–545 525 10 234.00–254.00 $243.03 $1,276 +6.02
555–585 568 4 230.00–240.00 $234.48 $1,332 -2.89
605–630 618 3 220.00–234.00 $225.25 $1,392 +3.01
680 680 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,618 +19.22
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 222.00 $222.00 $511 —
340 340 1 210.00 $210.00 $714 —
375 375 1 210.00 $210.00 $788 —
410–440 425 2 200.00–212.00 $205.79 $875 -2.25
500–535 518 2 150.00–188.00 $168.36 $872 —
660–665 663 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,127 —
725 725 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,276 -27.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 346.00 $346.00 $830 +21.00
255–285 273 3 312.50–330.00 $318.46 $869 -14.48
300–340 320 6 323.00–362.00 $340.58 $1,090 +8.07
355–395 369 8 314.00–336.00 $326.99 $1,207 +4.70
405–445 421 8 300.00–327.00 $312.40 $1,315 +4.09
455–475 465 3 290.00–312.00 $300.18 $1,396 +16.71
500–530 517 6 264.00–288.00 $273.88 $1,416 +6.74
550–595 566 7 244.00–258.00 $253.31 $1,434 -2.08
610–630 620 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,463 -0.09
675–680 678 3 228.00–239.00 $233.65 $1,584 +6.64
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 280.00 $280.00 $588 —
320–345 333 2 294.00–318.00 $305.55 $1,017 +7.87
350–395 370 3 268.00–308.00 $285.42 $1,056 -1.46
425–440 434 5 258.00–296.00 $282.20 $1,225 +1.54
450–490 472 5 240.00–280.00 $257.64 $1,216 +0.64
500–535 516 11 210.00–260.00 $245.38 $1,266 -6.60
560–580 573 3 239.00–244.00 $240.63 $1,379 +6.78
735 735 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,470 -9.05
775 775 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,596 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 256.00 $256.00 $909 —
405–445 425 2 236.00–240.00 $238.09 $1,012 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1735 1237 80-85% 16 100.00–112.00 $106.53 $1,318 —
1135–1665 1416 80-85% 8 112.00–124.00 $116.37 $1,648 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860 860 85-90% 1 78.00 $78.00 $671 —
880–1360 1049 85-90% 15 80.00–98.00 $91.98 $965 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1690 1573 75-80% 2 101.00–104.00 $102.61 $1,614 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–2055 1747 3 118.00–123.00 $120.39 $2,103 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1665 1575 2 100.00–103.00 $101.41 $1,597 —

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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.