Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 29, 2024

288 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 288 310 618
Feeder cattle 224 269 450
Slaughter cattle 53 35 137
Replacement cattle 11 6 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 318.00–344.00 $330.81 $1,125 -8.02
365–370 368 2 324.00 $324.00 $1,192 —
415–430 423 2 322.00 $322.00 $1,362 +16.00
450–490 475 3 296.00–317.00 $305.35 $1,450 -7.24
500 500 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,500 +11.61
550 550 2 278.00–292.00 $285.00 $1,568 +4.13
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 3 317.00 $317.00 $1,426 —
501 501 4 294.00 $294.00 $1,473 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 310.00 $310.00 $620 —
325 325 1 300.00 $300.00 $975 —
370–385 378 2 290.00–300.00 $295.10 $1,115 —
510 510 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,346 -1.96

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 350.00 $350.00 $718 +34.00
275–285 280 3 296.00–327.50 $315.20 $883 —
305–340 323 5 294.00–316.00 $307.15 $992 -10.78
360–395 376 4 298.00–312.00 $303.32 $1,140 +4.99
450–490 473 6 266.00–280.00 $275.74 $1,304 -9.52
500–505 502 3 260.00–304.00 $281.33 $1,412 +10.68
570–575 573 2 246.00–260.00 $252.97 $1,450 -11.03
625–630 628 2 220.00–238.00 $228.96 $1,438 -11.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 290.00 $290.00 $783 +12.87
310–320 315 2 260.00–284.00 $272.19 $857 -7.42
380–390 387 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,122 +20.04
410–425 418 3 268.00–270.00 $268.65 $1,123 +9.72
460–470 466 4 246.00–260.00 $253.49 $1,181 -1.64
505–540 527 3 232.00–257.00 $245.02 $1,291 -0.54
550–585 568 4 224.00–242.00 $235.88 $1,340 +1.86
690 690 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,449 -2.70
815 815 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,695 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,276 +2.00
547 547 6 248.00 $248.00 $1,357 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 252.50–256.00 $254.25 $763 —
380 380 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,003 —
530 530 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,187 —
750 750 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,410 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 3 357.50–400.00 $376.80 $916 +20.24
265–295 285 3 332.50–350.00 $339.40 $967 -18.10
320–340 329 7 318.00–356.00 $340.97 $1,122 —
355–395 375 6 308.00–334.00 $323.00 $1,211 -1.00
400–440 415 4 312.00–330.00 $320.04 $1,328 +38.02
450–490 465 7 280.00–306.00 $290.92 $1,353 +10.79
505–545 528 3 269.00–298.00 $281.52 $1,486 +13.35
550–595 581 5 254.00–282.00 $265.79 $1,544 +6.76
605–640 621 7 240.00–257.00 $249.31 $1,548 +9.27
690 690 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,615 +2.03
710 710 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,704 —
750 750 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,710 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 270 2 307.50–308.00 $307.76 $831 —
340 340 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,054 +19.91
410–445 423 3 270.00–282.00 $274.62 $1,162 +6.78
455–495 470 6 260.00–283.00 $271.58 $1,276 +16.03
515–530 523 2 234.00–254.00 $244.14 $1,277 -10.20
570–590 580 2 246.00 $246.00 $1,427 +18.00
705 705 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,523 -4.00
785 785 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,664 -2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
621 621 6 246.00 $246.00 $1,528 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1445 1211 80-85% 12 119.00–136.00 $127.84 $1,548 -12.08
1060–1335 1211 80-85% 4 138.00–155.00 $144.18 $1,746 +4.26
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1145 1005 85-90% 9 93.00–117.00 $108.28 $1,088 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1580–1595 1588 75-80% 2 122.00–131.00 $126.48 $2,009 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1675–2070 1861 8 161.00–180.00 $169.64 $3,157 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035 1035 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,346 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
1015 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00
915–1285 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,600.00–2,000.00 $1,833.64
1170 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800–1250 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,475.00–2,550.00 $2,304.95 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,275.00 $2,275.00 —

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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.