Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 22, 2025

127 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 127 713 98
Feeder cattle 75 667 65
Slaughter cattle 49 36 33
Replacement cattle 3 10 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were not well tested. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Quality was plain to 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
415–420 418 2 332.00–341.00 $336.53 $1,407 -16.55
465–490 478 2 279.00–302.00 $290.20 $1,387 -44.80
510 510 2 294.00–296.00 $295.00 $1,504 —
565–595 580 5 284.00–293.00 $289.78 $1,681 +10.20
600–610 603 3 281.00–300.00 $291.05 $1,755 +16.08
660–695 678 2 256.00–284.00 $269.64 $1,828 +3.73
700–735 722 3 262.00–272.00 $266.59 $1,925 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 316.00–340.00 $327.54 $1,074 —
545 545 1 258.00 $258.00 $1,406 —
610 610 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,537 +2.72
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 256.00 $256.00 $1,267 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 347.50 $347.50 $886 +15.00
415–430 423 2 280.00–287.00 $283.44 $1,199 -35.62
460–495 477 3 276.00–282.00 $278.40 $1,328 -5.14
520–535 527 3 272.00–279.00 $274.30 $1,446 +8.90
620 620 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,426 -10.63
680 680 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,605 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 274.00 $274.00 $1,206 -12.48
450–490 477 3 260.00–272.00 $265.49 $1,266 -0.19
530 530 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,389 +13.92
550–565 558 2 238.00–258.00 $247.87 $1,383 +9.29
630 630 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,436 -1.77
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 268.00 $268.00 $1,018 —
660 660 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,320 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 273 3 380.00–398.00 $387.40 $1,058 -18.22
440 440 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,364 -6.83
460 460 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,495 +8.41
585 585 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,609 -2.95
615 615 1 274.00 $274.00 $1,685 +8.55
655 655 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,703 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,173 —
390 390 1 318.00 $318.00 $1,240 —
460 460 2 280.00–290.00 $285.00 $1,311 -5.44
545 545 1 276.00 $276.00 $1,504 +1.04

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
106–1420 1087 80-85% 13 120.00–137.00 $129.73 $1,410 —
1145–1270 1213 80-85% 3 142.00–155.00 $150.24 $1,822 +35.32
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1205 1048 85-90% 5 105.00–118.00 $111.74 $1,171 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520 1520 75-80% 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,794 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–2000 1673 3 162.00–184.00 $171.22 $2,865 +20.58
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1790 1430 3 135.00–157.00 $146.73 $2,098 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —

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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.