Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 4, 2026

440 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $376.50/cwt ≈ $2,786/hd at 740 lb · 135 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $335.50/cwt ≈ $2,952/hd at 880 lb · 56 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $466.92/cwt -21.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,742/hd at 373 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 440 316 333
Feeder cattle 399 245 287
Slaughter cattle 35 67 15
Replacement cattle 6 4 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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
300 300 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,680 +35.50
375–395 385 2 515.00–535.00 $525.26 $2,022 +0.71
400–430 415 2 500.00–550.00 $524.10 $2,175 +20.95
455–490 473 2 454.00–500.00 $476.15 $2,252 +2.15
500–530 517 6 434.00–450.00 $441.87 $2,284 -13.93
550–555 553 2 427.00–440.00 $433.53 $2,397 —
605–645 625 2 375.00–400.00 $387.10 $2,419 -8.90
740 value added 740 135 376.50 $376.50 $2,786 —
880 value added 880 56 335.50 $335.50 $2,952 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 472.00 $472.00 $2,077 +22.00
455 455 1 436.00 $436.00 $1,984 —
570 570 1 386.00 $386.00 $2,200 —
640–645 643 2 350.00–367.50 $358.72 $2,307 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–175 170 2 470.00–565.00 $516.10 $877 +16.10
225 225 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,001 -116.98
290 290 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,305 -90.01
300–340 328 6 480.00–525.00 $501.73 $1,646 -32.94
350–395 373 11 440.00–480.00 $466.92 $1,742 -21.44
405–435 422 3 435.00–452.00 $445.87 $1,882 -38.38
460–475 468 3 410.00–465.00 $428.01 $2,003 -23.29
505–520 510 3 396.00–415.00 $402.95 $2,055 -21.14
585 585 1 392.50 $392.50 $2,296 +35.64
625–635 630 2 370.00–378.00 $373.97 $2,356 +8.23
695 695 1 344.00 $344.00 $2,391 —
795 795 1 348.00 $348.00 $2,767 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 400.00 $400.00 $820 —
275–285 279 4 415.00–450.00 $435.07 $1,214 +35.07
300–345 333 5 372.50–475.00 $434.38 $1,446 +4.08
350–390 369 6 380.00–440.00 $425.33 $1,569 +15.26
405–440 422 6 366.00–445.00 $404.62 $1,707 -16.94
470–490 480 3 395.00–400.00 $398.37 $1,912 +4.88
525–540 532 3 370.00–374.00 $371.99 $1,979 +13.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 4 398.00 $398.00 $2,161 —
554 554 4 420.00 $420.00 $2,327 +42.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 360.00 $360.00 $846 —
455–490 473 2 322.00–358.00 $340.67 $1,611 +12.67
525 525 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,628 —
625 625 1 284.00 $284.00 $1,775 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 640.00 $640.00 $1,248 -17.50
245 245 1 675.00 $675.00 $1,654 —
250–275 262 3 565.00–680.00 $619.84 $1,624 +6.63
305–345 333 6 520.00–580.00 $556.30 $1,852 -56.95
360–380 370 4 515.00–580.00 $551.35 $2,040 -6.49
405–445 418 6 485.00–530.00 $508.43 $2,125 +2.62
450–465 455 3 460.00–485.00 $474.29 $2,158 +12.80
510–535 523 2 402.00–410.00 $405.90 $2,123 -17.92
555–585 571 4 367.50–398.00 $378.77 $2,163 -10.23
600–645 623 6 370.00–392.00 $377.62 $2,353 -1.07
700–735 726 6 340.00–366.00 $348.89 $2,533 -15.11
795 795 1 338.00 $338.00 $2,687 —
820 820 1 332.00 $332.00 $2,722 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 263 2 445.00–545.00 $496.43 $1,306 +27.01
300–340 323 4 440.00–485.00 $464.03 $1,499 +8.29
400–420 410 2 482.50–485.00 $483.72 $1,983 +30.94
475–480 478 2 435.00–447.50 $441.22 $2,109 —
600–625 613 3 330.00–358.00 $342.85 $2,102 —
685 685 1 342.00 $342.00 $2,343 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,698 —
520 520 1 347.50 $347.50 $1,807 —
625 625 1 282.00 $282.00 $1,762 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 85-90% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,228 —
905–1520 1142 85-90% 5 132.00–153.00 $141.09 $1,611 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1465 1263 80-85% 6 154.00–172.00 $162.38 $2,051 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1875 1657 11 201.00–230.00 $216.10 $3,581 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1710 1514 9 162.00–193.00 $177.78 $2,692 —
YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,988 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
955 955 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1155 1095 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 2,400.00–2,900.00 $2,618.80 —

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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.