Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 18, 2026

183 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 183 104 298
Feeder cattle 136 82 212
Slaughter cattle 34 10 62
Replacement cattle 13 12 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold steady to 10.00 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
355–375 365 5 535.00–625.00 $577.40 $2,108 —
430–440 435 3 502.50–515.00 $507.85 $2,209 -1.69
455–490 470 5 486.00–520.00 $504.87 $2,373 +24.12
500–545 523 3 442.00–510.00 $467.30 $2,444 +31.12
605 605 1 418.00 $418.00 $2,529 —
700 700 1 368.00 $368.00 $2,576 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,279 +50.00
600 600 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,220 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 3 480.00–530.00 $511.43 $1,611 +29.39
355–385 370 5 475.00–520.00 $490.75 $1,816 +11.51
410–440 425 5 444.00–472.50 $456.59 $1,941 -27.71
450–490 476 4 437.50–452.00 $444.66 $2,117 -17.42
500–530 513 8 416.00–447.50 $424.09 $2,176 -6.17
550–580 570 4 380.00–397.50 $392.65 $2,238 -25.35
600 600 1 392.00 $392.00 $2,352 +32.00
755 755 1 332.50 $332.50 $2,510 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 467.50 $467.50 $1,543 +27.47
380–395 390 4 435.00–466.00 $454.58 $1,773 +21.95
405–445 431 4 445.00–447.50 $446.28 $1,923 +25.27
480–495 486 4 392.00–430.00 $415.80 $2,021 —
525 525 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,100 +20.00
560–595 580 3 336.00–370.00 $357.70 $2,075 +13.70

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–243 234 5 550.00–645.00 $579.40 $1,356 —
255–260 258 2 600.00–655.00 $627.77 $1,620 —
310–345 328 6 532.50–580.00 $565.24 $1,854 +45.24
375–395 385 3 500.00–525.00 $514.38 $1,980 -19.22
400–440 417 6 492.50–532.50 $512.03 $2,135 +36.10
450 450 2 492.00–502.50 $497.25 $2,238 +35.89
505–540 515 4 432.50–472.50 $456.84 $2,353 +20.61
625–640 633 2 410.00–430.00 $419.88 $2,658 —
685 685 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,603 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,075 —
320–340 330 2 465.00–514.00 $490.24 $1,618 +12.74
400–420 410 2 445.00–485.00 $464.51 $1,904 —
540 540 1 432.00 $432.00 $2,333 —
565 565 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,373 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1550 1185 80-85% 16 143.00–162.00 $150.04 $1,778 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 85-90% 1 110.00 $110.00 $957 —
865–1085 993 85-90% 6 121.00–145.00 $130.30 $1,294 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1920–2300 2110 2 183.00–201.00 $191.19 $4,034 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1920–2365 2143 2 172.00–183.00 $176.93 $3,792 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1190 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,375.00 $2,375.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,800.00 $3,800.00
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1100 1033 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 3,750.00–5,000.00 $4,637.10 +1,637.10
1185 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 4,450.00 $4,450.00 —
1230 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 5,050.00 $5,050.00 —
1115–1330 1258 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 3,950.00–5,150.00 $4,697.68 —
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 5,075.00 $5,075.00 —

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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.