Cattle Market Pulse

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc. Market Report

Como, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 20, 2026

124 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 124 394 166
Feeder cattle 108 222 139
Slaughter cattle 16 169 27
Replacement cattle — 3 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 10.00- 15.00 lower. Demand moderate to good. Overall quality was mostly average, with calves ranging from medium to fleshy and a few thin. Buyers continue to give it all for front end cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 318 3 585.00–606.00 $593.32 $1,887 —
400–420 410 2 478.00–486.00 $481.90 $1,976 -48.10
465–475 470 2 465.00–484.00 $474.40 $2,230 -8.63
525–535 530 2 438.00–463.00 $450.38 $2,387 +1.12
565–575 570 2 428.00–440.00 $433.95 $2,474 +5.95
640 640 1 376.00 $376.00 $2,406 -18.14
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 2 418.00 $418.00 $1,902 —
510 510 2 466.00 $466.00 $2,377 —
574 value added 574 8 439.00 $439.00 $2,520 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,587 —
360 360 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,620 ±0.00
425 425 1 464.00 $464.00 $1,972 —
450 450 1 461.00 $461.00 $2,074 +43.91

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 thin fleshed 335 2 476.00 $476.00 $1,595 —
375 375 2 496.00 $496.00 $1,860 —
526 value added 526 7 420.00 $420.00 $2,209 —
590 value added 590 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,124 —
652 652 4 352.00 $352.00 $2,295 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 thin fleshed 235 1 590.00 $590.00 $1,386 —
320 320 1 538.00 $538.00 $1,722 +9.82
385 385 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,886 -24.04
420–430 425 2 486.00–492.00 $488.96 $2,078 +16.46
455 455 1 488.00 $488.00 $2,220 +48.67
500–515 508 2 410.00–430.00 $419.85 $2,133 +23.30
600 600 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,220 +4.00
670 670 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,244 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,015 +41.93
265–270 268 2 370.00–415.00 $392.29 $1,051 —
285 285 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,097 —
340 340 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,428 —
400–410 405 2 400.00–412.00 $406.07 $1,645 +6.07
665 665 1 349.00 $349.00 $2,321 +25.04

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 554.00 $554.00 $1,551 -72.39
300 thin fleshed 300 1 622.50 $622.50 $1,868 —
305–335 314 4 515.00–590.00 $563.96 $1,771 -2.74
365–385 373 4 545.00–570.00 $558.67 $2,084 +35.51
400–420 408 3 485.00–528.00 $512.60 $2,091 -34.81
455–480 468 2 464.00–498.00 $480.55 $2,249 -1.59
520 520 1 455.00 $455.00 $2,366 +3.14
550 550 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,228 -16.63
600 600 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,250 -12.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 thin fleshed 305 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,510 —
315–325 320 2 410.00–450.00 $429.69 $1,375 —
310–340 325 2 450.00–476.00 $463.60 $1,507 —
455 455 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,934 +2.69
470 470 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,880 -22.31
565 565 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,119 -8.17
645 645 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,096 -29.50
675 675 1 332.00 $332.00 $2,241 -6.00
910 910 1 272.00 $272.00 $2,475 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 430 4 480.00–512.00 $495.44 $2,130 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–900 850 85-90% 2 80.00–101.00 $89.88 $764 —
935 935 85-90% 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,010 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 80-85% 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,815 -31.96
1335 1335 80-85% 1 161.00 $161.00 $2,149 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–2000 1525 5 180.00–215.00 $201.10 $3,067 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,427 —

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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.