Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2019-12-18

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Dec 18
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
334 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 290▲ 334 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 125▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 0▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold mostly 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was good and quality was good to attractive.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.44/cwt on 78 head.
Average price
$122.44
78 head · 445 lb average
Value per head Derived
$545
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.61
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1471124.8358855
Medium and Large 2384117.6245221
Medium and Large 3383107.504112thin
One grade step is worth $17.33/cwt here — about $177 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale78 hd
122.44
—
MS average13 barns · 849 hd
119.84
+2.61
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,71068.951,1793thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30048.7863439
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02935.173625thin

Every lot

69 lots · USDA AMS · Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc.- Como, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3265117.23/cwt113.00–121.003112
Steers—Medium and Large 1273165.41/cwt160.00–170.004522
Steers—Medium and Large 1305168.50/cwt162.00–175.005142
Steers—Medium and Large 2373144.51/cwt143.00–146.005392
Steers—Medium and Large 1418142.87/cwt140.00–146.005972
Steers—Medium and Large 2418137.56/cwt136.00–139.005752
Steers—Medium and Large 2470132.06/cwt130.00–134.006212
Steers—Medium and Large 3470115.00/cwt115.00–115.005411
Steers—Medium and Large 1475144.85/cwt138.00–149.006883
Steers—Medium and Large 1524142.80/cwt139.00–147.007484
Steers—Medium and Large 3527116.66/cwt114.00–118.006153
Steers—Medium and Large 3550112.00/cwt112.00–112.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 1568141.00/cwt140.00–142.008012
Steers—Medium and Large 2610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 1616132.36/cwt129.00–137.008155
Steers—Medium and Large 2660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 1731124.50/cwt124.50–124.509105
Steers—Medium and Large 1883116.50/cwt116.50–116.501,0294
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215113.40/cwt112.00–115.002442
Heifers—Medium and Large 3245105.00/cwt105.00–105.002571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2262118.41/cwt114.00–121.003103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285131.96/cwt130.00–134.003762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325118.35/cwt110.00–123.003853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330129.64/cwt126.00–135.004284
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368118.38/cwt115.00–122.004362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371128.01/cwt124.00–134.004758
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421129.85/cwt124.00–134.0054710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433118.61/cwt116.00–123.005145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1461127.42/cwt122.00–132.005877
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471119.42/cwt116.00–121.005625
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520110.00/cwt110.00–110.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522121.92/cwt116.00–127.0063611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy523129.97/cwt128.00–132.006802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575118.18/cwt115.00–124.006805
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615106.00/cwt106.00–106.006521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631115.93/cwt110.00–122.007324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy635111.00/cwt111.00–111.007051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780102.00/cwt102.00–102.007961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235146.00/cwt146.00–146.003431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265146.00/cwt146.00–146.003871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275155.36/cwt150.00–160.004272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy320170.00/cwt170.00–170.005441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1329156.52/cwt151.00–161.005154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383149.02/cwt148.00–150.005712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2405130.48/cwt129.00–132.005282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423148.36/cwt144.00–153.006288
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435120.00/cwt120.00–120.005221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463140.25/cwt136.00–147.006497
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470128.53/cwt126.00–131.006042
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515105.00/cwt105.00–105.005411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528125.01/cwt120.00–131.006605
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533115.01/cwt113.00–117.006132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1561117.97/cwt115.00–120.006624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610116.00/cwt116.00–116.007081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622108.93/cwt107.00–113.006783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680103.53/cwt100.00–107.007042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710106.00/cwt106.00–106.007531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,71068.95/cwt65.50–72.501,1793
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02935.17/cwt31.00–38.003625
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28447.87/cwt42.00–52.5061534
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40754.93/cwt53.00–57.007735
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19831,055.25/cwt940.00–1,110.0010,3733
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,050800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,4003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1351,260.00/cwt1,260.00–1,260.0014,3013
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,010580.00/cwt580.00–580.005,8581
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,120640.00/cwt640.00–640.007,1681
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,149905.55/cwt710.00–970.0010,4056
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,370776.76/cwt770.00–790.0010,6423

This sale against other markets

Mississippi weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.