Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2020-03-25

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Mar 25
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 52▲ 71 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 45▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 1▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was not enough data to call an accurate trend on feeder steers. Feeder heifers sold 15.00 to 25.00 higher. Feeder Bulls also sold 15.00 to 25.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.68/cwt on 26 head.
Average price
$140.68
26 head · 368 lb average
Value per head Derived
$518
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$213
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.06
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1374141.6153024
Medium and Large 2325137.004451thin
Medium and Large 3260122.003171thin
One grade step is worth $19.61/cwt here — about $213 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 sale26 hd
140.68
—
MS average10 barns · 364 hd
125.62
+15.06
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—Average1,50291.071,3683thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18268.4580936
CowsLean 85-90%Average96955.2353515

Every lot

35 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1285159.00/cwt159.00–159.004531
Steers—Medium and Large 1330160.00/cwt160.00–160.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 1355158.48/cwt157.00–160.005632
Steers—Medium and Large 1425153.00/cwt153.00–153.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 1450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1245140.00/cwt140.00–140.003431
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260122.00/cwt122.00–122.003171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1283145.84/cwt140.00–152.004132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325137.00/cwt137.00–137.004451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328148.44/cwt144.00–152.004878
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378144.22/cwt139.00–148.005457
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425137.98/cwt137.00–140.005863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535121.97/cwt119.00–125.006532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555112.00/cwt112.00–112.006221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275164.45/cwt163.00–166.004522
Bulls—Medium and Large 3310127.00/cwt127.00–127.003941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323158.64/cwt155.00–164.005124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335148.00/cwt148.00–148.004961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369155.20/cwt150.00–160.005736
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430145.01/cwt144.00–146.006242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480140.50/cwt140.00–141.006742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510143.61/cwt138.00–149.007322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555125.00/cwt125.00–125.006941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,30586.61/cwt84.00–89.001,1302
Bulls——1,895100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,8951
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96955.23/cwt45.00–60.0053515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16665.54/cwt60.00–74.0076427
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22877.16/cwt74.00–83.009489
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0001,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.0010,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0631,208.09/cwt1,100.00–1,270.0012,8423
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0901,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0013,0801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1501,199.28/cwt1,050.00–1,270.0013,7923
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,117784.39/cwt700.00–920.008,7623
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,147835.88/cwt800.00–850.009,5884
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2651,093.32/cwt1,030.00–1,150.0013,8302

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.