Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2022-03-23

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Mar 23
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
419 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 369▼ 46 vs year ago 465 · −9.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 44▼ 11 vs year ago 36 · −30.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 1▼ 5 vs year ago 7 · −71.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold lower 8.00 to 10.00, feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold firm. Quality was average to attractive and demand was moderate to good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.26/cwt on 328 head.
Average price
$149.26
328 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$822
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$37.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.83
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1426153.8665526
Medium and Large 1-2572151.07863276
Medium and Large 2455133.1460614thin
Medium and Large 3450116.6052512thin
One grade step is worth $37.26/cwt here — about $130 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 sale328 hd
149.26
—
MS average12 barns · 1,324 hd
144.43
+4.83
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—Average1,583104.701,6574thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30580.061,04514
CowsLean 85-90%Average98356.135524thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2295169.00/cwt169.00–169.004991
Steers—Medium and Large 2313161.98/cwt159.00–165.005072
Steers—Medium and Large 1315176.00/cwt176.00–176.005541
Steers—Medium and Large 3325155.08/cwt150.00–160.005042
Steers—Medium and Large 2365160.00/cwt160.00–160.005841
Steers—Medium and Large 1440182.62/cwt175.00–187.008043
Steers—Medium and Large 2445160.00/cwt160.00–160.007121
Steers—Medium and Large 3450125.00/cwt125.00–125.005631
Steers—Medium and Large 1463176.98/cwt171.00–183.008195
Steers—Medium and Large 2468159.11/cwt152.00–166.007452
Steers—Medium and Large 3505133.00/cwt123.00–138.006723
Steers—Medium and Large 1516173.46/cwt169.00–179.008954
Steers—Medium and Large 2520159.03/cwt150.00–168.008275
Steers—Medium and Large 2563142.43/cwt137.00–147.008025
Steers—Medium and Large 2615140.00/cwt140.00–140.008611
Steers—Medium and Large 3630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1680148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0061
Steers—Medium and Large 1740151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1171
Steers—Medium and Large 2760121.00/cwt121.00–121.009201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3235120.00/cwt120.00–120.002821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2250138.50/cwt137.00–140.003462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328156.52/cwt150.00–165.005134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365156.85/cwt151.00–165.005735
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378128.65/cwt121.00–136.004862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380140.00/cwt140.00–140.005323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415141.71/cwt136.00–145.005883
Heifers—Medium and Large 3421115.07/cwt110.00–126.004844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429154.82/cwt147.00–160.006646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465154.96/cwt147.00–160.007217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475156.00/cwt156.00–156.0074155
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480111.94/cwt110.00–114.005372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483129.92/cwt125.00–135.006282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515142.12/cwt140.00–146.007323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515136.00/cwt136.00–136.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523149.64/cwt149.00–150.0078316
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528114.88/cwt110.00–120.006072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555150.00/cwt150.00–150.008331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581154.25/cwt154.25–154.25896147
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2590135.00/cwt135.00–135.007974
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590124.00/cwt124.00–124.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630111.00/cwt111.00–111.006991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657139.00/cwt139.00–139.0091354
Heifers—Medium and Large 3710108.00/cwt108.00–108.007671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2790111.00/cwt111.00–111.008771
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3205148.00/cwt148.00–148.003031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265169.53/cwt169.00–170.004492
Bulls—Medium and Large 3310140.00/cwt140.00–140.004341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313174.66/cwt173.00–176.005473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335165.00/cwt165.00–165.005531
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370151.46/cwt150.00–153.005602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390162.00/cwt162.00–162.006321
Bulls—Medium and Large 3417140.07/cwt133.00–148.005843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421182.37/cwt178.00–189.007688
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425167.00/cwt167.00–167.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450170.00/cwt170.00–170.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480136.78/cwt130.00–144.006572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485150.00/cwt150.00–150.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520159.58/cwt152.00–172.008303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528146.32/cwt145.00–147.007733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635139.00/cwt139.00–139.008831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710126.00/cwt126.00–126.008951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,457108.26/cwt104.00–114.001,5773
Bulls——1,96094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,8421
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98356.13/cwt49.00–60.005524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27476.49/cwt71.00–86.0097411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41793.17/cwt88.00–100.001,3203
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18751,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.009,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19001,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0010,1251

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.