Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2023-01-18

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Jan 18
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
314 head
▼ 500 vs last sale 814▲ 125 vs year ago 189 · +66.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 110 vs last sale 189▲ 56 vs year ago 23 · +243.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 21▲ 11 vs year ago 1 · +1,100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was mostly attractive 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 $149.74/cwt on 115 head.
Average price
$149.74
115 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$723
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$301
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$34.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.18
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2532157.8783935
Medium and Large 1470156.2573545
Medium and Large 2469143.2067217thin
Medium and Large 3434123.8653818thin
One grade step is worth $34.01/cwt here — about $301 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 sale115 hd
149.74
—
MS average13 barns · 1,327 hd
154.92
−5.18
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—Average1,47787.301,2896thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25477.0396620
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39869.009653thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12563.6871712

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$1,0003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)982$9025
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)765$6401thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)715$8401thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)855$8401thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3240170.00/cwt170.00–170.004081
Steers—Medium and Large 3250168.00/cwt168.00–168.004201
Steers—Medium and Large 3325168.00/cwt168.00–168.005461
Steers—Medium and Large 2375168.00/cwt168.00–168.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 1376191.79/cwt188.00–196.007214
Steers—Medium and Large 3385150.00/cwt150.00–150.005781
Steers—Medium and Large 1408195.49/cwt194.00–197.007982
Steers—Medium and Large 3415159.01/cwt158.00–160.006602
Steers—Medium and Large 2433170.14/cwt164.00–180.007373
Steers—Medium and Large 1462184.44/cwt176.00–190.008527
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467185.50/cwt185.50–185.508668
Steers—Medium and Large 2485159.90/cwt150.00–170.007762
Steers—Medium and Large 3495139.50/cwt131.00–148.006912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508184.00/cwt184.00–184.009356
Steers—Medium and Large 3510125.93/cwt118.00–135.006423
Steers—Medium and Large 1519178.44/cwt174.00–185.009264
Steers—Medium and Large 2535150.00/cwt150.00–150.008032
Steers—Medium and Large 1553167.03/cwt160.00–174.009242
Steers—Medium and Large 2573148.91/cwt146.00–152.008532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0473
Steers—Medium and Large 1623160.18/cwt158.00–164.009984
Steers—Medium and Large 1677154.50/cwt154.50–154.501,0463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added690171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,1809
Steers—Medium and Large 1710149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1233168.47/cwt168.00–169.003932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285166.00/cwt166.00–166.004731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290150.00/cwt150.00–150.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 3295130.00/cwt130.00–130.003841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321178.30/cwt174.00–184.005725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322157.04/cwt148.00–164.005063
Heifers—Medium and Large 3332142.24/cwt130.00–150.004723
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373134.17/cwt114.00–142.005006
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375171.53/cwt166.00–178.006435
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378156.08/cwt152.00–160.005902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added409172.50/cwt172.50–172.507067
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410167.43/cwt164.00–174.006864
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415136.00/cwt136.00–136.005641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428152.69/cwt150.00–154.006543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2448160.00/cwt160.00–160.007177
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463115.89/cwt112.00–120.005372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479148.82/cwt146.00–154.007136
Heifers—Medium and Large 2488141.02/cwt140.00–142.006882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505156.00/cwt156.00–156.007885
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525139.51/cwt139.00–140.007322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528148.11/cwt142.00–153.0078212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565134.00/cwt134.00–134.007571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583148.70/cwt140.00–153.008677
Heifers—Medium and Large 3590100.00/cwt100.00–100.005905
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610128.00/cwt128.00–128.007811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615154.00/cwt154.00–154.0094714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665132.72/cwt128.00–135.008833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735131.00/cwt131.00–131.009632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740110.00/cwt110.00–110.008142
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265180.00/cwt180.00–180.004771
Bulls—Medium and Large 3277155.19/cwt150.00–160.004303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328174.23/cwt168.00–180.005712
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335153.35/cwt148.00–160.005143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345189.00/cwt189.00–189.006521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365172.74/cwt170.00–175.006314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372186.13/cwt180.00–193.0069210
Bulls—Medium and Large 3388145.10/cwt140.00–150.005632
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410151.04/cwt148.00–154.006192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418165.50/cwt162.00–170.006924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421178.10/cwt174.00–186.007504
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467182.57/cwt175.00–188.0085310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474159.27/cwt154.00–172.007554
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485148.00/cwt148.00–148.007181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523151.48/cwt146.00–156.007925
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526171.34/cwt162.00–178.009016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1581158.99/cwt150.00–164.009249
Bulls—Medium and Large 2595142.00/cwt142.00–142.008451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610159.99/cwt156.00–164.009763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0091
Bulls—Medium and Large 3660114.00/cwt114.00–114.007521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695136.50/cwt136.50–136.509491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2870114.00/cwt114.00–114.009921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28275.64/cwt70.00–80.009703
Bulls——1,67298.95/cwt90.00–110.001,6543
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98550.00/cwt50.00–50.004931
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13864.92/cwt60.00–69.0073911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25175.93/cwt70.00–81.0095017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27383.25/cwt82.00–85.001,0603
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39869.00/cwt67.00–71.009653
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1715840.00/head840.00–840.008401
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1855840.00/head840.00–840.008401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2765640.00/head640.00–640.006401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18501,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1982902.49/head570.00–1,070.009025
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,085850.00/head850.00–850.008501

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.