Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2023-02-15

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Feb 15
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
270 head
▼ 506 vs last sale 776▼ 156 vs year ago 426 · −36.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 31▼ 32 vs year ago 66 · −48.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 11▲ 0 vs year ago 5 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, and feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good. Grouped cattle are listed as Medium and Large 1-2 and grouped weaned cattle are listed as Medium and Large 1-2 Value Added.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $178.20/cwt on 133 head.
Average price
$178.20
133 head · 659 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,175
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$268
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.62
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1592179.851,06521
Medium and Large 1-2683179.041,223104
Medium and Large 2529166.498806thin
Medium and Large 3523152.507972thin
One grade step is worth $27.35/cwt here — about $268 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 sale133 hd
178.20
—
MS average12 barns · 765 hd
191.83
−13.62
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—Average1,583104.461,6537thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07983.809048thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05370.787454thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$9151thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$8401thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)820$8301thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)855$7701thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)980$7901thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2270188.00/cwt188.00–188.005081
Steers—Medium and Large 1418214.04/cwt212.00–216.008952
Steers—Medium and Large 2430180.00/cwt180.00–180.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1470200.97/cwt198.00–204.009452
Steers—Medium and Large 3490160.00/cwt160.00–160.007841
Steers—Medium and Large 1522187.59/cwt184.00–193.009793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,0026
Steers—Medium and Large 3555145.00/cwt145.00–145.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 1578176.48/cwt170.00–186.001,0206
Steers—Medium and Large 2578162.47/cwt161.00–164.009392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0268
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,10418
Steers—Medium and Large 1630174.94/cwt168.00–182.001,1022
Steers—Medium and Large 2630158.00/cwt158.00–158.009951
Steers—Medium and Large 1658169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1122
Steers—Medium and Large 2685148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0141
Steers—Medium and Large 1718167.61/cwt161.00–174.001,2032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723178.75/cwt178.75–178.751,29272
Steers—Medium and Large 1795149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1851
Steers—Medium and Large 1820153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,2551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1272172.97/cwt170.00–176.004705
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280136.00/cwt136.00–136.003811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285150.00/cwt150.00–150.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313173.99/cwt172.00–175.005453
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360168.00/cwt168.00–168.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 3361141.23/cwt133.00–152.005104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379176.58/cwt170.00–182.006694
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400141.00/cwt141.00–141.005641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435167.44/cwt165.00–170.007282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466166.23/cwt161.00–172.007755
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515138.00/cwt138.00–138.007112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516163.47/cwt159.00–167.008444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536176.00/cwt176.00–176.009438
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555126.00/cwt126.00–126.006991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568173.00/cwt173.00–173.0098310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575160.30/cwt153.00–168.009222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675137.00/cwt137.00–137.009251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1225209.80/cwt200.00–218.004722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2245182.00/cwt182.00–182.004461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1268216.05/cwt210.00–220.005793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270198.00/cwt198.00–198.005351
Bulls—Medium and Large 3285178.07/cwt176.00–180.005072
Bulls—Medium and Large 3300170.00/cwt170.00–170.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1307214.97/cwt209.00–220.006603
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330184.00/cwt184.00–184.006071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375215.89/cwt208.00–220.008104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414210.64/cwt206.00–214.008726
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433207.00/cwt207.00–207.008964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483177.92/cwt173.00–183.008592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517186.46/cwt177.00–204.009643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540175.00/cwt175.00–175.009451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550148.00/cwt148.00–148.008141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610158.00/cwt158.00–158.009641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615150.00/cwt150.00–150.009231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44897.43/cwt94.00–102.001,4113
Bulls——Light Weight1,630103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,6791
Bulls——1,702111.98/cwt107.00–119.001,9063
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05370.78/cwt67.00–74.007454
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07382.56/cwt76.00–87.008867
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12092.50/cwt92.50–92.501,0361
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1820830.00/head830.00–830.008301
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1855770.00/head770.00–770.007701
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,045840.00/head840.00–840.008401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,190915.00/head915.00–915.009151
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2980790.00/head790.00–790.007901

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.