Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2023-02-22

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Feb 22
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
601 head
▲ 331 vs last sale 270▲ 403 vs year ago 198 · +203.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 34▲ 76 vs year ago 28 · +271.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 5▲ 80 vs year ago 3 · +2,666.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 10.00 to 13.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 20.00 higher, and feeder bulls sod 5.00 to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was mostly attractive and demand was very high. Grouped cattle are listed as medium and large 1-2 and weaned grouped 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 $190.20/cwt on 221 head.
Average price
$190.20
221 head · 644 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,224
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$435
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.10
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481207.0199512thin
Medium and Large 1-2659189.381,247205
Medium and Large 2378183.336943thin
Medium and Large 3315178.005611thin
One grade step is worth $29.01/cwt here — about $435 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 sale221 hd
190.20
—
MS average13 barns · 1,111 hd
194.31
−4.10
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—Average1,465111.501,6332thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12381.1591118
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06367.907229thin

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)993$1,19518
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,103$1,07220
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$8601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$8172thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)800$7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)957$1,25113
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$1,13822
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)900$7706

Every lot

82 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3315178.00/cwt178.00–178.005611
Steers—Medium and Large 1328240.96/cwt236.00–246.007902
Steers—Medium and Large 2330184.00/cwt184.00–184.006071
Steers—Medium and Large 2360184.00/cwt184.00–184.006621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added378231.00/cwt231.00–231.008736
Steers—Medium and Large 1388211.95/cwt204.00–220.008222
Steers—Medium and Large 1432210.47/cwt200.00–218.009093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added445226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,0065
Steers—Medium and Large 2445182.00/cwt182.00–182.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 1490214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,0491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,0574
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,09519
Steers—Medium and Large 1527197.63/cwt190.00–204.001,0423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,1753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added693184.44/cwt181.00–184.751,278166
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added835157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,3112
Steers—Medium and Large 1970140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2208191.86/cwt188.00–196.003992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223209.96/cwt205.00–214.004682
Heifers—Medium and Large 3250156.00/cwt156.00–156.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2286189.97/cwt188.00–192.005434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1288204.03/cwt200.00–208.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318142.74/cwt132.00–154.004542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319183.87/cwt178.00–190.005874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329201.57/cwt196.00–207.006636
Heifers—Medium and Large 3358150.81/cwt142.00–160.005402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367180.93/cwt178.00–183.006643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379191.16/cwt184.00–200.007249
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added401201.00/cwt201.00–201.0080611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413161.09/cwt158.00–164.006652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419185.93/cwt180.00–194.007798
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419174.01/cwt170.00–178.007294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473179.85/cwt176.00–185.008517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474169.18/cwt165.00–174.008026
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478153.55/cwt150.00–157.007342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510162.00/cwt162.00–162.008261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515186.50/cwt186.50–186.5096027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521171.85/cwt165.00–176.008955
Heifers—Medium and Large 2553154.02/cwt150.00–158.008522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573164.54/cwt160.00–167.009434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2592170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0065
Heifers—Medium and Large 3610119.00/cwt119.00–119.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,09215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675145.00/cwt145.00–145.009791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735165.50/cwt165.50–165.501,21672
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1222229.55/cwt216.00–242.005103
Bulls—Medium and Large 3228175.54/cwt170.00–182.004002
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275144.00/cwt144.00–144.003961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328220.56/cwt210.00–232.007239
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360200.00/cwt200.00–200.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371216.05/cwt206.00–224.008027
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380173.84/cwt168.00–180.006612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1416209.77/cwt202.00–220.008737
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427195.63/cwt190.00–199.008355
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440164.00/cwt160.00–168.007222
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460170.00/cwt170.00–170.007821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465203.10/cwt193.00–212.009448
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468182.60/cwt174.00–189.008556
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517187.40/cwt184.00–192.0096910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530174.31/cwt172.00–177.009243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1583175.00/cwt174.00–176.001,0202
Bulls—Medium and Large 2595160.00/cwt160.00–160.009521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605153.00/cwt153.00–153.009261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1645173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,1161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1658160.00/cwt159.00–161.001,0532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1011
Bulls—Medium and Large 3740129.00/cwt129.00–129.009551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,465111.50/cwt106.00–117.001,6332
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06367.90/cwt60.00–74.007229
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10978.66/cwt75.00–82.0087215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19093.58/cwt89.00–97.501,1143
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2775790.00/head790.00–790.007901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19571,250.52/head1,060.00–1,425.001,25113
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1001,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1301,404.28/head1,350.00–1,510.001,4043
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1331,106.66/head800.00–1,400.001,10717
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1900770.00/head710.00–800.007706
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1800750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1980817.32/head700.00–910.008172
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19931,194.74/head1,000.00–1,475.001,19518
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,100860.00/head860.00–860.008601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1031,072.17/head870.00–1,285.001,07220

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.