Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2023-03-01

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Mar 1
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
165 head
▼ 436 vs last sale 601▼ 379 vs year ago 544 · −69.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 72 vs last sale 104▼ 16 vs year ago 48 · −33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 81 vs last sale 83▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sod 2.00 to 16.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 20.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was very good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.67/cwt on 74 head.
Average price
$188.67
74 head · 395 lb average
Value per head Derived
$745
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$198
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$43.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.88
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1393202.6179738
Medium and Large 2403178.8472127
Medium and Large 3376159.305999thin
One grade step is worth $43.31/cwt here — about $198 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 sale74 hd
188.67
—
MS average13 barns · 1,234 hd
183.79
+4.88
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—Average1,752102.011,7873thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,35690.841,2319thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08466.887258thin

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)960$1,1101thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$9901thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3290180.00/cwt180.00–180.005221
Steers—Medium and Large 3318158.79/cwt150.00–168.005052
Steers—Medium and Large 1380230.00/cwt230.00–230.008741
Steers—Medium and Large 1440212.00/cwt212.00–212.009331
Steers—Medium and Large 1475226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,0741
Steers—Medium and Large 1518214.50/cwt210.00–220.001,1114
Steers—Medium and Large 2528198.98/cwt198.00–200.001,0512
Steers—Medium and Large 3545180.00/cwt180.00–180.009811
Steers—Medium and Large 1575204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,1731
Steers—Medium and Large 2740142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1204204.00/cwt204.00–204.004161
Heifers—Medium and Large 3215142.00/cwt142.00–142.003051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225175.87/cwt170.00–182.003962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265191.50/cwt190.00–194.005074
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275180.00/cwt180.00–180.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285208.76/cwt208.00–210.005954
Heifers—Medium and Large 3303175.04/cwt170.00–180.005302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325208.50/cwt200.00–214.0067810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327189.41/cwt184.00–196.006193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377186.43/cwt178.00–196.007039
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378158.78/cwt150.00–167.006002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379201.60/cwt198.00–208.007646
Heifers—Medium and Large 2403187.02/cwt184.00–190.007542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431209.38/cwt208.00–214.009027
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450198.00/cwt198.00–198.008911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473196.30/cwt190.00–202.009286
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473159.03/cwt154.00–164.007522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533168.00/cwt168.00–168.008952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555162.00/cwt162.00–162.008991
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585126.00/cwt126.00–126.007371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615160.00/cwt160.00–160.009841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623139.92/cwt136.00–144.008722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720138.50/cwt138.00–139.009972
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1218225.95/cwt222.00–230.004932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2220200.00/cwt200.00–200.004401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273238.32/cwt224.00–250.006513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275198.00/cwt198.00–198.005451
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320178.00/cwt178.00–178.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323239.93/cwt227.00–256.007757
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333205.04/cwt200.00–210.006832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1361237.18/cwt231.00–247.008567
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417215.86/cwt212.00–218.009003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475209.98/cwt208.00–212.009972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523196.64/cwt196.00–198.001,0283
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525180.00/cwt180.00–180.009451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0641
Bulls—Medium and Large 3720130.00/cwt130.00–130.009361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2745131.00/cwt131.00–131.009761
Bulls—Medium and Large 3755105.00/cwt105.00–105.007931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2850127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1885138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1521
Bulls——1,950110.52/cwt106.00–114.002,1552
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08466.88/cwt57.00–72.007258
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32884.90/cwt75.00–89.001,1275
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39098.27/cwt93.00–107.001,3664
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19601,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,200990.00/head990.00–990.009901

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.