Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2023-03-08

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Mar 8
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
391 head
▲ 226 vs last sale 165▼ 69 vs year ago 460 · −15.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 32▲ 14 vs year ago 35 · +40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 2▲ 7 vs year ago 7 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 6.00 higher. Quality was mostly attractive and demand was very good. 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.66/cwt on 178 head.
Average price
$202.66
178 head · 436 lb average
Value per head Derived
$883
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$161
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$49.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.91
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2435208.13906108
Medium and Large 1419206.1186442
Medium and Large 2458191.8487915thin
Medium and Large 3470158.4774513thin
One grade step is worth $49.66/cwt here — about $161 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 sale178 hd
202.66
—
MS average13 barns · 1,308 hd
195.75
+6.91
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—Average1,593105.621,6828thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27795.301,2176thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07069.637454thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,078$1,1924thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,165$9201thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$8301thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)811$8366

Every lot

69 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 2210218.00/cwt218.00–218.004581
Steers—Medium and Large 2290200.00/cwt200.00–200.005801
Steers—Medium and Large 1295248.00/cwt248.00–248.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 1333243.38/cwt224.00–254.008104
Steers—Medium and Large 2345211.00/cwt200.00–222.007282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added385247.98/cwt246.00–250.0095512
Steers—Medium and Large 1385234.00/cwt234.00–234.009011
Steers—Medium and Large 1434229.54/cwt224.00–242.009964
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,1284
Steers—Medium and Large 1465231.47/cwt222.00–242.001,0765
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,19212
Steers—Medium and Large 1511225.73/cwt214.00–240.001,1536
Steers—Medium and Large 1565216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2201
Steers—Medium and Large 2575186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3154
Steers—Medium and Large 1620204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,2651
Steers—Medium and Large 1655177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,1591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1210202.00/cwt202.00–202.004241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275225.75/cwt218.00–232.006214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290230.00/cwt230.00–230.006674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325211.91/cwt208.00–214.006893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371211.37/cwt204.00–220.0078411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375216.58/cwt214.00–218.0081226
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380200.00/cwt200.00–200.007601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419209.40/cwt204.00–216.008777
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added427210.00/cwt210.00–210.008975
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431191.38/cwt182.00–196.008256
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433152.03/cwt136.00–180.006585
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465203.80/cwt201.00–215.0094873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469205.23/cwt200.00–214.009638
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473167.00/cwt164.00–172.007906
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478192.22/cwt184.00–199.009196
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518187.97/cwt186.00–190.009742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521197.46/cwt192.00–206.001,0295
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535168.00/cwt168.00–168.008991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0191
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1225238.00/cwt238.00–238.005361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260200.00/cwt200.00–200.005201
Bulls—Medium and Large 3270194.00/cwt194.00–194.005241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1277245.35/cwt242.00–250.006803
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320207.33/cwt200.00–214.006632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1343247.90/cwt230.00–268.008503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379235.38/cwt224.00–246.008927
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425242.41/cwt240.00–245.001,0302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463216.65/cwt204.00–230.001,0032
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465158.00/cwt158.00–158.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475200.00/cwt200.00–200.009501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517184.00/cwt180.00–188.009513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525216.00/cwt212.00–220.001,1342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573195.92/cwt194.00–198.001,1232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,1981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1810154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1935138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,561111.73/cwt103.00–120.001,7444
Bulls——1,62499.51/cwt95.00–105.001,6164
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07069.63/cwt65.00–78.007454
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27287.33/cwt81.00–93.001,1113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,282103.26/cwt97.00–109.001,3243
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3803813.55/head700.00–1,000.008145
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3850950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1965830.00/head830.00–830.008301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0601,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0781,191.76/head925.00–1,325.001,1924
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,165920.00/head920.00–920.009201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1751,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501

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.