Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2023-03-15

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Mar 15
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
220 head
▼ 171 vs last sale 391▼ 149 vs year ago 369 · −40.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 49▲ 15 vs year ago 44 · +34.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold unevenly. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Quality was mostly attractive and demand was very good for all weight classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $214.16/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits +2.64 against this barn's trailing median of $211.53.
Average price
$214.16
74 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,027
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$282
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$52.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+30.61
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1487226.211,10346
Medium and Large 2464202.5893920
Medium and Large 3472173.888208thin
One grade step is worth $52.34/cwt here — about $282 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
214.16
—
MS average13 barns · 423 hd
183.56
+30.61
This barn, trailing median2 sales
211.53
+2.64
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—Average1,730104.401,8066thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18093.241,10018
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41585.001,2031thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98366.5865512

Every lot

71 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1245244.00/cwt244.00–244.005981
Steers—Medium and Large 2283211.79/cwt204.00–220.005992
Steers—Medium and Large 1331250.32/cwt230.00–258.008294
Steers—Medium and Large 1373244.32/cwt234.00–260.009114
Steers—Medium and Large 3385188.00/cwt188.00–188.007241
Steers—Medium and Large 1441241.43/cwt228.00–252.001,0654
Steers—Medium and Large 2475218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,0361
Steers—Medium and Large 1478237.32/cwt232.00–240.001,1343
Steers—Medium and Large 1504233.51/cwt226.00–240.001,1774
Steers—Medium and Large 3525192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,0081
Steers—Medium and Large 2535210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1241
Steers—Medium and Large 1560214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,1981
Steers—Medium and Large 1600200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2001
Steers—Medium and Large 2715161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1511
Steers—Medium and Large 1720172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3205160.00/cwt160.00–160.003281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220203.40/cwt202.00–205.004472
Heifers—Medium and Large 3255160.00/cwt160.00–160.004081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280216.00/cwt216.00–216.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315204.00/cwt204.00–204.006431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329220.56/cwt210.00–226.007267
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366219.98/cwt212.00–232.0080510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382197.97/cwt190.00–204.007563
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413175.88/cwt172.00–180.007262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424216.95/cwt210.00–224.009204
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433200.64/cwt200.00–202.008693
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460164.00/cwt164.00–164.007541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468195.08/cwt192.00–198.009132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478205.91/cwt202.00–210.009845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521199.63/cwt194.00–204.001,0406
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525190.00/cwt190.00–190.009981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568177.07/cwt172.00–182.001,0064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569191.14/cwt184.00–200.001,0885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610181.00/cwt174.00–188.001,1042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1963121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1653
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3205175.00/cwt175.00–175.003591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2218202.83/cwt200.00–206.004422
Bulls—Medium and Large 3250200.00/cwt200.00–200.005002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275206.00/cwt206.00–206.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1290238.60/cwt230.00–247.506922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305230.00/cwt230.00–230.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315230.00/cwt230.00–230.007252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380251.00/cwt242.00–258.009548
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395216.00/cwt216.00–216.008531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419248.03/cwt240.00–252.001,03910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427214.52/cwt200.00–222.009163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472240.16/cwt230.00–262.001,1349
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475186.00/cwt182.00–190.008842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480213.36/cwt202.00–222.001,0246
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527219.32/cwt210.00–228.001,1563
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533191.07/cwt188.00–194.001,0182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576207.71/cwt200.00–215.001,1964
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,1681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618195.02/cwt190.00–200.001,2052
Bulls—Medium and Large 3645148.00/cwt148.00–148.009551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,2061
Bulls—Medium and Large 3685160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2723160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1931
Bulls—Medium and Large 3790136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1822148.63/cwt144.00–156.001,2223
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46789.64/cwt88.00–91.001,3153
Bulls——1,992119.16/cwt112.50–123.002,3743
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95351.00/cwt50.00–52.004862
Cows—Lean 85-90%98969.70/cwt60.00–76.0068910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11987.41/cwt80.00–92.0097812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,302104.89/cwt98.00–110.001,3666
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2031

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.