Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2023-03-29

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Mar 29
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
388 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 364▲ 99 vs year ago 289 · +34.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 67▼ 34 vs year ago 67 · −50.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 29▲ 8 vs year ago 4 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 to 12.00 higher, feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 7.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold mostly steady to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady to 8.00 higher. Quality was mostly average and demand was high. Grouped weaned cattle are listed as medium and large 1-2.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.79/cwt on 160 head.
Average price
$179.79
160 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$905
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$175
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$46.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.94
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1413202.9183739
Medium and Large 1-2616176.801,08962
Medium and Large 2453171.8577843
Medium and Large 3423156.4066216thin
One grade step is worth $46.52/cwt here — about $175 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 sale160 hd
179.79
—
MS average12 barns · 1,108 hd
182.74
−2.94
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—Average1,641112.721,8496thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23891.081,1289thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low92965.216063thin

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)925$9952thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)898$9352thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1327240.66/cwt226.00–254.007875
Steers—Medium and Large 1367235.19/cwt214.00–250.008635
Steers—Medium and Large 2375200.00/cwt200.00–200.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 1418241.15/cwt220.00–262.001,0086
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455213.00/cwt213.00–213.009695
Steers—Medium and Large 1480221.84/cwt206.00–230.001,0656
Steers—Medium and Large 1517222.03/cwt204.00–230.001,1485
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520232.45/cwt230.00–235.001,2098
Steers—Medium and Large 3530159.27/cwt150.00–170.008444
Steers—Medium and Large 1568218.54/cwt210.00–227.001,2412
Steers—Medium and Large 2635168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0671
Steers—Medium and Large 1640184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,1781
Steers—Medium and Large 1672183.31/cwt170.00–196.001,2323
Steers—Medium and Large 2685150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0281
Steers—Medium and Large 2720160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added745186.75/cwt186.75–186.751,39168
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1220218.00/cwt218.00–218.004801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223189.76/cwt180.00–198.004233
Heifers—Medium and Large 3235174.09/cwt170.00–176.004093
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265162.00/cwt162.00–162.004291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278187.22/cwt182.00–190.005203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1281220.36/cwt204.00–228.006194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320174.77/cwt170.00–180.005592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324217.42/cwt208.00–230.0070410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367179.02/cwt170.00–198.006578
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368212.25/cwt206.00–218.007817
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390147.87/cwt138.00–158.005772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425187.95/cwt186.00–190.007992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431207.94/cwt204.00–212.008964
Heifers—Medium and Large 3438158.07/cwt154.00–162.006922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added442205.49/cwt198.00–214.0090813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471190.34/cwt184.00–200.008974
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479176.68/cwt172.00–182.008465
Heifers—Medium and Large 3488161.97/cwt158.00–166.007904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1503186.65/cwt184.00–192.009393
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515142.16/cwt126.00–158.007322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522168.19/cwt160.00–172.008789
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555146.00/cwt146.00–146.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561173.00/cwt173.00–173.009715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568157.70/cwt152.00–168.008967
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573181.63/cwt170.00–194.001,0412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2603151.99/cwt150.00–156.009163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1607168.65/cwt164.00–176.001,0243
Heifers—Medium and Large 3610128.00/cwt128.00–128.007811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660144.00/cwt144.00–144.009501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674168.75/cwt168.75–168.751,13744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1850132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1225216.27/cwt212.00–220.004872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1295236.00/cwt236.00–236.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330180.00/cwt180.00–180.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335243.87/cwt222.00–260.008178
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370243.28/cwt226.00–254.009005
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395200.00/cwt200.00–200.007901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418230.26/cwt210.00–252.009626
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430182.00/cwt182.00–182.007831
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460160.00/cwt160.00–160.007361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471224.77/cwt212.00–240.001,0595
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480199.35/cwt194.00–206.009573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555178.00/cwt178.00–178.009881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565208.12/cwt194.00–216.001,1763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625186.10/cwt178.00–194.001,1634
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665150.00/cwt150.00–150.009981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675166.99/cwt165.00–170.001,1273
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,545100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,5451
Bulls——1,660115.26/cwt102.00–128.001,9135
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88059.00/cwt59.00–59.005191
Cows—Lean 85-90%95368.31/cwt62.00–75.006512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22487.16/cwt81.00–93.001,0677
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,288104.78/cwt101.00–108.001,3502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1898934.96/head920.00–950.009352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1925994.86/head930.00–1,050.009952

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.