Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2023-04-19

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Apr 19
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
504 head
▲ 274 vs last sale 230▲ 244 vs year ago 260 · +93.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▲ 90 vs last sale 38▲ 29 vs year ago 99 · +29.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 10▼ 3 vs year ago 16 · −18.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold mostly 6.00 to 10.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and 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 $193.73/cwt on 174 head.
Average price
$193.73
174 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$956
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$172
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$41.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.47
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1438211.2792443
Medium and Large 1-2540195.321,05577
Medium and Large 2491183.4390131
Medium and Large 3444169.5075223
One grade step is worth $41.78/cwt here — about $172 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 sale174 hd
193.73
—
MS average13 barns · 1,482 hd
195.21
−1.47
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—Average1,633114.991,8789thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16091.621,06243
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01068.5369223

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)990$1,1272thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$1,0901thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$9301thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,096$1,3817

Every lot

92 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223239.28/cwt233.00–246.005342
Steers—Medium and Large 1255240.00/cwt240.00–240.006121
Steers—Medium and Large 2310200.00/cwt200.00–200.006201
Steers—Medium and Large 1328252.13/cwt242.00–258.008273
Steers—Medium and Large 3330196.00/cwt196.00–196.006471
Steers—Medium and Large 2350224.50/cwt222.00–227.007862
Steers—Medium and Large 3350188.00/cwt188.00–188.006581
Steers—Medium and Large 1373259.71/cwt252.00–264.009696
Steers—Medium and Large 2418208.04/cwt206.00–210.008702
Steers—Medium and Large 1430247.91/cwt234.00–254.001,0664
Steers—Medium and Large 3435176.84/cwt170.00–184.007692
Steers—Medium and Large 1455250.05/cwt244.00–258.001,1384
Steers—Medium and Large 2467219.27/cwt216.00–224.001,0243
Steers—Medium and Large 3468166.96/cwt150.00–176.007813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516246.50/cwt246.50–246.501,2726
Steers—Medium and Large 1518246.41/cwt244.00–250.001,2765
Steers—Medium and Large 3520180.00/cwt180.00–180.009361
Steers—Medium and Large 2530210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1131
Steers—Medium and Large 2555200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1101
Steers—Medium and Large 1571231.28/cwt222.00–242.001,3214
Steers—Medium and Large 1625215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3441
Steers—Medium and Large 2635170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 1673196.49/cwt194.00–199.001,3222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added694206.50/cwt206.50–206.501,43352
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235202.00/cwt202.00–202.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1245218.00/cwt218.00–218.005341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1260221.44/cwt218.00–224.005763
Heifers—Medium and Large 3276176.31/cwt167.50–180.004874
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290200.00/cwt200.00–200.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316234.65/cwt224.00–240.007414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325198.54/cwt194.00–204.006453
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330187.61/cwt185.00–190.006192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371226.89/cwt220.00–236.008429
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383164.09/cwt150.00–178.006282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385194.00/cwt194.00–194.007471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424189.30/cwt180.00–200.008035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429214.94/cwt204.00–226.009228
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433172.99/cwt172.00–174.007492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437200.00/cwt200.00–200.008749
Heifers—Medium and Large 2461183.56/cwt176.00–188.008464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468211.36/cwt204.00–220.009897
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475170.09/cwt140.00–178.008088
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added489213.50/cwt213.50–213.501,0448
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514199.74/cwt195.00–204.001,0274
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520169.07/cwt162.00–176.008792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527187.32/cwt180.00–192.009876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added541196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,06014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559200.25/cwt200.25–200.251,11932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575186.90/cwt184.00–190.001,0752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577174.44/cwt172.00–179.001,0075
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585162.00/cwt162.00–162.009481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2592170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,00614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623172.36/cwt170.00–175.001,0743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2638163.98/cwt158.00–170.001,0462
Heifers—Medium and Large 3665149.00/cwt149.00–149.009911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673161.99/cwt158.00–166.001,0902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,2171
Heifers—Medium and Large 3720134.00/cwt134.00–134.009651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2223215.80/cwt214.00–218.004812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1227233.32/cwt228.00–240.005303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1269245.17/cwt236.00–256.006604
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295226.00/cwt226.00–226.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318255.33/cwt248.00–266.008125
Bulls—Medium and Large 2337215.66/cwt214.00–218.007273
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345188.00/cwt188.00–188.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370258.53/cwt238.00–272.009578
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423234.07/cwt220.00–250.009904
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478241.93/cwt240.00–244.001,1562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480198.64/cwt192.00–205.009532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523211.04/cwt204.00–228.001,1045
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2553215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,18919
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0081
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1583201.09/cwt194.00–208.001,1722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1612192.40/cwt189.00–198.001,1773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663187.37/cwt181.00–197.001,2423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,533106.75/cwt102.00–110.001,6364
Bulls——1,713121.58/cwt112.00–136.002,0835
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88951.99/cwt45.00–60.004624
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03672.01/cwt65.00–79.0074619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14688.70/cwt80.00–97.001,01735
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,219104.38/cwt98.00–114.001,2728
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29901,208.03/head960.00–1,300.001,2085
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3601,812.04/head1,750.00–1,875.001,8122
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1795875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1960930.00/head930.00–930.009301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19901,126.72/head1,040.00–1,210.001,1272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1801,090.00/head1,090.00–1,090.001,0901

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.