Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2023-04-26

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Apr 26
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
218 head
▼ 286 vs last sale 504▼ 83 vs year ago 301 · −27.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 128▼ 3 vs year ago 78 · −3.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 13▼ 9 vs year ago 33 · −27.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 8.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.05/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$194.05
60 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$986
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$309
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.99
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1462201.7893328
Medium and Large 1-2581194.711,13217thin
Medium and Large 2531180.7996013thin
Medium and Large 3375166.506242thin
One grade step is worth $35.28/cwt here — about $309 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 sale60 hd
194.05
—
MS average13 barns · 1,503 hd
196.04
−1.99
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—Average1,584113.631,8009thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17091.501,07122
CowsLean 85-90%Average98272.477128thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,134$1,3314thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,201$1,3048
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$1,1001thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2,045$2,8001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,635$2,7553thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,096$1,5575
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,4852thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2205220.00/cwt220.00–220.004511
Steers—Medium and Large 1288248.16/cwt242.00–254.007152
Steers—Medium and Large 1320244.00/cwt244.00–244.007811
Steers—Medium and Large 1363257.83/cwt250.00–266.009362
Steers—Medium and Large 1412247.39/cwt226.00–258.001,0195
Steers—Medium and Large 3435190.00/cwt190.00–190.008271
Steers—Medium and Large 2445220.00/cwt220.00–220.009791
Steers—Medium and Large 1476236.51/cwt232.00–240.001,1264
Steers—Medium and Large 1517235.96/cwt232.00–240.001,2203
Steers—Medium and Large 1575222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2771
Steers—Medium and Large 2590198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,1681
Steers—Medium and Large 2600198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,1881
Steers—Medium and Large 1638210.98/cwt206.00–216.001,3462
Steers—Medium and Large 2790177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,3981
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3215170.00/cwt170.00–170.003661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265198.00/cwt198.00–198.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316228.35/cwt222.00–236.007225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369218.03/cwt212.00–224.008054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413207.94/cwt204.00–210.008593
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420190.00/cwt190.00–190.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482195.56/cwt190.00–202.009436
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482186.65/cwt186.00–188.009003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518191.35/cwt187.00–196.009912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521179.59/cwt174.00–184.009364
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535163.00/cwt163.00–163.008721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,10611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571184.00/cwt180.00–190.001,0516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1842
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1230250.96/cwt250.00–252.005772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270224.80/cwt214.00–236.006072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273262.18/cwt246.00–290.007164
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315220.86/cwt208.00–235.006962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328252.47/cwt246.00–259.008284
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373232.04/cwt228.00–234.008663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1382253.96/cwt238.00–268.0097010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2408208.94/cwt200.00–218.008522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424246.31/cwt236.00–263.001,0445
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,1471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,1171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515221.18/cwt205.00–238.001,1392
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565170.00/cwt170.00–170.009611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1583213.36/cwt207.00–220.001,2442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610210.00/cwt208.00–212.001,2813
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,496105.41/cwt100.00–110.001,5775
Bulls——1,695123.91/cwt116.00–132.002,1004
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98272.47/cwt65.00–78.007128
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15989.99/cwt84.00–97.001,04319
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243101.03/cwt99.00–103.001,2563
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,6352,754.56/head2,525.00–3,000.002,7553
Bulls—Medium and Large 12,0452,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0101,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1001,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1101,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1851,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2001,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4852
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0801,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1341,330.65/head950.00–1,525.001,3314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2011,304.37/head800.00–1,500.001,3048

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.