Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2023-05-10

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, May 10
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
189 head
▼ 189 vs last sale 378▼ 112 vs year ago 301 · −37.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 100▼ 21 vs year ago 54 · −38.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 9▲ 5 vs year ago 6 · +83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady and feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.85/cwt on 78 head.
Average price
$191.85
78 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$981
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$323
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.33
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1506199.831,01125
Medium and Large 2440192.0184519thin
Medium and Large 1-2611191.101,16825
Medium and Large 3401171.446889thin
One grade step is worth $28.39/cwt here — about $323 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 sale78 hd
191.85
—
MS average13 barns · 1,111 hd
195.18
−3.33
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—Average1,679113.531,9065thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14391.681,0477thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49086.001,2811thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04373.907719thin

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)908$1,1132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)964$1,1908
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$1,0001thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1330240.00/cwt240.00–240.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 1353241.91/cwt230.00–254.008542
Steers—Medium and Large 2370218.00/cwt218.00–218.008071
Steers—Medium and Large 2423208.84/cwt200.00–218.008832
Steers—Medium and Large 2450210.00/cwt210.00–210.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 1465242.98/cwt241.00–244.001,1303
Steers—Medium and Large 1545226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,2321
Steers—Medium and Large 1578218.14/cwt207.00–228.001,2613
Steers—Medium and Large 2608192.05/cwt188.00–196.001,1682
Steers—Medium and Large 1638204.98/cwt200.00–210.001,3082
Steers—Medium and Large 1717187.35/cwt186.00–188.001,3433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added744188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3997
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2250200.00/cwt200.00–200.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 3268180.56/cwt174.00–187.504842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285212.00/cwt212.00–212.006041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320208.00/cwt208.00–208.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323170.74/cwt160.00–182.005512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366196.92/cwt192.00–206.007216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415204.67/cwt202.00–210.008493
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420198.00/cwt198.00–198.008322
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428174.62/cwt170.00–180.007473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460205.11/cwt200.00–214.009447
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466191.76/cwt186.00–197.008944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516208.83/cwt204.00–214.001,0786
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525187.56/cwt176.00–194.009853
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540162.50/cwt162.50–162.508781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2545204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,1124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,0996
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560172.00/cwt172.00–172.009631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574188.40/cwt184.00–194.001,0815
Heifers—Medium and Large 3605154.00/cwt154.00–154.009321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1849
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635184.50/cwt184.00–185.001,1722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735173.50/cwt173.50–173.501,2753
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,2161
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260220.00/cwt220.00–220.005721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273243.34/cwt235.00–254.006643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310220.00/cwt220.00–220.006821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355238.00/cwt238.00–238.008451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360208.54/cwt200.00–214.007513
Bulls—Medium and Large 3395188.00/cwt188.00–188.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1408230.00/cwt230.00–230.009382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423208.00/cwt208.00–208.008803
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425201.84/cwt196.00–206.008583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1488222.94/cwt219.00–227.001,0882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2507180.00/cwt180.00–180.009133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517210.19/cwt205.00–220.001,0877
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523166.96/cwt164.00–170.008732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,0571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572200.29/cwt192.00–209.001,1465
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623196.89/cwt194.00–200.001,2272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2805153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,2321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,508105.59/cwt105.00–106.001,5922
Bulls——1,793118.82/cwt113.00–125.002,1303
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04373.90/cwt62.00–82.007719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10890.29/cwt84.50–95.001,0006
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,350100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,3501
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,2811
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19081,112.70/head970.00–1,250.001,1132
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29211,092.75/head890.00–1,340.001,0934
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19981,326.13/head1,130.00–1,460.001,3263
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0301,170.00/head1,170.00–1,170.001,1701

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.