Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2023-05-24

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, May 24
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
540 head
▲ 260 vs last sale 280▲ 356 vs year ago 184 · +193.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 35▲ 20 vs year ago 58 · +34.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 13▲ 29 vs year ago 2 · +1,450.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steers sold 1.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 11.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. 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 $214.77/cwt on 279 head.
Average price
$214.77
279 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,148
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$434
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$55.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.18
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553219.781,215211
Medium and Large 1469209.5298344
Medium and Large 2506190.1696215thin
Medium and Large 3476163.987819thin
One grade step is worth $55.80/cwt here — about $434 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 sale279 hd
214.77
—
MS average13 barns · 1,414 hd
201.59
+13.18
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—Average1,655116.861,9345thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,09292.701,01224
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00076.4076410

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$1,1301thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,0872thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$1,0402thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,000$1,0601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)886$1,22314
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)991$1,19011

Every lot

85 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2305228.00/cwt228.00–228.006951
Steers—Medium and Large 1310270.00/cwt270.00–270.008371
Steers—Medium and Large 1375264.00/cwt264.00–264.009901
Steers—Medium and Large 1424251.94/cwt242.00–260.001,0687
Steers—Medium and Large 2430226.00/cwt226.00–226.009721
Steers—Medium and Large 2455216.00/cwt216.00–216.009831
Steers—Medium and Large 1474239.43/cwt234.00–245.001,1355
Steers—Medium and Large 2520206.87/cwt200.00–214.001,0762
Steers—Medium and Large 1524237.08/cwt224.00–263.001,2426
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2557238.50/cwt238.50–238.501,3286
Steers—Medium and Large 2567198.54/cwt192.00–206.001,1263
Steers—Medium and Large 1573221.74/cwt210.00–235.001,2713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,3443
Steers—Medium and Large 2628195.38/cwt192.00–198.001,2273
Steers—Medium and Large 1645216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3931
Steers—Medium and Large 2670178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,1931
Steers—Medium and Large 2723171.55/cwt170.00–173.001,2402
Steers—Medium and Large 1725198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,4361
Steers—Medium and Large 2765183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,4001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285235.32/cwt230.00–244.006713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320221.33/cwt216.00–236.007084
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340212.00/cwt212.00–212.007211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374225.25/cwt218.00–232.008428
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383181.92/cwt178.00–186.006972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2395212.00/cwt212.00–212.008371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added396244.00/cwt244.00–244.0096617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418215.68/cwt210.00–220.009026
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418194.80/cwt190.00–200.008143
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420174.43/cwt158.00–184.007333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,0417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467207.73/cwt200.00–214.009707
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470190.00/cwt190.00–190.008931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,14065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513206.54/cwt204.00–209.001,0602
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518158.34/cwt144.00–172.008202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529192.00/cwt186.00–196.001,0164
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560185.98/cwt184.00–188.001,0412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568203.22/cwt188.50–208.001,15412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570199.67/cwt196.00–206.001,1385
Heifers—Medium and Large 3590148.00/cwt148.00–148.008731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added593209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,23921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600215.85/cwt215.85–215.851,29545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,1825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615177.02/cwt176.00–178.001,0892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625190.57/cwt186.00–196.001,1915
Heifers—Medium and Large 3635124.00/cwt124.00–124.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672196.65/cwt190.00–205.501,32139
Heifers—Medium and Large 1683178.23/cwt176.00–185.001,2174
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1200240.00/cwt240.00–240.004801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1274250.26/cwt236.00–264.006864
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275232.00/cwt232.00–232.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323222.93/cwt212.00–232.007205
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333252.34/cwt240.00–262.008408
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368257.94/cwt248.00–270.009496
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375212.20/cwt200.00–222.007965
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385182.00/cwt182.00–182.007011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420210.00/cwt210.00–210.008821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428246.83/cwt237.00–268.001,0566
Bulls—Medium and Large 1461236.64/cwt224.00–248.001,0917
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475186.00/cwt186.00–186.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480200.00/cwt200.00–200.009602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524208.24/cwt205.00–211.001,0915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,0251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558206.01/cwt205.00–207.001,1502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573192.64/cwt188.00–198.001,1043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618187.45/cwt185.00–190.001,1582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,528107.49/cwt105.00–111.001,6422
Bulls——1,740123.10/cwt120.00–129.002,1423
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00076.40/cwt67.00–83.0076410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06290.33/cwt84.00–98.0095920
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239104.52/cwt101.00–111.501,2954
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0001,087.00/head1,030.00–1,150.001,0872
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1151,130.00/head1,130.00–1,130.001,1301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1251,040.09/head960.00–1,130.001,0402
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28451,262.13/head1,200.00–1,300.001,2625
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28761,161.80/head810.00–1,480.001,1628
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29751,209.36/head920.00–1,270.001,20910
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1501,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1751,510.00/head1,510.00–1,510.001,5101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0001,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601

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.