Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2023-05-31

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, May 31
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
450 head
▼ 90 vs last sale 540▲ 155 vs year ago 295 · +52.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
137 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 78▲ 89 vs year ago 48 · +185.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 31▲ 19 vs year ago 12 · +158.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 11.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 12.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 17.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 6.oo higher and slaughter bulls sold steady. Quality was mostly attractive and demand was good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $239.68/cwt on 148 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +28.15 against this barn's trailing median of $211.53.
Average price
$239.68
148 head · 433 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,037
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$125
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$73.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+39.89
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1406256.291,04175
Medium and Large 1-2457244.001,11419thin
Medium and Large 2454221.581,00545
Medium and Large 3501182.599159thin
One grade step is worth $73.70/cwt here — about $125 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 sale148 hd
239.68
—
MS average11 barns · 563 hd
199.79
+39.89
This barn, trailing median2 sales
211.53
+28.15
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—Average1,458111.931,6327thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15397.991,13055
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01281.4382414

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)1,182$1,3025
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,3015
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,056$1,1705
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)885$9173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,048$1,4858
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)897$1,1744thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,000$9301thin

Every lot

91 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 1290242.00/cwt242.00–242.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1345266.00/cwt266.00–266.009181
Steers—Medium and Large 1372271.63/cwt268.00–283.001,0105
Steers—Medium and Large 1423263.33/cwt262.00–264.001,1146
Steers—Medium and Large 2435228.00/cwt228.00–228.009921
Steers—Medium and Large 2472212.71/cwt206.00–220.001,0043
Steers—Medium and Large 1474243.07/cwt230.00–258.001,1524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2504230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1594
Steers—Medium and Large 2515205.15/cwt200.00–210.001,0572
Steers—Medium and Large 1534241.22/cwt234.00–254.001,2886
Steers—Medium and Large 3560186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0421
Steers—Medium and Large 1571219.15/cwt212.00–232.001,2514
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy585246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,4391
Steers—Medium and Large 1620215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240203.38/cwt200.00–208.004883
Heifers—Medium and Large 3245198.00/cwt198.00–198.004851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1272238.63/cwt228.00–262.006495
Heifers—Medium and Large 2281204.38/cwt200.00–210.005744
Heifers—Medium and Large 3295182.00/cwt182.00–182.005371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310206.86/cwt200.00–212.506415
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315164.67/cwt150.00–178.005192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320233.71/cwt226.00–240.0074810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2355240.50/cwt240.50–240.5085415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370200.00/cwt192.00–208.007402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371227.21/cwt212.00–232.0084313
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395192.00/cwt192.00–192.007581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417222.35/cwt214.00–228.0092717
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420156.00/cwt156.00–156.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2440197.33/cwt192.00–200.008683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467205.59/cwt198.00–218.009603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471214.03/cwt208.00–222.001,00810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3483192.66/cwt190.00–196.009313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518212.14/cwt204.00–220.001,09916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527195.91/cwt192.00–200.001,0323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573208.87/cwt200.00–216.001,1977
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578187.97/cwt186.00–190.001,0862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613195.91/cwt191.00–205.001,2013
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663191.97/cwt184.00–200.001,2732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,2744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1722178.66/cwt178.00–180.001,2903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,058138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,4603
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1220264.27/cwt260.00–268.005812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2223251.87/cwt247.00–260.005624
Bulls—Medium and Large 2262242.43/cwt220.00–255.006353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270269.95/cwt260.00–280.007296
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320238.00/cwt226.00–250.007622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1321280.22/cwt266.00–290.0090017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2349276.00/cwt276.00–276.009636
Bulls—Medium and Large 2366247.99/cwt238.00–256.009089
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369275.02/cwt266.00–284.001,0159
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370200.00/cwt200.00–200.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419259.16/cwt248.00–275.001,08616
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423245.96/cwt244.00–248.001,0403
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433203.98/cwt200.00–208.008832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2443260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1525
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465240.67/cwt230.00–252.001,11911
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465182.86/cwt170.00–196.008502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476215.08/cwt202.00–221.001,0248
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500170.00/cwt170.00–170.008501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515212.19/cwt210.00–216.001,0935
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516233.11/cwt219.00–242.001,2034
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2546210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1478
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563212.27/cwt203.00–220.001,1958
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580196.02/cwt195.00–197.001,1372
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613205.10/cwt200.00–210.001,2572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2614190.55/cwt184.00–196.001,1705
Bulls—Medium and Large 3628164.82/cwt150.00–180.001,0352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710168.49/cwt168.00–169.001,1962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2810160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2961
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,435121.22/cwt116.00–125.001,7402
Bulls——1,467108.22/cwt92.00–115.001,5885
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01282.62/cwt68.00–88.0083613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01566.00/cwt66.00–66.006701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14396.82/cwt89.00–105.501,10750
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256109.74/cwt106.50–114.001,3785
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0561,170.11/head925.00–1,350.001,1705
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1821,301.75/head985.00–1,375.001,3025
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2001,300.63/head925.00–1,475.001,3015
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28621,278.23/head1,160.00–1,410.001,2783
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29981,521.64/head1,200.00–1,950.001,5225
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,000930.00/head930.00–930.009301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,000860.00/head860.00–860.008601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0951,492.01/head1,385.00–1,600.001,4922
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2001,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1870900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2893926.05/head800.00–1,025.009262

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.