Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2023-07-26

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Jul 26
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
166 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 199▼ 108 vs year ago 274 · −39.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 34▲ 18 vs year ago 62 · +29.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 8▲ 11 vs year ago 5 · +220.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was not enough data to call a trend on feeder steers, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 11.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 9.00 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 $214.74/cwt on 54 head.
Average price
$214.74
54 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,015
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$426
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$49.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.21
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1479228.481,09533
Medium and Large 2506200.171,01214thin
Medium and Large 3374179.116697thin
One grade step is worth $49.36/cwt here — about $426 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 sale54 hd
214.74
—
MS average13 barns · 1,054 hd
217.95
−3.21
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—Average1,535112.001,7203thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21897.731,19112
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39589.001,2421thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01981.1182715

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)1,190$1,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)856$1,7096
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)906$1,3818

Every lot

58 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1350269.00/cwt269.00–269.009421
Steers—Medium and Large 1525243.94/cwt242.00–246.001,2812
Steers—Medium and Large 1630208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,3101
Steers—Medium and Large 2718181.95/cwt180.00–184.001,3062
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3233163.98/cwt162.00–166.003822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2255224.00/cwt224.00–224.005711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1260242.00/cwt242.00–242.006291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1308247.07/cwt244.00–250.007612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335210.00/cwt210.00–210.007041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1361239.01/cwt232.00–246.008637
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365208.00/cwt208.00–208.007591
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365184.92/cwt182.00–188.006752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2412207.19/cwt200.00–216.008543
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415188.00/cwt188.00–188.007801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440237.98/cwt236.00–240.001,0472
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450184.00/cwt184.00–184.008281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460200.00/cwt200.00–200.009201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474233.93/cwt224.00–238.001,1097
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518228.26/cwt216.00–234.001,1826
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,0281
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563193.91/cwt190.00–198.001,0922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577219.52/cwt214.00–227.001,2673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628201.00/cwt200.00–202.001,2622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1688195.49/cwt194.00–197.001,3452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,3671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1750196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,4191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280262.73/cwt256.00–266.007363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1329259.15/cwt251.00–264.008537
Bulls—Medium and Large 2372236.50/cwt230.00–240.008803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374252.09/cwt245.00–258.009435
Bulls—Medium and Large 1412242.94/cwt236.00–258.001,00110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440229.03/cwt226.00–232.001,0082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469238.11/cwt230.00–252.001,1174
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470217.38/cwt208.00–224.001,0223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516227.30/cwt215.00–247.001,1734
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535209.35/cwt206.00–212.001,1203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580188.69/cwt184.00–192.001,0943
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580160.00/cwt160.00–160.009281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,4641
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1521
Bulls—Medium and Large 3675168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1341
Bulls—Medium and Large 3865144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,2461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,528118.00/cwt115.00–120.001,8032
Bulls——1,550100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,5501
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01981.11/cwt71.00–88.0082715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19695.68/cwt90.00–106.001,14410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,4362
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,2421
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0351,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1901,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18561,708.96/head1,350.00–1,800.001,7096
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18891,380.44/head1,300.00–1,475.001,3806
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19551,384.42/head1,175.00–1,575.001,3842

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.