Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2023-08-02

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Aug 2
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
317 head
▲ 151 vs last sale 166▼ 63 vs year ago 380 · −16.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 80▲ 77 vs year ago 50 · +154.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 16▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 steady, and feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $228.33/cwt on 80 head.
Average price
$228.33
80 head · 402 lb average
Value per head Derived
$918
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$182
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$57.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.49
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1427236.551,01050
Medium and Large 1-2225230.0051810thin
Medium and Large 2422211.8289317thin
Medium and Large 3462179.338283thin
One grade step is worth $57.22/cwt here — about $182 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 sale80 hd
228.33
—
MS average13 barns · 802 hd
219.84
+8.49
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—Average1,565125.371,9623thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,136101.731,15659
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01187.428847thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)977$1,3533thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,146$1,3258
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$1,3004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,209$1,29817
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$1,2251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,158$2,0502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,073$1,70640

Every lot

68 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 2265258.00/cwt258.00–258.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 3280184.00/cwt184.00–184.005151
Steers—Medium and Large 3310200.00/cwt200.00–200.006201
Steers—Medium and Large 1332276.33/cwt275.00–278.009173
Steers—Medium and Large 1428261.09/cwt254.00–266.001,1174
Steers—Medium and Large 1475247.94/cwt242.00–254.001,1782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0932
Steers—Medium and Large 2515222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,1431
Steers—Medium and Large 1520244.13/cwt240.00–249.001,2695
Steers—Medium and Large 1572233.95/cwt226.00–246.001,3385
Steers—Medium and Large 2578211.53/cwt210.00–213.001,2232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added589250.99/cwt245.00–254.001,4789
Steers—Medium and Large 1670218.21/cwt214.00–222.001,4624
Steers—Medium and Large 1915191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,7481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1215240.00/cwt240.00–240.005162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225230.00/cwt230.00–230.0051810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225225.11/cwt220.00–230.005062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260227.00/cwt226.00–228.005902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273255.22/cwt238.00–266.006973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323247.03/cwt234.00–264.007986
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338218.24/cwt207.00–230.007382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372247.18/cwt230.00–260.009206
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375170.00/cwt170.00–170.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380220.00/cwt220.00–220.008361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418234.53/cwt227.00–242.0098010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435209.07/cwt206.00–212.009092
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458211.01/cwt210.00–212.009662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468234.58/cwt223.00–242.001,0989
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470182.00/cwt182.00–182.008551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505213.00/cwt212.00–214.001,0762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516232.68/cwt218.00–246.001,2018
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563218.55/cwt210.00–232.001,2305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570208.07/cwt206.00–210.001,1862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,2361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2603179.00/cwt178.00–180.001,0792
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2213229.91/cwt222.00–238.004902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1225259.73/cwt248.00–270.005842
Bulls—Medium and Large 3240200.00/cwt200.00–200.004801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270263.99/cwt260.00–270.007133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328260.75/cwt250.00–270.008554
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370234.00/cwt234.00–234.008661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381252.74/cwt246.00–257.009634
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430222.55/cwt202.00–238.009573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433254.55/cwt250.00–262.001,1023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475215.21/cwt210.00–220.001,0222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476238.03/cwt230.00–247.001,1337
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480180.00/cwt180.00–180.008642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521228.36/cwt222.00–236.001,1905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555227.00/cwt214.00–240.001,2602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615210.38/cwt202.00–216.001,2945
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,1041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,565125.37/cwt117.00–136.001,9623
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01187.42/cwt82.00–91.008847
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,117100.36/cwt93.00–108.001,12151
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259110.45/cwt108.00–113.001,3918
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19771,352.83/head1,210.00–1,510.001,3533
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0801,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1461,324.84/head1,125.00–1,500.001,3258
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2091,298.38/head1,150.00–1,375.001,29817
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3004
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0531,712.05/head1,500.00–1,850.001,71227
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0731,388.98/head1,050.00–1,700.001,3896
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1401,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1511,952.61/head1,750.00–2,090.001,9537
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1752,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001

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.