Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2023-08-16

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Aug 16
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
366 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 313▲ 112 vs year ago 254 · +44.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 70▲ 43 vs year ago 40 · +107.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 7▼ 9 vs year ago 11 · −81.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 8.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was mostly attractive 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 $217.96/cwt on 121 head.
Average price
$217.96
121 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,052
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$372
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.15
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1478224.801,07452
Medium and Large 1-2522216.601,13042
Medium and Large 2446209.8393522
Medium and Large 3362194.007035thin
One grade step is worth $30.80/cwt here — about $372 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 sale121 hd
217.96
—
MS average13 barns · 1,521 hd
221.11
−3.15
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—Average1,577125.371,9776thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,154103.691,19625
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01187.7288718

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,2201thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2295242.50/cwt242.50–242.507151
Steers—Medium and Large 2315260.00/cwt260.00–260.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 1325276.00/cwt276.00–276.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 2385238.00/cwt238.00–238.009161
Steers—Medium and Large 2420221.13/cwt211.00–232.009292
Steers—Medium and Large 1423240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0152
Steers—Medium and Large 2475223.87/cwt216.00–234.001,0633
Steers—Medium and Large 1486246.99/cwt240.00–252.001,2004
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2504248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,2504
Steers—Medium and Large 1510248.27/cwt237.00–260.001,2662
Steers—Medium and Large 2538229.92/cwt224.00–236.001,2372
Steers—Medium and Large 2568215.49/cwt215.00–216.001,2242
Steers—Medium and Large 1569228.78/cwt220.00–234.001,3028
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573236.34/cwt230.00–246.001,35420
Steers—Medium and Large 2625200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2501
Steers—Medium and Large 1633212.72/cwt204.00–218.001,3473
Steers—Medium and Large 2680197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,3401
Steers—Medium and Large 1693213.47/cwt206.00–221.001,4792
Steers—Medium and Large 1700208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,4561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713209.50/cwt209.50–209.501,49412
Steers—Medium and Large 2733190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,5945
Steers—Medium and Large 1780200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5601
Steers—Medium and Large 2825180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4851
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3200200.00/cwt200.00–200.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2210204.00/cwt204.00–204.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260204.81/cwt200.00–210.005332
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270194.00/cwt194.00–194.005241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1283245.13/cwt242.00–248.006942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320245.02/cwt244.00–246.007842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328250.00/cwt250.00–250.008205
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345218.00/cwt218.00–218.007521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376242.73/cwt237.00–254.009139
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383219.92/cwt216.00–224.008422
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395200.00/cwt200.00–200.007901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430215.87/cwt206.00–226.009288
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432227.17/cwt220.00–238.009818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2439232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,0189
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0195
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469210.45/cwt208.00–214.009874
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473188.00/cwt188.00–188.008892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478226.06/cwt220.00–242.001,08112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2507221.09/cwt210.00–225.001,1218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526215.85/cwt208.00–222.001,1358
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,1011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565214.37/cwt210.00–218.001,2115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2594207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615204.63/cwt200.00–210.001,2583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2688187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,29011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,4421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1235270.14/cwt266.00–276.006354
Bulls—Medium and Large 2240250.00/cwt250.00–250.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275276.00/cwt276.00–276.007591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2283259.04/cwt258.00–260.007332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310270.27/cwt265.00–276.008384
Bulls—Medium and Large 2327234.94/cwt220.00–244.007683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1362269.32/cwt259.00–278.009753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375239.07/cwt230.00–252.008975
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420244.38/cwt236.00–254.001,0266
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425219.89/cwt200.00–234.009357
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470222.94/cwt220.00–226.001,0482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476240.43/cwt228.00–252.001,14411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,1173
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518189.36/cwt180.00–196.009813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519231.76/cwt223.00–242.001,2037
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530214.42/cwt204.00–220.001,1364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1556227.51/cwt224.00–232.001,2654
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,2341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1612214.57/cwt206.00–220.001,3133
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635195.65/cwt190.00–199.001,2423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2541
Bulls—Medium and Large 3840168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,4111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,442119.07/cwt117.00–120.001,7173
Bulls——1,712131.67/cwt127.00–135.002,2543
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92073.48/cwt73.00–74.006762
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02289.50/cwt84.00–93.0091516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,129101.47/cwt94.00–109.001,14621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283115.34/cwt112.00–120.001,4804
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0001,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0001,220.00/head1,220.00–1,220.001,2201

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.