Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2023-08-23

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Aug 23
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
203 head
▼ 163 vs last sale 366▼ 182 vs year ago 385 · −47.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 83▼ 6 vs year ago 48 · −12.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 2▼ 7 vs year ago 8 · −87.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 7.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $225.77/cwt on 73 head.
Average price
$225.77
73 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,069
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$246
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$58.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.12
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2463250.001,1586thin
Medium and Large 1470229.751,07943
Medium and Large 2483213.471,03123
Medium and Large 3475192.009121thin
One grade step is worth $58.00/cwt here — about $246 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 sale73 hd
225.77
—
MS average13 barns · 1,123 hd
216.65
+9.12
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—Average1,498116.841,7504thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13199.501,12514
CowsLean 85-90%Average96981.8979413

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 PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$1,6251thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1360254.00/cwt254.00–254.009141
Steers—Medium and Large 3410190.00/cwt190.00–190.007791
Steers—Medium and Large 1435254.54/cwt251.00–258.001,1072
Steers—Medium and Large 1481248.60/cwt240.00–262.001,1967
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2497238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,1833
Steers—Medium and Large 2522222.84/cwt214.00–228.001,1633
Steers—Medium and Large 1524245.06/cwt240.00–262.001,2848
Steers—Medium and Large 1575242.42/cwt238.00–254.001,3945
Steers—Medium and Large 1600252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,5121
Steers—Medium and Large 1650212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3781
Steers—Medium and Large 3680172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1701
Steers—Medium and Large 2715198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,4161
Steers—Medium and Large 1770220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225206.00/cwt206.00–206.004641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1230238.00/cwt238.00–238.005471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333243.94/cwt230.00–252.008126
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335215.00/cwt215.00–215.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380234.80/cwt230.00–240.008922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421208.70/cwt200.00–220.008796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424229.82/cwt225.00–234.009749
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469233.90/cwt228.00–246.001,0979
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473217.16/cwt210.00–220.001,0279
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy475256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,2161
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475192.00/cwt192.00–192.009121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518227.52/cwt224.00–238.001,1795
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520205.10/cwt200.00–210.001,0672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565220.06/cwt212.00–228.001,2434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,1621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613214.19/cwt206.00–222.001,3134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,9451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2750196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2245232.50/cwt232.50–232.505701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280252.13/cwt238.00–260.007063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328231.83/cwt218.00–248.007603
Bulls—Medium and Large 3343200.00/cwt200.00–200.006862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355258.00/cwt258.00–258.009161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385235.09/cwt228.00–242.009052
Bulls—Medium and Large 3387205.95/cwt200.00–214.007973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415243.81/cwt236.00–252.001,0122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423215.51/cwt200.00–228.009123
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455198.00/cwt198.00–198.009011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463239.94/cwt230.00–258.001,1113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2488214.07/cwt200.00–228.001,0452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,0861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568219.30/cwt210.00–228.001,2466
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575206.05/cwt204.00–208.001,1852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615210.62/cwt204.00–220.001,2956
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,313107.15/cwt105.00–109.001,4072
Bulls——1,683126.53/cwt125.00–128.002,1292
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96981.89/cwt65.00–88.0079413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09897.60/cwt94.00–106.001,07212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,328110.88/cwt109.00–113.001,4722
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251

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.