Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2023-09-20

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Sep 20
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
418 head
▼ 108 vs last sale 526▲ 209 vs year ago 209 · +100.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 55▲ 58 vs year ago 32 · +181.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 1▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold mostly 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Quality was average 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 $222.18/cwt on 185 head.
Average price
$222.18
185 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,242
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$909
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$46.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.07
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2739231.501,71162
Medium and Large 1485224.331,08777
Medium and Large 2441208.6292041
Medium and Large 3434184.808025thin
One grade step is worth $46.70/cwt here — about $909 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 sale185 hd
222.18
—
MS average13 barns · 1,668 hd
222.25
−0.07
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—Average1,646117.551,9356thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28494.881,21831
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09778.9486616

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,195$1,5251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,365$1,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,241$1,38610
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$1,5052thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)880$1,4002thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3310200.00/cwt200.00–200.006201
Steers—Medium and Large 2345248.00/cwt248.00–248.008561
Steers—Medium and Large 1385258.00/cwt258.00–258.009931
Steers—Medium and Large 2395220.00/cwt220.00–220.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 1425246.36/cwt240.00–252.001,0476
Steers—Medium and Large 2428228.16/cwt224.00–232.009772
Steers—Medium and Large 3470210.00/cwt210.00–210.009872
Steers—Medium and Large 1472250.65/cwt238.00–258.001,1839
Steers—Medium and Large 2474225.79/cwt214.00–236.001,0705
Steers—Medium and Large 1518236.93/cwt229.00–248.001,22712
Steers—Medium and Large 2523222.04/cwt220.00–226.001,1613
Steers—Medium and Large 1577234.04/cwt229.00–246.001,3507
Steers—Medium and Large 2585222.53/cwt221.00–224.001,3022
Steers—Medium and Large 1612224.94/cwt218.00–234.001,3776
Steers—Medium and Large 1679219.62/cwt214.00–228.001,4915
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245215.00/cwt210.00–220.005272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1274241.96/cwt232.00–250.006634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278205.96/cwt202.00–210.005732
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285184.00/cwt184.00–184.005241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332209.78/cwt200.00–218.006966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333233.15/cwt228.00–238.007765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371233.34/cwt228.00–240.0086610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2386215.85/cwt200.00–226.008338
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410192.00/cwt192.00–192.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422210.14/cwt200.00–220.008876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431229.27/cwt224.00–234.009889
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465181.00/cwt176.00–186.008422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476224.88/cwt218.00–232.001,07013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2489208.21/cwt200.00–217.001,0184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520225.03/cwt216.00–232.001,17015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523205.07/cwt200.00–210.001,0734
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572216.28/cwt210.00–224.001,2379
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573205.03/cwt200.00–208.001,1756
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,1641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624209.97/cwt206.00–220.001,3106
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675203.59/cwt200.00–206.001,3745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added739231.50/cwt231.50–231.501,71162
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235245.25/cwt242.50–248.005762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1240261.83/cwt254.00–270.006282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275280.04/cwt278.00–282.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 3318209.04/cwt204.00–214.006652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326256.90/cwt254.00–264.008374
Bulls—Medium and Large 2326236.74/cwt216.00–252.007727
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368258.97/cwt254.00–264.009532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370238.88/cwt228.00–250.008848
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390210.00/cwt210.00–210.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2411230.72/cwt222.00–248.009485
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425241.50/cwt236.00–256.001,0269
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471236.07/cwt229.00–244.001,1127
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,0502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505206.03/cwt202.00–212.001,0403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1534222.10/cwt216.00–232.001,1868
Bulls—Medium and Large 1557218.66/cwt210.00–232.001,2183
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578195.30/cwt192.00–200.001,1293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615205.73/cwt202.00–210.001,2654
Bulls—Medium and Large 3660182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2011
Bulls—Medium and Large 3715169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,2081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,340110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4741
Bulls——1,707119.06/cwt115.00–124.002,0325
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01054.00/cwt54.00–54.005451
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10380.60/cwt70.00–88.0088915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27794.31/cwt89.00–100.001,20429
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,390103.09/cwt101.00–105.001,4332
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 27501,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29801,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0101,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2051,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1951,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2411,385.65/head1,100.00–1,774.001,38610
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3651,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.