Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2023-09-27

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Sep 27
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
433 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 418▼ 100 vs year ago 533 · −18.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 90▲ 31 vs year ago 70 · +44.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 16▼ 4 vs year ago 9 · −44.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $248.72/cwt on 174 head.
Average price
$248.72
174 head · 612 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,523
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$527
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$42.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.16
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2645256.281,652125
Medium and Large 1537241.411,29728
Medium and Large 3370216.007991thin
Medium and Large 2528213.321,12520
One grade step is worth $42.96/cwt here — about $527 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 sale174 hd
248.72
—
MS average13 barns · 1,218 hd
245.56
+3.16
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—Average1,668112.781,8814thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18589.071,05529
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,65073.761,2172thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00170.8270922

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$1,0201thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)857$1,1483thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3370216.00/cwt216.00–216.007991
Steers—Medium and Large 2395235.00/cwt235.00–235.009281
Steers—Medium and Large 2425212.98/cwt212.00–214.009052
Steers—Medium and Large 1430235.86/cwt232.00–240.001,0142
Steers—Medium and Large 2469211.99/cwt204.00–226.009945
Steers—Medium and Large 1477251.61/cwt244.00–262.001,2009
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added483260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,25612
Steers—Medium and Large 1520241.95/cwt230.00–254.001,2585
Steers—Medium and Large 2520222.73/cwt219.00–225.001,1583
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526254.50/cwt254.50–254.501,3395
Steers—Medium and Large 1564239.62/cwt228.00–248.001,3516
Steers—Medium and Large 2585214.19/cwt202.00–225.001,2534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added596263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,56736
Steers—Medium and Large 2612204.12/cwt190.00–214.001,2495
Steers—Medium and Large 1640231.96/cwt220.00–240.001,4853
Steers—Medium and Large 1662226.68/cwt224.00–230.001,5013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added687258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,77259
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added740231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,7098
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added850221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,8795
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3305178.00/cwt178.00–178.005431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320235.30/cwt230.00–240.007533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345208.00/cwt208.00–208.007181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363230.53/cwt224.00–242.008376
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371211.11/cwt200.00–222.007834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424221.92/cwt216.00–234.009418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427206.05/cwt200.00–210.008805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2449244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,0964
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466206.38/cwt200.00–210.009626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470223.32/cwt214.00–234.001,05011
Heifers—Medium and Large 3479174.44/cwt160.00–184.008364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added499241.50/cwt241.50–241.501,20514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500180.00/cwt180.00–180.009001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518206.72/cwt200.00–210.001,0713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521223.23/cwt214.00–234.001,16311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570207.99/cwt202.00–218.001,1865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added598231.50/cwt231.50–231.501,38422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623209.40/cwt202.00–216.001,3056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added697220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5333
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2238238.48/cwt236.00–242.005684
Bulls—Medium and Large 3255226.00/cwt226.00–226.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1290244.00/cwt244.00–244.007081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313252.80/cwt248.00–258.007912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333225.11/cwt220.00–230.007502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360217.36/cwt204.00–230.007822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1388247.35/cwt240.00–255.009602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420250.98/cwt250.00–252.001,0543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420210.67/cwt200.00–218.008854
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440186.88/cwt176.00–198.008222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470240.81/cwt234.00–245.001,1323
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477214.37/cwt206.00–226.001,0236
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1241
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1543220.29/cwt211.00–234.001,1963
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570197.00/cwt190.00–204.001,1232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575217.87/cwt208.00–238.001,2536
Bulls—Medium and Large 3595177.00/cwt166.00–188.001,0532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610211.33/cwt201.00–222.001,2892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628189.16/cwt184.00–197.001,1883
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,1391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2667184.63/cwt180.00–188.001,2315
Bulls—Medium and Large 3690175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,3921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,2921
Bulls—Medium and Large 3785154.94/cwt150.00–160.001,2162
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,610100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,6101
Bulls——1,687117.04/cwt112.00–121.001,9743
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95351.38/cwt45.00–59.004903
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00973.89/cwt63.00–81.0074619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17988.75/cwt82.00–95.001,04628
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,3131
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65073.76/cwt72.00–75.001,2172
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1845800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19951,020.00/head1,020.00–1,020.001,0201
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28571,148.44/head910.00–1,290.001,1483

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.