Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2023-10-04

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Oct 4
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
311 head
▼ 122 vs last sale 433▼ 73 vs year ago 384 · −19.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 101▼ 14 vs year ago 82 · −17.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 5▼ 14 vs year ago 16 · −87.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady. Quality was plain to 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 $210.23/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$210.23
96 head · 452 lb average
Value per head Derived
$950
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$326
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$48.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.20
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2502230.001,1553thin
Medium and Large 1459220.091,00943
Medium and Large 2440205.3190340
Medium and Large 3456181.5882910thin
One grade step is worth $48.42/cwt here — about $326 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 sale96 hd
210.23
—
MS average12 barns · 1,373 hd
210.03
+0.20
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—Average1,774114.682,03511
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27285.171,08314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39075.001,0431thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13468.8578122

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,375$1,1972thin

Every lot

67 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 1283242.07/cwt234.00–250.006852
Steers—Medium and Large 2285222.50/cwt222.50–222.506341
Steers—Medium and Large 2300240.00/cwt240.00–240.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1315266.00/cwt264.00–268.008382
Steers—Medium and Large 2355230.00/cwt230.00–230.008171
Steers—Medium and Large 1378259.23/cwt254.00–264.009802
Steers—Medium and Large 3405188.00/cwt188.00–188.007611
Steers—Medium and Large 1432250.68/cwt248.00–254.001,0833
Steers—Medium and Large 1476244.80/cwt234.00–258.001,1659
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,1145
Steers—Medium and Large 2480200.00/cwt200.00–200.009601
Steers—Medium and Large 2500220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1001
Steers—Medium and Large 1525242.46/cwt240.00–248.001,2734
Steers—Medium and Large 1566227.01/cwt226.00–230.001,2854
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2242206.59/cwt200.00–212.005003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1245231.00/cwt230.00–232.005662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270232.00/cwt232.00–232.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324236.04/cwt228.00–246.007657
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326217.72/cwt210.00–222.007107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368225.41/cwt220.00–236.008306
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371209.93/cwt204.00–216.007794
Heifers—Medium and Large 3372186.01/cwt174.00–200.006923
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413184.91/cwt170.00–200.007642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418211.77/cwt202.00–218.008859
Heifers—Medium and Large 1434228.93/cwt222.00–240.009944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467201.16/cwt198.00–206.009395
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470180.00/cwt180.00–180.008461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471227.97/cwt218.00–238.001,0744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2502230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523200.04/cwt190.00–206.001,0465
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527180.00/cwt180.00–180.009493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530217.85/cwt208.00–232.001,1558
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565199.28/cwt194.00–204.001,1266
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570168.00/cwt168.00–168.009581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574192.68/cwt188.00–197.001,1064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608201.02/cwt196.00–206.001,2222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1672198.98/cwt196.00–201.001,3373
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680182.03/cwt178.00–186.001,2382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235211.53/cwt210.00–212.004974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1262251.01/cwt240.00–260.006583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273216.40/cwt204.00–230.005912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1319257.20/cwt250.00–264.008207
Bulls—Medium and Large 2358213.86/cwt200.00–236.007663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375253.00/cwt241.00–266.009492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420238.06/cwt230.00–249.001,00011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424210.83/cwt200.00–222.008948
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467231.07/cwt220.00–243.001,0795
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473209.14/cwt200.00–217.009896
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526217.28/cwt210.00–224.001,1436
Bulls—Medium and Large 2532201.71/cwt200.00–205.001,0733
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545170.00/cwt170.00–170.009271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2558195.30/cwt190.00–198.001,0903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567208.03/cwt200.00–216.001,1807
Bulls—Medium and Large 2611190.43/cwt184.00–194.001,1645
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618215.77/cwt208.00–224.001,3332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,4721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,4421
Bulls—Medium and Large 3785162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,2721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,449103.24/cwt99.00–111.001,4964
Bulls——1,960121.22/cwt112.00–128.002,3767
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99346.00/cwt46.00–46.004572
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14871.13/cwt61.00–77.0081720
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26884.49/cwt80.00–91.001,07113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,2461
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0431
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3751,197.45/head1,100.00–1,300.001,1972

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.