Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2023-10-18

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Oct 18
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
371 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 386▲ 110 vs year ago 261 · +42.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 62▲ 101 vs year ago 57 · +177.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 3 vs year ago 8 · −37.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady , and feeder bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows and 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 $201.79/cwt on 97 head.
Average price
$201.79
97 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$933
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$5
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$37.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.49
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2460216.009948thin
Medium and Large 1422212.1589545
Medium and Large 2469195.4991726
Medium and Large 3553178.6698918thin
One grade step is worth $37.34/cwt here — about $5 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 sale97 hd
201.79
—
MS average13 barns · 1,008 hd
208.28
−6.49
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—Average1,422104.871,4915thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17189.711,05114
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06970.8575711

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)1,080$1,1801thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$9123thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,4751thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1290242.00/cwt242.00–242.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1333238.99/cwt238.00–240.007962
Steers—Medium and Large 1375244.94/cwt234.00–256.009195
Steers—Medium and Large 2380223.68/cwt216.00–232.008502
Steers—Medium and Large 3415160.00/cwt160.00–160.006641
Steers—Medium and Large 1436244.54/cwt240.00–258.001,0664
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2450254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,1434
Steers—Medium and Large 2473220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0412
Steers—Medium and Large 1475244.84/cwt230.00–260.001,1634
Steers—Medium and Large 2515213.39/cwt206.00–218.001,0993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,2848
Steers—Medium and Large 1535236.90/cwt226.00–248.001,2672
Steers—Medium and Large 1561234.01/cwt222.00–242.001,3134
Steers—Medium and Large 2590200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3613
Steers—Medium and Large 1668203.01/cwt200.00–206.001,3562
Steers—Medium and Large 1720215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2210222.00/cwt222.00–222.004661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1212231.32/cwt218.00–246.004903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2255216.00/cwt210.00–222.005512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265237.19/cwt232.00–242.006292
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290218.00/cwt218.00–218.006321
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315186.00/cwt186.00–186.005861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321223.80/cwt220.00–238.007186
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324207.96/cwt200.00–218.006746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375212.47/cwt212.00–214.007974
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395178.00/cwt178.00–178.007031
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415180.00/cwt180.00–180.007471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423209.71/cwt200.00–216.0088711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438192.99/cwt192.00–194.008452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460216.00/cwt216.00–216.009948
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460192.97/cwt190.00–195.008883
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460182.00/cwt182.00–182.008371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468206.70/cwt200.00–214.009676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516203.79/cwt200.00–208.001,05210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518190.00/cwt190.00–190.009843
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523182.69/cwt180.00–186.009553
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575181.98/cwt180.00–184.001,0462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580197.46/cwt196.00–199.001,1452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,2771
Heifers—Medium and Large 3622168.65/cwt160.00–174.001,0493
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630182.62/cwt178.00–186.001,1513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,2331
Heifers—Medium and Large 3682171.99/cwt170.00–174.001,1733
Heifers—Medium and Large 3700178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2713178.14/cwt170.00–186.001,2702
Heifers—Medium and Large 3755160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2238228.00/cwt228.00–228.005432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1245248.00/cwt248.00–248.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2255224.08/cwt220.00–228.005712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285234.00/cwt234.00–234.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 3305198.00/cwt198.00–198.006041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315234.76/cwt230.00–240.007392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315212.38/cwt200.00–226.006692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373207.84/cwt200.00–216.007752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375239.03/cwt230.00–250.008969
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418227.91/cwt214.00–249.0095310
Bulls—Medium and Large 3427184.56/cwt180.00–190.007883
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450192.00/cwt192.00–192.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477221.12/cwt212.00–228.001,0556
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0291
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505186.00/cwt186.00–186.009391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515190.00/cwt190.00–190.009791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525204.65/cwt200.00–211.001,0748
Bulls—Medium and Large 1557204.00/cwt196.00–210.001,1365
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563192.99/cwt190.00–196.001,0872
Bulls—Medium and Large 3582179.86/cwt172.00–188.001,0473
Bulls—Medium and Large 3608178.50/cwt178.00–179.001,0852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620185.96/cwt182.00–193.001,1535
Bulls—Medium and Large 3690165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1391
Bulls—Medium and Large 3710160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1361
Bulls—Medium and Large 3760158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,2011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,0972
Bulls——1,583112.79/cwt109.00–117.001,7853
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95049.00/cwt49.00–49.004661
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08173.04/cwt63.00–82.0079010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17189.71/cwt83.00–96.001,05114
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,000912.38/head810.00–1,035.009123
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0801,180.00/head1,180.00–1,180.001,1801
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2001,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751

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.