Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2023-12-06

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Dec 6
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
450 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 507▼ 393 vs year ago 843 · −46.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 68▲ 35 vs year ago 26 · +134.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 0▼ 3 vs year ago 7 · −42.9%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.19/cwt on 150 head.
Average price
$212.19
150 head · 476 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,010
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$66
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.70
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1398230.7691950
Medium and Large 1-2559212.281,18650
Medium and Large 2460202.1593136
Medium and Large 3498171.3485314thin
One grade step is worth $59.41/cwt here — about $66 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 sale150 hd
212.19
—
MS average13 barns · 1,227 hd
211.49
+0.70
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—Average1,612106.961,7244thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19988.221,05823
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05973.677808thin

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)1,275$1,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$9601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$1,0132thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1250242.00/cwt242.00–242.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 1305262.79/cwt254.00–270.008023
Steers—Medium and Large 2355236.00/cwt236.00–236.008381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2362254.00/cwt254.00–254.009193
Steers—Medium and Large 1382253.38/cwt248.00–260.009683
Steers—Medium and Large 1413247.27/cwt238.00–256.001,0217
Steers—Medium and Large 2423223.76/cwt216.00–232.009472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,0927
Steers—Medium and Large 1457241.63/cwt230.00–250.001,1045
Steers—Medium and Large 2473215.06/cwt204.00–226.001,0172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added477252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,2023
Steers—Medium and Large 3490200.00/cwt200.00–200.009801
Steers—Medium and Large 1511234.97/cwt232.00–242.001,2014
Steers—Medium and Large 2521212.07/cwt202.00–218.001,1054
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,3963
Steers—Medium and Large 1576216.61/cwt210.00–222.001,2486
Steers—Medium and Large 3580170.00/cwt170.00–170.009861
Steers—Medium and Large 1610213.28/cwt206.00–222.001,3013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,42515
Steers—Medium and Large 1675210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4184
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added702208.56/cwt196.00–214.001,46410
Steers—Medium and Large 2710190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3491
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1180260.92/cwt258.00–264.004702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223232.99/cwt230.00–240.005203
Heifers—Medium and Large 2238209.68/cwt200.00–220.004992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275208.00/cwt208.00–208.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1283245.91/cwt236.00–256.006966
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300226.00/cwt226.00–226.006781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320250.79/cwt248.00–252.008035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2348256.00/cwt256.00–256.008916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371244.17/cwt238.00–260.0090611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380214.29/cwt200.00–224.008145
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383174.44/cwt162.50–188.006683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1407240.24/cwt230.00–254.009786
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424215.21/cwt200.00–228.0091212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3438180.00/cwt180.00–180.007882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467218.68/cwt208.00–226.001,0216
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473184.57/cwt180.00–190.008733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481220.50/cwt220.50–220.501,06112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2488191.62/cwt190.00–200.009356
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510183.33/cwt180.00–186.009353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517201.53/cwt194.00–206.001,0424
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525148.95/cwt144.00–154.007822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,1565
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565168.05/cwt166.00–170.009492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1587191.21/cwt190.00–192.001,1225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,24812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658197.71/cwt184.00–204.001,30113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3673163.87/cwt160.00–168.001,1032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675173.43/cwt168.00–180.001,1713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added703186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,3082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2855172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2205230.00/cwt230.00–230.004721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1218242.13/cwt234.00–247.505283
Bulls—Medium and Large 2263229.14/cwt224.00–234.006032
Bulls—Medium and Large 3270200.00/cwt200.00–200.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1278257.45/cwt248.00–270.007166
Bulls—Medium and Large 1314269.58/cwt260.00–300.008469
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318228.41/cwt200.00–252.007267
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378260.47/cwt244.00–270.009856
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383222.84/cwt210.00–240.008534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410245.00/cwt232.00–260.001,00510
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420194.00/cwt194.00–194.008151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424227.39/cwt222.00–232.009644
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473230.48/cwt222.00–240.001,09011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520190.00/cwt190.00–190.009881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523211.43/cwt202.00–218.001,1064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558210.53/cwt206.00–214.001,1754
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585164.00/cwt164.00–164.009591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1640191.98/cwt190.00–194.001,2292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665187.01/cwt186.00–188.001,2442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,610115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,8521
Bulls——1,612104.28/cwt101.00–109.001,6813
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05973.67/cwt70.00–79.007808
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19687.62/cwt81.00–95.001,04822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260101.50/cwt101.50–101.501,2791
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,055960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2751,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1900950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0001,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751

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.