Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2024-02-14

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Feb 14
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
286 head
▼ 319 vs last sale 605▲ 16 vs year ago 270 · +5.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 63▲ 0 vs year ago 34 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was not enough data to call a trend on feeder steers but a higher undertone was noted, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, and feeder bulls sold steady to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. 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 $246.45/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$246.45
103 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,316
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$470
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$68.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.97
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1424278.021,17834
Medium and Large 2426250.941,07035
Medium and Large 3440213.339393thin
Medium and Large 1-2785209.971,64831
One grade step is worth $68.06/cwt here — about −$470 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 sale103 hd
246.45
—
MS average13 barns · 1,639 hd
255.42
−8.97
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—Average1,895122.002,3121thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,349108.931,4697thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56399.431,5542thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02982.5985011

Every lot

68 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2323299.05/cwt272.00–336.009664
Steers—Medium and Large 1325366.12/cwt345.00–390.001,1902
Steers—Medium and Large 3340208.00/cwt208.00–208.007071
Steers—Medium and Large 3375260.00/cwt260.00–260.009751
Steers—Medium and Large 2393312.42/cwt300.00–325.001,2282
Steers—Medium and Large 3410232.00/cwt232.00–232.009511
Steers—Medium and Large 2415257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,0691
Steers—Medium and Large 1430312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,3421
Steers—Medium and Large 1455316.18/cwt300.00–332.001,4392
Steers—Medium and Large 2473290.95/cwt290.00–292.001,3762
Steers—Medium and Large 1510290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4791
Steers—Medium and Large 1565292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,6501
Steers—Medium and Large 1640290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8561
Steers—Medium and Large 1685251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,7191
Steers—Medium and Large 1700250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2783232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,8177
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added885219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,93859
Steers—Medium and Large 2925185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220298.66/cwt295.00–302.506572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1240327.50/cwt327.50–327.507861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2267271.90/cwt247.50–304.007263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273325.74/cwt312.00–338.008897
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280237.50/cwt237.50–237.506651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313281.21/cwt264.00–298.008804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330308.53/cwt302.00–316.001,0183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1357304.73/cwt290.00–314.001,0883
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366275.11/cwt266.00–284.001,0076
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370222.50/cwt222.50–222.508231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421265.30/cwt258.00–274.001,1174
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431243.52/cwt232.00–254.001,0504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466262.30/cwt256.00–274.001,2227
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474240.61/cwt230.00–252.001,1407
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518250.03/cwt242.00–258.001,2954
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533227.10/cwt220.00–234.001,2102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558231.95/cwt228.00–236.001,2942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563219.54/cwt212.00–226.001,2364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623201.26/cwt192.00–208.001,2543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3361
Heifers—Medium and Large 3670180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1690220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2698230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added798207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,65227
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3245200.00/cwt200.00–200.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2255316.00/cwt316.00–316.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1278354.45/cwt334.00–375.009854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320337.30/cwt322.50–354.001,0796
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325312.75/cwt308.00–318.001,0163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1366337.92/cwt322.00–357.001,2376
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381303.61/cwt270.00–318.001,1577
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390238.00/cwt238.00–238.009281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410335.29/cwt328.00–344.001,3753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438298.03/cwt296.00–300.001,3052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458316.08/cwt306.00–325.001,4486
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490278.35/cwt266.00–294.001,3646
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510282.65/cwt272.00–298.001,4423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518261.02/cwt256.00–266.001,3522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1581250.29/cwt240.00–270.001,4545
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1631239.91/cwt225.00–276.001,5144
Bulls—Medium and Large 1695224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,5571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,6681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,895122.00/cwt122.00–122.002,3121
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97672.50/cwt66.00–77.007084
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06088.36/cwt80.00–95.009377
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,327106.16/cwt103.00–108.001,4095
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,403115.86/cwt113.00–119.001,6262
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56399.43/cwt97.00–102.001,5542

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.