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Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Mar 6

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126

← Feb 28Mar 6Mar 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

314 head

▼ 239 vs last sale 553▼ 77 vs year ago 391 · −19.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

142 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 45▲ 93 vs year ago 49 · +189.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 3▲ 44 vs year ago 14 · +314.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold mostly 3.00 t o8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady, and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady. Quality was plain to average and demand was good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.82/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −119.22 against this barn's trailing median of $362.04.

Average price

$242.82

28 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,277

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$46.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.04

vs MS average

−29.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	256.49	1,353	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	530	242.00	1,283	3thin
Medium and Large 2	524	229.87	1,205	11thin
Medium and Large 3	515	210.00	1,082	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.49/cwt here — about $271 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale28 hd

242.82

—

MS average13 barns · 270 hd

242.86

−0.04

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−29.09

This barn, trailing median23 sales

362.04

−119.22

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.06, low $300.39, median $362.04 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,502	127.60	1,917	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	115.46	1,368	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	90.01	978	4thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,002	$1,710	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	991	$1,667	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,002	$1,531	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,321	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,675	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,117	$1,662	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	899	$1,546	12

Every lot

84 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	667	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	802	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	942	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	893	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	343.78/cwt	335.00–357.50	1,083	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	288.19/cwt	280.00–300.00	957	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,228	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	317.50/cwt	314.00–321.00	1,365	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,454	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	267.01/cwt	266.00–268.00	1,228	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	296.45/cwt	289.00–301.00	1,381	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	289.28/cwt	276.00–300.00	1,484	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	536	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,608	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,476	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	602	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,716	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,664	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,608	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,716	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	280.43/cwt	270.00–290.00	659	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	594	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	273.85/cwt	272.00–276.00	753	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	316.65/cwt	290.00–336.00	874	8
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	282	245.62/cwt	230.00–257.50	693	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	268.93/cwt	257.50–285.00	847	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	319	237.97/cwt	200.00–262.50	759	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	317.59/cwt	302.00–332.50	1,019	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	229.83/cwt	224.00–235.00	857	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	310.61/cwt	304.00–320.00	1,171	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	277.10/cwt	268.00–288.00	1,056	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	412	242.19/cwt	240.00–247.00	998	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	298.37/cwt	284.00–310.00	1,256	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	267.74/cwt	262.00–278.00	1,151	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	214.14/cwt	170.00–232.50	996	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	271.81/cwt	260.00–288.00	1,278	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	254.09/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,194	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	229.06/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,189	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	256.20/cwt	244.00–268.00	1,345	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,283	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,369	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	231.56/cwt	224.00–239.00	1,447	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,257	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	228.51/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,520	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,605	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	753	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	805	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	663	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	287.11/cwt	280.00–294.00	876	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	337.40/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,090	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	343.26/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,267	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	922	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	302.94/cwt	296.00–312.50	1,160	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,058	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	290.99/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,289	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	247.66/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,164	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	284.65/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,437	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,383	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,239	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,419	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	243.98/cwt	236.00–248.00	1,408	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	765	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,255	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,373	118.01/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,620	2
Bulls	—	—	1,588	133.99/cwt	129.00–138.50	2,128	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	90.01/cwt	85.00–96.00	978	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,092	108.56/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,185	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	119.90/cwt	114.00–132.50	1,492	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	920	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	920	1,321.06/head	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,321	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	945	1,520.82/head	1,425.00–1,625.00	1,521	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	998	1,683.64/head	1,400.00–1,925.00	1,684	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,002	1,710.32/head	1,425.00–1,900.00	1,710	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,098	1,548.63/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,549	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	800	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	900	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	909	1,540.18/head	1,460.00–1,700.00	1,540	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,093	1,595.93/head	1,350.00–1,725.00	1,596	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc.- Como, MS

Wed Mar 6, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 314Last week 553Year ago 391

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 45Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 3Year ago 14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,098	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,548.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	945	1,425.00–1,625.00	1,520.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	920	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,321.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	998	1,400.00–1,925.00	1,683.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,002	1,425.00–1,900.00	1,710.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,093	1,350.00–1,725.00	1,595.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	909	1,460.00–1,700.00	1,540.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,175	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,125	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,525.00	1,525.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	340	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	380	242.50	242.50
1	400–450	420	252.00	252.00
1	500–550	525	236.00	236.00
1	750–800	765	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	307.50	307.50
2	300–350	305	280.00–294.00	287.11
3	350–400	383	296.00–312.50	302.94
2	450–500	470	240.00–256.00	247.66
1	500–550	520	266.00	266.00
3	550–600	577	236.00–248.00	243.98
1	700–750	740	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	322.00	322.00
2	300–350	323	335.00–340.00	337.40
5	350–400	369	335.00–360.00	343.26
2	400–450	443	290.00–292.00	290.99
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00
3	500–550	505	280.00–290.00	284.65
1	550–600	550	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	270.00–290.00	280.43
2	250–300	275	272.00–276.00	273.85
3	300–350	315	257.50–285.00	268.93
4	350–400	381	268.00–288.00	277.10
5	400–450	430	262.00–278.00	267.74
2	450–500	470	250.00–258.00	254.09
10	500–550	519	210.00–240.00	229.06
1	550–600	575	238.00	238.00
1	600–650	635	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	247.50	247.50
3	250–300	282	230.00–257.50	245.62
4	300–350	319	200.00–262.50	237.97
2	350–400	373	224.00–235.00	229.83
5	400–450	412	240.00–247.00	242.19
4	450–500	465	170.00–232.50	214.14
1	500–550	515	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	276	290.00–336.00	316.65
5	300–350	321	302.00–332.50	317.59
3	350–400	377	304.00–320.00	310.61
4	400–450	421	284.00–310.00	298.37
13	450–500	470	260.00–288.00	271.81
12	500–550	525	244.00–268.00	256.20
1	550–600	555	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	625	224.00–239.00	231.56
2	650–700	665	227.00–230.00	228.51
1	700–750	710	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	450	323.00	323.00
7	500–550	536	300.00	300.00
11	600–650	602	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	290	308.00	308.00
3	300–350	332	280.00–300.00	288.19
2	450–500	460	266.00–268.00	267.01
1	550–600	570	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	334.00	334.00
1	250–300	275	342.50	342.50
3	300–350	315	335.00–357.50	343.78
1	350–400	370	332.00	332.00
2	400–450	430	314.00–321.00	317.50
4	450–500	466	289.00–301.00	296.45
3	500–550	513	276.00–300.00	289.28
1	600–650	645	258.00	258.00
1	650–700	690	233.00	233.00
1	700–750	730	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,588	129.00–138.50	133.99
2	—	1,373	112.00–123.00	118.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,086	85.00–96.00	90.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,244	114.00–132.50	119.90
9	—	1,092	102.00–114.00	108.56

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.