Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2024-03-13

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Mar 13
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
219 head
▼ 95 vs last sale 314▼ 1 vs year ago 220 · −0.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 142▲ 55 vs year ago 59 · +93.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 58▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cattle auctions at Como (351), Lucedale (-). Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $275.70/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −79.85 against this barn's trailing median of $355.55.
Average price
$275.70
12 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,489
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$280
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$45.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.95
vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544285.391,5528thin
Medium and Large 2533261.741,3953thin
Medium and Large 3530240.001,2721thin
One grade step is worth $45.39/cwt here — about $280 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 sale12 hd
275.70
—
MS average10 barns · 73 hd
276.65
−0.95
This barn, trailing median20 sales
355.55
−79.85
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

20 sales
450401352303median 355.5503/2506/1708/1909/3010/28
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $436.12, low $316.66, median $355.55 across 20 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,541134.872,0798thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,189125.451,49272
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,450111.001,6101thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05692.219745thin

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)989$1,6764thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$1,6122thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,220$1,5751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$1,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)920$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)946$1,6406
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,120$1,4001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)110$1421thin

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325339.92/cwt324.00–354.001,1052
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1393349.12/cwt330.00–368.001,3722
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428338.94/cwt328.00–350.001,4512
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483310.60/cwt304.00–317.001,5002
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2493290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4302
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522303.31/cwt296.00–307.001,5833
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added539316.61/cwt316.00–317.001,70713
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565284.90/cwt270.00–294.001,6103
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7253
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590304.50/cwt304.50–304.501,7975
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,8142
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2639281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,7964
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5201
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,8585
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1690270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1205362.00/cwt362.00–362.007421
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273335.74/cwt318.00–350.009174
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323335.01/cwt328.00–344.001,0824
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,0441
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360275.00/cwt275.00–275.009901
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374325.57/cwt310.00–342.001,2188
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414304.26/cwt294.00–330.001,2608
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420279.72/cwt270.00–290.001,1753
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475265.29/cwt258.00–272.001,2602
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1486295.33/cwt284.00–320.001,4354
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1509278.36/cwt266.00–290.001,4176
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521245.87/cwt240.00–264.001,2814
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1205344.57/cwt327.50–380.007063
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3240270.00/cwt270.00–270.006481
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2245315.50/cwt305.00–326.007732
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3258274.95/cwt270.00–280.007092
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270289.63/cwt280.00–300.007822
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280369.90/cwt340.00–390.001,0363
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325369.64/cwt352.00–400.001,2016
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2327301.39/cwt290.00–326.009863
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365351.52/cwt337.50–362.001,2836
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375238.00/cwt238.00–238.008931
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385297.55/cwt276.00–318.001,1462
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1429327.51/cwt312.00–344.001,4059
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0121
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3455230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0471
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480304.87/cwt280.00–322.001,4635
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521293.84/cwt280.00–310.001,5315
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2721
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533261.74/cwt250.00–274.001,3953
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1582271.31/cwt260.00–278.001,5793
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,4881
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668232.97/cwt230.00–236.001,5562
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2800202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,6161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,362125.28/cwt119.00–131.001,7063
Bulls——1,649140.63/cwt135.00–150.002,3195
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03496.01/cwt89.00–101.009934
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,125119.02/cwt105.00–128.001,33942
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14577.00/cwt77.00–77.008821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279134.44/cwt129.00–145.001,71930
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,450111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,6101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18901,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19891,675.54/head1,250.00–2,175.001,6764
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0801,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2201,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2251,611.84/head1,500.00–1,700.001,6122
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28501,442.94/head1,370.00–1,525.001,4432
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19201,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19941,738.28/head1,525.00–1,875.001,7384
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1201,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1110142.00/head142.00–142.001421

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.