Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2024-04-24

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Apr 24
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
153 head
▼ 192 vs last sale 345▼ 65 vs year ago 218 · −29.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 67▼ 12 vs year ago 75 · −16.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 2▼ 14 vs year ago 24 · −58.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were not well tested, feeder heifers sold mostly 6.00 to 10.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 9.00 to 10.00 lower. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.87/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −112.18 against this barn's trailing median of $362.04.
Average price
$249.87
21 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,362
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$19
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.52
vs MS average
−20.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530254.331,34710thin
Medium and Large 1-2565250.001,4136thin
Medium and Large 2551240.771,3285thin
One grade step is worth $13.57/cwt here — about $19 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale21 hd
249.87
—
MS average13 barns · 263 hd
245.34
+4.52
National average178 barns · 11,596 hd
270.19
−20.32
This barn, trailing median23 sales
362.04
−112.18
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
430382334286median 362.0403/0404/2207/0809/0910/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,740130.002,2621thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,199113.841,36513
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,310100.001,3101thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average97791.2389212

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)600$1,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,008$1,6002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$1,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)930$2,1382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,128$1,8632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,060$1,7001thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1101
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418314.95/cwt312.00–318.001,3162
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,2881
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,4161
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,4521
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3881
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570275.00/cwt272.00–278.001,5682
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270312.70/cwt310.00–316.008443
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,0491
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370302.85/cwt293.00–320.001,1214
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,0801
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420267.20/cwt260.00–272.001,1223
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427283.75/cwt278.00–287.001,2123
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1457272.03/cwt266.00–282.001,2433
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480247.44/cwt242.00–253.001,1882
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517256.66/cwt250.00–266.001,3278
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2537243.98/cwt242.00–246.001,3103
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4136
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573235.95/cwt232.00–240.001,3522
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580245.03/cwt242.00–248.001,4212
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1603228.98/cwt224.00–234.001,3812
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665202.06/cwt198.00–206.001,3442
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,4822
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4111
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3745162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,2071
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,0371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2200297.50/cwt297.50–297.505951
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265354.17/cwt347.50–362.009393
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280292.00/cwt292.00–292.008181
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335345.99/cwt344.00–348.001,1593
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381319.33/cwt308.00–330.001,2175
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1413317.10/cwt310.00–325.001,3103
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425239.13/cwt228.00–250.001,0162
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450305.00/cwt298.00–312.001,3732
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478236.28/cwt228.00–245.001,1292
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2492262.65/cwt252.00–278.001,2923
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2508268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,3612
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530282.64/cwt268.00–304.001,4984
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570264.11/cwt258.00–270.001,5052
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573246.37/cwt238.00–260.001,4125
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610235.78/cwt230.00–239.001,4385
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625208.71/cwt200.00–218.001,3042
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,740130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,2621
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87071.24/cwt69.00–75.006203
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01397.89/cwt90.00–105.009929
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199113.84/cwt108.00–121.001,36513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,310100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,3101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 27601,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0401,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0601,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2151,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 26001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18801,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0081,599.75/head1,500.00–1,700.001,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501

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.