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Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, May 1

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126

← Apr 24May 1May 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

178 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 153▼ 200 vs year ago 378 · −52.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 63▼ 71 vs year ago 100 · −71.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Quality was plain to average and demand was moderate.

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 $245.67/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −116.37 against this barn's trailing median of $362.04.

Average price

$245.67

19 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,362

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$56.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.15

vs MS average

−22.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	526	272.00	1,431	7thin
Medium and Large 1	574	246.99	1,418	4thin
Medium and Large 2	565	225.98	1,277	5thin
Medium and Large 3	577	215.29	1,242	3thin

One grade step is worth $56.71/cwt here — about $188 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale19 hd

245.67

—

MS average13 barns · 271 hd

245.53

+0.15

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−22.71

This barn, trailing median23 sales

362.04

−116.37

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	1,965	143.00	2,810	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,058	114.57	1,212	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	103.27	1,069	7thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,134	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	888	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	325.38/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,227	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	316.48/cwt	300.00–334.00	1,307	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	293.75/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,381	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	259.00/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,243	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,049	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,429	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	254.21/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,335	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,548	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	241.95/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,374	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	262.03/cwt	254.00–274.00	1,499	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,558	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,642	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	327.26/cwt	310.00–342.00	730	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	267.50/cwt	255.00–280.00	602	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	741	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	261	343.78/cwt	338.00–352.50	897	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	254.79/cwt	242.00–268.00	777	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	295.27/cwt	290.00–300.00	968	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	353	230.07/cwt	220.00–240.00	812	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	319.00/cwt	300.00–334.00	1,152	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	267.33/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,016	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	206.93/cwt	204.00–210.00	879	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	271.01/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,165	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	335.35/cwt	254.00–560.00	1,590	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	241.92/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,161	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,099	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,142	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,431	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	246.99/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,418	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	577	215.29/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,242	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	226.48/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,311	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	231.02/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,409	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	223.94/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,489	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,414	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,505	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	842	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	741	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	347.12/cwt	338.00–355.00	955	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	334.76/cwt	324.00–356.00	1,044	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	332.56/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,074	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	869	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	329.73/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,236	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	314.10/cwt	306.00–328.00	1,344	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	294.13/cwt	286.00–308.00	1,397	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	271.71/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,304	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	215.50/cwt	200.00–232.00	1,034	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	260.60/cwt	254.00–267.00	1,337	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	279.29/cwt	268.00–290.00	1,461	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,277	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,580	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	229.49/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,526	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,965	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,810	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	103.27/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,069	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,058	114.57/cwt	109.00–125.00	1,212	7

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 May 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 153Year ago 378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 63Year ago 100

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Quality was plain to average and demand was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	285.00	285.00
2	300–350	323	300.00–370.00	332.56
7	450–500	480	260.00–280.00	271.71
2	500–550	513	254.00–267.00	260.60
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	770	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	366.00	366.00
2	250–300	275	338.00–355.00	347.12
3	300–350	312	324.00–356.00	334.76
3	350–400	375	320.00–342.00	329.73
8	400–450	428	306.00–328.00	314.10
3	450–500	475	286.00–308.00	294.13
4	500–550	523	268.00–290.00	279.29
1	600–650	610	259.00	259.00
2	650–700	665	229.00–230.00	229.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	252.00	252.00
2	450–500	480	200.00–232.00	215.50
1	550–600	565	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	360.00	360.00
3	350–400	377	320.00–328.00	325.38
2	400–450	413	300.00–334.00	316.48
3	450–500	470	280.00–301.00	293.75
3	550–600	572	254.00–274.00	262.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	440	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	490	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	258.00–260.00	259.00
6	500–550	525	250.00–260.00	254.21
2	550–600	568	238.00–246.00	241.95
1	700–750	735	212.00	212.00
1	750–800	760	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	503	284.00	284.00
2	550–600	553	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	310.00–342.00	327.26
4	250–300	261	338.00–352.50	343.78
2	300–350	328	290.00–300.00	295.27
4	350–400	361	300.00–334.00	319.00
4	400–450	430	270.00–272.00	271.01
4	450–500	474	254.00–560.00	335.35
4	550–600	574	240.00–252.00	246.99
2	600–650	610	228.00–234.00	231.02
2	650–700	665	220.00–228.00	223.94
1	700–750	710	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	250.00	250.00
2	300–350	305	242.00–268.00	254.79
2	350–400	353	220.00–240.00	230.07
2	400–450	425	204.00–210.00	206.93
1	450–500	495	222.00	222.00
3	550–600	577	210.00–218.00	215.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	255.00–280.00	267.50
1	250–300	260	285.00	285.00
3	350–400	380	260.00–276.00	267.33
1	400–450	405	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	480	238.00–246.00	241.92
1	500–550	510	224.00	224.00
4	550–600	579	224.00–228.00	226.48
1	700–750	700	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	526	272.00	272.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,035	95.00–108.00	103.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,058	109.00–125.00	114.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,965	143.00	143.00

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.