Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2024-05-29

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, May 29
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
224 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 269▼ 226 vs year ago 450 · −50.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 35▼ 84 vs year ago 137 · −61.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 6▼ 20 vs year ago 31 · −64.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $262.82/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −92.73 against this barn's trailing median of $355.55.
Average price
$262.82
12 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,466
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$173
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$26.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.37
vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561271.691,5258thin
Medium and Large 2552245.071,3524thin
One grade step is worth $26.62/cwt here — about $173 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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
262.82
—
MS average10 barns · 100 hd
268.18
−5.37
This barn, trailing median20 sales
355.55
−92.73
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—Average1,769165.242,9239thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,211131.931,59816
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,588126.482,0092thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,005108.281,0889thin

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)1,100$1,8342thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,015$1,7251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$1,6251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$1,3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$2,3055
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,2751thin

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2200310.00/cwt310.00–310.006201
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325300.00/cwt300.00–300.009751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340330.81/cwt318.00–344.001,1252
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,1922
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378295.10/cwt290.00–300.001,1152
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,3622
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2450317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,4273
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475305.35/cwt296.00–317.001,4503
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1500300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2501294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,4734
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,3461
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1550285.00/cwt278.00–292.001,5682
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1205350.00/cwt350.00–350.007181
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270290.00/cwt290.00–290.007831
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280315.20/cwt296.00–327.508833
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3300254.25/cwt252.50–256.007632
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315272.19/cwt260.00–284.008572
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323307.15/cwt294.00–316.009925
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376303.32/cwt298.00–312.001,1404
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,0031
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2387290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1223
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418268.65/cwt268.00–270.001,1233
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2765
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466253.49/cwt246.00–260.001,1814
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473275.74/cwt266.00–280.001,3046
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1502281.33/cwt260.00–304.001,4123
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527245.02/cwt232.00–257.001,2913
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,1871
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2547248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,3576
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568235.88/cwt224.00–242.001,3404
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573252.97/cwt246.00–260.001,4502
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628228.96/cwt220.00–238.001,4382
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4491
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3750188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,4101
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2815208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,6951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1243376.80/cwt357.50–400.009163
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270307.76/cwt307.50–308.008312
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285339.40/cwt332.50–350.009673
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1329340.97/cwt318.00–356.001,1227
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0541
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375323.00/cwt308.00–334.001,2116
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415320.04/cwt312.00–330.001,3284
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423274.62/cwt270.00–282.001,1623
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465290.92/cwt280.00–306.001,3537
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470271.58/cwt260.00–283.001,2766
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523244.14/cwt234.00–254.001,2772
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528281.52/cwt269.00–298.001,4863
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,4272
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1581265.79/cwt254.00–282.001,5445
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621249.31/cwt240.00–257.001,5487
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2621246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,5286
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1690234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,6151
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5231
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7041
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,7101
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,035130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3461
Bulls——1,861169.64/cwt161.00–180.003,1578
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005108.28/cwt93.00–117.001,0889
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,211144.18/cwt138.00–155.001,7464
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,211127.84/cwt119.00–136.001,54812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,588126.48/cwt122.00–131.002,0092
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0002,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1102,304.95/head1,475.00–2,550.002,3055
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19201,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0151,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,833.64/head1,600.00–2,000.001,8342
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1701,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251

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.