Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2024-06-12

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Jun 12
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
346 head
▼ 83 vs last sale 429▲ 116 vs year ago 230 · +50.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 60▼ 7 vs year ago 75 · −9.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 14▲ 3 vs year ago 4 · +75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold steady to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Quality was mostly attractive and demand was moderate to good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.11/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −113.93 against this barn's trailing median of $362.04.
Average price
$248.11
28 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,355
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$228
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$42.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.60
vs MS average
−17.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553258.001,4274thin
Medium and Large 1546251.561,37415thin
Medium and Large 2542240.721,3048thin
Medium and Large 3555216.001,1991thin
One grade step is worth $42.00/cwt here — about $228 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 sale28 hd
248.11
—
MS average13 barns · 325 hd
254.71
−6.60
National average154 barns · 8,969 hd
265.37
−17.26
This barn, trailing median23 sales
362.04
−113.93
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—Average1,528148.892,2744thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,174136.891,60741
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,488132.581,9732thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average978114.081,1166thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,010$2,2683thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$2,0634thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245310.00/cwt310.00–310.007601
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280347.50/cwt347.50–347.509731
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1395328.00/cwt316.00–340.001,2962
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3395278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,0981
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3420262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,1002
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427309.49/cwt300.00–320.001,3225
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,2961
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2564
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468291.49/cwt282.00–302.001,3643
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,4925
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3495228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,1291
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523269.63/cwt266.00–278.001,4106
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524294.72/cwt288.00–306.001,5445
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2562278.42/cwt253.00–295.001,5655
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578278.58/cwt270.00–286.001,6106
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,5958
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610269.84/cwt260.00–278.001,6463
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2643275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7683
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5301
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713240.02/cwt235.00–245.001,7112
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1783237.08/cwt232.00–242.001,8562
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240330.00/cwt330.00–330.007921
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290256.00/cwt256.00–256.007421
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325324.69/cwt320.00–330.001,0552
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325271.82/cwt266.00–278.008832
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3350254.00/cwt254.00–254.008891
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365296.99/cwt296.00–298.001,0842
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2393278.67/cwt271.00–288.001,0953
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415266.51/cwt260.00–274.001,1063
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419271.98/cwt269.00–276.001,1406
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423205.68/cwt200.00–212.008702
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458266.99/cwt264.00–270.001,2236
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2487247.72/cwt230.00–256.001,2065
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521256.55/cwt250.00–265.001,3377
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529243.15/cwt230.00–248.001,2865
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2553258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,4274
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3555216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1991
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563236.67/cwt234.00–238.001,3323
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568247.19/cwt242.00–252.001,4048
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615240.56/cwt230.00–248.001,4795
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4141
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5302
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715237.60/cwt237.60–237.601,69968
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1233350.97/cwt342.50–360.008182
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1274342.28/cwt330.00–366.009385
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320208.00/cwt208.00–208.006661
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1336338.77/cwt323.00–376.001,1386
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372318.76/cwt310.00–338.001,18610
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,1771
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3405222.00/cwt222.00–222.008991
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1406307.96/cwt300.00–323.001,2508
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430287.53/cwt276.00–296.001,2367
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463260.16/cwt254.00–266.001,2052
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477287.47/cwt280.00–298.001,3715
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478239.93/cwt226.00–254.001,1472
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518287.14/cwt277.00–298.001,4872
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533258.52/cwt250.00–264.001,3783
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3321
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628252.98/cwt248.00–258.001,5892
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2633226.98/cwt226.00–228.001,4372
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665239.27/cwt226.00–252.001,5913
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4731
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715237.02/cwt236.00–238.001,6952
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,440143.29/cwt141.00–145.002,0632
Bulls——1,615154.50/cwt153.00–156.002,4952
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%978114.08/cwt102.00–124.001,1166
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,166150.45/cwt147.00–154.001,7546
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175134.56/cwt125.00–144.001,58135
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488132.58/cwt126.00–139.001,9732
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0102,268.48/head1,400.00–2,650.002,2683
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0352,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0931,845.54/head1,200.00–2,500.001,8462
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2002,010.00/head2,010.00–2,010.002,0101

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.