Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2024-07-24

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Jul 24
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
344 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 325▲ 178 vs year ago 166 · +107.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 77▲ 2 vs year ago 80 · +2.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 4▼ 4 vs year ago 16 · −25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers and bulls sold unevenly steady but a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 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 $250.81/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −111.23 against this barn's trailing median of $362.04.
Average price
$250.81
26 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,349
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$67
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.34
vs MS average
−13.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537256.801,38012thin
Medium and Large 1-2530252.001,3366thin
Medium and Large 2545240.931,3138thin
One grade step is worth $15.87/cwt here — about $67 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 sale26 hd
250.81
—
MS average13 barns · 339 hd
245.47
+5.34
National average157 barns · 8,958 hd
264.63
−13.82
This barn, trailing median23 sales
362.04
−111.23
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—Average1,827147.182,6895thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,136119.811,36112
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00099.5299621

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,455$2,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$1,9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$1,8751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,140$1,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,030$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,195$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$1,9045

Every lot

82 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2205325.00/cwt325.00–325.006661
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2261296.20/cwt280.00–325.007734
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3305230.00/cwt230.00–230.007021
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2329316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,0405
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345346.00/cwt346.00–346.001,1941
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370315.70/cwt300.00–326.001,1683
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422308.62/cwt301.00–317.001,3026
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3428239.96/cwt238.00–242.001,0273
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2444286.72/cwt266.00–296.001,2734
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470299.11/cwt295.00–309.001,4065
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480277.17/cwt270.00–288.001,3303
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1506286.67/cwt280.00–293.001,4514
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2508286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,4533
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526259.25/cwt241.00–270.001,3649
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3535218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,1661
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569269.72/cwt254.00–285.001,53510
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,4591
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3590245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4461
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4401
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628263.69/cwt258.00–269.001,6563
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,7621
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,7251
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,6471
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7481
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2865214.47/cwt210.00–219.001,8552
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215305.00/cwt305.00–305.006561
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270281.91/cwt276.00–290.007613
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1288315.95/cwt310.00–322.009102
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315306.72/cwt300.00–310.009663
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320283.23/cwt278.00–288.009062
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2339308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,0444
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363275.93/cwt260.00–290.001,0025
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1384300.89/cwt294.00–316.001,1554
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421285.08/cwt276.00–294.001,2006
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425226.75/cwt220.00–234.009642
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435255.11/cwt250.00–260.001,1102
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472253.69/cwt248.00–260.001,1976
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476272.72/cwt264.00–288.001,2989
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,1421
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524259.47/cwt250.00–284.001,3608
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527241.86/cwt236.00–246.001,2755
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,3366
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564251.45/cwt244.00–266.001,4184
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575239.38/cwt238.00–242.001,3763
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1636231.23/cwt225.00–235.001,4714
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5161
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,5151
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5121
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,6071
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,71875
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265365.92/cwt357.50–375.009702
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305280.00/cwt280.00–280.008541
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325354.76/cwt336.00–372.001,1534
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3355240.00/cwt240.00–240.008521
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1385321.74/cwt310.00–341.001,2399
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,1471
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3410252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,0331
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420306.54/cwt290.00–327.001,2875
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438277.07/cwt262.50–288.001,2144
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1481281.16/cwt270.00–286.001,3525
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518259.31/cwt258.00–260.001,3433
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528241.39/cwt236.00–248.001,2753
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1543269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,4612
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1595257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,5291
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,5251
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5841
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3765198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,5151
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 3890150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,678141.36/cwt130.00–151.002,3723
Bulls——2,050155.92/cwt155.00–157.003,1962
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90186.73/cwt80.00–92.007816
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040104.64/cwt97.00–112.001,08815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,136119.81/cwt113.00–135.001,36112
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0281,612.53/head1,600.00–1,625.001,6132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0302,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0332,060.53/head2,000.00–2,125.002,0612
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0802,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1952,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0751,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1151,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1401,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4552,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001

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.