Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2024-09-18

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Sep 18
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
474 head
▲ 191 vs last sale 283▲ 56 vs year ago 418 · +13.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 93▼ 63 vs year ago 90 · −70.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 62▼ 6 vs year ago 16 · −37.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder cattle sold mostly steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $218.08/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −143.96 against this barn's trailing median of $362.04.
Average price
$218.08
28 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,176
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$79
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$37.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.84
vs MS average
−18.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533227.001,2103thin
Medium and Large 1535225.211,20410thin
Medium and Large 2540213.071,15114thin
Medium and Large 3595190.001,1311thin
One grade step is worth $37.00/cwt here — about $79 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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
218.08
—
MS average12 barns · 337 hd
227.92
−9.84
National average181 barns · 11,482 hd
237.01
−18.93
This barn, trailing median23 sales
362.04
−143.96
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—Average1,684139.462,3489thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,248114.851,4338thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,660112.001,8591thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11999.271,1119thin

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)1,500$1,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$1,4942thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,010$1,4323thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)895$1,3644thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1308305.97/cwt302.00–310.009422
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410252.48/cwt251.00–254.001,0352
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,0493
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420234.14/cwt230.00–238.009832
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458254.82/cwt246.00–265.001,1676
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2463237.34/cwt236.00–238.001,0993
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1404
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2500245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2253
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,1301
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1552231.67/cwt228.00–234.001,2793
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2593209.04/cwt200.00–218.001,2402
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2597237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,4153
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630235.41/cwt227.00–241.001,4835
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630214.05/cwt211.00–217.001,3492
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672225.35/cwt224.00–228.001,5143
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4451
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700221.50/cwt216.00–227.001,5512
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715207.37/cwt202.00–210.001,4833
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,74071
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230255.00/cwt255.00–255.005871
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270262.00/cwt262.00–262.007071
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1277274.84/cwt268.00–286.007613
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290220.00/cwt220.00–220.006381
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3305158.00/cwt158.00–158.004821
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322263.58/cwt254.00–276.008493
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338241.05/cwt234.00–248.008152
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374260.01/cwt258.00–264.009724
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375250.00/cwt250.00–250.009383
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1405252.83/cwt248.00–258.001,0245
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2412230.53/cwt228.00–234.009507
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415220.00/cwt220.00–220.009131
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2456246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,1224
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464239.98/cwt232.00–250.001,1144
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471224.24/cwt212.00–230.001,0569
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3495207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,0251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517228.85/cwt224.00–232.001,1836
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530214.29/cwt200.00–220.001,13611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,2103
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1561219.76/cwt216.00–226.001,2334
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578208.60/cwt202.00–216.001,2063
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3595190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1471
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614210.82/cwt208.00–213.001,2945
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640236.50/cwt236.50–236.501,51480
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2693194.01/cwt191.00–197.001,3442
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3720188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3541
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3561
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added780220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,71666
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1200307.50/cwt307.50–307.506151
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1279313.66/cwt300.00–342.008754
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315270.00/cwt270.00–270.008511
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318294.71/cwt286.00–302.009373
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363290.37/cwt284.00–300.001,0544
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2381259.51/cwt240.00–278.009896
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423246.04/cwt244.00–248.001,0412
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426259.95/cwt256.00–264.001,1076
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440198.00/cwt198.00–198.008711
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463237.41/cwt230.00–242.001,0993
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472250.61/cwt242.00–258.001,1833
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3490210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0291
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525227.02/cwt224.00–229.001,1924
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528232.90/cwt230.00–236.001,2302
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3540198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,0691
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571231.36/cwt228.00–235.001,3215
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575217.52/cwt215.00–220.001,2512
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2781
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3151
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5731
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2728194.46/cwt192.00–197.001,4162
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3795180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,663143.26/cwt136.00–150.002,3826
Bulls——1,725131.87/cwt130.00–134.002,2753
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11999.27/cwt91.00–108.001,1119
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248114.85/cwt109.00–125.001,4338
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,660112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,8591
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1851,494.46/head1,350.00–1,625.001,4942
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18951,363.76/head1,225.00–1,450.001,3644
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0101,431.68/head1,275.00–1,525.001,4323

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.