Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2024-09-25

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Sep 25
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
290 head
▼ 184 vs last sale 474▼ 143 vs year ago 433 · −33.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 27▼ 76 vs year ago 101 · −75.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 10▲ 3 vs year ago 5 · +60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cow and bulls were not well tested but a lower undertone was noted. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.63/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −131.41 against this barn's trailing median of $362.04.
Average price
$230.63
34 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,284
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$31.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.27
vs MS average
−9.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2557240.001,33720
Medium and Large 1544225.711,2297thin
Medium and Large 2567208.791,1847thin
One grade step is worth $31.21/cwt here — about $152 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 sale34 hd
230.63
—
MS average13 barns · 329 hd
227.36
+3.27
National average173 barns · 10,203 hd
240.09
−9.46
This barn, trailing median23 sales
362.04
−131.41
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—Average1,455137.742,0045thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,294103.661,3415thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98285.848434thin

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)1,067$2,1113thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,8751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,153$1,7972thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)825$1,6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,9001thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2230275.00/cwt275.00–275.006331
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290305.00/cwt305.00–305.008851
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340266.00/cwt266.00–266.009041
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378283.42/cwt274.00–292.001,0712
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413279.04/cwt275.00–284.001,1523
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,1141
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468234.73/cwt230.00–240.001,0993
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522234.54/cwt225.00–240.001,2247
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527249.17/cwt241.00–260.001,3133
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2881
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574247.69/cwt232.00–259.001,4225
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,4516
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3791
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618237.01/cwt234.00–243.001,4654
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658240.02/cwt235.00–245.001,5792
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1707224.99/cwt220.00–228.001,5913
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240269.00/cwt268.00–270.006462
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265260.00/cwt260.00–260.006891
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1272285.80/cwt278.00–294.007773
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320250.02/cwt230.00–262.008003
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325226.00/cwt226.00–226.007351
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328286.52/cwt266.00–308.009402
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366266.29/cwt258.00–274.009758
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375248.01/cwt244.00–254.009303
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2400240.00/cwt240.00–240.009601
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413252.98/cwt246.00–270.001,0454
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428214.32/cwt210.00–219.009172
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0081
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1485234.20/cwt231.00–238.001,1365
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,0401
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523227.79/cwt222.00–239.001,1914
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,33720
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573222.93/cwt220.00–226.001,2773
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576209.92/cwt202.00–220.001,2096
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617217.30/cwt216.00–220.001,3413
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625204.98/cwt204.00–206.001,2812
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4211
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682241.50/cwt241.50–241.501,64771
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,4042
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240277.50/cwt277.50–277.506661
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273327.35/cwt294.00–352.508946
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280262.50/cwt262.50–262.507351
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322297.31/cwt296.00–300.009573
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368300.07/cwt290.00–310.001,1042
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3388238.94/cwt236.00–242.009272
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416275.83/cwt266.00–310.001,1477
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418240.80/cwt230.00–252.001,0072
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473247.62/cwt240.00–256.001,1716
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473238.52/cwt238.00–239.001,1282
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518237.78/cwt230.00–242.001,2324
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520224.08/cwt220.00–228.001,1652
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562234.99/cwt232.00–238.001,3216
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580220.16/cwt214.00–226.001,2772
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615228.04/cwt226.00–230.001,4023
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,398130.90/cwt123.00–141.001,8303
Bulls——1,540148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,2792
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92080.00/cwt80.00–80.007361
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00387.79/cwt84.00–90.008813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,294103.66/cwt100.00–109.001,3415
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1201,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18251,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0672,110.94/head1,750.00–2,300.002,1113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1531,796.75/head1,700.00–1,900.001,7972

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.