Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2024-10-02

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Oct 2
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
350 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 290▲ 39 vs year ago 311 · +12.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 25▼ 28 vs year ago 68 · −41.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 8▲ 12 vs year ago 2 · +600.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 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 $227.69/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −127.86 against this barn's trailing median of $355.55.
Average price
$227.69
30 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,255
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.31
vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549235.621,29414thin
Medium and Large 2551222.391,22515thin
Medium and Large 3585196.001,1471thin
One grade step is worth $39.62/cwt here — about $147 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 sale30 hd
227.69
—
MS average12 barns · 154 hd
231.00
−3.31
This barn, trailing median20 sales
355.55
−127.86
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—Average1,819142.562,5935thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,200110.391,32413
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06998.371,0529thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,198$1,7314thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,118$1,4252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,235$1,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$1,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,230$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,163$1,8213thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,320$1,5501thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328266.52/cwt258.00–276.008742
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370218.00/cwt218.00–218.008071
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380262.00/cwt262.00–262.009961
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430253.12/cwt248.00–258.001,0882
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470206.00/cwt206.00–206.009681
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1488251.62/cwt244.00–259.001,2282
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1543240.01/cwt238.00–242.001,3032
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573221.09/cwt218.00–224.001,2672
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578233.33/cwt232.00–234.001,3493
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,5384
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630231.46/cwt224.00–236.001,4584
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673229.93/cwt224.00–236.001,5472
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2701230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6126
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723231.05/cwt228.00–234.001,6702
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,7293
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6491
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7441
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2835210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7541
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225270.00/cwt270.00–270.006081
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3265213.75/cwt200.00–227.505662
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290244.00/cwt244.00–244.007081
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323280.70/cwt275.00–288.009074
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3328220.23/cwt214.00–226.007222
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367270.68/cwt266.00–274.009933
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370254.00/cwt254.00–254.009401
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3395219.00/cwt216.00–222.008652
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422233.41/cwt230.00–236.009855
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423253.93/cwt250.00–258.001,0742
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473229.31/cwt226.00–232.001,0857
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473201.97/cwt198.00–208.009553
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481242.33/cwt238.00–250.001,1664
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523214.96/cwt212.00–218.001,1242
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535224.99/cwt222.00–229.001,2045
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566225.00/cwt222.00–228.001,2746
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580215.48/cwt213.00–218.001,2502
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,2461
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628220.94/cwt214.00–226.001,3883
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2653227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4828
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670212.96/cwt207.00–219.001,4272
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3581
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710200.99/cwt200.00–202.001,4272
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,5612
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,4481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1210351.00/cwt351.00–351.007371
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3232232.00/cwt232.00–232.005381
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290273.93/cwt270.00–278.007942
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1295314.00/cwt314.00–314.009261
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2300294.00/cwt292.00–296.008822
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325315.82/cwt300.00–337.501,0266
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1361305.79/cwt296.00–316.001,1044
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1461
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3395218.00/cwt218.00–218.008611
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419285.51/cwt270.00–317.001,1969
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2419256.89/cwt242.00–264.001,0764
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3428214.12/cwt210.00–218.009162
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465260.37/cwt252.00–265.001,2113
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477241.63/cwt238.00–246.001,1535
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524240.31/cwt232.00–260.001,2596
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525227.50/cwt224.00–231.001,1946
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568232.11/cwt228.00–236.001,3188
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568218.98/cwt206.00–229.001,2449
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3585196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1471
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1619225.73/cwt218.00–230.001,3979
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2631211.16/cwt202.00–218.001,3325
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666217.40/cwt210.00–226.001,4487
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670207.03/cwt206.00–208.001,3872
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,4891
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730194.36/cwt190.00–199.001,4193
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,6161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,819142.56/cwt140.00–145.002,5935
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06998.37/cwt91.00–103.001,0529
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191108.83/cwt105.00–115.001,29611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248118.95/cwt117.00–121.001,4842
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1631,820.99/head1,710.00–1,925.001,8213
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2302,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3201,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18951,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1151,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1181,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1981,730.68/head1,525.00–1,900.001,7314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2351,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.