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Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Oct 16
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
251 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 202▼ 120 vs year ago 371 · −32.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 41▼ 41 vs year ago 158 · −25.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 16▲ 32 vs year ago 5 · +640.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 14.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $228.83/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −133.21 against this barn's trailing median of $362.04.
Average price
$228.83
26 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,221
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.38
vs MS average
−28.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538234.181,26018thin
Medium and Large 2524216.801,1368thin
One grade step is worth $17.38/cwt here — about $124 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 sale26 hd
228.83
—
MS average12 barns · 360 hd
227.46
+1.38
National average191 barns · 21,361 hd
257.81
−28.98
This barn, trailing median23 sales
362.04
−133.21
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—Average1,440141.802,0423thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,235122.491,51332
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,026101.701,0436thin

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)1,096$1,91010
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)999$1,8863thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,059$1,85310
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,058$1,6273thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$1,5251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,103$1,3252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,082$9773thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)973$1,1005

Every lot

71 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1267310.19/cwt300.00–325.008283
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,0921
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355276.00/cwt276.00–276.009801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358312.91/cwt300.00–326.001,1202
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3388236.99/cwt236.00–238.009202
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0631
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427302.20/cwt292.00–312.001,2903
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463286.13/cwt278.00–294.001,3252
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513255.01/cwt254.00–256.001,3082
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,2651
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580248.98/cwt248.00–250.001,4442
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660237.37/cwt234.00–242.001,5673
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4281
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,6751
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1180377.00/cwt377.00–377.006791
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2200270.00/cwt270.00–270.005401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1267332.99/cwt330.00–335.008893
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275264.00/cwt264.00–264.007261
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325311.41/cwt298.00–336.001,0128
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325210.00/cwt210.00–210.006831
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330284.33/cwt282.50–286.009382
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373292.28/cwt286.00–300.001,0905
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379265.55/cwt250.00–272.001,0066
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424272.99/cwt266.00–280.001,1574
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435248.57/cwt240.00–254.001,0813
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465188.00/cwt188.00–188.008741
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468256.35/cwt242.00–278.001,2006
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469229.57/cwt210.00–238.001,0774
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514241.88/cwt230.00–268.001,24310
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2519218.63/cwt200.00–228.001,1357
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,1421
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568224.56/cwt219.00–230.001,2768
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,3381
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3655172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1271
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220338.30/cwt320.00–355.007442
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1284325.88/cwt315.00–340.009254
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315250.00/cwt250.00–250.007881
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1319324.73/cwt318.00–335.001,0364
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3355236.00/cwt236.00–236.008381
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2363258.96/cwt246.00–278.009405
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377310.72/cwt300.00–322.001,1713
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420258.69/cwt240.00–274.001,0866
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428297.91/cwt282.00–314.001,2754
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435232.89/cwt228.00–238.001,0132
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471262.78/cwt250.00–276.001,2387
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479247.23/cwt238.00–266.001,1844
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518241.77/cwt238.00–249.001,2524
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2532226.58/cwt214.00–234.001,2053
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573233.01/cwt228.00–238.001,3356
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3091
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,2551
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,4391
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3685178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2191
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5441
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5451
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,7281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,400128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,7921
Bulls——1,460148.70/cwt142.00–157.002,1712
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,026101.70/cwt90.00–110.001,0436
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208118.98/cwt112.00–125.001,43722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295130.20/cwt126.00–136.001,68610
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19201,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19991,885.98/head1,600.00–2,025.001,8863
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0581,627.09/head1,575.00–1,700.001,6273
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0591,852.53/head1,500.00–1,900.001,85310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,082976.69/head114.00–1,425.009773
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0961,910.29/head1,725.00–2,250.001,91010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1031,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 19731,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1005

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.