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Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Oct 30
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
375 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 422▲ 188 vs year ago 187 · +100.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 63▼ 55 vs year ago 87 · −63.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 9▲ 4 vs year ago 1 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 15.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Quality was plain to average and demand was moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $243.97/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −139.82 against this barn's trailing median of $383.80.
Average price
$243.97
9 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,295
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$93
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$21.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.36
vs MS average
−56.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527255.661,3464thin
Medium and Large 2534234.621,2535thin
One grade step is worth $21.04/cwt here — about $93 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 sale9 hd
243.97
—
MS average12 barns · 289 hd
259.33
−15.36
National average185 barns · 40,108 hd
300.69
−56.72
This barn, trailing median15 sales
383.80
−139.82
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

15 sales
467423379335median 383.8004/0105/2008/0509/2310/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $452.95, low $349.01, median $383.80 across 15 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—Average1,625146.502,3812thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,201110.211,32411
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,600105.001,6801thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05292.7397611

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)1,290$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$1,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,5001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,280$1,6001thin

Every lot

72 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0391
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365273.18/cwt262.00–280.009974
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375304.00/cwt300.00–308.001,1402
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1071
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3410224.00/cwt224.00–224.009181
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2436312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,3606
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473277.96/cwt270.00–284.001,3155
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,2821
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2507245.36/cwt240.00–250.001,2443
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517260.88/cwt254.00–272.001,3493
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3321
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575218.51/cwt218.00–219.001,2562
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5731
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628215.10/cwt210.00–220.001,3512
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700250.25/cwt250.25–250.251,75270
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4975
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added780238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,85664
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275200.00/cwt200.00–200.005501
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335232.00/cwt232.00–232.007771
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340272.00/cwt272.00–272.009251
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364258.98/cwt252.00–264.009434
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365238.00/cwt238.00–238.008691
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3367212.49/cwt204.00–220.007803
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417248.78/cwt244.00–258.001,0375
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420238.60/cwt234.00–242.001,0023
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440210.00/cwt210.00–210.009241
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1450238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,0711
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465214.66/cwt206.00–220.009983
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475230.99/cwt230.00–232.001,0972
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522212.81/cwt208.00–220.001,1113
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533222.98/cwt222.00–224.001,1882
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568212.63/cwt210.00–218.001,2083
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2541
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620209.98/cwt208.00–212.001,3022
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2921
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1690210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4491
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3901
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715231.50/cwt231.50–231.501,65578
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1255298.00/cwt298.00–298.007601
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260290.00/cwt290.00–290.007541
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3315246.00/cwt246.00–246.007751
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1338299.01/cwt298.00–300.001,0112
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2338271.13/cwt254.00–288.009162
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375233.76/cwt228.00–240.008772
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380282.50/cwt274.00–291.001,0742
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390270.39/cwt262.00–279.001,0552
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425269.44/cwt264.00–275.001,1452
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428241.86/cwt236.00–252.001,0353
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435220.00/cwt220.00–220.009571
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464257.82/cwt250.00–266.001,1968
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,1001
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3495200.00/cwt200.00–200.009901
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510244.00/cwt242.00–246.001,2442
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3510200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0201
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533234.51/cwt230.00–237.001,2504
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,2881
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583206.44/cwt200.00–218.001,2043
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613215.28/cwt210.00–222.001,3203
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3620182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1281
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668213.96/cwt210.00–218.001,4292
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,450156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,2621
Bulls——1,800137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,4661
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98180.18/cwt71.00–90.007874
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09399.90/cwt89.00–105.001,0927
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201110.21/cwt107.00–114.001,32411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,6801
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,2801,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1301,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2901,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001

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.