Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2024-11-20

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Nov 20
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
411 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 373▲ 22 vs year ago 389 · +5.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 37▼ 9 vs year ago 58 · −15.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 8▲ 3 vs year ago 3 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was very good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $257.00/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −126.80 against this barn's trailing median of $383.80.
Average price
$257.00
24 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,405
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$281
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$52.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.27
vs MS average
−52.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548278.971,5278thin
Medium and Large 1-2563266.001,4984thin
Medium and Large 2538243.571,3109thin
Medium and Large 3550226.681,2473thin
One grade step is worth $52.29/cwt here — about $281 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 sale24 hd
257.00
—
MS average13 barns · 236 hd
272.26
−15.27
National average182 barns · 24,645 hd
309.26
−52.26
This barn, trailing median15 sales
383.80
−126.80
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—Average1,481126.551,8757thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,172108.161,26811
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43097.631,3962thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11891.241,0209thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$2,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)996$1,4524thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)835$1,2251thin

Every lot

74 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255330.00/cwt330.00–330.008421
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0551
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370333.68/cwt326.00–342.001,2352
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413311.95/cwt304.00–320.001,2882
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468310.63/cwt308.00–314.001,4543
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3485230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1161
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1511308.03/cwt300.00–316.001,5744
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519250.82/cwt230.00–290.001,3026
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3535231.02/cwt230.00–232.001,2362
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,4984
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575229.06/cwt222.00–235.001,3173
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3580218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,2641
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1584249.91/cwt242.00–256.001,4594
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616246.07/cwt240.00–252.001,51610
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,74275
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667242.64/cwt240.00–246.001,6183
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723238.88/cwt234.00–244.001,7272
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3250200.00/cwt200.00–200.005001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265262.00/cwt262.00–262.006941
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275308.00/cwt308.00–308.008471
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326318.07/cwt302.50–348.001,0378
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2341288.48/cwt280.00–294.009844
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369310.45/cwt300.00–316.001,1467
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375225.69/cwt212.00–238.008462
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384270.10/cwt256.00–298.001,0377
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2394280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1036
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418296.13/cwt286.00–312.001,2389
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423229.82/cwt220.00–240.009722
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427265.35/cwt254.00–278.001,13311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460210.00/cwt210.00–210.009661
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466267.39/cwt260.00–276.001,2467
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478245.02/cwt235.00–250.001,1719
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522238.83/cwt234.00–252.001,24711
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525225.98/cwt224.00–228.001,1862
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,3506
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,2661
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568233.09/cwt226.00–240.001,3247
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590194.96/cwt190.00–200.001,1502
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,3161
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622226.05/cwt220.00–235.001,40611
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673218.71/cwt216.00–222.001,4723
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4181
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1190355.00/cwt355.00–355.006751
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1228336.63/cwt305.00–360.007684
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278348.95/cwt348.00–350.009702
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290286.00/cwt286.00–286.008291
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315278.00/cwt278.00–278.008761
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1334330.14/cwt320.00–354.001,1039
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377337.92/cwt318.00–354.001,27413
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,1171
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418271.97/cwt264.00–280.001,1373
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422316.07/cwt300.00–332.001,33413
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470256.90/cwt240.00–280.001,2074
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475312.07/cwt304.00–328.001,4826
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520282.23/cwt270.00–300.001,4684
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528227.89/cwt220.00–236.001,2032
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3881
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578256.23/cwt230.00–330.001,4814
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,3761
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1627229.28/cwt222.00–236.001,4383
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665230.67/cwt230.00–232.001,5343
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3901
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6121
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,5841
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,424119.83/cwt113.00–127.001,7065
Bulls——1,625143.34/cwt141.00–145.002,3292
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00884.80/cwt81.00–87.008553
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,172108.16/cwt101.00–120.001,26811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17394.46/cwt85.00–100.001,1086
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43097.63/cwt95.00–100.001,3962
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18351,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19961,452.07/head1,100.00–1,675.001,4524
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1152,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751

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.