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Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Apr 16
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
333 head
▲ 231 vs last sale 102▼ 12 vs year ago 345 · −3.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 19▲ 15 vs year ago 67 · +22.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 6▲ 29 vs year ago 2 · +1,450.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly. Feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $345.13/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −38.67 against this barn's trailing median of $383.80.
Average price
$345.13
21 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,910
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$373
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$31.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.72
vs MS average
−19.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2571353.002,0167thin
Medium and Large 1547342.671,87513thin
Medium and Large 2510322.001,6421thin
One grade step is worth $31.00/cwt here — about $373 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 sale21 hd
345.13
—
MS average13 barns · 378 hd
332.41
+12.72
National average169 barns · 11,281 hd
364.76
−19.63
This barn, trailing median15 sales
383.80
−38.67
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—Average1,662166.942,7744thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,190136.871,62916
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,425126.001,7961thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,017120.631,22710

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)1,236$2,3334thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$2,3162thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,290$2,0252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,080$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$3,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)872$2,8168
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,094$2,72711
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,050$2,2712thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275428.00/cwt428.00–428.001,1771
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1101
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4071
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3481
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420386.59/cwt364.00–424.001,6243
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425363.79/cwt358.00–370.001,5462
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471383.83/cwt375.00–390.001,8085
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484346.11/cwt340.00–352.001,6754
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,6421
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516341.51/cwt340.00–344.001,7624
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1561343.19/cwt338.00–350.001,9259
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,0167
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605325.04/cwt320.00–330.001,9662
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,8061
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,7951
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added915262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,40254
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1180420.00/cwt420.00–420.007561
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215422.95/cwt416.00–432.009093
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245387.50/cwt387.50–387.509491
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273415.55/cwt400.00–434.001,1345
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290286.00/cwt286.00–286.008291
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310414.58/cwt402.00–428.001,2853
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315250.00/cwt250.00–250.007881
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320361.25/cwt350.00–372.501,1562
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3355316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,1221
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365341.95/cwt325.00–358.001,2482
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380384.86/cwt364.00–400.001,4623
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2403378.00/cwt378.00–378.001,5233
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410361.69/cwt350.00–378.001,4837
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433338.62/cwt336.00–344.001,4663
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471336.68/cwt324.00–350.001,5866
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474311.23/cwt282.00–320.001,4757
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,7924
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516310.04/cwt300.00–316.001,6006
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,4871
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538314.70/cwt312.00–316.001,69317
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3545274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,4931
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,5321
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573302.91/cwt300.00–306.001,7362
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3573244.39/cwt226.00–262.001,4002
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610274.07/cwt270.00–278.001,6722
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,7551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1188455.92/cwt450.00–462.008572
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1219440.93/cwt428.00–458.009664
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1276416.40/cwt400.00–426.001,1494
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318424.08/cwt400.00–436.001,3494
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375419.46/cwt400.00–434.001,57310
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4251
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415411.01/cwt400.00–424.001,7065
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2431384.90/cwt376.00–390.001,6595
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1457395.96/cwt386.00–404.001,8103
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473312.95/cwt300.00–345.001,4805
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1512334.67/cwt324.00–346.001,7145
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527297.79/cwt288.00–310.001,5693
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,6641
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573323.45/cwt310.00–338.001,8532
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628310.99/cwt310.00–312.001,9532
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660291.98/cwt290.00–294.001,9272
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,7961
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,555175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,7211
Bulls——1,697164.25/cwt160.00–172.002,7873
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,017120.63/cwt115.00–129.001,22710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,163135.31/cwt129.00–145.001,57414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,378147.75/cwt146.00–150.002,0362
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,7961
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 27852,798.89/head2,725.00–2,870.002,7996
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28751,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0202,490.44/head1,950.00–3,000.002,4902
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0502,271.43/head2,020.00–2,500.002,2712
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0803,085.00/head3,085.00–3,085.003,0851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1242,926.60/head2,200.00–3,275.002,9275
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1852,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2003,080.00/head3,080.00–3,080.003,0802
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3003,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0652,316.20/head2,050.00–2,500.002,3162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0802,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2362,332.94/head2,075.00–2,650.002,3334
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2902,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0252

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.