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Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, May 14

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126

← May 7May 14May 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

634 head

▲ 523 vs last sale 111▲ 363 vs year ago 271 · +133.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 47▲ 24 vs year ago 17 · +141.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 10▲ 2 vs year ago 13 · +15.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was plain to average and demand was moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $307.01/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 2 of 23 comparable sales and sits −55.03 against this barn's trailing median of $362.04.

Average price

$307.01

12 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$27.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.42

vs MS average

−32.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	316.17	1,660	8thin
Medium and Large 2	554	288.69	1,599	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.48/cwt here — about $61 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 sale12 hd

307.01

—

MS average12 barns · 182 hd

314.42

−7.42

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−32.87

This barn, trailing median23 sales

362.04

−55.03

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,649	175.04	2,886	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	151.50	1,889	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,051	122.67	1,289	9thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$2,919	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$2,279	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$2,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,655	$1,978	3thin

Every lot

78 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	448.91/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,221	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	426.98/cwt	408.00–442.00	1,375	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	402.13/cwt	395.00–418.00	1,524	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,109	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	390.03/cwt	384.00–396.00	1,728	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	383.02/cwt	382.00–384.00	1,754	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	357.65/cwt	352.00–365.00	1,856	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	294.12/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,671	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	339.40/cwt	330.00–346.00	1,945	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,808	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,981	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,366	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,397	58
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	840	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	393.27/cwt	390.00–398.00	1,074	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	423.30/cwt	412.00–446.00	1,185	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	392.22/cwt	375.00–416.00	1,232	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	367.97/cwt	345.00–382.50	1,229	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	346.54/cwt	322.00–366.00	1,286	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	371.00/cwt	367.50–378.00	1,384	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,086	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	344.60/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,447	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	327.52/cwt	300.00–339.00	1,415	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	327.74/cwt	324.00–332.50	1,524	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	306.75/cwt	276.00–326.00	1,482	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	320.68/cwt	314.00–328.00	1,632	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	283.30/cwt	274.00–292.00	1,482	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	302.64/cwt	298.00–307.00	1,734	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	294.07/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,720	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	288.52/cwt	276.00–300.00	1,800	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,531	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,836	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,093	77
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,036	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	785	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,806	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	815	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	2,172	136
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,023	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	1,117	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	430.49/cwt	426.00–437.50	1,141	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,136	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	428.18/cwt	417.50–440.00	1,400	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	419.32/cwt	400.00–452.50	1,577	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	319.50/cwt	317.00–322.00	1,262	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	365.26/cwt	356.00–370.00	1,545	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	391.06/cwt	377.50–402.00	1,670	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	376.60/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,789	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	343.89/cwt	325.00–358.00	1,644	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,362	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,550	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	333.89/cwt	322.00–344.00	1,723	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	311.64/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,770	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,732	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,960	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	275.49/cwt	262.00–290.00	1,716	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	289.16/cwt	282.00–302.00	1,961	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,074	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,837	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,598	172.57/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,758	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,271	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,762	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	118.22/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,231	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	131.57/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,408	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	137.76/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,515	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	151.45/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,908	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	165.30/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,281	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,655	1,978.10/head	1,050.00–3,500.00	1,978	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	875	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	975	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,113	2,278.76/head	1,800.00–2,650.00	2,279	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,160	2,919.32/head	2,885.00–2,950.00	2,919	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc.- Como, MS

Wed May 14, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 634Last week 111Year ago 271

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 47Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 13

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was plain to average and demand was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	456.00	456.00
5	250–300	265	426.00–437.50	430.49
6	300–350	327	417.50–440.00	428.18
8	350–400	376	400.00–452.50	419.32
6	400–450	427	377.50–402.00	391.06
4	450–500	475	360.00–395.00	376.60
7	500–550	516	322.00–344.00	333.89
5	550–600	568	300.00–322.00	311.64
1	600–650	605	324.00	324.00
3	650–700	678	282.00–302.00	289.16
1	700–750	715	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	356.00–370.00	365.26
3	450–500	478	325.00–358.00	343.89
1	500–550	510	304.00	304.00
1	550–600	585	296.00	296.00
2	600–650	623	262.00–290.00	275.49
1	800–850	835	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	395	317.00–322.00	319.50
1	450–500	490	278.00	278.00
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	282.00	282.00
1	750–800	785	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	390.00–398.00	393.27
6	300–350	334	345.00–382.50	367.97
5	350–400	371	322.00–366.00	346.54
9	400–450	432	300.00–339.00	327.52
8	450–500	483	276.00–326.00	306.75
2	500–550	523	274.00–292.00	283.30
2	550–600	585	290.00–298.00	294.07
1	600–650	638	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	850	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	400.00	400.00
4	250–300	280	412.00–446.00	423.30
5	300–350	314	375.00–416.00	392.22
8	350–400	373	367.50–378.00	371.00
3	400–450	420	342.00–350.00	344.60
6	450–500	465	324.00–332.50	327.74
6	500–550	509	314.00–328.00	320.68
2	550–600	573	298.00–307.00	302.64
9	600–650	624	276.00–300.00	288.52
1	650–700	670	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
77	700–750	700	299.00	299.00
136	800–850	815	266.50	266.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	743	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	440	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	440.00–455.00	448.91
3	300–350	322	408.00–442.00	426.98
5	350–400	379	395.00–418.00	402.13
2	400–450	443	384.00–396.00	390.03
2	450–500	458	382.00–384.00	383.02
4	500–550	519	352.00–365.00	357.65
3	550–600	573	330.00–346.00	339.40
1	600–650	635	312.00	312.00
1	800–850	845	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	568	290.00–298.00	294.12
1	600–650	615	294.00	294.00
1	650–700	655	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	850–900	850	282.00	282.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,100	133.00–144.00	137.76
4	—	1,380	162.00–168.00	165.30
4	—	1,260	148.00–156.00	151.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,041	115.00–122.00	118.22
3	—	1,070	128.00–135.00	131.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	170.00–175.00	172.57
1	—	1,695	193.00	193.00
1	—	1,705	162.00	162.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,655	1,050.00–3,500.00	1,978.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	2,525.00	2,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	2,885.00–2,950.00	2,919.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,113	1,800.00–2,650.00	2,278.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	2,175.00	2,175.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.