Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2025-06-11

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Jun 11
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
395 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 341▲ 49 vs year ago 346 · +14.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 66▲ 21 vs year ago 68 · +30.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 1▼ 2 vs year ago 7 · −28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 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 $289.71/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −72.33 against this barn's trailing median of $362.04.
Average price
$289.71
17 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,611
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$228
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$51.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−27.03
vs MS average
−51.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539309.391,6687thin
Medium and Large 2574288.181,6556thin
Medium and Large 3559257.581,4404thin
One grade step is worth $51.81/cwt here — about $228 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale17 hd
289.71
—
MS average14 barns · 307 hd
316.74
−27.03
National average161 barns · 10,769 hd
340.92
−51.21
This barn, trailing median23 sales
362.04
−72.33
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—Average1,531187.662,8744thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,162156.941,82332
CowsLean 85-90%Average992131.911,3099thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,498130.451,9542thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)925$1,7501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)740$1,5251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)685$1,4223thin

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1300440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3201
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,1511
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3380332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,2641
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,5571
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,7051
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465356.00/cwt356.00–356.001,6551
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505351.05/cwt346.00–356.001,7732
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,8792
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3595280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6661
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,0075
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,8821
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,0541
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0351
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added800301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,40862
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1890265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1140520.00/cwt520.00–520.007281
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1190407.43/cwt405.00–410.007742
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1228408.81/cwt400.00–422.509324
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2233367.91/cwt350.00–384.008572
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270761.00/cwt761.00–761.002,0554
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273421.12/cwt400.00–452.001,1503
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2293357.56/cwt350.00–365.001,0482
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315310.00/cwt310.00–310.009771
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1343387.99/cwt386.00–390.001,3312
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370384.82/cwt366.00–396.001,4243
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373343.87/cwt318.00–360.001,2836
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1402361.29/cwt350.00–374.001,4523
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420326.35/cwt310.00–348.001,37110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430260.00/cwt220.00–300.001,1182
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481328.76/cwt324.00–338.001,5815
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483315.69/cwt304.00–320.001,5255
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,2801
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518319.03/cwt312.00–324.001,6534
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530272.11/cwt266.00–278.001,4422
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,6631
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567296.53/cwt290.00–300.001,6813
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581284.21/cwt256.00–297.001,6515
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3588243.04/cwt240.00–246.001,4292
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1603290.64/cwt282.00–304.001,7533
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640266.78/cwt252.00–276.001,7073
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655265.01/cwt264.00–266.001,7362
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,24864
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2848232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,9672
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2896234.00/cwt234.00–234.002,0974
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1223476.06/cwt447.50–505.001,0625
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1277442.87/cwt400.00–467.501,22711
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1211
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322438.17/cwt406.00–462.501,4119
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328387.79/cwt380.00–395.001,2722
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371415.36/cwt400.00–438.001,54111
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374381.27/cwt328.00–398.001,4267
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425386.35/cwt376.00–394.001,6425
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465364.19/cwt358.00–370.001,6932
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476336.54/cwt319.00–343.001,6025
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3508273.01/cwt272.00–274.001,3872
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515305.05/cwt300.00–310.001,5712
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524338.47/cwt328.00–350.001,7745
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2569306.78/cwt304.00–309.001,7464
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1578326.31/cwt318.00–334.001,8866
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8001
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618267.76/cwt256.00–280.001,6552
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665285.44/cwt278.00–293.001,8982
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,295170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,2021
Bulls——1,610193.55/cwt185.00–212.003,1163
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%992131.91/cwt114.00–138.001,3099
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,131148.39/cwt142.00–160.001,67819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,207169.43/cwt163.00–180.002,04513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,498130.45/cwt127.00–134.001,9542
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 16851,421.72/head1,325.00–1,500.001,4223
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17401,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19251,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501

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.