Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2025-08-06

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Aug 6
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
348 head
▲ 261 vs last sale 87▲ 219 vs year ago 129 · +169.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 28▼ 10 vs year ago 36 · −27.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 5▲ 7 vs year ago 5 · +140.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Quality was average to attractive 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 $329.45/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 7 of 23 comparable sales and sits −32.59 against this barn's trailing median of $362.04.
Average price
$329.45
18 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,791
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$516
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$117.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.39
vs MS average
−21.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538343.641,85011thin
Medium and Large 2546320.691,7506thin
Medium and Large 3590226.001,3331thin
One grade step is worth $117.64/cwt here — about $516 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale18 hd
329.45
—
MS average14 barns · 433 hd
332.84
−3.39
National average149 barns · 9,537 hd
350.57
−21.12
This barn, trailing median23 sales
362.04
−32.59
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
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,224163.792,00412
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,062140.701,4943thin

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)1,103$2,7302thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,137$2,5943thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)915$2,3203thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,043$2,2612thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$2,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)890$1,6751thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1611
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345364.00/cwt364.00–364.001,2561
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375428.00/cwt428.00–428.001,6051
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,4161
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423387.16/cwt384.00–390.001,6382
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480378.00/cwt378.00–378.001,8141
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495364.00/cwt364.00–364.001,8021
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6161
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526361.50/cwt354.00–368.001,9014
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565317.04/cwt310.00–320.001,7914
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,0981
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,0251
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1684316.29/cwt300.00–341.002,1635
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3695250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7381
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2702324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,2748
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1452
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768302.93/cwt300.00–306.002,3272
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added775343.50/cwt343.50–343.502,66264
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820290.95/cwt282.00–300.002,3862
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5651
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1935292.99/cwt292.00–294.002,7392
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1955272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,5981
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255400.10/cwt382.00–417.501,0202
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278356.11/cwt352.00–360.009902
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1471
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3310302.50/cwt302.50–302.509381
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321391.39/cwt380.00–400.001,2564
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367380.65/cwt367.00–388.001,3973
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,4171
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420373.54/cwt365.00–378.001,5697
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,3441
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475359.18/cwt350.00–376.001,7065
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6321
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516350.67/cwt338.00–370.001,8096
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531321.04/cwt306.00–336.001,7054
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565335.20/cwt328.00–340.001,8945
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575319.98/cwt318.00–322.001,8402
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3331
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622315.93/cwt308.00–330.001,9655
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623296.97/cwt296.00–298.001,8502
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665300.55/cwt296.00–306.001,9994
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,9021
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,0428
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,0941
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added715331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,36769
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0581
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,1271
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2771
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1805274.97/cwt270.00–280.002,2142
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2878263.10/cwt258.00–268.002,3102
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1224476.44/cwt430.00–500.001,0675
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1258457.50/cwt427.50–504.001,1803
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322438.69/cwt400.00–476.001,4139
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330394.12/cwt390.00–398.001,3012
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368414.22/cwt400.00–432.001,52411
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2371367.61/cwt350.00–386.001,3645
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2412364.57/cwt358.00–376.001,5025
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1413396.16/cwt382.00–424.001,6364
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460380.77/cwt368.00–386.001,7524
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476347.96/cwt318.00–364.001,6566
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3490316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,5481
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510332.65/cwt330.00–334.001,6973
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520353.62/cwt340.00–370.001,8394
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3540270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4581
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,9151
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2588314.05/cwt310.00–318.001,8472
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615302.55/cwt298.00–306.001,8614
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8061
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1653294.02/cwt290.00–298.001,9202
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,8911
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2835278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,3211
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1835270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2551
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2915220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0131
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,062140.70/cwt132.00–150.001,4943
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210160.50/cwt152.00–170.001,94211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,375200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18702,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18901,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19152,319.76/head2,150.00–2,500.002,3203
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0432,261.39/head2,000.00–2,500.002,2612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1032,730.27/head2,650.00–2,800.002,7302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1372,594.13/head2,350.00–2,925.002,5943

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.