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Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Aug 27

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126

← Aug 20Aug 27Sep 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

390 head

▲ 136 vs last sale 254▼ 9 vs year ago 399 · −2.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 56▼ 15 vs year ago 65 · −23.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 22▼ 30 vs year ago 41 · −73.2%

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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 average and demand was good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $358.62/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 12 of 20 comparable sales and sits +3.07 against this barn's trailing median of $355.55.

Average price

$358.62

33 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$18.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.85

vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	364.12	1,999	23
Medium and Large 2	535	345.98	1,852	10thin

One grade step is worth $18.14/cwt here — about $146 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 sale33 hd

358.62

—

MS average13 barns · 210 hd

352.78

+5.85

This barn, trailing median20 sales

355.55

+3.07

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

20 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $436.12, low $316.66, median $355.55 across 20 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	1,646	195.88	3,223	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,315	170.23	2,238	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,829	157.08	2,873	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	140.15	1,523	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,114	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$3,154	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,075	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$2,425	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,800	1thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	446.49/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,665	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	448.74/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,921	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	424.57/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,991	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	376.98/cwt	350.00–396.00	1,817	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	336.19/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,752	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	377.73/cwt	362.00–395.00	1,976	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	361.61/cwt	350.00–378.00	2,065	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	345.25/cwt	345.00–346.00	1,982	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	348.95/cwt	340.00–362.00	2,139	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	320.02/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,026	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	339.85/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,277	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	317.50/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,159	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	321.63/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,316	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,125	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	316.60/cwt	314.00–320.00	2,441	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,562	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	900	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,646	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	477.94/cwt	427.50–505.00	1,314	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	482.07/cwt	425.00–515.00	1,576	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,343	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	383.39/cwt	362.00–396.00	1,392	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,226	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	445.24/cwt	412.50–495.00	1,634	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	405.28/cwt	394.00–415.00	1,678	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	356.88/cwt	350.00–364.00	1,545	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	379.16/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,759	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	354.10/cwt	338.00–362.00	1,682	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	502	325.58/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,634	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	353.28/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,841	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	336.96/cwt	334.00–345.00	1,921	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	314.81/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,823	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	324.68/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,039	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	318.71/cwt	306.00–334.00	2,145	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	286.93/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,951	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	307.13/cwt	300.00–312.00	2,208	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,188	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	498.54/cwt	400.00–550.00	1,366	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	480.32/cwt	405.00–530.00	1,575	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	442.22/cwt	405.00–470.00	1,654	16
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,592	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	431.51/cwt	402.00–460.00	1,825	20
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,540	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	386.55/cwt	378.00–395.00	1,712	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	421.58/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,965	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	378.72/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,814	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	383.00/cwt	367.50–437.00	1,972	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	351.17/cwt	325.00–364.00	1,847	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	325.22/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,864	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	346.81/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,011	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	330.27/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,034	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	302.84/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,884	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	321.15/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,136	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	310.06/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,226	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	307.50/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,306	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,448	175.07/cwt	173.00–177.00	2,535	2
Bulls	—	—	1,702	201.83/cwt	183.00–220.00	3,435	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	140.15/cwt	120.00–149.00	1,523	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	166.46/cwt	150.00–175.00	2,187	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	181.52/cwt	175.00–193.00	2,391	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,829	157.08/cwt	145.00–163.00	2,873	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,195	2,114.05/head	1,925.00–2,325.00	2,114	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	950	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	975	3,153.85/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,154	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	795	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	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 Aug 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 254Year ago 399

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 56Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 22Year ago 41

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	427.50–505.00	477.94
7	300–350	327	425.00–515.00	482.07
10	350–400	367	412.50–495.00	445.24
5	400–450	414	394.00–415.00	405.28
5	450–500	464	365.00–410.00	379.16
14	500–550	521	340.00–375.00	353.28
5	550–600	570	334.00–345.00	336.96
12	600–650	628	315.00–330.00	324.68
4	650–700	673	306.00–334.00	318.71
4	700–750	719	300.00–312.00	307.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	340	395.00	395.00
4	350–400	363	362.00–396.00	383.39
2	400–450	433	350.00–364.00	356.88
13	450–500	475	338.00–362.00	354.10
3	500–550	502	300.00–340.00	325.58
4	550–600	579	290.00–325.00	314.81
2	650–700	680	284.00–290.00	286.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	336.00	336.00
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	485.00	485.00
7	250–300	274	400.00–550.00	498.54
9	300–350	328	405.00–530.00	480.32
16	350–400	374	405.00–470.00	442.22
20	400–450	423	402.00–460.00	431.51
8	450–500	466	400.00–460.00	421.58
11	500–550	515	367.50–437.00	383.00
12	550–600	580	335.00–360.00	346.81
8	600–650	616	320.00–345.00	330.27
5	650–700	665	310.00–330.00	321.15
7	700–750	718	300.00–320.00	310.06
2	750–800	750	305.00–310.00	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	443	378.00–395.00	386.55
11	450–500	479	360.00–395.00	378.72
8	500–550	526	325.00–364.00	351.17
2	550–600	573	315.00–335.00	325.22
3	600–650	622	290.00–317.50	302.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	354.00	354.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	482	350.00–396.00	376.98
4	500–550	521	310.00–355.00	336.19
4	550–600	574	345.00–346.00	345.25
2	600–650	633	315.00–325.00	320.02
2	650–700	680	315.00–320.00	317.50
1	900–950	900	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	373	400.00–465.00	446.49
5	400–450	428	420.00–465.00	448.74
5	450–500	469	400.00–445.00	424.57
4	500–550	523	362.00–395.00	377.73
11	550–600	571	350.00–378.00	361.61
6	600–650	613	340.00–362.00	348.95
2	650–700	670	330.00–350.00	339.85
3	700–750	720	320.00–325.00	321.63
4	750–800	771	314.00–320.00	316.60
1	800–850	840	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,087	120.00–149.00	140.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,829	145.00–163.00	157.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,317	175.00–193.00	181.52
9	—	1,314	150.00–175.00	166.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	173.00–177.00	175.07
7	—	1,702	183.00–220.00	201.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,195	1,925.00–2,325.00	2,114.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,153.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	3,125.00	3,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	3,025.00	3,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	1,800.00	1,800.00

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.