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Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Sep 3

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

455 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 390▲ 93 vs year ago 362 · +25.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 50▼ 88 vs year ago 135 · −65.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 11▼ 27 vs year ago 38 · −71.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold sharply higher, and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was mostly attractive an demand was strong.

SPECIAL NOTE

NEXT WEEK, IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR SALE THERE WILL BE 60 YOUNG BLACK COWS WITH 30 CALVES AT SIDE.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $379.42/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 6 of 15 comparable sales and sits −4.38 against this barn's trailing median of $383.80.

Average price

$379.42

35 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$20.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.73

vs MS average

−37.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	386.15	2,114	20
Medium and Large 1-2	562	380.00	2,136	5thin
Medium and Large 2	542	365.68	1,983	10thin

One grade step is worth $20.47/cwt here — about $131 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale35 hd

379.42

—

MS average12 barns · 352 hd

392.15

−12.73

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

−37.11

This barn, trailing median15 sales

383.80

−4.38

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,744	188.48	3,287	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,326	162.26	2,152	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	136.78	1,416	12

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)	1,185	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	730	$1,040	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	887	$3,073	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,797	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	892	$2,036	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	705	$2,000	1thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,599	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	520.46/cwt	494.00–560.00	1,691	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	444.10/cwt	408.00–507.50	1,705	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,610	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	448.54/cwt	432.50–464.00	1,852	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	515.73/cwt	488.00–525.00	2,135	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	447	474.00/cwt	474.00–474.00	2,119	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	423.84/cwt	400.00–442.00	1,967	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	365.29/cwt	330.00–386.00	1,739	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	398.00/cwt	390.00–414.00	2,086	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	374.45/cwt	334.00–388.00	1,973	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,136	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	374.29/cwt	364.00–390.00	2,137	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	345.20/cwt	336.00–360.00	1,995	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,372	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	364.77/cwt	352.00–376.00	2,254	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	662	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,608	63
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	345.94/cwt	332.00–354.00	2,345	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	322.03/cwt	318.00–326.00	2,222	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,312	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,508	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,512	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	863	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,710	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,736	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	551.75/cwt	520.00–587.50	1,495	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,462	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	357	508.00/cwt	508.00–508.00	1,814	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	495.49/cwt	434.00–535.00	1,818	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,473	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,264	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	362.92/cwt	350.00–382.00	1,517	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	426	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,802	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	423.97/cwt	422.00–428.00	1,857	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,850	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,398	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	415.63/cwt	380.00–448.00	1,924	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	363.08/cwt	352.00–376.00	1,736	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	347.92/cwt	344.00–350.00	1,827	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	544	354.66/cwt	352.00–365.00	1,929	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	329.25/cwt	314.00–342.50	1,887	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	355.23/cwt	346.00–380.00	2,039	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	342.65/cwt	338.00–346.00	2,111	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	336.89/cwt	328.00–348.00	2,261	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,345	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,204	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,118	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	495.45/cwt	450.00–572.50	1,635	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	372.83/cwt	347.50–405.00	1,379	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	453.93/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,693	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	381.06/cwt	370.00–386.00	1,585	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	435.21/cwt	400.00–466.00	1,828	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	413.96/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,962	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	368.17/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,749	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	329.63/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,576	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	382.46/cwt	368.00–401.00	1,954	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	357.72/cwt	326.00–372.00	1,892	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	327.84/cwt	304.00–346.00	1,879	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	355.51/cwt	344.00–360.00	2,041	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	359.18/cwt	350.00–374.00	2,223	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	319.11/cwt	308.00–328.00	2,135	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	335.68/cwt	324.00–352.00	2,259	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,946	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,394	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,294	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	295.03/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,331	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,394	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,690	177.08/cwt	170.00–188.00	2,993	3
Bulls	—	—	1,798	199.89/cwt	190.00–204.00	3,594	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,202	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	138.12/cwt	124.00–145.00	1,436	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	159.89/cwt	151.00–175.00	2,072	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,568	181.18/cwt	177.00–187.00	2,841	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	730	1,040.00/head	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,040	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,185	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	705	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	892	2,036.07/head	1,700.00–2,300.00	2,036	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	800	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	850	2,797.06/head	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,797	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	930	2,884.41/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,884	2

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 Sep 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 455Last week 390Year ago 362

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 50Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 11Year ago 38

SPECIAL NOTE

NEXT WEEK, IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR SALE THERE WILL BE 60 YOUNG BLACK COWS WITH 30 CALVES AT SIDE.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	447	474.00	474.00
4	600–650	605	392.00	392.00
63	650–700	662	394.00	394.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	414	488.00–525.00	515.73
5	550–600	562	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	407.50	407.50
7	450–500	476	330.00–386.00	365.29
7	500–550	527	334.00–388.00	374.45
3	550–600	578	336.00–360.00	345.20
2	650–700	690	318.00–326.00	322.03
1	750–800	790	318.00	318.00
2	850–900	863	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	615.00	615.00
3	300–350	325	494.00–560.00	520.46
4	350–400	384	408.00–507.50	444.10
2	400–450	413	432.50–464.00	448.54
8	450–500	464	400.00–442.00	423.84
10	500–550	524	390.00–414.00	398.00
10	550–600	571	364.00–390.00	374.29
5	600–650	618	352.00–376.00	364.77
3	650–700	678	332.00–354.00	345.94
1	700–750	705	328.00	328.00
1	750–800	760	330.00	330.00
1	950–1000	950	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	271	520.00–587.50	551.75
1	300–350	340	430.00	430.00
9	350–400	367	434.00–535.00	495.49
4	400–450	438	422.00–428.00	423.97
3	450–500	463	380.00–448.00	415.63
11	500–550	525	344.00–350.00	347.92
7	550–600	574	346.00–380.00	355.23
6	600–650	616	338.00–346.00	342.65
4	650–700	671	328.00–348.00	336.89
1	700–750	715	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	426	423.00	423.00
19	500–550	544	352.00–365.00	354.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	357	508.00	508.00
4	450–500	458	404.00	404.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	398.00	398.00
4	400–450	418	350.00–382.00	362.92
10	450–500	478	352.00–376.00	363.08
1	500–550	520	330.00	330.00
7	550–600	573	314.00–342.50	329.25
1	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	715	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	312.00	312.00
1	450–500	460	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	355.00	355.00
4	350–400	370	347.50–405.00	372.83
4	400–450	416	370.00–386.00	381.06
11	450–500	475	345.00–390.00	368.17
10	500–550	529	326.00–372.00	357.72
3	550–600	573	304.00–346.00	327.84
5	650–700	669	308.00–328.00	319.11
1	700–750	740	310.00	310.00
2	750–800	790	290.00–300.00	295.03
1	800–850	820	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	320.00–340.00	329.63
1	700–750	705	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	430.00	430.00
5	300–350	330	450.00–572.50	495.45
4	350–400	373	435.00–480.00	453.93
10	400–450	420	400.00–466.00	435.21
12	450–500	474	390.00–440.00	413.96
7	500–550	511	368.00–401.00	382.46
12	550–600	574	344.00–360.00	355.51
4	600–650	619	350.00–374.00	359.18
3	650–700	673	324.00–352.00	335.68
1	700–750	730	328.00	328.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,690	170.00–188.00	177.08
3	—	1,798	190.00–204.00	199.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	122.00	122.00
11	—	1,040	124.00–145.00	138.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	177.00–187.00	181.18
16	—	1,296	151.00–175.00	159.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	1,040.00	1,040.00

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)	1	—	1,185	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	892	1,700.00–2,300.00	2,036.07

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	—	850	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,797.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,884.41

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.