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Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Sep 17

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

297 head

▼ 180 vs last sale 477▼ 177 vs year ago 474 · −37.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 37▲ 8 vs year ago 27 · +29.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 35▼ 3 vs year ago 10 · −30.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold very uneven. Slaughter cows were not well tested but a lower undertone was noted. slaughter 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $334.25/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 4 of 20 comparable sales and sits −21.30 against this barn's trailing median of $355.55.

Average price

$334.25

21 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$441

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$108.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.03

vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	348.17	1,833	9thin
Medium and Large 2	550	331.43	1,822	11thin
Medium and Large 3	580	240.00	1,392	1thin

One grade step is worth $108.17/cwt here — about $441 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 sale21 hd

334.25

—

MS average12 barns · 166 hd

345.28

−11.03

This barn, trailing median20 sales

355.55

−21.30

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	1,690	180.95	3,057	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	145.80	1,817	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	132.00	1,360	1thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$2,736	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$2,750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	875	$1,725	1thin

Every lot

73 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,141	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	420.82/cwt	405.00–432.50	1,418	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	457.96/cwt	456.00–460.00	1,754	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	359.82/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,504	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	426.65/cwt	402.00–452.00	1,788	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	414.41/cwt	400.00–432.00	1,906	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	357.44/cwt	290.00–392.00	1,701	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	314.92/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,537	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	287.03/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,478	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	349.92/cwt	312.00–379.00	1,813	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	397.45/cwt	382.00–438.00	2,067	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,124	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	353.36/cwt	352.00–356.00	2,032	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	346.77/cwt	320.00–371.00	2,164	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,205	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,356	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	170	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	850	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	894	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	424.58/cwt	402.50–455.00	1,146	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	404.73/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,307	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	360.87/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,227	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	369.86/cwt	340.00–392.00	1,343	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	405.15/cwt	400.00–414.00	1,495	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,155	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	407.02/cwt	400.00–414.00	1,705	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	293.22/cwt	280.00–312.00	1,232	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	357.21/cwt	332.00–380.00	1,522	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	396.60/cwt	388.00–414.00	1,816	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	352.17/cwt	330.00–368.00	1,687	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	481	299.94/cwt	282.00–318.00	1,443	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	341.72/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,753	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	326.86/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,700	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	319.23/cwt	316.00–326.00	1,813	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	308.00/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,848	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,903	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,924	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	509.03/cwt	497.50–517.50	1,222	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	470.56/cwt	460.00–477.50	1,318	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	432.83/cwt	400.00–480.00	1,407	11
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	328.78/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,078	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	372.15/cwt	354.00–400.00	1,232	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	429.08/cwt	400.00–472.00	1,570	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	341.71/cwt	328.00–352.00	1,275	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	376.11/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,448	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	376.30/cwt	358.00–394.00	1,573	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	283.45/cwt	224.00–320.00	1,196	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	426.19/cwt	400.00–444.00	1,820	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,426	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	363.58/cwt	344.00–380.00	1,694	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	408.49/cwt	408.00–410.00	1,912	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	349.19/cwt	343.50–364.00	1,826	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	332.15/cwt	318.00–342.00	1,757	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,392	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	330.17/cwt	324.00–339.00	1,935	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	327.53/cwt	318.00–335.00	1,998	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	300.95/cwt	288.00–308.00	1,920	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,069	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,101	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,280	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,196	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,383	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,627	174.05/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,832	5
Bulls	—	—	1,768	189.57/cwt	185.00–195.00	3,352	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,360	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	145.80/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,817	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	950	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	960	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	2,735.71/head	2,050.00–3,250.00	2,736	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,290	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	875	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	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 Sep 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 477Year ago 474

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 37Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 35Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	354.00–400.00	372.15
6	350–400	385	350.00–390.00	376.11
6	400–450	418	358.00–394.00	376.30
8	450–500	466	344.00–380.00	363.58
7	500–550	529	318.00–342.00	332.15
4	550–600	586	324.00–339.00	330.17
4	600–650	638	288.00–308.00	300.95
1	650–700	685	302.00	302.00
1	700–750	705	298.00	298.00
1	750–800	765	298.00	298.00
1	800–850	805	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	327.50–330.00	328.78
3	350–400	373	328.00–352.00	341.71
3	400–450	422	224.00–320.00	283.45
1	450–500	460	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	580	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	790	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	240	497.50–517.50	509.03
3	250–300	280	460.00–477.50	470.56
11	300–350	325	400.00–480.00	432.83
8	350–400	366	400.00–472.00	429.08
10	400–450	427	400.00–444.00	426.19
4	450–500	468	408.00–410.00	408.49
8	500–550	523	343.50–364.00	349.19
1	550–600	555	340.00	340.00
4	600–650	610	318.00–335.00	327.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	365.00	365.00
3	300–350	340	350.00–370.00	360.87
4	350–400	363	340.00–392.00	369.86
8	400–450	426	332.00–380.00	357.21
8	450–500	479	330.00–368.00	352.17
2	500–550	520	322.00–332.00	326.86
3	550–600	568	316.00–326.00	319.23
1	600–650	630	302.00	302.00
1	650–700	650	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	500.00	500.00
3	250–300	270	402.50–455.00	424.58
2	300–350	323	400.00–410.00	404.73
7	350–400	369	400.00–414.00	405.15
4	400–450	419	400.00–414.00	407.02
3	450–500	458	388.00–414.00	396.60
3	500–550	513	337.00–350.00	341.72
2	600–650	600	300.00–316.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	304.00	304.00
6	400–450	420	280.00–312.00	293.22
4	450–500	481	282.00–318.00	299.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	418	350.00–370.00	359.82
4	450–500	476	290.00–392.00	357.44
3	500–550	518	312.00–379.00	349.92
1	700–750	740	298.00	298.00
1	750–800	755	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	300.00–330.00	314.92
2	500–550	515	284.00–290.00	287.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	447.50	447.50
3	300–350	337	405.00–432.50	420.82
2	350–400	383	456.00–460.00	457.96
7	400–450	419	402.00–452.00	426.65
4	450–500	460	400.00–432.00	414.41
5	500–550	520	382.00–438.00	397.45
3	550–600	575	352.00–356.00	353.36
4	600–650	624	320.00–371.00	346.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	565	376.00	376.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,246	135.00–155.00	145.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,627	165.00–180.00	174.05
4	—	1,768	185.00–195.00	189.57

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,120	2,050.00–3,250.00	2,735.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	2,175.00	2,175.00

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	1	—	1,000	3,250.00	3,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,725.00	1,725.00

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.