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Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Oct 1
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
251 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 251▼ 99 vs year ago 350 · −28.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 26▲ 24 vs year ago 40 · +60.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 0▼ 9 vs year ago 14 · −64.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 lower, feeder heifer sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold sharply lower. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $347.79/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 10 of 20 comparable sales and sits −7.76 against this barn's trailing median of $355.55.
Average price
$347.79
18 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,896
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$118
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.11
vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551355.031,9559thin
Medium and Large 2540340.551,8379thin
One grade step is worth $14.48/cwt here — about $118 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 sale18 hd
347.79
—
MS average12 barns · 187 hd
348.90
−1.11
This barn, trailing median20 sales
355.55
−7.76
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
450401352303median 355.5503/2506/1708/1909/3010/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,205146.531,76618
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,362135.351,8433thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,023121.581,24416

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)980$2,2251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$2,0251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)865$1,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)780$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,8751thin

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,5501
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425371.91/cwt360.00–380.001,5813
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433422.32/cwt400.00–436.001,8293
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3469333.61/cwt328.00–340.001,5654
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480415.28/cwt406.00–424.001,9932
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488364.03/cwt358.00–370.001,7762
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528394.56/cwt388.00–408.002,0833
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3530321.03/cwt318.00–324.001,7012
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535334.91/cwt330.00–340.001,7922
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575374.65/cwt366.00–386.002,1546
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,1301
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620310.32/cwt300.00–320.001,9242
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,1651
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673339.90/cwt336.00–344.002,2882
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1180415.00/cwt415.00–415.007471
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2210374.00/cwt374.00–374.007851
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245457.50/cwt457.50–457.501,1211
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,2211
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320250.00/cwt250.00–250.008001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325428.38/cwt417.50–440.001,3926
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374434.88/cwt424.00–452.001,6264
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380374.63/cwt350.00–398.001,4242
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3405312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,2641
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421370.20/cwt352.50–390.001,5594
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422410.13/cwt402.00–426.001,7315
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3468318.52/cwt304.00–332.001,4912
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1483368.66/cwt364.00–378.001,7816
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490352.00/cwt346.00–358.001,7253
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513355.22/cwt340.00–370.001,8222
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,4811
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2539322.40/cwt312.00–332.001,7385
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563346.01/cwt344.00–348.001,9482
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2595328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,9527
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3610276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,6841
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613326.96/cwt322.00–332.002,0044
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,8571
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,1351
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695294.00/cwt294.00–294.002,0431
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1215450.05/cwt424.00–480.009682
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230380.00/cwt380.00–380.008741
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1272470.47/cwt444.00–504.001,2805
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322475.73/cwt440.00–492.501,5326
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2326380.03/cwt367.50–400.001,2394
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360404.00/cwt404.00–404.001,4541
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369452.03/cwt417.50–480.001,6688
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3390352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,3731
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418379.98/cwt354.00–402.001,5885
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419426.59/cwt412.00–445.001,7879
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3445326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,4511
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470395.23/cwt384.00–410.001,8586
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480355.23/cwt332.00–380.001,7054
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2512344.50/cwt334.00–358.001,7645
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523361.04/cwt358.00–366.001,8884
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573350.22/cwt345.00–357.002,0075
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2574335.62/cwt324.00–342.001,9264
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618341.64/cwt336.00–347.002,1118
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,0451
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666321.23/cwt312.00–330.002,1396
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,1131
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1703315.01/cwt312.00–318.002,2152
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2772279.35/cwt276.00–282.002,1573
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3790264.00/cwt264.00–264.002,0861
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023121.58/cwt114.00–130.001,24416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203144.92/cwt135.00–152.001,74316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223159.40/cwt158.00–161.001,9492
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,362135.35/cwt135.00–136.001,8433
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 17801,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18651,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19802,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2452,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1002,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751

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.