Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2025-10-08

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Oct 8
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
353 head
▲ 102 vs last sale 251▲ 151 vs year ago 202 · +74.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 64▲ 6 vs year ago 41 · +14.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 5▼ 10 vs year ago 16 · −62.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Quality was average to attractive and demand was good.

*SPECIAL NOTE: NEXT WEEK IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR SALE THERE WILL BE A HERD SELL OUT OF 30 HOME RAISED BLACK COWS WITH 27 CALVES AND 2 BULLS*

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $350.15/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 10 of 23 comparable sales and sits −11.89 against this barn's trailing median of $362.04.
Average price
$350.15
34 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,902
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$534
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$104.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.47
vs MS average
−34.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532361.601,92521
Medium and Large 1-2579343.001,9864thin
Medium and Large 2554335.251,8578thin
Medium and Large 3540257.501,3911thin
One grade step is worth $104.10/cwt here — about $534 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 sale34 hd
350.15
—
MS average14 barns · 341 hd
343.67
+6.47
National average182 barns · 15,418 hd
384.39
−34.24
This barn, trailing median23 sales
362.04
−11.89
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
Bulls—Average1,505181.002,7241thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,348154.822,08617
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,108129.001,42912

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,230$1,9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,146$1,9024thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$1,6751thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1250432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,0811
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335502.00/cwt502.00–502.001,6821
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363439.93/cwt430.00–450.001,5972
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435432.09/cwt428.00–436.001,8802
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470431.83/cwt420.00–444.002,0303
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1540392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,1171
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1583371.96/cwt370.00–374.002,1692
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610350.05/cwt340.00–360.002,1353
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675342.85/cwt338.00–348.002,3142
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1719322.80/cwt320.00–326.002,3215
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,3561
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added800357.75/cwt357.75–357.752,86262
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1190410.00/cwt410.00–410.007791
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225422.40/cwt400.00–448.009502
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230354.00/cwt354.00–354.008141
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268444.02/cwt430.00–460.001,1902
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1841
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328421.98/cwt405.00–430.001,3845
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1061
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2211
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373370.69/cwt370.00–372.001,3833
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375421.86/cwt400.00–464.001,58214
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420337.93/cwt336.00–340.001,4192
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423365.61/cwt340.00–386.001,5476
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424414.81/cwt400.00–428.001,75911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5181
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467384.29/cwt368.00–392.001,7953
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2484348.84/cwt334.00–364.001,6884
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513365.32/cwt350.00–382.001,87413
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy525400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529341.06/cwt338.00–346.001,8044
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,3911
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569349.20/cwt340.00–364.001,9877
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,9864
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579329.43/cwt324.00–338.001,9074
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622329.42/cwt324.00–338.002,0497
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624308.47/cwt292.00–318.001,9254
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660327.00/cwt318.00–336.002,1582
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,9931
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,1141
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,0161
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1229503.56/cwt487.50–524.001,1534
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1260476.00/cwt476.00–476.001,2381
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,1541
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322452.68/cwt414.00–502.001,4585
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0721
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370386.44/cwt372.50–400.001,4302
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374450.57/cwt432.00–480.001,68510
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3405300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2151
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416375.21/cwt358.00–394.001,5614
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426417.32/cwt404.00–430.001,7787
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3460331.96/cwt330.00–334.001,5272
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468405.35/cwt394.00–422.001,8974
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473408.00/cwt408.00–408.001,9304
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2481372.11/cwt354.00–388.001,79010
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519364.45/cwt353.00–374.001,89110
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522350.14/cwt340.00–360.001,8289
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570353.55/cwt347.00–360.002,0157
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578337.94/cwt330.00–346.001,9534
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623333.54/cwt329.00–342.002,0783
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628317.26/cwt300.00–327.001,9923
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2648336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,1774
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1121
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1693320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2182
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713313.93/cwt310.00–318.002,2382
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,4331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,505181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,7241
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,108129.00/cwt116.00–142.001,42912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330152.00/cwt143.00–159.002,02214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,430168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,4023
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0601,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1461,901.74/head1,675.00–2,000.001,9024
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2301,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251

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.