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Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Oct 29
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
179 head
▼ 264 vs last sale 443▼ 196 vs year ago 375 · −52.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 76▲ 14 vs year ago 32 · +43.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 6▲ 2 vs year ago 5 · +40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was plain to average and demand was weaker than last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $325.42/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 3 of 20 comparable sales and sits −30.13 against this barn's trailing median of $355.55.
Average price
$325.42
7 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,784
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$50
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$3.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.16
vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554327.341,8123thin
Medium and Large 2544323.981,7624thin
One grade step is worth $3.36/cwt here — about $50 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale7 hd
325.42
—
MS average14 barns · 153 hd
330.58
−5.16
This barn, trailing median20 sales
355.55
−30.13
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
Bulls—Average1,613181.742,9312thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,260149.551,88415
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,885139.002,6201thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,077127.691,37511

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$2,0932thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$1,9902thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$1,8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$2,9251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$2,1501thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1238407.26/cwt400.00–415.009692
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320414.00/cwt414.00–414.001,3251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,3201
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368393.91/cwt384.00–412.001,4504
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,5091
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417390.50/cwt384.00–400.001,6283
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430353.84/cwt340.00–368.001,5222
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,7885
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,7951
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519361.21/cwt340.00–378.001,8754
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523327.13/cwt318.00–336.001,7112
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2592344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,0366
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9041
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,3251
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2960258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,4771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240370.00/cwt370.00–370.008881
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3250277.50/cwt277.50–277.506941
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275353.75/cwt340.00–367.509732
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2321354.04/cwt337.50–365.001,1364
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370348.82/cwt320.00–364.001,2913
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370270.00/cwt270.00–270.009991
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376377.43/cwt368.00–390.001,4198
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1404370.02/cwt358.00–380.001,4954
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428335.38/cwt318.00–354.001,4356
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462360.66/cwt360.00–362.001,6663
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473360.62/cwt316.00–440.001,7063
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,6437
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,6386
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1545320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7441
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5811
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,4901
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9051
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,9181
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2825256.00/cwt256.00–256.002,1121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235350.00/cwt350.00–350.008231
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1245380.00/cwt380.00–380.009311
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2268365.14/cwt350.00–380.009792
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1274413.69/cwt400.00–420.001,1344
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1319400.09/cwt392.00–405.001,2764
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2343373.30/cwt370.00–380.001,2803
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371391.67/cwt382.00–410.001,4535
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374367.12/cwt362.50–372.001,3734
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2406380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5434
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421384.33/cwt374.00–410.001,6184
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428364.09/cwt360.00–370.001,5583
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469364.22/cwt358.00–370.001,7086
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474340.24/cwt324.00–357.001,6138
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1535332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,7761
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2537325.97/cwt324.00–328.001,7503
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563325.01/cwt324.00–326.001,8302
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,7971
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,9321
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8151
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3640268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,7151
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2790264.00/cwt264.00–264.002,0861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,613181.74/cwt177.00–186.002,9312
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%990112.56/cwt110.00–115.001,1142
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,096131.05/cwt120.00–139.001,4369
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,0161
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264148.23/cwt141.00–157.001,87414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,885139.00/cwt139.00–139.002,6201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19501,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0201,989.58/head1,800.00–2,150.001,9902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1152,092.99/head2,000.00–2,175.002,0932
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18002,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0752,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9251

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.