Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2025-11-05

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Nov 5
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
445 head
▲ 266 vs last sale 179▲ 275 vs year ago 170 · +161.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 46▲ 30 vs year ago 30 · +100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 7▼ 18 vs year ago 36 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle all sold mixed. Feeder bulls sold steady to 3.00-20.00 higher in spots. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00-8.00 lower. Feeder cattle quality was well above average. Demand was strong compared to last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $299.17/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −62.87 against this barn's trailing median of $362.04.
Average price
$299.17
37 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,620
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$299
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$45.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−37.53
vs MS average
−66.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547309.081,69118thin
Medium and Large 2538296.891,59815thin
Medium and Large 3529263.141,3924thin
One grade step is worth $45.94/cwt here — about $299 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 sale37 hd
299.17
—
MS average14 barns · 300 hd
336.71
−37.53
National average198 barns · 25,157 hd
365.61
−66.44
This barn, trailing median23 sales
362.04
−62.87
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—Average1,225135.501,6602thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,286144.831,86325
CowsLean 85-90%Average984120.001,1815thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$2,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$2,4502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)930$1,6751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,282$2,1673thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$1,2751thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1250400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325384.00/cwt384.00–384.001,2481
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378415.64/cwt395.00–428.001,5713
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380334.99/cwt286.00–388.001,2732
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423416.98/cwt406.00–420.001,7646
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478357.66/cwt346.00–366.001,7103
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481373.48/cwt370.00–388.001,7965
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2517328.67/cwt328.00–330.001,6993
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535351.80/cwt334.00–366.001,8823
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563338.88/cwt330.00–348.001,9082
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1608332.51/cwt330.00–335.002,0222
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,0381
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,9671
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665318.98/cwt318.00–320.002,1212
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718297.97/cwt296.00–300.002,1392
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,3101
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,3003
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3221
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1985238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,3441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245400.00/cwt400.00–400.009802
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245347.00/cwt334.00–360.008502
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3245320.00/cwt320.00–320.007841
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3260320.00/cwt320.00–320.008322
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1271373.35/cwt360.00–400.001,0126
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2276356.30/cwt350.00–360.009835
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1308352.05/cwt350.00–354.001,0842
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310316.00/cwt316.00–316.009801
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320282.00/cwt282.00–282.009021
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368344.05/cwt330.00–352.001,2665
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371369.26/cwt360.00–390.001,3709
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3393256.64/cwt254.00–262.001,0093
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415328.52/cwt328.00–330.001,3634
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425347.26/cwt332.00–354.001,47611
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3443301.99/cwt300.00–304.001,3382
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3450233.33/cwt204.00–248.001,0503
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455338.99/cwt338.00–340.001,5422
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480303.34/cwt300.00–308.001,4563
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1503328.73/cwt290.00–338.001,6547
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3529263.14/cwt250.00–278.001,3924
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533302.46/cwt284.00–314.001,61212
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560274.62/cwt268.00–282.001,5383
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575296.58/cwt286.00–310.001,70511
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613278.96/cwt272.00–282.001,7106
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617313.41/cwt290.00–320.001,93413
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added660300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9801
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676278.75/cwt272.00–286.001,8845
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678242.94/cwt228.00–258.001,6472
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,9321
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added721304.50/cwt304.50–304.502,19572
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1738259.37/cwt250.00–270.001,9143
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1762247.35/cwt240.00–260.001,8853
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2805240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9321
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,4951
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1935224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,0941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2200350.00/cwt350.00–350.007001
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Value Added240468.00/cwt468.00–468.001,1231
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3240225.00/cwt225.00–225.005401
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1243402.97/cwt400.00–406.009792
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265404.10/cwt393.00–410.001,0716
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2293383.32/cwt382.00–386.001,1233
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2321368.98/cwt360.00–376.001,1848
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326408.06/cwt390.00–420.001,3309
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3326326.79/cwt250.00–352.001,0655
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370370.34/cwt370.00–371.001,3703
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371393.49/cwt386.00–406.001,4609
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419417.48/cwt402.00–438.001,7497
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3423349.10/cwt336.00–358.001,4779
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424375.42/cwt360.00–396.001,59211
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471387.11/cwt378.00–412.001,8235
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471362.84/cwt350.00–376.001,70910
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475322.49/cwt310.00–332.001,5323
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518319.07/cwt308.00–330.001,6536
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3523282.00/cwt280.00–284.001,4753
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524338.50/cwt328.00–352.001,7745
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577323.94/cwt314.00–339.001,8695
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2582301.41/cwt298.00–306.001,7543
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3620286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,7731
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1627311.18/cwt304.00–319.001,95111
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2632296.97/cwt292.00–303.001,8775
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1664288.02/cwt283.00–294.001,9124
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665270.05/cwt260.00–280.001,7963
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725264.69/cwt260.00–270.001,9193
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7641
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1041
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6831
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1808264.02/cwt258.00–270.002,1334
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2808251.00/cwt250.00–252.002,0282
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2880208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,8301
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1895230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0591
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——820100.00/cwt100.00–100.008201
Bulls——1,630171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,7871
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%984120.00/cwt105.00–131.001,1815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,286144.83/cwt122.00–155.001,86325
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29301,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0202,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0952,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29751,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29751,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,4352,375.61/head2,200.00–2,500.002,3762

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.