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Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Nov 12
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
324 head
▼ 121 vs last sale 445▼ 49 vs year ago 373 · −13.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 60▲ 10 vs year ago 37 · +27.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 18▲ 0 vs year ago 8 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $365.54/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 3 of 15 comparable sales and sits −18.25 against this barn's trailing median of $383.80.
Average price
$365.54
4 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,030
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.18
vs MS average
−59.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549374.062,0523thin
Medium and Large 2575340.001,9551thin
One grade step is worth $34.06/cwt here — about $97 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 sale4 hd
365.54
—
MS average12 barns · 301 hd
380.73
−15.18
National average177 barns · 31,012 hd
424.87
−59.33
This barn, trailing median15 sales
383.80
−18.25
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

15 sales
467423379335median 383.8004/0105/2008/0509/2310/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $452.95, low $349.01, median $383.80 across 15 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—Average1,730173.403,0004thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,339142.171,9046thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,168120.871,41221

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$2,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$2,2751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,146$2,0454thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,315$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$3,3001thin

Every lot

71 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1308458.90/cwt452.50–465.001,4132
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,3541
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380425.22/cwt408.00–436.001,6164
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417398.94/cwt390.00–406.001,6643
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465406.00/cwt406.00–406.001,8881
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483360.25/cwt348.00–368.001,7403
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1500406.00/cwt406.00–406.002,0301
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573358.09/cwt354.00–362.002,0522
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9551
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,0921
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,9131
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1805
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663322.97/cwt316.00–330.002,1412
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668339.25/cwt339.00–340.002,2668
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added780327.25/cwt327.25–327.252,55364
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2205386.00/cwt386.00–386.007911
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230444.35/cwt400.00–485.001,0222
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,1271
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3278329.12/cwt320.00–337.509153
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320410.26/cwt400.00–422.501,3134
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371375.12/cwt352.00–390.001,3924
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375401.37/cwt392.00–412.001,5054
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3393333.48/cwt320.00–342.501,3113
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413398.74/cwt390.00–410.001,6475
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431376.98/cwt364.00–386.001,6255
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469378.48/cwt368.00–386.001,7757
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472362.51/cwt358.00–366.001,7115
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,5881
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,4241
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2512338.42/cwt330.00–345.001,7333
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519360.70/cwt348.00–375.001,87211
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560346.99/cwt346.00–348.001,9432
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3580305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7691
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,9417
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,9231
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608318.96/cwt310.00–328.001,9392
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613329.47/cwt328.00–333.002,02010
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7361
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663293.71/cwt290.00–297.501,9472
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715285.02/cwt284.00–286.002,0382
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1175430.00/cwt430.00–430.007531
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2215380.00/cwt380.00–380.008171
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2250400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1295468.00/cwt468.00–468.001,3811
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322446.98/cwt415.00–460.001,4397
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,2991
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380415.65/cwt400.00–429.001,5794
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2388375.08/cwt362.00–388.001,4552
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3395350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3831
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422381.40/cwt360.00–398.001,6108
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423411.99/cwt400.00–426.001,7437
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463390.54/cwt378.00–398.001,8087
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470362.30/cwt353.00–372.001,7032
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513358.14/cwt346.00–368.001,8374
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527337.64/cwt320.00–352.001,7795
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3573285.28/cwt276.00–294.001,6352
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575338.07/cwt334.00–342.001,9442
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578326.67/cwt324.00–332.001,8883
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610322.20/cwt310.00–334.001,9652
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,7281
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3715278.51/cwt278.00–279.001,9912
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,700179.55/cwt175.00–183.003,0522
Bulls——1,760167.25/cwt165.00–170.002,9442
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08392.57/cwt81.00–102.001,0033
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,182125.59/cwt112.00–135.001,48418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,339142.17/cwt136.00–147.001,9046
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2103,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19852,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1152,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1462,044.57/head1,500.00–2,725.002,0454
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,3151,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.