Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2025-11-19

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Nov 19
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
378 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 324▼ 33 vs year ago 411 · −8.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 47▲ 43 vs year ago 49 · +87.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 8▲ 11 vs year ago 6 · +183.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold mostly 2.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality was plain to 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 $331.05/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 4 of 20 comparable sales and sits −24.50 against this barn's trailing median of $355.55.
Average price
$331.05
21 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,793
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$61.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.75
vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530342.261,81513thin
Medium and Large 2550323.431,7796thin
Medium and Large 3590281.011,6582thin
One grade step is worth $61.25/cwt here — about $157 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale21 hd
331.05
—
MS average13 barns · 147 hd
335.80
−4.75
This barn, trailing median20 sales
355.55
−24.50
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—Average1,693173.052,9297thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,258155.001,94934
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,612138.792,2373thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,022122.911,2569thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)870$1,8751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)835$1,8751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)932$1,8453thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)923$1,8335
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)755$1,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)900$1,6251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)890$1,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$2,4694thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1220427.50/cwt427.50–427.509411
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2273389.31/cwt380.00–397.501,0632
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325420.67/cwt407.50–428.001,3674
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370412.00/cwt412.00–412.001,5241
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428403.82/cwt398.00–410.001,7282
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465386.64/cwt380.00–393.001,7984
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,7301
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513368.17/cwt358.00–378.001,8893
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515346.00/cwt346.00–346.001,7821
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2569318.00/cwt312.00–328.001,8095
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575341.34/cwt334.00–350.001,9633
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622340.01/cwt336.00–346.002,1153
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9381
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2668310.58/cwt306.00–315.002,0752
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673319.67/cwt310.00–330.002,1512
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2223379.43/cwt376.00–382.508462
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1238417.53/cwt415.00–420.009942
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2283369.93/cwt350.00–382.501,0473
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290317.50/cwt317.50–317.509211
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2391
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320408.95/cwt394.00–420.001,3093
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,1141
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328371.96/cwt352.50–380.001,2206
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373400.93/cwt387.50–414.001,4955
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379369.33/cwt356.00–382.501,4008
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3408321.03/cwt300.00–332.001,3103
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420343.08/cwt274.00–380.001,44111
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424392.47/cwt382.00–402.001,6647
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464364.36/cwt356.00–374.001,6914
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3468268.35/cwt217.50–322.001,2562
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475339.66/cwt326.00–352.001,6136
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1506341.28/cwt334.00–360.001,7275
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530315.15/cwt302.00–332.001,67012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3533279.04/cwt250.00–300.001,4873
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3555300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6651
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560322.97/cwt320.00–326.001,8092
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573310.73/cwt300.00–320.001,7808
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630296.34/cwt292.00–300.001,8677
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1633306.96/cwt304.00–310.001,9432
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668293.03/cwt286.00–300.001,9572
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1190427.50/cwt427.50–427.508121
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2208381.35/cwt364.00–400.007932
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0341
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278427.82/cwt420.00–455.001,1896
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2278372.04/cwt355.00–382.501,0343
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3295325.00/cwt325.00–325.009591
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324427.43/cwt405.00–436.001,3859
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2337386.00/cwt374.00–394.001,3013
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3355342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,2141
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371423.82/cwt400.00–437.501,5724
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2376378.34/cwt360.00–392.001,4235
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3405320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2961
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419400.22/cwt394.00–419.001,6778
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2419379.62/cwt350.00–392.001,59110
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1459378.17/cwt364.00–388.001,7365
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3473303.46/cwt270.00–338.001,4352
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476355.63/cwt350.00–368.001,6936
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520343.82/cwt336.00–356.001,78810
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530325.15/cwt312.00–332.001,7234
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565337.08/cwt326.00–346.001,9053
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8882
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3590281.01/cwt280.00–282.001,6582
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621324.91/cwt316.00–328.002,0185
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2626304.08/cwt288.00–318.001,9047
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3693286.50/cwt286.00–287.001,9852
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2728281.93/cwt270.00–295.002,0523
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2753284.01/cwt282.00–286.002,1392
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3765264.12/cwt246.00–282.002,0212
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,671164.45/cwt151.00–176.002,7484
Bulls——1,722184.51/cwt180.00–191.003,1773
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91094.00/cwt94.00–94.008551
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,036126.52/cwt115.00–137.001,3118
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242150.37/cwt141.00–161.001,86826
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,308170.04/cwt163.00–190.002,2248
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,612138.79/cwt135.00–141.002,2373
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 17551,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18351,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18701,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18901,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19001,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19231,832.96/head1,675.00–2,025.001,8335
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19321,845.21/head1,575.00–2,000.001,8453
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19602,600.78/head2,375.00–2,800.002,6012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0601,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751

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.