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Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Dec 3

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

339 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 378▼ 463 vs year ago 802 · −57.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 92▲ 30 vs year ago 43 · +69.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 17▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold mostly 2.00 to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $349.07/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 2 of 15 comparable sales and sits −34.73 against this barn's trailing median of $383.80.

Average price

$349.07

12 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$28.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.85

vs MS average

−80.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	365.56	1,986	5thin
Medium and Large 2	564	337.29	1,904	7thin

One grade step is worth $28.27/cwt here — about $82 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 sale12 hd

349.07

—

MS average14 barns · 160 hd

373.92

−24.85

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−80.08

This barn, trailing median15 sales

383.80

−34.73

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,415	182.63	2,584	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	160.40	1,838	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	138.00	2,167	1thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$2,137	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	823	$1,550	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$3,050	1thin

Every lot

65 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	422.95/cwt	408.00–437.50	1,565	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	431.78/cwt	420.00–438.00	1,779	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	387.74/cwt	376.00–400.00	1,822	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,767	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	373.01/cwt	372.00–374.00	1,921	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	344.56/cwt	331.00–358.00	1,837	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	360.59/cwt	352.00–370.00	2,027	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	334.38/cwt	328.00–344.00	1,929	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	336.90/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,082	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,048	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,808	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	725	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,429	135
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,369	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	432.44/cwt	427.50–437.50	964	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	1,299	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,228	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	422.04/cwt	400.00–456.00	1,355	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	405.35/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,573	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	391.96/cwt	386.00–398.00	1,521	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	395.78/cwt	386.00–412.00	1,642	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	364.93/cwt	350.00–374.00	1,525	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	385.87/cwt	368.00–400.00	1,748	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	467	292.82/cwt	276.00–306.00	1,367	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	347.07/cwt	328.00–364.00	1,642	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	363.54/cwt	356.00–372.00	1,876	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,818	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,082	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,813	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	315.03/cwt	305.00–324.00	2,133	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	741	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,141	35
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,133	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,242	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 3	910	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,966	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	942	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,347	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1	185	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	888	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	238	507.58/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,208	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	469.55/cwt	455.00–487.50	1,338	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	464.90/cwt	437.50–487.00	1,464	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	437.35/cwt	412.00–467.50	1,614	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	382.83/cwt	374.00–392.00	1,485	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	421.33/cwt	402.00–440.00	1,782	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	387.02/cwt	376.00–395.00	1,672	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,891	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,713	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	363.56/cwt	354.00–368.00	1,872	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,858	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,859	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,923	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	602	325.98/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,962	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	282.11/cwt	274.00–290.00	2,017	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,001	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,415	182.63/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,584	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,119	158.56/cwt	148.00–164.00	1,774	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	167.43/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,091	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,167	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	805	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	823	1,550.46/head	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,095	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,118	2,137.08/head	1,275.00–2,600.00	2,137	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	900	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc.- Como, MS

Wed Dec 3, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 339Last week 378Year ago 802

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 92Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 17Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold mostly 2.00 to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
135	700–750	725	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	475	372.00	372.00
2	500–550	533	331.00–358.00	344.56
5	550–600	577	328.00–344.00	334.38
1	600–650	640	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	795	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	660	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	408.00–437.50	422.95
3	400–450	412	420.00–438.00	431.78
2	450–500	470	376.00–400.00	387.74
2	500–550	515	372.00–374.00	373.01
3	550–600	562	352.00–370.00	360.59
4	600–650	618	330.00–342.00	336.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	700–750	741	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	396.00	396.00
2	350–400	388	386.00–398.00	391.96
3	400–450	418	350.00–374.00	364.93
3	450–500	473	328.00–364.00	347.07
1	600–650	625	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	790	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	570	319.00	319.00
3	900–950	942	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	467	276.00–306.00	292.82
1	550–600	585	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	795	282.00	282.00
1	900–950	910	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	427.50–437.50	432.44
1	250–300	290	448.00	448.00
11	300–350	321	400.00–456.00	422.04
4	350–400	388	400.00–420.00	405.35
3	400–450	415	386.00–412.00	395.78
3	450–500	453	368.00–400.00	385.87
4	500–550	516	356.00–372.00	363.54
1	550–600	575	362.00	362.00
3	650–700	677	305.00–324.00	315.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	480.00	480.00
2	200–250	238	500.00–515.00	507.58
3	250–300	285	455.00–487.50	469.55
7	300–350	315	437.50–487.00	464.90
9	350–400	369	412.00–467.50	437.35
5	400–450	423	402.00–440.00	421.33
1	450–500	475	398.00	398.00
4	500–550	515	354.00–368.00	363.56
1	550–600	560	332.00	332.00
3	600–650	602	320.00–330.00	325.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	374.00–392.00	382.83
3	400–450	432	376.00–395.00	387.02
1	450–500	495	346.00	346.00
1	500–550	540	344.00	344.00
1	550–600	590	326.00	326.00
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	715	274.00–290.00	282.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	276.00	276.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,249	165.00–171.00	167.43
23	—	1,119	148.00–164.00	158.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	180.00–186.00	182.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,118	1,275.00–2,600.00	2,137.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	823	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,550.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,050.00	3,050.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.