Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2025-12-17

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Dec 17
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
282 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 314▼ 27 vs year ago 309 · −8.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 45▲ 36 vs year ago 17 · +211.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 3▲ 1 vs year ago 6 · +16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 20.00 higher with spots 30.00 higher. slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Quality was average and demand was strong.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $376.27/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 13 of 23 comparable sales and sits +14.23 against this barn's trailing median of $362.04.
Average price
$376.27
21 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,999
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$371
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$85.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.29
vs MS average
−13.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2522403.002,10411thin
Medium and Large 1533356.121,8966thin
Medium and Large 2559338.001,8883thin
Medium and Large 3545318.001,7331thin
One grade step is worth $85.00/cwt here — about $371 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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
376.27
—
MS average14 barns · 248 hd
359.98
+16.29
National average175 barns · 15,310 hd
389.91
−13.64
This barn, trailing median23 sales
362.04
+14.23
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—Average1,425172.002,4511thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,246165.492,06123
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,031132.681,36814

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)810$2,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$2,4242thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)785$1,8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)770$1,5001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)940$2,1892thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3260350.00/cwt350.00–350.009101
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,7081
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380471.75/cwt462.50–475.001,7934
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3390366.00/cwt366.00–366.001,4271
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422441.50/cwt425.00–457.501,8633
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460414.13/cwt408.00–420.001,9052
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480396.00/cwt396.00–396.001,9011
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1503409.97/cwt404.00–416.002,0622
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520411.00/cwt411.00–411.002,1373
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528378.49/cwt378.00–379.001,9982
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,1691
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2593325.98/cwt322.00–330.001,9332
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1640362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,3171
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,2701
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,3323
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3041
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,2041
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1155500.00/cwt500.00–500.007751
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220461.36/cwt422.50–560.001,0154
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273458.35/cwt440.00–480.001,2512
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2291
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333434.24/cwt412.00–452.001,4463
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371432.08/cwt424.00–450.001,6036
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4631
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422419.09/cwt404.00–435.001,7699
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,9035
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438374.02/cwt370.00–378.001,6382
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471365.21/cwt344.00–388.001,7208
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1483395.20/cwt390.00–400.001,9095
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1507364.62/cwt360.00–370.001,8493
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522403.00/cwt403.00–403.002,10411
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,8251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3545318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,7331
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558347.62/cwt340.00–362.001,9403
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,9202
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614328.97/cwt324.00–336.002,0204
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8751
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673305.01/cwt304.00–306.002,0532
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,2681
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2697308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,1473
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,1841
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added740314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,32466
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1188614.80/cwt600.00–630.001,1562
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220439.09/cwt430.00–450.009662
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270520.56/cwt480.00–585.001,4063
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1261
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1321500.68/cwt452.50–518.001,6077
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3801
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374466.63/cwt440.00–504.001,7456
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2393386.15/cwt370.00–402.501,5182
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,5901
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421439.68/cwt411.00–470.001,8519
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455363.57/cwt347.50–380.001,6542
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1462452.97/cwt408.00–480.002,0935
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514405.33/cwt390.00–430.002,0834
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530377.07/cwt370.00–384.001,9982
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564359.20/cwt356.00–363.002,0264
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,9771
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3590298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,7581
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,9591
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0001
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2663310.42/cwt306.00–315.002,0582
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,2541
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3725282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,0451
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730291.97/cwt290.00–294.002,1312
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3775248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,9221
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,2781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,425172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,4511
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%993115.19/cwt110.00–120.001,1444
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,001145.11/cwt138.00–148.001,4535
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,060155.66/cwt155.00–157.001,6503
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,091134.24/cwt132.00–137.001,4655
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237162.13/cwt159.00–168.002,00612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,328174.21/cwt170.00–180.002,3148
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 17701,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 17851,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18102,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0502,424.40/head2,400.00–2,450.002,4242
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19402,189.36/head1,800.00–2,600.002,1892

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.