Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2026-01-14

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Jan 14
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
398 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 438▼ 269 vs year ago 667 · −40.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 99 vs last sale 149▲ 14 vs year ago 36 · +38.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 13▲ 6 vs year ago 10 · +60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder cattle sold uneven from 7.00 lower to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady. Quality was plain to average and demand was good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $357.81/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 12 of 23 comparable sales and sits −4.23 against this barn's trailing median of $362.04.
Average price
$357.81
26 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,979
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$20.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.56
vs MS average
−55.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558360.812,01316thin
Medium and Large 1556357.001,9864thin
Medium and Large 2538352.451,8955thin
Medium and Large 3540340.001,8361thin
One grade step is worth $20.81/cwt here — about $177 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale26 hd
357.81
—
MS average14 barns · 331 hd
370.38
−12.56
National average188 barns · 26,809 hd
413.48
−55.67
This barn, trailing median23 sales
362.04
−4.23
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—Average1,667181.853,0313thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,295153.791,99216
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,680139.792,3483thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,138139.471,58713

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)1,349$3,6336
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,267$2,8853thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,680$4,6001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,293$3,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,074$3,5204thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8131
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420475.06/cwt462.00–500.001,9954
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2459470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1575
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1464457.84/cwt420.00–472.502,1244
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518424.29/cwt404.00–444.002,1982
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533375.97/cwt370.00–382.002,0042
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2548412.00/cwt412.00–412.002,2586
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,1061
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623345.06/cwt340.00–350.002,1502
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1645368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,3741
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665344.83/cwt334.00–356.002,2932
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,3853
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,5121
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added835346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,88959
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230476.09/cwt450.00–500.001,0952
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1201
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283462.61/cwt445.00–500.001,3094
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330486.44/cwt465.00–520.001,6056
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2541
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,3971
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377441.11/cwt427.50–477.201,6639
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379389.60/cwt364.00–415.001,4775
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420388.24/cwt370.00–400.001,6315
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423433.52/cwt404.00–456.001,83412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440334.00/cwt334.00–334.001,4701
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462412.37/cwt407.50–422.501,9053
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469366.36/cwt357.50–377.501,7184
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523356.09/cwt350.00–364.001,8623
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,0138
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530376.00/cwt376.00–376.001,9931
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8361
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560347.00/cwt346.00–348.001,9432
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565350.66/cwt350.00–352.001,9813
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2589339.61/cwt332.00–344.002,0008
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0791
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added640338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,1634
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added700346.50/cwt346.50–346.502,42670
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785309.00/cwt308.00–310.002,4262
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,039226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,3485
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1243604.18/cwt525.00–685.001,4682
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3270300.00/cwt300.00–300.008101
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1282612.01/cwt550.00–650.001,7263
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1316599.45/cwt555.00–660.001,89412
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328480.23/cwt470.00–490.001,5752
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3340395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3432
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368513.14/cwt450.00–625.001,88812
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380384.00/cwt384.00–384.001,4591
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,7581
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425478.67/cwt450.00–500.002,0349
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6561
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8401
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470450.45/cwt417.50–485.002,1174
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2485468.00/cwt468.00–468.002,2704
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1500384.00/cwt384.00–384.001,9201
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515380.49/cwt366.00–388.001,9605
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520346.02/cwt344.00–348.001,7992
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573350.55/cwt332.00–368.002,0092
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1583404.09/cwt400.00–408.002,3562
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1690356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,4561
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3735286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,1021
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,450164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,3781
Bulls——1,775190.78/cwt172.00–205.003,3862
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,138139.47/cwt130.00–146.001,58713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295153.79/cwt149.00–160.001,99216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,680139.79/cwt132.00–146.002,3483
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 17952,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2672,884.87/head2,650.00–3,000.002,8853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3493,633.20/head3,500.00–3,900.003,6336
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18002,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19802,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2584,278.33/head4,000.00–4,500.004,2782
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2933,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6804,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6001

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.