Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2026-01-21

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Jan 21
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
293 head
▼ 105 vs last sale 398▲ 218 vs year ago 75 · +290.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 50▼ 11 vs year ago 49 · −22.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 16▲ 3 vs year ago 3 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: With wide spread heavy snow and ice forecasted, feeder cattle sold 10.00 to 30.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $373.03/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 13 of 20 comparable sales and sits +17.48 against this barn's trailing median of $355.55.
Average price
$373.03
8 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,972
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$85
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.68
vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1526379.041,9936thin
Medium and Large 2538355.001,9082thin
One grade step is worth $24.04/cwt here — about $85 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 sale8 hd
373.03
—
MS average12 barns · 98 hd
393.71
−20.68
This barn, trailing median20 sales
355.55
+17.48
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—Average1,775181.773,2265thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,455153.982,2402thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,275149.661,9093thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,020135.151,3788thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,420$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)833$1,8132thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)810$1,6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,175$2,1002thin

Every lot

77 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3320306.00/cwt306.00–306.009791
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330464.00/cwt464.00–464.001,5311
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3365340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2411
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430451.62/cwt410.00–472.001,9427
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450378.00/cwt378.00–378.001,7011
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479442.00/cwt442.00–442.002,1174
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480418.00/cwt414.00–422.002,0062
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517411.38/cwt392.00–450.002,1273
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2532370.21/cwt365.00–376.001,9703
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1550402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,2111
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2554382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,1166
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0161
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3565326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,8421
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,9721
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2693348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,4122
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,3071
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2200350.00/cwt350.00–350.007001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245390.00/cwt390.00–390.009561
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3245300.00/cwt300.00–300.007351
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260368.86/cwt350.00–398.009593
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290406.88/cwt400.00–414.001,1802
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315320.29/cwt318.00–322.501,0092
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319437.68/cwt400.00–472.501,3964
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329376.16/cwt357.50–398.001,2389
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360415.94/cwt408.00–428.001,4976
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3366294.33/cwt222.00–328.001,0775
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2367380.78/cwt360.00–394.001,39711
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414385.07/cwt380.00–394.001,5946
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3418338.96/cwt338.00–340.001,4172
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7184
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2436367.74/cwt360.00–373.001,6035
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1453373.18/cwt370.00–380.001,6915
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479357.18/cwt348.00–366.001,7115
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508365.32/cwt360.00–368.001,8563
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513342.01/cwt340.00–344.001,7552
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5121
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9601
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,0691
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,9074
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3200350.00/cwt350.00–350.007001
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220461.76/cwt450.00–472.501,0162
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220381.82/cwt350.00–400.008403
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2255405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,0331
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270473.44/cwt472.00–475.001,2782
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290321.62/cwt300.00–342.509332
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1321457.20/cwt437.50–482.001,46811
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325305.00/cwt305.00–305.009911
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2334518.00/cwt518.00–518.001,7305
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,3541
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375390.74/cwt360.00–416.001,4657
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376455.24/cwt435.00–490.001,7128
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1414455.87/cwt440.00–467.501,8879
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2416472.00/cwt472.00–472.001,9644
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433394.91/cwt382.00–404.001,7105
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467433.19/cwt416.00–450.002,0236
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472366.09/cwt352.00–376.001,7285
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516384.85/cwt376.00–400.001,9865
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0131
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9551
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1612337.98/cwt330.00–342.002,0683
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625329.94/cwt328.00–332.002,0622
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,2011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,575164.26/cwt161.00–168.002,5872
Bulls——1,880187.66/cwt185.00–190.003,5282
Bulls——1,965205.00/cwt205.00–205.004,0281
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%900115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0351
Cows—Lean 85-90%980131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2841
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,046139.20/cwt136.00–142.001,4566
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,7551
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,308151.99/cwt151.00–153.001,9882
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455153.98/cwt153.00–155.002,2402
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18101,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18331,812.61/head1,600.00–2,000.001,8132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4202,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1752,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002

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.