Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2026-03-11

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Mar 11
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 317 vs last sale 399▲ 82 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 35▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 6▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder cattle and slaughter cattle were not well tested. quality was plain to average and demand was moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $405.46/cwt on 6 head, up $11.76 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 22 of 23 comparable sales and sits +43.42 against this barn's trailing median of $362.04.
Average price
$405.46
▲ 11.76 vs prior sale
6 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,162
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$294
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$65.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.95
vs MS average
−8.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529427.202,2584thin
Medium and Large 2543362.001,9642thin
One grade step is worth $65.20/cwt here — about $294 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 sale6 hd
405.46
—
MS average14 barns · 201 hd
387.51
+17.95
National average182 barns · 10,991 hd
413.78
−8.32
This barn, trailing median23 sales
362.04
+43.42
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average965154.901,4952thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low958134.321,2864thin

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)1,315$3,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,128$3,0673thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$2,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,7001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)790$2,4502thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)600$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,045$3,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,080$2,3251thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$2,2251thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405472.50/cwt472.50–472.501,9141
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427509.54/cwt505.00–516.002,1763
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458480.75/cwt465.00–496.002,2022
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,1241
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510436.18/cwt407.50–466.002,2252
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,2221
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,1131
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,2991
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321482.04/cwt460.00–520.001,5474
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333440.03/cwt435.00–445.001,4653
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372479.24/cwt470.00–485.001,7833
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377432.63/cwt417.50–442.501,6313
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423421.01/cwt402.50–442.001,7814
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432484.30/cwt477.50–492.502,0923
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1485462.08/cwt454.00–470.002,2412
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513430.26/cwt412.00–442.502,2073
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9761
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,9441
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575418.00/cwt418.00–418.002,4041
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1781
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,3941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1185550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,0181
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,5861
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340477.50/cwt477.50–477.501,6241
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368533.60/cwt510.00–547.501,9643
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,6031
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430475.93/cwt470.00–482.002,0462
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469461.36/cwt450.00–490.002,1645
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2495440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1781
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1508436.23/cwt432.50–440.002,2162
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,3171
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2861
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655366.00/cwt366.00–366.002,3971
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%800115.00/cwt115.00–115.009201
Cows—Boner 80-85%965154.90/cwt150.00–161.001,4952
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010140.76/cwt139.00–143.001,4223
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,0802,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1502,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 16001,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17902,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0453,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0852,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1283,066.65/head2,425.00–3,450.003,0673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3153,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501

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.