Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2026-03-18

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Mar 18
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
136 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 82▼ 76 vs year ago 212 · −35.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 10▼ 28 vs year ago 62 · −45.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 12▼ 11 vs year ago 24 · −45.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was 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 $402.28/cwt on 16 head, up $8.57 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 20 of 23 comparable sales and sits +40.24 against this barn's trailing median of $362.04.
Average price
$402.28
▲ 8.57 vs prior sale
16 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,175
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$115
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$45.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.02
vs MS average
−13.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532413.612,20012thin
Medium and Large 2566368.282,0854thin
One grade step is worth $45.33/cwt here — about $115 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 sale16 hd
402.28
—
MS average12 barns · 153 hd
398.25
+4.02
National average164 barns · 8,069 hd
416.12
−13.84
This barn, trailing median23 sales
362.04
+40.24
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—Average2,127184.063,9144thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,185150.041,77816
CowsLean 85-90%Low975127.401,2437thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$3,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,265$5,0751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,112$4,8025
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,258$4,6983thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,185$4,4501thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$2,3751thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365577.40/cwt535.00–625.002,1085
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435507.85/cwt502.50–515.002,2093
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470504.87/cwt486.00–520.002,3735
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523467.30/cwt442.00–510.002,4443
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2791
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2201
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605418.00/cwt418.00–418.002,5291
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,5761
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315511.43/cwt480.00–530.001,6113
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330467.50/cwt467.50–467.501,5431
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370490.75/cwt475.00–520.001,8165
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390454.58/cwt435.00–466.001,7734
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425456.59/cwt444.00–472.501,9415
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431446.28/cwt445.00–447.501,9234
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476444.66/cwt437.50–452.002,1174
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2486415.80/cwt392.00–430.002,0214
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513424.09/cwt416.00–447.502,1768
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1001
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570392.65/cwt380.00–397.502,2384
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580357.70/cwt336.00–370.002,0753
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,3521
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,5101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2215500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0751
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1234579.40/cwt550.00–645.001,3565
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1258627.77/cwt600.00–655.001,6202
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328565.24/cwt532.50–580.001,8546
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330490.24/cwt465.00–514.001,6182
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1385514.38/cwt500.00–525.001,9803
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410464.51/cwt445.00–485.001,9042
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417512.03/cwt492.50–532.502,1356
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450497.25/cwt492.00–502.502,2382
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515456.84/cwt432.50–472.502,3534
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540432.00/cwt432.00–432.002,3331
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3731
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1633419.88/cwt410.00–430.002,6582
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1685380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,6031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——2,110191.19/cwt183.00–201.004,0342
Bulls——2,143176.93/cwt172.00–183.003,7922
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%870110.00/cwt110.00–110.009571
Cows—Lean 85-90%993130.30/cwt121.00–145.001,2946
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185150.04/cwt143.00–162.001,77816
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0334,637.10/head3,750.00–5,000.004,6373
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1854,450.00/head4,450.00–4,450.004,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2305,050.00/head5,050.00–5,050.005,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2584,697.68/head3,950.00–5,150.004,6983
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2655,075.00/head5,075.00–5,075.005,0751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0503,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1752,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1902,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751

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.