Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2026-03-25

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Mar 25
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
260 head
▲ 124 vs last sale 136▲ 77 vs year ago 183 · +42.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 34▼ 32 vs year ago 53 · −60.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 13▲ 8 vs year ago 5 · +160.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $410.42/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 15 of 20 comparable sales and sits +54.87 against this barn's trailing median of $355.55.
Average price
$410.42
15 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,200
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$548
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$98.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.70
vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536428.822,29710thin
Medium and Large 2539384.542,0714thin
Medium and Large 3530330.001,7491thin
One grade step is worth $98.82/cwt here — about $548 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale15 hd
410.42
—
MS average12 barns · 106 hd
423.12
−12.70
This barn, trailing median20 sales
355.55
+54.87
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—High1,417192.362,7253thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,178157.251,8538thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low932139.811,3033thin

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)1,260$3,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,170$2,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$2,7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$2,4501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)720$2,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$3,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)850$2,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)842$2,4205

Every lot

78 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,8041
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,7391
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373474.83/cwt470.00–480.001,7712
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383517.45/cwt510.00–525.001,9822
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2408442.42/cwt430.00–455.001,8052
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,1094
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1445515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,2921
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476461.06/cwt438.00–475.002,1954
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2500480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,4004
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1553453.45/cwt442.00–465.002,5082
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613394.82/cwt386.00–404.002,4202
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4851
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1745354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,6371
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2212425.00/cwt425.00–425.009013
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,2151
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225385.00/cwt385.00–385.008661
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2277460.66/cwt400.00–495.001,2763
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280338.17/cwt300.00–375.009472
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325541.17/cwt535.00–555.001,7594
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4301
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370487.60/cwt450.00–520.001,8044
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2393423.74/cwt422.50–425.001,6652
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3395355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4021
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416466.32/cwt445.00–480.001,9405
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422406.74/cwt400.00–415.001,7163
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3445370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6471
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1459427.43/cwt410.00–440.001,9624
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7581
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3513335.37/cwt320.00–350.001,7202
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520385.63/cwt375.00–402.502,0053
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522370.10/cwt364.00–374.001,9323
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578353.72/cwt340.00–366.002,0455
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,1231
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630330.68/cwt316.00–348.002,0833
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,3501
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2688309.96/cwt300.00–320.002,1332
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,4821
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220735.00/cwt735.00–735.001,6171
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,1281
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275601.36/cwt555.00–655.001,6542
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,5781
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323499.50/cwt425.00–535.001,6135
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325543.18/cwt535.00–550.001,7653
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370536.40/cwt500.00–560.001,98511
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378489.57/cwt415.00–535.001,8516
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1414505.91/cwt488.00–545.002,09411
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428463.73/cwt450.00–480.001,9856
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477471.99/cwt448.00–490.002,2516
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483415.13/cwt380.00–437.502,0056
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521442.21/cwt412.50–475.002,3047
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523382.72/cwt360.00–407.502,0023
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7491
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570397.57/cwt392.00–405.002,2663
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2821
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610382.90/cwt374.00–390.002,3363
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2638346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,2072
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,1521
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,5141
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705343.33/cwt336.00–350.002,4203
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720350.04/cwt348.00–352.002,5202
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765320.91/cwt314.00–328.002,4552
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,245183.04/cwt182.00–184.002,2792
Bulls——1,760211.00/cwt211.00–211.003,7141
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%900150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3501
Cows—Lean 85-90%948134.72/cwt131.00–139.001,2772
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,110151.52/cwt150.00–153.001,6822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201159.16/cwt156.00–164.001,9126
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17202,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18452,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1702,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2052,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2603,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18102,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18502,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19503,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001

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.