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Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Apr 29

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

174 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 227▼ 2 vs year ago 176 · −1.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 35▼ 19 vs year ago 61 · −31.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 1▲ 26 vs year ago 9 · +288.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold mostly steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $405.99/cwt on 24 head, up $5.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 23 comparable sales and sits +43.95 against this barn's trailing median of $362.04.

Average price

$405.99

▲ 5.07 vs prior sale

24 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$325

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$84.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.58

vs MS average

−18.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	504	428.00	2,157	14thin
Medium and Large 1	529	392.40	2,075	4thin
Medium and Large 2	530	373.53	1,980	4thin
Medium and Large 3	533	344.00	1,832	2thin

One grade step is worth $84.00/cwt here — about $325 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 sale24 hd

405.99

—

MS average12 barns · 215 hd

399.40

+6.58

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−18.08

This barn, trailing median23 sales

362.04

+43.95

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,950	215.06	4,194	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	163.60	1,999	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	140.12	1,520	7thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$3,618	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$3,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,407	$3,162	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,480	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$2,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$4,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,137	$4,446	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,193	$3,795	8

Every lot

69 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	524.67/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,983	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	500.55/cwt	484.00–525.00	2,077	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	2,200	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	486.44/cwt	484.00–490.00	2,340	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,136	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	2,382	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	433.32/cwt	424.00–438.00	2,474	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	422.19/cwt	400.00–444.00	2,428	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,571	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,635	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	180	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,053	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	880	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,325	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,357	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	519.93/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,742	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,988	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,468	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	454.40/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,908	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	424.71/cwt	382.00–452.00	1,818	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	432.57/cwt	422.00–450.00	2,033	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	399.77/cwt	384.00–418.00	1,935	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	504	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,157	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	372.00/cwt	364.00–380.00	1,879	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,826	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	394.53/cwt	384.00–404.00	2,052	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,142	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	375.05/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,082	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,313	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	332.85/cwt	310.00–370.00	2,060	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,213	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	333.00/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,248	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	603.78/cwt	575.00–630.00	1,298	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	602.02/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,637	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	530.56/cwt	460.00–565.00	1,501	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,449	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	570.03/cwt	535.00–590.00	1,807	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	520.84/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,948	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	486.28/cwt	478.00–495.00	1,848	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	402	521.68/cwt	505.00–535.00	2,097	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	475.74/cwt	474.00–477.50	2,060	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,460	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	471.89/cwt	462.00–482.00	2,218	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	432.96/cwt	426.00–440.00	2,091	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	444.95/cwt	436.00–454.00	2,291	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,124	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	363.08/cwt	350.00–374.00	2,244	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,377	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	350.84/cwt	342.00–360.00	2,501	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,950	215.06/cwt	212.00–218.00	4,194	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	140.12/cwt	129.00–147.00	1,520	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	163.60/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,999	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,023	4,325.73/head	2,500.00–4,900.00	4,326	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,113	3,403.82/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,404	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,220	4,739.14/head	3,900.00–5,100.00	4,739	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,253	4,297.47/head	3,800.00–5,000.00	4,297	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,255	4,090.24/head	4,075.00–4,100.00	4,090	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	3,618.10/head	3,300.00–3,900.00	3,618	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,407	3,162.38/head	2,800.00–3,700.00	3,162	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,480	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc.- Como, MS

Wed Apr 29, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 227Year ago 176

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 35Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 1Year ago 9

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold mostly steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	585.00	585.00
1	250–300	265	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	335	515.00–525.00	519.93
1	350–400	375	530.00	530.00
5	400–450	420	440.00–465.00	454.40
5	450–500	470	422.00–450.00	432.57
3	500–550	520	384.00–404.00	394.53
1	550–600	555	386.00	386.00
1	600–650	625	354.00	354.00
2	650–700	675	330.00–336.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	504	428.00	428.00
6	600–650	607	381.00	381.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	305	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	395	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	428	382.00–452.00	424.71
6	450–500	484	384.00–418.00	399.77
2	500–550	505	364.00–380.00	372.00
2	550–600	555	370.00–380.00	375.05
5	600–650	619	310.00–370.00	332.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	362.50	362.50
1	500–550	510	358.00	358.00
1	550–600	555	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	645	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	515.00–535.00	524.67
3	400–450	415	484.00–525.00	500.55
1	450–500	470	468.00	468.00
1	500–550	520	458.00	458.00
2	550–600	575	400.00–444.00	422.19
1	600–650	615	418.00	418.00
1	750–800	775	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	481	484.00–490.00	486.44
9	550–600	571	424.00–438.00	433.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	490	436.00	436.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	575.00–630.00	603.78
3	250–300	272	590.00–610.00	602.02
3	300–350	317	535.00–590.00	570.03
6	350–400	374	500.00–535.00	520.84
3	400–450	402	505.00–535.00	521.68
2	450–500	470	462.00–482.00	471.89
4	500–550	515	436.00–454.00	444.95
1	550–600	565	376.00	376.00
1	650–700	695	342.00	342.00
2	700–750	713	342.00–360.00	350.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	460.00–565.00	530.56
1	300–350	315	460.00	460.00
2	350–400	380	478.00–495.00	486.28
2	400–450	433	474.00–477.50	475.74
2	450–500	483	426.00–440.00	432.96
4	600–650	618	350.00–374.00	363.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	445	328.00	328.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,085	129.00–147.00	140.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,222	155.00–175.00	163.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,950	212.00–218.00	215.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,113	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,403.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,253	3,800.00–5,000.00	4,297.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,255	4,075.00–4,100.00	4,090.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,220	3,900.00–5,100.00	4,739.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	5,000.00	5,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,023	2,500.00–4,900.00	4,325.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	4,700.00	4,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,125.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,407	2,800.00–3,700.00	3,162.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,265	3,300.00–3,900.00	3,618.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,480	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	3,600.00	3,600.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.