Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2026-07-15

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Jul 15
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
163 head
▼ 142 vs last sale 305▼ 109 vs year ago 272 · −40.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 48▲ 1 vs year ago 25 · +4.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 10▲ 2 vs year ago 2 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold mostly 8.00 to 16.00 lower Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. 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 $365.17/cwt on 7 head, down $30.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 23 comparable sales and sits +3.13 against this barn's trailing median of $362.04.
Average price
$365.17
▼ 30.37 vs prior sale
7 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,004
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$43
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.76
vs MS average
−30.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537375.542,0154thin
Medium and Large 2558357.001,9902thin
Medium and Large 3580340.001,9721thin
One grade step is worth $35.54/cwt here — about $43 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale7 hd
365.17
—
MS average14 barns · 295 hd
388.93
−23.76
National average163 barns · 8,583 hd
396.05
−30.88
This barn, trailing median23 sales
362.04
+3.13
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—Average1,733208.083,6064thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,209160.171,9369thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average956133.801,2795thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,405$3,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$2,5251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)785$1,3001thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1210550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,1551
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255566.00/cwt566.00–566.001,4431
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6901
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2382442.93/cwt430.00–450.001,6923
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390487.50/cwt487.50–487.501,9011
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9351
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1440465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0461
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475430.69/cwt430.00–432.002,0463
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1500410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,9161
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1281
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1595390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3211
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3181
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630355.95/cwt354.00–358.002,2422
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,3761
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1683356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,4312
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,5101
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3778308.99/cwt308.00–310.002,4042
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,0011
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1233538.61/cwt535.00–542.001,2552
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,3581
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331480.10/cwt447.50–517.501,5894
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2401
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383509.58/cwt467.50–534.001,9524
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7941
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419407.00/cwt400.00–424.001,7059
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430448.67/cwt436.00–460.001,9293
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430364.00/cwt364.00–364.001,5651
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460441.74/cwt432.00–454.002,0325
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465478.45/cwt420.00–516.002,2258
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472414.99/cwt400.00–432.501,9593
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3478376.06/cwt372.00–380.001,7982
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527377.39/cwt370.00–390.001,9893
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9081
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0911
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,0751
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3580340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9721
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1701
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3635326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,0701
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3780288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,2461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,2651
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275462.98/cwt444.00–480.001,2732
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278552.04/cwt495.00–610.001,5357
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3310390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2091
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323482.25/cwt450.00–515.001,5582
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3901
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3350362.50/cwt355.00–370.001,2692
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365495.77/cwt476.00–515.001,8102
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2369450.60/cwt430.00–468.001,6638
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1403476.02/cwt472.00–480.001,9182
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3410408.00/cwt408.00–408.001,6731
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9141
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1453442.49/cwt441.00–444.002,0042
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468420.07/cwt406.00–435.001,9666
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,7661
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515412.78/cwt408.00–420.002,1265
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522386.00/cwt374.00–398.002,0153
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2601
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,2261
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2231
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655336.00/cwt334.00–338.002,2012
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,3661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,493203.06/cwt202.00–204.003,0322
Bulls——1,973213.10/cwt205.00–220.004,2042
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%895122.21/cwt115.00–130.001,0942
Cows—Lean 85-90%997141.53/cwt132.00–150.001,4113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209160.17/cwt152.00–171.001,9369
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 17851,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1452,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4053,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501

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.