Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2026-07-22

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Jul 22
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
129 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 163▼ 18 vs year ago 147 · −12.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▲ 120 vs last sale 26▲ 94 vs year ago 52 · +180.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 4▲ 4 vs year ago 1 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder cattle sold from 4.00 to 25.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold from 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Quality was plain to average and demand was moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $372.37/cwt on 7 head, down $55.90 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 15 comparable sales and sits −11.43 against this barn's trailing median of $383.80.
Average price
$372.37
▼ 55.90 vs prior sale
7 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,038
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−60.70
vs MS average
−46.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552382.932,1124thin
Medium and Large 2542358.281,9413thin
One grade step is worth $24.65/cwt here — about $171 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
372.37
—
MS average11 barns · 458 hd
433.06
−60.70
National average142 barns · 5,313 hd
419.04
−46.67
This barn, trailing median15 sales
383.80
−11.43
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

15 sales
467423379335median 383.8004/0105/2008/0509/2310/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $452.95, low $349.01, median $383.80 across 15 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—Average1,690214.853,6313thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,188176.692,09967
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,058148.261,5699thin

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)1,200$2,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$2,7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)915$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)500$2,1001thin

Every lot

52 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275497.00/cwt497.00–497.001,3671
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,6861
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,8601
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455447.25/cwt445.00–449.002,0354
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458449.00/cwt449.00–449.002,0563
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8621
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520361.42/cwt350.00–372.001,8792
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528378.00/cwt378.00–378.001,9962
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575387.86/cwt380.00–396.002,2302
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,0591
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,0481
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3291
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5501
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added760345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,62266
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275476.14/cwt470.00–482.501,3092
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319454.68/cwt447.50–464.001,4504
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4602
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367441.10/cwt410.00–460.001,6196
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429380.02/cwt370.00–386.001,6305
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4191
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460348.77/cwt328.00–370.001,6042
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,6181
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1488363.91/cwt358.00–370.001,7762
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1500364.00/cwt364.00–364.001,8201
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7681
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555366.05/cwt360.00–372.002,0322
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,9941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,2491
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1282510.80/cwt495.00–540.001,4403
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,4461
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1333443.39/cwt405.00–465.001,4766
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340386.00/cwt386.00–386.001,3121
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360386.00/cwt386.00–386.001,3901
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374446.51/cwt432.00–465.001,6708
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3410320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3121
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416442.49/cwt432.50–450.001,84110
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1466420.42/cwt414.00–428.001,9595
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485389.97/cwt386.00–394.001,8913
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3495300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4851
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1545380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0711
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0701
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1633346.41/cwt332.50–360.002,1932
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,690214.85/cwt208.00–230.003,6313
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058148.26/cwt134.00–153.001,5699
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168169.86/cwt157.00–177.001,98435
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210184.15/cwt179.00–191.002,22832
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 15002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19153,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19152,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19952,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001

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.