Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2026-07-29

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Jul 29
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
93 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 129▲ 6 vs year ago 87 · +6.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 132 vs last sale 146▼ 14 vs year ago 28 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was not enough data for an accurate comparison on feeder cattle, however, a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 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 $326.54/cwt on 11 head, down $69.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 23 comparable sales and sits −35.50 against this barn's trailing median of $362.04.
Average price
$326.54
▼ 69.00 vs prior sale
11 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,800
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$203
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$41.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−27.47
vs MS average
−33.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553341.921,8925thin
Medium and Large 2543320.581,7414thin
Medium and Large 3563300.001,6892thin
One grade step is worth $41.92/cwt here — about $203 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 sale11 hd
326.54
—
MS average14 barns · 263 hd
354.01
−27.47
National average152 barns · 4,754 hd
360.52
−33.98
This barn, trailing median23 sales
362.04
−35.50
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—Average1,880215.004,0421thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,232170.382,09910
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,252150.551,8853thin

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285403.00/cwt403.00–403.001,1491
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3355320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1361
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4041
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445384.00/cwt384.00–384.001,7091
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5751
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505352.00/cwt350.00–354.001,7782
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525370.88/cwt360.00–378.001,9473
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563358.45/cwt355.00–362.002,0182
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,9761
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1881
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1683340.56/cwt335.00–346.002,3262
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1795312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,4801
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,5121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240360.00/cwt360.00–360.008641
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,1001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345432.00/cwt420.00–444.001,4902
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377420.58/cwt410.00–432.001,5863
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430378.00/cwt378.00–378.001,6251
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3478323.70/cwt304.00–342.001,5472
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485366.00/cwt366.00–366.001,7751
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510364.12/cwt358.00–370.001,8572
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518326.08/cwt310.00–342.001,6892
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3563300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6892
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568315.07/cwt310.00–320.001,7902
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1582327.12/cwt320.00–342.001,9043
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8151
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,1474
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,1841
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670292.93/cwt290.00–296.001,9632
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1001
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,2321
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3780260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0281
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1345448.00/cwt448.00–448.001,5461
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363431.28/cwt421.00–442.001,5662
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0641
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1437413.94/cwt406.00–420.001,8093
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450386.00/cwt386.00–386.001,7371
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1540360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9441
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1583344.45/cwt330.00–360.002,0083
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621328.02/cwt312.00–344.002,0374
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1941
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,2681
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1785364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,8571
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 3820281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,3041
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 3905252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,2811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,880215.00/cwt215.00–215.004,0421
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,108178.42/cwt178.00–179.001,9772
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,252150.55/cwt142.00–157.001,8853
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263168.37/cwt161.00–175.002,1278

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.