Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2026-09-23

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Sep 23
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
217 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 169▼ 34 vs year ago 251 · −13.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 32▲ 35 vs year ago 26 · +134.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 4▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder bulls sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Quality was mostly attractive 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 $357.79/cwt on 21 head, up $4.48 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 20 comparable sales and sits +2.24 against this barn's trailing median of $355.55.
Average price
$357.79
▲ 4.48 vs prior sale
21 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,981
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$36
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$19.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.38
vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541367.701,98710thin
Medium and Large 2525350.271,8393thin
Medium and Large 1-2581348.232,0238thin
One grade step is worth $19.47/cwt here — about −$36 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 sale21 hd
357.79
—
MS average14 barns · 158 hd
352.41
+5.38
This barn, trailing median20 sales
355.55
+2.24
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—Average1,618176.842,8627thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,271141.221,79510
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,089122.691,33710

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$2,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$3,7501thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1328480.34/cwt454.00–504.001,5762
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426456.00/cwt456.00–456.001,9435
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428454.00/cwt454.00–454.001,9432
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7551
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473432.48/cwt422.00–442.002,0462
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526404.45/cwt386.00–422.002,1275
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535369.26/cwt360.00–384.001,9763
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9431
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560374.67/cwt372.00–376.002,0983
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629345.32/cwt336.00–362.002,1726
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658342.90/cwt327.00–354.002,2563
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2081
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715324.64/cwt322.00–328.002,3213
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2980248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,4301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1200493.00/cwt485.00–501.009862
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255360.00/cwt360.00–360.009181
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1317474.71/cwt452.00–500.001,5053
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1353432.09/cwt420.00–444.001,5252
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374373.40/cwt360.00–386.001,3974
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418353.35/cwt332.00–374.001,4773
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429423.76/cwt404.00–438.001,8185
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473331.56/cwt320.00–344.001,5682
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480412.00/cwt412.00–412.001,9781
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,6881
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510374.01/cwt364.00–380.001,9073
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530337.90/cwt330.00–344.001,7913
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573325.11/cwt320.00–330.001,8632
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576332.74/cwt326.00–340.001,9175
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621329.42/cwt324.00–336.002,0464
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633293.14/cwt286.00–300.001,8562
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672307.78/cwt300.00–312.002,0683
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,0791
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,0591
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713302.52/cwt290.00–316.002,1573
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1188557.47/cwt555.00–560.001,0482
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220415.00/cwt415.00–415.009131
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1240495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,1881
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1266531.21/cwt500.00–570.001,4136
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,3821
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328466.40/cwt458.00–478.001,5303
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335531.97/cwt484.00–570.001,7824
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2363395.37/cwt376.00–415.001,4352
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375479.97/cwt432.00–534.001,80011
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415450.41/cwt434.00–472.001,8697
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5661
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478414.37/cwt400.00–440.001,98110
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478359.24/cwt344.00–380.001,7173
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1508388.42/cwt380.00–396.001,9735
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525350.27/cwt336.00–358.001,8393
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573346.97/cwt338.00–356.001,9885
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2581348.23/cwt345.00–354.002,0238
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610333.76/cwt331.00–337.002,0364
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,0511
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670319.25/cwt311.00–328.002,1392
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2673321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,1602
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5541
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,1381
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,2431
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,8451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,505155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,3331
Bulls——1,637180.48/cwt174.00–187.002,9546
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,086125.77/cwt117.00–130.001,3669
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0641
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,8902
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274139.03/cwt131.00–144.001,7718
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2253,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1752,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501

How this sale compares

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.