Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2026-09-30

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Sep 30
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
330 head
▲ 113 vs last sale 217▲ 79 vs year ago 251 · +31.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 61▼ 10 vs year ago 64 · −15.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 2▲ 0 vs year ago 5 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold steady to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 10.00 lower. Quality was 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 $353.55/cwt on 22 head, down $30.12 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 15 comparable sales and sits −30.24 against this barn's trailing median of $383.80.
Average price
$353.55
▼ 30.12 vs prior sale
22 head · 573 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,027
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$101
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$53.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.11
vs MS average
−61.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500381.001,9052thin
Medium and Large 1-2586354.842,07917thin
Medium and Large 2550327.971,8043thin
One grade step is worth $53.03/cwt here — about $101 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale22 hd
353.55
—
MS average13 barns · 352 hd
374.66
−21.11
National average184 barns · 17,632 hd
414.66
−61.11
This barn, trailing median15 sales
383.80
−30.24
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

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—Average1,517166.552,5274thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,216130.861,59216
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,770115.002,0361thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,104110.211,2179thin

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)1,010$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,203$2,2492thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)960$1,5501thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383461.24/cwt460.00–462.501,7672
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8983
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485413.95/cwt410.00–418.002,0083
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495371.00/cwt366.00–376.001,8362
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1500381.00/cwt372.00–390.001,9052
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540334.00/cwt334.00–334.001,8041
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555324.95/cwt320.00–330.001,8032
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586354.84/cwt350.00–362.002,07917
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,9001
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616341.47/cwt338.00–350.002,1034
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673327.70/cwt319.00–337.002,2052
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,1491
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1704322.99/cwt318.00–334.002,2744
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,4244
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added785326.25/cwt326.25–326.252,56163
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1938268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,5142
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1233526.00/cwt526.00–526.001,2262
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1881
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335432.78/cwt418.00–448.001,4502
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376401.14/cwt394.00–406.001,5085
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376361.82/cwt342.00–380.001,3605
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1403419.05/cwt414.00–425.001,6893
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3331
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433357.77/cwt328.00–388.001,5493
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468389.64/cwt380.00–404.001,8245
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475346.11/cwt336.00–368.001,6448
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3495272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,3461
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1500358.00/cwt350.00–366.001,7902
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535339.02/cwt338.00–340.001,8142
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2543340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8466
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6651
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565332.92/cwt330.00–336.001,8812
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,5731
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2617288.57/cwt280.00–300.001,7803
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628315.47/cwt310.00–322.001,9817
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1690298.00/cwt298.00–298.002,0561
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,0451
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,1741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230424.00/cwt424.00–424.009751
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235507.50/cwt507.50–507.501,1931
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270490.63/cwt442.50–550.001,3255
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328485.98/cwt470.00–500.001,5944
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345378.00/cwt378.00–378.001,3041
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368382.99/cwt382.00–384.001,4092
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374459.44/cwt424.00–498.001,7187
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3400352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,4081
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2412381.17/cwt360.00–394.001,5705
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426421.67/cwt390.00–440.001,7969
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465414.29/cwt394.00–430.001,9266
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478371.97/cwt368.00–378.001,7783
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3483323.98/cwt312.00–342.001,5653
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1500384.67/cwt378.00–394.001,9233
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530339.43/cwt318.00–366.001,7993
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568325.27/cwt320.00–335.001,8486
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570343.27/cwt340.00–350.001,9573
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3573286.96/cwt286.00–288.001,6442
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605337.24/cwt320.00–354.002,0403
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2631311.01/cwt306.00–316.001,9624
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666313.81/cwt303.00–320.002,0906
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,1271
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1716295.46/cwt292.00–300.002,1154
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2728290.01/cwt288.00–292.002,1112
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,470150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,2051
Bulls——1,533172.06/cwt163.00–178.002,6383
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03584.92/cwt80.00–91.008792
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,124117.43/cwt102.00–127.001,3207
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,212133.69/cwt130.00–139.001,62013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235118.57/cwt115.00–121.001,4643
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,770115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,0361
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0102,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2032,249.27/head2,200.00–2,300.002,2492
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19601,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0503,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001

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.