Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2019-10-16

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Oct 16
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
295 head
288 vs last sale 583 295 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
41 vs last sale 128 87 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
7 vs last sale 10 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher, feeder steers sold 1.00-4.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold mostly 6.00-14.00 higher. Trade was active with moderate demand on feeders. Quality was average. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.08/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits 88.45 against this barn's trailing median of $211.53.
Average price
$123.08
105 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$607
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$64
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.38
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1479131.1962849
Medium and Large 2505119.2560232
Medium and Large 3506111.6056524
One grade step is worth $19.59/cwt here — about $64 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale105 hd
123.08
MS average13 barns · 818 hd
111.70
+11.38
This barn, trailing median2 sales
211.53
−88.45
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsAverage1,50164.999757thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27345.3757825
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39839.005453thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07637.1740035

Every lot, as filed

51 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1688124.00/cwt124.00–124.008532
SteersMedium and Large 1643121.49/cwt120.00–123.007812
HeifersMedium and Large 3468104.23/cwt100.00–106.004885
HeifersMedium and Large 362697.50/cwt96.00–101.006104
HeifersMedium and Large 2475111.18/cwt104.00–114.005285
HeifersMedium and Large 2557105.00/cwt103.00–107.005853
HeifersMedium and Large 2413111.03/cwt110.00–113.004593
HeifersMedium and Large 2320113.33/cwt113.00–114.003633
HeifersMedium and Large 2660102.00/cwt102.00–102.006732
HeifersMedium and Large 2618106.47/cwt105.00–108.006582
HeifersMedium and Large 2393113.50/cwt113.00–114.004462
HeifersMedium and Large 1537112.16/cwt110.00–115.0060214
HeifersMedium and Large 1488119.54/cwt115.00–121.0058311
HeifersMedium and Large 1423117.41/cwt114.00–122.004978
HeifersMedium and Large 1381119.24/cwt117.00–123.004544
HeifersMedium and Large 1339121.21/cwt116.00–125.004114
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,193919.12/cwt900.00–940.0010,9652
BullsMedium and Large 3473112.47/cwt109.00–115.005326
BullsMedium and Large 3429116.13/cwt110.00–121.004985
SteersMedium and Large 2425125.55/cwt124.00–127.005342
SteersMedium and Large 2800110.00/cwt110.00–110.008802
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1975810.00/cwt810.00–810.007,8981
BullsMedium and Large 1374145.82/cwt142.00–150.005454
BullsMedium and Large 1470137.17/cwt133.00–141.006454
BullsMedium and Large 1324155.73/cwt150.00–166.005055
BullsMedium and Large 1427143.55/cwt140.00–149.0061311
BullsMedium and Large 1517119.89/cwt117.00–125.0062011
BullsMedium and Large 1578115.72/cwt113.00–116.0066914
BullsMedium and Large 2588109.00/cwt108.00–110.006412
BullsMedium and Large 2628105.04/cwt102.00–108.006602
BullsMedium and Large 2718105.98/cwt105.00–107.007612
BullsMedium and Large 2663104.34/cwt102.00–106.006923
BullsMedium and Large 2474120.21/cwt116.00–124.005704
BullsMedium and Large 2325143.25/cwt140.00–147.004665
BullsMedium and Large 2418127.96/cwt123.00–134.005355
BullsMedium and Large 2522114.01/cwt105.00–120.005959
BullsMedium and Large 3310133.51/cwt133.00–134.004142
BullsMedium and Large 3658108.00/cwt108.00–108.007112
BullsMedium and Large 377593.98/cwt93.00–95.007282
BullsMedium and Large 3377119.04/cwt117.00–122.004493
BullsMedium and Large 363598.72/cwt93.00–105.006274
CowsLean 85-90%1,07637.17/cwt30.00–42.0040035
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39839.00/cwt39.00–39.005453
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27345.37/cwt43.00–50.0057825
BullsLight Weight1,24263.79/cwt59.50–70.007923
Bulls1,69565.89/cwt64.50–68.001,1174
SteersMedium and Large 1419144.90/cwt143.00–148.0060710
SteersMedium and Large 1375148.45/cwt146.00–151.005578
SteersMedium and Large 1519128.00/cwt125.00–131.006647
SteersMedium and Large 1458142.00/cwt140.00–145.006503
SteersMedium and Large 1312147.03/cwt144.00–152.004593

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.