Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2019-10-23

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Oct 23
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
560 head
265 vs last sale 295 560 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
25 vs last sale 87 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
15 vs last sale 3 18 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 steady to 5.00 higher, feeder steers sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower, however, some bigger calves sold 6.00 higher. Feeder bulls were steady. Slaughter cows were steady. Demand was moderate with average trade activity. Quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.78/cwt on 138 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits 84.74 against this barn's trailing median of $211.53.
Average price
$126.78
138 head · 438 lb average
Value per head Derived
$556
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$67
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.14
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1416140.0058338
Medium and Large 2444127.1156557
Medium and Large 3450114.6651543
One grade step is worth $25.34/cwt here — about $67 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 sale138 hd
126.78
MS average13 barns · 669 hd
110.64
+16.14
This barn, trailing median2 sales
211.53
−84.74
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
BullsAverage2,13581.081,7314thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09543.5647711
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06332.3034312

Every lot, as filed

66 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,06332.30/cwt26.00–35.5034312
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09543.56/cwt39.00–50.0047711
Bulls2,13581.08/cwt77.50–85.001,7314
HeifersMedium and Large 1426118.29/cwt114.00–123.005046
HeifersMedium and Large 1363122.66/cwt121.00–124.004456
HeifersMedium and Large 1580121.31/cwt117.00–125.007043
BullsMedium and Large 3425114.12/cwt105.00–120.0048513
BullsMedium and Large 3479118.14/cwt113.00–125.0056611
BullsMedium and Large 3365119.88/cwt110.00–127.004386
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1880736.36/cwt630.00–840.006,4803
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1986731.13/cwt410.00–1,125.007,2099
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,150725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,3381
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1900591.72/cwt530.00–640.005,3252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,003657.88/cwt600.00–710.006,5992
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,035800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,2801
SteersMedium and Large 2568114.31/cwt110.00–120.006493
SteersMedium and Large 2520117.70/cwt112.00–123.006123
SteersMedium and Large 2665116.02/cwt115.00–117.007722
SteersMedium and Large 2610112.00/cwt112.00–112.006832
BullsMedium and Large 2371134.64/cwt129.00–138.0050012
BullsMedium and Large 2328135.38/cwt130.00–141.004448
BullsMedium and Large 2569110.86/cwt109.00–112.006317
BullsMedium and Large 2525115.66/cwt112.00–118.006076
BullsMedium and Large 2470131.44/cwt128.00–134.006186
BullsMedium and Large 2683105.51/cwt105.00–106.007212
BullsMedium and Large 2640107.00/cwt107.00–107.006852
BullsMedium and Large 2280133.50/cwt131.00–136.003742
BullsMedium and Large 1421143.08/cwt140.00–153.0060215
BullsMedium and Large 1518120.02/cwt119.00–122.006225
BullsMedium and Large 1383147.97/cwt144.00–153.005675
BullsMedium and Large 1331148.85/cwt145.00–153.004935
BullsMedium and Large 1460139.37/cwt136.00–146.006413
BullsMedium and Large 1282145.88/cwt144.00–149.004113
BullsMedium and Large 1560117.01/cwt116.00–118.006552
SteersMedium and Large 1770119.00/cwt119.00–119.009161
SteersMedium and Large 1710122.00/cwt122.00–122.008661
HeifersMedium and Large 3431104.91/cwt100.00–109.0045210
HeifersMedium and Large 3370106.82/cwt105.00–109.003956
HeifersMedium and Large 3458108.00/cwt107.00–109.004953
HeifersMedium and Large 360897.47/cwt90.00–105.005932
HeifersMedium and Large 3345108.50/cwt107.00–110.003742
HeifersMedium and Large 2528107.92/cwt104.00–112.0057015
HeifersMedium and Large 2371113.96/cwt110.00–120.0042314
HeifersMedium and Large 2407110.59/cwt110.00–112.004507
HeifersMedium and Large 2463110.81/cwt110.00–112.005135
HeifersMedium and Large 2279119.62/cwt117.00–122.003345
HeifersMedium and Large 2565107.53/cwt105.00–110.006084
HeifersMedium and Large 2622108.64/cwt106.00–112.006763
HeifersMedium and Large 2322117.68/cwt117.00–118.003793
HeifersMedium and Large 1517118.07/cwt115.00–124.0061011
HeifersMedium and Large 1463116.09/cwt114.00–120.005379
HeifersMedium and Large 1322123.69/cwt122.00–125.003987
SteersMedium and Large 2425134.58/cwt131.00–138.005722
SteersMedium and Large 1468138.52/cwt135.00–145.006487
SteersMedium and Large 1559129.19/cwt124.00–133.007225
SteersMedium and Large 1658120.23/cwt118.00–121.007914
SteersMedium and Large 1423142.73/cwt140.00–144.006044
SteersMedium and Large 1617115.00/cwt115.00–115.007103
SteersMedium and Large 1387145.25/cwt141.00–151.005623
SteersMedium and Large 1510135.97/cwt133.00–139.006932
BullsMedium and Large 3524107.25/cwt105.00–109.005624
BullsMedium and Large 3585100.96/cwt90.00–107.005913
BullsMedium and Large 3625103.02/cwt100.00–106.006442
BullsMedium and Large 3338118.99/cwt118.00–120.004022
BullsMedium and Large 3285126.11/cwt120.00–132.003592
BullsMedium and Large 2424132.98/cwt124.00–139.0056412

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.