Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold higher 2.00 to 4.00, and slaughter bulls were steady. We had a small run due to days of rain and mostly plain quality of feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.48/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$119.48

32 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$35

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$26.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.66

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	425	134.11	570	8thin
Medium and Large 2	483	118.62	573	15thin
Medium and Large 3	561	107.91	605	9thin

One grade step is worth $26.20/cwt here — about −$35 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 sale32 hd

119.48

—

MS average12 barns · 960 hd

128.14

−8.66

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,505	78.96	1,188	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	59.80	729	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	43.29	423	3thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	138.48/cwt	137.00–140.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	124.48/cwt	121.00–128.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	377	1
Bulls	—	—	2,165	87.33/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	992	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,063	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,234	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	11,970	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	885	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	134.92/cwt	129.00–138.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	759	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	99.96/cwt	95.00–105.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	115.06/cwt	111.00–119.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	124.77/cwt	121.00–130.00	469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	113.63/cwt	108.00–116.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	875	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	110.15/cwt	106.00–114.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	107.97/cwt	107.00–109.00	561	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,515	69.26/cwt	69.00–69.50	1,049	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	57.70/cwt	54.00–62.00	666	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	43.29/cwt	38.00–48.00	423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	135.98/cwt	134.00–138.00	582	6
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,065	73.38/cwt	70.00–77.00	781	3

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc.- Como, MS

Wed Feb 5, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 79Last week 313Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	145.00	145.00
2	—	245	160.00	160.00
2	—	475	137.00–140.00	138.48
2	—	568	121.00–128.00	124.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	114.00	114.00
3	—	417	160.00	160.00
3	—	575	129.00–138.00	134.92
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	498	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	98.00	98.00
2	—	635	95.00–105.00	99.96
1	—	265	120.00	120.00
1	—	875	117.00	117.00
2	—	468	106.00–114.00	110.15
2	—	520	107.00–109.00	107.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
2	—	533	111.00–119.00	115.06
4	—	376	121.00–130.00	124.77
5	—	572	108.00–116.00	113.63
1	—	325	132.00	132.00
1	—	400	128.00	128.00
1	—	480	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	137.00	137.00
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
6	—	428	134.00–138.00	135.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,165	84.00–90.00	87.33
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,065	70.00–77.00	73.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	69.00–69.50	69.26
9	—	1,154	54.00–62.00	57.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	38.00–48.00	43.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,234	970.00	970.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	600.00	600.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc.- Como, MS

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle