Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly and feeder heifers sold steady to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate and quality was average to plain.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.73/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$117.73

98 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$534

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$12.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.31

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	417	121.20	505	40
Medium and Large 1-2	515	120.67	622	24
Medium and Large 2	462	112.57	520	25
Medium and Large 3	428	108.78	466	9thin

One grade step is worth $12.42/cwt here — about $39 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 sale98 hd

117.73

—

MS average11 barns · 578 hd

116.41

+1.31

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	1,438	80.26	1,154	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,036	52.15	540	11

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	362	147.15/cwt	143.00–150.00	533	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	139.24/cwt	135.00–144.00	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	116.63/cwt	115.00–119.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	160.77/cwt	155.00–167.00	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	139.95/cwt	137.00–143.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	122.50/cwt	119.50–130.50	783	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	683	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	154.59/cwt	150.00–163.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	143.42/cwt	140.00–147.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	107.41/cwt	106.00–109.00	518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	114.41/cwt	112.00–116.00	502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	115.00/cwt	113.00–116.00	421	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	112.27/cwt	110.00–113.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	110.69/cwt	108.00–112.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	122.04/cwt	118.00–126.00	272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	682	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	114.09/cwt	113.00–117.00	601	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	124.63/cwt	120.00–132.00	464	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,009	49.46/cwt	45.00–56.00	499	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	59.32/cwt	58.00–60.00	657	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,342	76.74/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,030	3
Bulls	—	—	1,583	85.54/cwt	84.50–86.50	1,354	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,236	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	118.51/cwt	118.00–119.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	133.96/cwt	131.00–137.00	489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	111.94/cwt	105.00–119.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	125.66/cwt	123.00–129.00	410	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	116.96/cwt	114.00–120.00	551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	130.04/cwt	128.00–133.00	364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	289	132.94/cwt	130.00–138.00	384	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	123.35/cwt	120.00–128.00	592	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	128.96/cwt	125.00–132.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	136.30/cwt	130.00–141.00	512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	111.26/cwt	109.00–115.00	586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	101.50/cwt	100.00–103.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	145.53/cwt	141.00–150.00	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	323	1

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 Apr 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 241Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	362	143.00–150.00	147.15
4	—	418	135.00–144.00	139.24
3	—	568	115.00–119.00	116.63
3	—	315	155.00–167.00	160.77
2	—	518	126.00	126.00
2	—	463	137.00–143.00	139.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	289	130.00–138.00	132.94
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
1	—	350	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	120.00–128.00	123.35
4	—	423	125.00–132.00	128.96
4	—	376	130.00–141.00	136.30
3	—	527	109.00–115.00	111.26
2	—	670	100.00–103.00	101.50
2	—	328	141.00–150.00	145.53
1	—	605	108.00	108.00
1	—	215	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	119.00	119.00
1	—	350	147.00	147.00
2	—	605	105.00–119.00	111.94
2	—	495	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	639	119.50–130.50	122.50
8	—	508	134.50	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	150.00–163.00	154.59
2	—	430	140.00–147.00	143.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	111.00	111.00
2	—	455	118.00–119.00	118.51
2	—	365	131.00–137.00	133.96
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	482	106.00–109.00	107.41
2	—	388	105.00–110.00	107.48
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
1	—	270	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	439	112.00–116.00	114.41
5	—	366	113.00–116.00	115.00
4	—	470	110.00–113.00	112.27
3	—	625	105.00	105.00
3	—	518	108.00–112.00	110.69
2	—	553	110.00–111.00	110.50
2	—	223	118.00–126.00	122.04
1	—	660	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	585	116.50	116.50
4	—	504	121.50	121.50
4	—	480	117.00	117.00
4	—	352	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	527	113.00–117.00	114.09
10	—	372	120.00–132.00	124.63
7	—	326	123.00–129.00	125.66
5	—	471	114.00–120.00	116.96
3	—	280	128.00–133.00	130.04
2	—	438	119.00–121.00	119.99
1	—	565	114.00	114.00
1	—	245	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,009	45.00–56.00	49.46
3	—	1,107	58.00–60.00	59.32
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,342	73.00–80.00	76.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	84.50–86.50	85.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	750.00	750.00

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