Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was not enough data to call a trend on feeder steers, feeder heifers sold steady, and feeder bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold steady. Demand was moderate and quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.59/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$116.59

60 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$31.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.02

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	414	124.60	516	25
Medium and Large 1-2	570	112.00	638	5thin
Medium and Large 2	457	111.90	511	28
Medium and Large 3	508	93.49	475	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.11/cwt here — about $41 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 sale60 hd

116.59

—

MS average12 barns · 1,171 hd

112.57

+4.02

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	1,744	86.98	1,517	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,111	57.21	636	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	47.01	480	7thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	794	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	133.59/cwt	131.00–135.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	114.44/cwt	111.00–118.00	650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	151.62/cwt	148.00–162.00	552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	106.97/cwt	104.00–112.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	132.37/cwt	129.00–139.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	152.32/cwt	151.00–154.00	426	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	133.00/cwt	132.00–134.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	93.49/cwt	92.00–95.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	110.32/cwt	104.00–113.00	568	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	109.00/cwt	103.00–113.00	524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	113.02/cwt	110.00–115.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	102.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	128.24/cwt	124.00–135.00	472	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	122.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	515	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	117.25/cwt	115.00–120.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	47.01/cwt	40.00–51.00	480	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	54.81/cwt	50.00–60.00	586	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	68.40/cwt	65.00–73.00	894	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,428	80.13/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,144	2
Bulls	—	—	1,849	89.26/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,650	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	11,421	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	695.30/cwt	680.00–710.00	8,830	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	118.10/cwt	110.00–127.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	136.48/cwt	135.00–138.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	145.47/cwt	143.00–148.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	129.11/cwt	125.00–133.00	491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	143.99/cwt	142.00–145.00	527	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	108.34/cwt	107.00–110.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	92.50/cwt	90.00–95.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	114.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	126.50/cwt	125.00–128.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	141.94/cwt	140.00–144.00	461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	137.64/cwt	131.00–143.00	567	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	128.68/cwt	123.00–135.00	665	6

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 309Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 102Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	150.00	150.00
1	—	235	158.00	158.00
5	—	568	111.00–118.00	114.44
4	—	364	148.00–162.00	151.62
3	—	608	104.00–112.00	106.97
3	—	475	129.00–139.00	132.37
3	—	280	151.00–154.00	152.32
7	—	412	131.00–143.00	137.64
6	—	517	123.00–135.00	128.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	125.00–133.00	129.11
1	—	645	89.00	89.00
1	—	525	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	366	142.00–145.00	143.99
3	—	567	107.00–110.00	108.34
2	—	720	90.00–95.00	92.50
2	—	483	110.00–120.00	114.97
2	—	440	125.00–128.00	126.50
2	—	325	140.00–144.00	141.94
2	—	245	144.00–145.00	144.50
1	—	670	97.00	97.00
1	—	610	107.00	107.00
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	670	118.50	118.50
3	—	835	99.00	99.00
3	—	610	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	131.00–135.00	133.59
2	—	765	107.00	107.00
2	—	553	128.00	128.00
2	—	533	132.00–134.00	133.00
1	—	620	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	101.00	101.00
1	—	485	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	472	110.00–127.00	118.10
2	—	430	135.00–138.00	136.48
2	—	385	143.00–148.00	145.47
1	—	650	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	92.00–95.00	93.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	515	104.00–113.00	110.32
6	—	481	103.00–113.00	109.00
4	—	419	110.00–115.00	113.02
3	—	370	120.00	120.00
2	—	568	100.00–105.00	102.53
1	—	330	122.00	122.00
1	—	275	121.00	121.00
1	—	230	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	368	124.00–135.00	128.24
7	—	422	120.00–126.00	122.00
4	—	474	115.00–120.00	117.25
2	—	340	130.00–132.00	130.99
1	—	665	109.00	109.00
1	—	580	121.00	121.00
1	—	285	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,020	40.00–51.00	47.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,069	50.00–60.00	54.81
3	—	1,307	65.00–73.00	68.40
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	75.00–85.00	80.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,849	83.00–94.00	89.26

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	—	1,215	940.00	940.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,270	680.00–710.00	695.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	860.00	860.00

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