Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. Demand was moderate and quality was mostly plain with only a few attractive offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.06/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$125.06

90 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$18.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.18

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	129.64	612	44
Medium and Large 1-2	585	127.00	744	11thin
Medium and Large 2	425	121.16	515	26
Medium and Large 3	427	111.51	477	9thin

One grade step is worth $18.13/cwt here — about $135 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 sale90 hd

125.06

—

MS average13 barns · 1,249 hd

123.87

+1.18

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	1,598	84.50	1,350	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	55.48	628	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	47.97	493	16

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	117.66/cwt	117.00–118.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	116.68/cwt	115.00–120.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	841	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	127.26/cwt	123.00–129.00	653	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	120.22/cwt	120.00–122.00	680	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	129.13/cwt	127.00–130.00	567	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	130.37/cwt	127.00–133.00	499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	127.72/cwt	125.00–130.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	115.45/cwt	113.00–118.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	134.97/cwt	131.00–139.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	320	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	131.45/cwt	127.00–137.00	493	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	115.04/cwt	111.00–120.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	412	125.17/cwt	119.00–131.00	516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	140.91/cwt	136.00–146.00	395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	124.22/cwt	119.00–128.00	709	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	136.89/cwt	134.00–144.00	595	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	152.58/cwt	151.00–156.00	571	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	126.53/cwt	120.00–131.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	126.98/cwt	123.00–131.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	288	155.50/cwt	155.00–156.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	137.84/cwt	134.00–144.00	660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	160.11/cwt	157.00–168.00	584	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	134.82/cwt	132.00–137.00	681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	148.35/cwt	147.00–150.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	131.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	160.57/cwt	159.00–162.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	620	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	893	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	47.97/cwt	44.00–51.00	493	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	55.21/cwt	52.00–60.00	623	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	765	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,228	82.54/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,014	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	85.80/cwt	78.50–90.00	1,583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	136.64/cwt	130.00–140.00	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	123.02/cwt	122.00–124.00	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	137.26/cwt	136.00–138.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	136.37/cwt	132.00–141.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	603	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	814	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,021	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	610	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	120.82/cwt	119.00–124.00	828	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	129.66/cwt	127.00–132.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	130.35/cwt	128.00–132.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	143.02/cwt	139.00–145.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	148.68/cwt	148.00–150.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	141.46/cwt	139.00–144.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	108.33/cwt	100.00–116.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	117.97/cwt	117.00–119.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	406	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	120.36/cwt	114.00–126.00	515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	112.02/cwt	109.00–115.00	631	4

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 Aug 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 295Last week 670Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 54Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	117.00–118.00	117.66
3	—	490	115.00–120.00	116.68
1	—	380	125.00	125.00
9	—	317	128.00	128.00
6	—	428	114.00–126.00	120.36
4	—	563	109.00–115.00	112.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	684	123.00	123.00
4	—	413	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	513	123.00–129.00	127.26
9	—	566	120.00–122.00	120.22
9	—	439	127.00–130.00	129.13
5	—	383	127.00–133.00	130.37
4	—	464	125.00–130.00	127.72
2	—	618	113.00–118.00	115.45
2	—	343	131.00–139.00	134.97
2	—	290	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	100.00–116.00	108.33
2	—	363	117.00–119.00	117.97
2	—	290	120.00	120.00
1	—	695	96.00	96.00
1	—	520	106.00	106.00
1	—	470	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	116.00	116.00
1	—	520	118.00	118.00
1	—	325	142.00	142.00
1	—	245	139.00	139.00
4	—	375	127.00–137.00	131.45
3	—	472	111.00–120.00	115.04
3	—	412	119.00–131.00	125.17
2	—	280	136.00–146.00	140.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	571	119.00–128.00	124.22
8	—	435	134.00–144.00	136.89
5	—	374	151.00–156.00	152.58
4	—	524	120.00–131.00	126.53
4	—	480	123.00–131.00	126.98
2	—	288	155.00–156.00	155.50
1	—	815	100.00	100.00
1	—	780	104.00	104.00
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
1	—	320	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	134.00–144.00	137.84
6	—	365	157.00–168.00	160.11
5	—	505	132.00–137.00	134.82
3	—	412	147.00–150.00	148.35
2	—	660	120.00–124.00	122.02
2	—	613	125.00–126.00	125.50
2	—	568	130.00–133.00	131.51
2	—	330	159.00–162.00	160.57
1	—	795	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	130.00–140.00	136.64
2	—	418	124.00–125.00	124.50
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
1	—	480	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	122.00–124.00	123.02
4	—	473	136.00–138.00	137.26
3	—	540	128.50	128.50
2	—	433	132.00–141.00	136.37
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
1	—	655	114.00	114.00
1	—	645	124.00	124.00
1	—	385	153.00	153.00
1	—	295	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	603	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	817	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	412	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	685	119.00–124.00	120.82
3	—	865	112.00	112.00
3	—	633	127.00–132.00	129.66
3	—	555	128.00–132.00	130.35
3	—	475	139.00–145.00	143.02
3	—	412	148.00–150.00	148.68
2	—	705	125.00	125.00
2	—	508	139.00–144.00	141.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,028	44.00–51.00	47.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,129	52.00–60.00	55.21
1	—	1,195	64.00	64.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	80.00–85.00	82.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,845	78.50–90.00	85.80

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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