Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold lower 4.00 to 9.00, and feeder bulls sold lower 4.00 to 10.00. Slaughter cows sold higher 1.00 to 2.00. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $116.64/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −94.89 against this barn's trailing median of $211.53.

Average price

$116.64

64 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$10.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.48

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	119.94	578	35
Medium and Large 2	454	114.29	519	20
Medium and Large 3	403	109.00	439	9thin

One grade step is worth $10.94/cwt here — about $138 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 sale64 hd

116.64

—

MS average13 barns · 855 hd

112.16

+4.48

This barn, trailing median2 sales

211.53

−94.89

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	1,520	72.00	1,094	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	46.01	577	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	36.15	388	7thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	335	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	134.63/cwt	131.00–137.00	522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	118.96/cwt	117.00–125.00	556	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	111.88/cwt	107.00–118.00	576	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	110.52/cwt	106.00–115.00	624	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	129.62/cwt	123.00–135.00	541	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	115.69/cwt	114.00–117.00	508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	109.99/cwt	108.00–112.00	564	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	128.50/cwt	123.00–134.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	107.49/cwt	106.00–109.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	99.98/cwt	99.00–101.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	115.45/cwt	113.00–118.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	122.66/cwt	118.00–126.00	396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	122.25/cwt	120.00–126.00	468	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	118.78/cwt	115.00–121.00	513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	414	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	36.15/cwt	31.00–39.00	388	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	46.01/cwt	40.00–51.00	577	20
Bulls	—	—	1,520	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	88.99/cwt	88.00–90.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	95.04/cwt	91.00–99.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	95.42/cwt	94.00–100.00	413	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	105.98/cwt	105.00–108.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	107.95/cwt	105.00–111.00	446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	108.96/cwt	108.00–112.00	460	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	111.57/cwt	107.00–116.00	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	101.96/cwt	100.00–104.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	347	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	128.76/cwt	118.00–134.00	487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	586	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	120.28/cwt	119.00–123.00	640	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 Oct 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 175Last week 518Year ago 560

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 76Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	138.00	138.00
1	—	730	99.00	99.00
2	—	615	100.00–102.00	101.02
3	—	388	131.00–137.00	134.63
5	—	467	117.00–125.00	118.96
6	—	515	107.00–118.00	111.88
6	—	565	106.00–115.00	110.52
11	—	417	123.00–135.00	129.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	126.00	126.00
2	—	490	109.00–110.00	109.50
2	—	518	99.00–101.00	99.98
5	—	432	115.00–121.00	118.78
2	—	670	88.00–90.00	88.99
2	—	570	91.00–99.00	95.04
1	—	215	135.00	135.00
5	—	378	118.00–134.00	128.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	92.00	92.00
4	—	422	108.00–112.00	108.96
2	—	380	115.00	115.00
2	—	335	107.00–116.00	111.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	132.00	132.00
1	—	550	116.00	116.00
1	—	650	113.00	113.00
2	—	490	123.00–134.00	128.50
3	—	532	119.00–123.00	120.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	125.00	125.00
2	—	473	119.00	119.00
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	437	134.00	134.00
4	—	555	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	439	114.00–117.00	115.69
6	—	513	108.00–112.00	109.99
2	—	558	106.00–109.00	107.49
2	—	460	113.00–118.00	115.45
3	—	323	118.00–126.00	122.66
4	—	383	120.00–126.00	122.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	109.00–110.00	109.50
3	—	468	105.00–108.00	105.98
2	—	413	105.00–111.00	107.95
2	—	520	100.00–104.00	101.96
1	—	670	95.00	95.00
2	—	315	110.00	110.00
2	—	570	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	94.00–100.00	95.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,073	31.00–39.00	36.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,253	40.00–51.00	46.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	72.00	72.00

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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