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Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Mar 31
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
468 head
3 vs last sale 465 227 vs year ago 241 · +94.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
19 vs last sale 36 23 vs year ago 32 · +71.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
30 vs last sale 7 29 vs year ago 8 · +362.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold mostly 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Quality was mostly plain to average, and demand was high.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.39/cwt on 169 head.
Average price
$127.39
169 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$650
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$132
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.46
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1485133.4964791
Medium and Large 2429125.4253836
Medium and Large 1-2732118.3386627
Medium and Large 3462111.3451515thin
One grade step is worth $22.15/cwt here — about $132 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 sale169 hd
127.39
MS average13 barns · 966 hd
131.84
−4.46
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,50576.611,1534thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14659.2267917
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41754.447713thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average95645.894397thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1672117.53/cwt114.00–120.007906
HeifersMedium and Large 1329149.71/cwt142.00–156.004935
HeifersMedium and Large 1366146.70/cwt140.00–152.005378
SteersMedium and Large 1255201.00/cwt201.00–201.005131
SteersMedium and Large 1667135.96/cwt128.00–141.009075
SteersMedium and Large 1564147.97/cwt139.00–156.008358
HeifersMedium and Large 1203152.00/cwt152.00–152.003092
BullsMedium and Large 1620134.00/cwt134.00–134.008311
SteersMedium and Large 1729128.41/cwt124.00–137.009364
HeifersMedium and Large 1426139.93/cwt133.00–150.0059617
HeifersMedium and Large 1623122.35/cwt115.00–125.007628
BullsMedium and Large 1570139.00/cwt139.00–139.007921
HeifersMedium and Large 1569124.45/cwt118.00–134.0070815
BullsMedium and Large 1268186.83/cwt178.00–200.005015
HeifersMedium and Large 1466137.59/cwt128.00–146.0064112
HeifersMedium and Large 1284143.64/cwt140.00–146.004086
HeifersMedium and Large 1845108.00/cwt108.00–108.009131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added632145.00/cwt145.00–145.009169
HeifersMedium and Large 1700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added807110.00/cwt110.00–110.0088812
HeifersMedium and Large 1795105.00/cwt105.00–105.008351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added920119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,09521
BullsMedium and Large 2475149.53/cwt147.00–152.007102
BullsMedium and Large 2510136.02/cwt134.00–138.006942
HeifersMedium and Large 1521128.47/cwt121.00–135.006699
SteersMedium and Large 1471169.48/cwt160.00–178.007987
SteersMedium and Large 1528159.78/cwt155.00–167.008445
BullsMedium and Large 1245172.00/cwt172.00–172.004211
SteersMedium and Large 1330182.95/cwt182.00–184.006042
SteersMedium and Large 1623142.44/cwt138.00–149.008878
SteersMedium and Large 1755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009061
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1101,122.52/cwt1,040.00–1,200.0012,4603
SteersMedium and Large 1369169.20/cwt162.00–185.006244
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1900800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,2001
SteersMedium and Large 1421171.34/cwt161.00–175.007218
BullsMedium and Large 1418163.48/cwt158.00–170.0068311
BullsMedium and Large 1525147.04/cwt145.00–150.007726
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1886934.20/cwt770.00–1,150.008,2776
BullsMedium and Large 1477158.20/cwt150.00–164.007555
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,038767.35/cwt700.00–830.007,9652
BullsMedium and Large 1322184.63/cwt170.00–196.005955
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 18251,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.009,9002
Bulls1,06070.00/cwt70.00–70.007421
Bulls1,80887.72/cwt85.00–90.001,5862
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19066.23/cwt66.00–66.507882
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14058.29/cwt52.00–64.0066515
CowsLean 85-90%95645.89/cwt38.00–51.004397
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41754.44/cwt47.00–58.007713
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1839695.78/cwt670.00–730.005,83813
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1983836.16/cwt800.00–870.008,2192
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1951999.73/cwt640.00–1,060.009,5077
Bulls1,34561.00/cwt61.00–61.008201
HeifersMedium and Large 3295115.00/cwt115.00–115.003391
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 3415114.88/cwt107.00–120.004776
SteersMedium and Large 3430140.00/cwt140.00–140.006021
HeifersMedium and Large 3577103.99/cwt100.00–107.006003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0551,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0010,6561
BullsMedium and Large 3440150.00/cwt150.00–150.006601
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,000700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,0003
BullsMedium and Large 376594.93/cwt90.00–100.007262
HeifersMedium and Large 3333121.92/cwt120.00–124.004062
HeifersMedium and Large 373090.00/cwt90.00–90.006571
HeifersMedium and Large 3650100.00/cwt100.00–100.006501
HeifersMedium and Large 2479119.00/cwt116.00–120.005704
SteersMedium and Large 3495143.00/cwt143.00–143.007081
HeifersMedium and Large 2590115.67/cwt114.00–117.006823
HeifersMedium and Large 3370120.00/cwt120.00–120.004441
BullsMedium and Large 3380152.00/cwt152.00–152.005781
BullsMedium and Large 3325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004231
SteersMedium and Large 2680124.00/cwt120.00–126.008433
BullsMedium and Large 3483144.39/cwt140.00–149.006973
BullsMedium and Large 1730119.00/cwt119.00–119.008691
BullsMedium and Large 2413151.01/cwt148.00–155.006243
BullsMedium and Large 1367173.95/cwt165.00–180.006389
BullsMedium and Large 2332156.63/cwt150.00–160.005203
SteersMedium and Large 2350160.00/cwt160.00–160.005601
SteersMedium and Large 2700123.00/cwt123.00–123.008611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added760133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,01112
SteersMedium and Large 2440141.00/cwt141.00–141.006201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added672125.00/cwt125.00–125.0084015
HeifersMedium and Large 2328134.92/cwt129.00–140.004434
SteersMedium and Large 2575128.10/cwt121.00–133.007373
SteersMedium and Large 2473155.67/cwt150.00–159.007363
BullsMedium and Large 2375160.28/cwt159.00–162.006013
HeifersMedium and Large 2522117.82/cwt116.00–120.006156
BullsMedium and Large 284589.00/cwt89.00–89.007521
HeifersMedium and Large 2780102.00/cwt102.00–102.007961
SteersMedium and Large 2620127.58/cwt125.00–130.007912
SteersMedium and Large 2535144.57/cwt140.00–150.007733
HeifersMedium and Large 2215139.00/cwt139.00–139.002993
HeifersMedium and Large 2418133.90/cwt130.00–136.005603
SteersMedium and Large 2985109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0741
HeifersMedium and Large 2268129.82/cwt129.00–133.003486
HeifersMedium and Large 2600113.00/cwt113.00–113.006781
HeifersMedium and Large 2650112.50/cwt110.00–115.007312
HeifersMedium and Large 2372135.97/cwt135.00–137.005063

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.