Name: Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold uneven. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.38/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$131.38

169 head · 710 lb average

Value per head Derived

$933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$24.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.41

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	145.46	761	26
Medium and Large 2	449	144.73	649	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	773	127.61	987	130
Medium and Large 3	480	120.50	578	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.96/cwt here — about $183 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

131.38

—

MS average13 barns · 862 hd

136.79

−5.41

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	1,384	85.68	1,185	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	58.90	701	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	47.69	479	4thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	718	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	119.70/cwt	116.00–124.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	108.34/cwt	107.00–110.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	135.56/cwt	130.00–147.00	577	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	704	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	107.03/cwt	103.00–111.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	141.04/cwt	132.00–149.00	832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	150.28/cwt	149.00–155.00	733	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	122.39/cwt	118.00–127.00	704	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	148.61/cwt	145.00–153.00	627	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	349	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	492	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	166.38/cwt	165.00–168.00	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	130.20/cwt	129.00–133.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	134.77/cwt	130.00–142.00	429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	160.68/cwt	154.00–165.00	697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	301	163.00/cwt	160.00–166.00	491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	843	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,024	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	160.97/cwt	160.00–163.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	589	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	134.11/cwt	130.00–139.00	496	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	412	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	47.69/cwt	44.00–52.00	479	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	58.13/cwt	54.50–65.00	689	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,545	82.10/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,268	2
Bulls	—	—	1,319	87.11/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,149	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	119.06/cwt	116.00–122.00	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	116.01/cwt	113.00–119.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	133.00/cwt	125.00–143.00	571	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	140.39/cwt	137.00–145.00	733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	136.85/cwt	133.00–145.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	126.80/cwt	124.00–132.00	607	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	165.11/cwt	163.00–167.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	154.20/cwt	150.00–158.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	153.04/cwt	152.00–154.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	148.01/cwt	146.00–152.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	108.90/cwt	103.00–115.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	126.65/cwt	125.00–129.00	560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	133.10/cwt	125.00–138.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	839	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	136.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	514	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	118.08/cwt	114.00–120.00	431	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	142.28/cwt	138.00–149.00	452	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	145.08/cwt	143.00–147.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	371	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	119.54/cwt	117.00–122.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	125.69/cwt	119.00–130.00	655	12

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 461Last week 266Year ago 242

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 53Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	540	142.50	142.50
102	—	843	121.50	121.50
4	—	558	149.00	149.00
7	—	631	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	165.00	165.00
4	—	590	132.00–149.00	141.04
7	—	488	149.00–155.00	150.28
5	—	625	129.00–133.00	130.20
3	—	442	160.00–163.00	160.97
5	—	522	137.00–145.00	140.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	454	155.00	155.00
6	—	429	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	131.00	131.00
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	348	155.00	155.00
1	—	630	123.00	123.00
2	—	420	152.00–154.00	153.04
1	—	230	153.00	153.00
3	—	388	156.00	156.00
2	—	688	115.00–117.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	561	128.00	128.00
5	—	349	141.00	141.00
5	—	653	117.50	117.50
14	—	424	139.00	139.00
14	—	377	130.00–140.00	136.29
3	—	472	130.00	130.00
6	—	271	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	107.00–110.00	108.34
2	—	690	103.00–111.00	107.03
1	—	370	124.00	124.00
5	—	469	116.00–122.00	119.06
2	—	518	113.00–119.00	116.01
3	—	442	125.00–129.00	126.65
1	—	305	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	130.00–147.00	135.56
7	—	575	118.00–127.00	122.39
3	—	318	130.00–142.00	134.77
5	—	370	130.00–139.00	134.11
9	—	479	124.00–132.00	126.80
2	—	610	117.00–122.00	119.54
12	—	521	119.00–130.00	125.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	603	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	105.00	105.00
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
3	—	365	114.00–120.00	118.08
1	—	410	114.00	114.00
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	116.00–124.00	119.70
1	—	650	116.00	116.00
7	—	422	145.00–153.00	148.61
1	—	630	111.00	111.00
3	—	378	146.00–152.00	148.01
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
2	—	469	143.00–147.00	145.08
1	—	260	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	165.00–168.00	166.38
1	—	550	137.00	137.00
5	—	434	154.00–165.00	160.68
2	—	633	116.00	116.00
4	—	301	160.00–166.00	163.00
1	—	245	168.00	168.00
4	—	521	133.00–145.00	136.85
2	—	370	163.00–167.00	165.11
5	—	463	150.00–158.00	154.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	429	125.00–143.00	133.00
1	—	350	143.00	143.00
2	—	585	103.00–115.00	108.90
3	—	483	125.00–138.00	133.10
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
3	—	318	138.00–149.00	142.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,005	44.00–52.00	47.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,186	54.50–65.00	58.13
1	—	1,250	72.00	72.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	81.00–83.00	82.10
5	—	1,319	84.00–90.00	87.11

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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