Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2021-05-26

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, May 26
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
169 head
▼ 213 vs last sale 382▼ 47 vs year ago 216 · −21.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 67▼ 35 vs year ago 66 · −53.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 12▲ 2 vs year ago 4 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers over 550 lb sold 2.00-5.00 higher, under 550 lbs were not well tested. Feeder heifers sold steady. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Quality was plain to average and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.16/cwt on 51 head.
Average price
$129.16
51 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$612
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$67
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$33.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.83
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2413143.505938thin
Medium and Large 1457135.1061825
Medium and Large 2546116.7063712thin
Medium and Large 3477110.185266thin
One grade step is worth $33.32/cwt here — about $67 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 sale51 hd
129.16
—
MS average13 barns · 1,413 hd
122.32
+6.83
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
Bulls—Average1,57488.321,3908thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18270.9683916
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06755.615935thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
SteersMedium and Large 1—483149.68/cwt147.00–153.007233
SteersMedium and Large 1—518144.14/cwt140.00–148.007472
SteersMedium and Large 2—600122.00/cwt122.00–122.007321
SteersMedium and Large 2—665125.00/cwt125.00–125.008311
BullsMedium and Large 2—320155.00/cwt155.00–155.004961
BullsMedium and Large 1—285171.00/cwt171.00–171.004871
SteersMedium and Large 1—413153.51/cwt153.00–154.006342
SteersMedium and Large 1—722128.95/cwt125.00–134.009313
BullsMedium and Large 2—710101.00/cwt101.00–101.007171
BullsMedium and Large 2—468137.78/cwt134.00–139.006454
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—413143.50/cwt143.50–143.505938
HeifersMedium and Large 1—600122.00/cwt122.00–122.007321
SteersMedium and Large 1—605142.20/cwt135.00–149.008605
SteersMedium and Large 1—680132.27/cwt129.00–136.008994
HeifersMedium and Large 1—577125.36/cwt120.00–129.007233
HeifersMedium and Large 1—463133.32/cwt132.00–135.006173
HeifersMedium and Large 1—295146.00/cwt146.00–146.004311
BullsMedium and Large 1—460146.30/cwt145.00–147.006733
BullsMedium and Large 1—423147.96/cwt146.00–150.006262
BullsMedium and Large 1—620123.00/cwt123.00–123.007631
SteersMedium and Large 1—582143.99/cwt137.00–150.008383
HeifersMedium and Large 1—332144.34/cwt138.00–150.004795
HeifersMedium and Large 1—378138.90/cwt136.00–142.005252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,080860.00/cwt860.00–860.009,2882
BullsMedium and Large 1—320163.00/cwt163.00–163.005221
CowsLean 85-90%—1,06755.61/cwt53.00–61.005935
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,56275.62/cwt75.00–76.001,1813
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,09469.88/cwt64.00–74.0076413
Bulls——1,45283.59/cwt80.00–89.501,2145
Bulls——1,77896.19/cwt92.00–102.001,7103
HeifersMedium and Large 3—495110.00/cwt110.00–110.005451
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,207914.68/cwt850.00–1,010.0011,0403
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—785810.00/cwt810.00–810.006,3591
HeifersMedium and Large 1—405143.00/cwt141.00–145.005792
HeifersMedium and Large 1—524131.01/cwt124.00–135.006868
BullsMedium and Large 1—558125.30/cwt120.00–129.006993
BullsMedium and Large 3—560109.00/cwt109.00–109.006101
BullsMedium and Large 2—426140.19/cwt135.00–144.005975
HeifersMedium and Large 3—575106.00/cwt106.00–106.006101
HeifersMedium and Large 3—378113.03/cwt112.00–114.004272
BullsMedium and Large 3—508112.51/cwt110.00–115.005722
HeifersMedium and Large 2—745108.00/cwt108.00–108.008051
BullsMedium and Large 2—610112.00/cwt109.00–115.006832
HeifersMedium and Large 2—568111.45/cwt108.00–115.006332
HeifersMedium and Large 3—518109.50/cwt109.00–110.005672
BullsMedium and Large 3—475116.00/cwt116.00–116.005511
BullsMedium and Large 3—355142.00/cwt142.00–142.005041
SteersMedium and Large 2—415144.20/cwt140.00–150.005984
HeifersMedium and Large 2—623115.24/cwt113.00–117.507182
SteersMedium and Large 2—490136.00/cwt136.00–136.006661
HeifersMedium and Large 2—405125.00/cwt125.00–125.005061
BullsMedium and Large 2—667114.31/cwt109.00–119.007623
HeifersMedium and Large 2—523119.75/cwt117.00–122.006264
HeifersMedium and Large 2—463117.49/cwt117.00–118.005442
BullsMedium and Large 2—373152.55/cwt148.00–158.005697
BullsMedium and Large 2—573118.00/cwt117.00–119.006762
SteersMedium and Large 2—310160.00/cwt160.00–160.004961
SteersMedium and Large 2—770120.00/cwt120.00–120.009241
SteersMedium and Large 2—560127.00/cwt127.00–127.007111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—298166.00/cwt166.00–166.004955

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.