Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2022-03-16

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Mar 16
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
369 head
▼ 91 vs last sale 460▼ 182 vs year ago 551 · −33.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 35▲ 6 vs year ago 38 · +15.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 7▼ 2 vs year ago 3 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold mostly 4.00 to 15.00 higher, feeder heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 7.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold mostly 1.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and calves sold steady to 3.00 higher. Quality ranged from plain to attractive. Demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $153.17/cwt on 173 head.
Average price
$153.17
173 head · 701 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,074
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$425
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.78
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1720153.701,107159
Medium and Large 2467153.5971710thin
Medium and Large 3520131.006824thin
One grade step is worth $22.70/cwt here — about $425 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 sale173 hd
153.17
—
MS average13 barns · 887 hd
167.95
−14.78
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—Average1,628101.621,6546thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24577.9797117
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05055.925879thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 3—515114.34/cwt108.00–119.005894
HeifersMedium and Large 3—495118.50/cwt111.00–126.005872
HeifersMedium and Large 2—432129.35/cwt128.00–137.005598
SteersMedium and Large 2—560148.00/cwt148.00–148.008291
SteersMedium and Large 3—680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008161
HeifersMedium and Large 2—215142.00/cwt142.00–142.003051
HeifersMedium and Large 2—275135.38/cwt130.00–144.003723
HeifersMedium and Large 2—305151.00/cwt148.00–154.004612
SteersMedium and Large 1—458187.20/cwt186.00–190.008575
SteersMedium and Large 2—625142.47/cwt139.00–146.008902
SteersMedium and Large 2—200166.00/cwt166.00–166.003321
HeifersMedium and Large 2—780110.00/cwt110.00–110.008581
HeifersMedium and Large 1—245154.00/cwt154.00–154.003771
HeifersMedium and Large 1—473149.70/cwt143.00–158.007088
SteersMedium and Large 2—505152.99/cwt152.00–154.007732
SteersMedium and Large 1—537187.18/cwt185.00–188.001,0056
SteersMedium and Large 1—604167.20/cwt155.00–182.001,0104
SteersMedium and Large 3—445144.00/cwt144.00–144.006411
SteersMedium and Large 3—478130.00/cwt130.00–130.006212
SteersMedium and Large 1—560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008401
SteersMedium and Large 1—321184.45/cwt176.00–190.005925
SteersMedium and Large 1—427192.73/cwt188.00–200.008233
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—730152.75/cwt152.75–152.751,11571
SteersMedium and Large 2—268176.99/cwt176.00–178.004742
SteersMedium and Large 2—665134.00/cwt134.00–134.008911
SteersMedium and Large 2—450143.00/cwt143.00–143.006441
SteersMedium and Large 1—375184.92/cwt180.00–187.006934
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—830141.25/cwt141.25–141.251,17260
BullsMedium and Large 1—431182.58/cwt172.00–190.007876
BullsMedium and Large 1—315182.58/cwt180.00–184.005753
BullsMedium and Large 1—271185.44/cwt178.00–194.005034
BullsMedium and Large 1—468169.64/cwt160.00–178.007946
BullsMedium and Large 1—560166.00/cwt166.00–166.009301
BullsMedium and Large 1—370188.10/cwt184.00–195.006966
CowsLean 85-90%—1,06045.00/cwt45.00–45.004771
CowsLean 85-90%—1,04957.28/cwt50.00–65.006018
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,24577.97/cwt68.00–85.0097117
Bulls——1,605106.25/cwt99.00–119.001,7054
Bulls——1,67392.36/cwt92.00–93.001,5452
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,040870.00/cwt870.00–870.009,0481
BullsMedium and Large 3—292150.11/cwt140.00–160.004383
BullsMedium and Large 3—422135.33/cwt124.00–144.005713
BullsMedium and Large 2—465150.00/cwt150.00–150.006981
BullsMedium and Large 2—215170.00/cwt170.00–170.003661
BullsMedium and Large 3—460140.00/cwt140.00–140.006441
BullsMedium and Large 2—610126.00/cwt126.00–126.007691
BullsMedium and Large 2—310161.68/cwt156.00–167.005012
BullsMedium and Large 2—405154.00/cwt154.00–154.006241
BullsMedium and Large 1—600156.00/cwt156.00–156.009361
HeifersMedium and Large 1—626132.43/cwt127.00–136.008295
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525157.50/cwt148.00–164.008275
BullsMedium and Large 2—580136.00/cwt136.00–136.007891
HeifersMedium and Large 1—276155.22/cwt150.00–160.004287
HeifersMedium and Large 2—478134.10/cwt128.00–140.006413
HeifersMedium and Large 1—368156.73/cwt152.00–162.005776
BullsMedium and Large 1—515165.09/cwt156.00–174.008502
HeifersMedium and Large 3—595112.00/cwt112.00–112.006661
HeifersMedium and Large 2—575130.00/cwt130.00–130.007481
HeifersMedium and Large 3—790109.00/cwt109.00–109.008611
HeifersMedium and Large 2—377143.34/cwt133.00–150.005405
HeifersMedium and Large 1—323153.98/cwt148.00–162.004975
HeifersMedium and Large 3—383125.10/cwt120.00–130.004792
HeifersMedium and Large 3—445108.00/cwt108.00–108.004811
HeifersMedium and Large 1—431149.52/cwt144.00–154.006447
HeifersMedium and Large 2—650123.00/cwt123.00–123.008001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—588137.50/cwt137.50–137.508098
HeifersMedium and Large 2—527132.65/cwt126.00–140.006993
HeifersMedium and Large 3—255112.00/cwt112.00–112.002861

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.