Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2022-05-04

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, May 4
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
248 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 301▼ 13 vs year ago 261 · −5.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 78▲ 52 vs year ago 22 · +236.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 33▲ 3 vs year ago 9 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 7.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.30/cwt on 88 head.
Average price
$140.30
88 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$671
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.46
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1469148.8269854
Medium and Large 2506130.4066021
Medium and Large 3469120.8656713thin
One grade step is worth $27.96/cwt here — about $131 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 sale88 hd
140.30
—
MS average13 barns · 1,267 hd
142.75
−2.46
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
Bulls—Average1,45289.161,2948thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14974.0085013
CowsLean 85-90%Average96258.2256016

Every lot, as filed

77 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
BullsMedium and Large 3—565124.00/cwt124.00–124.007011
BullsMedium and Large 1—317195.00/cwt195.00–195.006183
BullsMedium and Large 1—505164.00/cwt162.00–166.008282
BullsMedium and Large 2—383164.46/cwt158.00–173.006303
HeifersMedium and Large 3—486123.81/cwt119.00–129.006025
HeifersMedium and Large 2—525133.76/cwt130.00–138.007023
HeifersMedium and Large 1—462159.53/cwt152.00–166.007376
HeifersMedium and Large 3—640110.00/cwt110.00–110.007041
HeifersMedium and Large 3—300130.00/cwt130.00–130.003901
HeifersMedium and Large 3—255128.00/cwt128.00–128.003261
HeifersMedium and Large 2—370139.66/cwt139.00–140.005173
HeifersMedium and Large 3—583111.64/cwt105.00–118.006512
HeifersMedium and Large 2—425133.61/cwt129.00–141.005683
HeifersMedium and Large 2—478134.53/cwt129.00–138.006434
HeifersMedium and Large 2—623120.02/cwt118.00–123.007483
HeifersMedium and Large 2—675118.00/cwt118.00–118.007971
HeifersMedium and Large 3—437120.29/cwt117.00–124.005263
HeifersMedium and Large 2—568131.11/cwt126.00–136.007452
HeifersMedium and Large 1—320156.15/cwt146.00–160.005004
HeifersMedium and Large 1—613130.54/cwt127.00–136.008004
HeifersMedium and Large 1—267152.29/cwt144.00–158.004073
HeifersMedium and Large 2—750107.00/cwt107.00–107.008031
HeifersMedium and Large 1—673127.58/cwt125.00–130.008592
HeifersMedium and Large 1—514149.82/cwt140.00–160.0077010
SteersMedium and Large 2—565130.00/cwt130.00–130.007351
SteersMedium and Large 3—340151.99/cwt151.00–153.005172
SteersMedium and Large 2—540140.00/cwt140.00–140.007561
SteersMedium and Large 1—378183.38/cwt175.00–188.006933
SteersMedium and Large 1—290192.00/cwt192.00–192.005571
HeifersMedium and Large 1—561144.24/cwt138.00–153.008094
SteersMedium and Large 1—515173.49/cwt173.00–174.008932
SteersMedium and Large 1—655138.00/cwt138.00–138.009041
SteersMedium and Large 2—373163.12/cwt161.00–165.006082
SteersMedium and Large 1—705143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0081
SteersMedium and Large 1—560158.00/cwt158.00–158.008851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—655140.00/cwt140.00–140.009174
SteersMedium and Large 2—628132.38/cwt128.00–135.008313
SteersMedium and Large 1—469183.47/cwt182.00–185.008604
SteersMedium and Large 1—638144.95/cwt141.00–149.009252
BullsMedium and Large 1—577150.99/cwt148.00–155.008713
BullsMedium and Large 1—421178.20/cwt170.00–189.007507
BullsMedium and Large 1—375186.24/cwt182.00–189.006985
BullsMedium and Large 1—655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
BullsMedium and Large 1—283189.61/cwt187.00–192.005372
BullsMedium and Large 1—605134.50/cwt133.00–136.008142
CowsLean 85-90%—96258.22/cwt50.00–67.0056016
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,13873.33/cwt68.00–78.0083412
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,28082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,0501
Bulls——1,30381.33/cwt75.00–88.501,0606
Bulls——1,898112.64/cwt110.00–115.002,1382
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1—860680.00/cwt680.00–680.005,8481
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—940850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,9901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,111914.64/cwt790.00–1,000.0010,1625
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—900900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—750735.00/cwt735.00–735.005,5131
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—950890.00/cwt890.00–890.008,4551
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,100970.00/cwt970.00–970.0010,6701
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—800750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1—478167.62/cwt161.00–175.008014
BullsMedium and Large 3—375151.00/cwt151.00–151.005661
BullsMedium and Large 3—470129.02/cwt112.00–140.006064
BullsMedium and Large 2—430169.00/cwt169.00–169.007271
BullsMedium and Large 3—430135.93/cwt121.00–149.005844
BullsMedium and Large 3—715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
BullsMedium and Large 2—708122.97/cwt120.00–126.008712
BullsMedium and Large 3—345145.00/cwt145.00–145.005001
BullsMedium and Large 2—315169.90/cwt168.00–172.005352
BullsMedium and Large 3—690115.00/cwt115.00–115.007941
BullsMedium and Large 2—270175.00/cwt175.00–175.004731
BullsMedium and Large 3—532133.39/cwt130.00–137.007103
BullsMedium and Large 2—560139.00/cwt139.00–139.007781
BullsMedium and Large 2—479146.47/cwt141.00–155.007025
BullsMedium and Large 2—658126.50/cwt126.00–127.008322
HeifersMedium and Large 1—425152.83/cwt144.00–160.006509
HeifersMedium and Large 1—373156.00/cwt146.00–166.005829
HeifersMedium and Large 1—707121.98/cwt120.00–123.008623
HeifersMedium and Large 2—320132.00/cwt132.00–132.004221

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.