Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2022-05-18

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, May 18
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
321 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 301▼ 61 vs year ago 382 · −16.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 54▲ 13 vs year ago 67 · +19.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 6▲ 50 vs year ago 12 · +416.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold uneven from 3.00 higher to 6.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold steady to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady. Quality ranged from average to attractive. Demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.43/cwt on 109 head.
Average price
$139.43
109 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$689
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$146
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.16
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1468149.4669939
Medium and Large 1-2602138.0783227
Medium and Large 2446137.1161128
Medium and Large 3460120.1255215thin
One grade step is worth $29.33/cwt here — about $146 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 sale109 hd
139.43
—
MS average13 barns · 1,502 hd
137.27
+2.16
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—Average1,72498.071,6908thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18575.9890015
CowsLean 85-90%Average99659.9359712

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1-2—508148.00/cwt148.00–148.007523
HeifersMedium and Large 1—381152.08/cwt150.00–158.005798
HeifersMedium and Large 3—340125.00/cwt125.00–125.004251
HeifersMedium and Large 3—590126.00/cwt126.00–126.007431
HeifersMedium and Large 3—435115.67/cwt110.00–123.005033
HeifersMedium and Large 2—665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
HeifersMedium and Large 1—524146.14/cwt140.00–151.007668
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—639131.00/cwt131.00–131.0083712
HeifersMedium and Large 2—295148.00/cwt148.00–148.004371
HeifersMedium and Large 3—670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
HeifersMedium and Large 2—526131.19/cwt128.00–134.006904
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—455167.00/cwt167.00–167.007604
SteersMedium and Large 2—470150.42/cwt143.00–160.007073
SteersMedium and Large 3—435142.08/cwt135.00–149.006182
HeifersMedium and Large 2—760100.00/cwt100.00–100.007601
HeifersMedium and Large 2—421143.08/cwt129.00–148.0060210
HeifersMedium and Large 2—479132.73/cwt128.00–137.006365
HeifersMedium and Large 1—457157.96/cwt148.00–165.007226
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—629149.92/cwt146.00–152.009439
SteersMedium and Large 1—563154.93/cwt152.00–158.008722
HeifersMedium and Large 1—290153.51/cwt153.00–154.004452
HeifersMedium and Large 1—750117.00/cwt117.00–117.008781
HeifersMedium and Large 2—310141.00/cwt141.00–141.004371
SteersMedium and Large 2—315166.00/cwt166.00–166.005231
SteersMedium and Large 1—483177.94/cwt173.00–184.008596
SteersMedium and Large 1—634145.33/cwt140.00–148.009213
SteersMedium and Large 3—338142.67/cwt135.00–150.004822
SteersMedium and Large 3—283158.04/cwt157.00–159.004472
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—760145.25/cwt145.25–145.251,10413
SteersMedium and Large 1—527169.68/cwt165.00–174.008943
SteersMedium and Large 1—680138.00/cwt138.00–138.009381
SteersMedium and Large 1—332189.74/cwt184.00–197.006303
SteersMedium and Large 2—525155.41/cwt151.00–160.008162
SteersMedium and Large 2—295176.50/cwt174.00–179.005212
SteersMedium and Large 2—565141.00/cwt141.00–141.007971
SteersMedium and Large 1—378185.02/cwt184.00–186.006992
SteersMedium and Large 1—800139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1121
BullsMedium and Large 1—410176.45/cwt170.00–182.007237
BullsMedium and Large 1—615145.64/cwt137.00–154.008962
BullsMedium and Large 1—570150.79/cwt145.00–157.008602
BullsMedium and Large 1—765119.00/cwt119.00–119.009101
BullsMedium and Large 1—388179.65/cwt176.00–182.006973
BullsMedium and Large 1—330180.34/cwt176.00–185.005953
CowsLean 85-90%—99659.93/cwt54.00–67.0059712
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,30884.24/cwt83.50–85.001,1024
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,14072.97/cwt67.00–81.0083211
Bulls——1,47888.89/cwt81.00–95.001,3144
Bulls——1,969107.25/cwt100.50–116.502,1124
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—775560.00/cwt560.00–560.004,3408
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1—635660.00/cwt660.00–660.004,1911
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—947796.76/cwt760.00–820.007,5453
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—836955.38/cwt670.00–1,170.007,98716
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—8501,015.49/cwt890.00–1,210.008,6323
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,1001,240.00/cwt1,240.00–1,240.0013,6401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,0301,020.00/cwt1,020.00–1,020.0010,5061
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—985650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,4031
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—750630.00/cwt630.00–630.004,7252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—947723.47/cwt700.00–770.006,8515
BullsMedium and Large 2—600133.00/cwt133.00–133.007981
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,030880.00/cwt880.00–880.009,0641
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—825755.45/cwt740.00–770.006,2326
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—950820.00/cwt820.00–820.007,7901
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,0121,096.62/cwt1,070.00–1,110.0011,0983
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—891851.10/cwt750.00–1,090.007,5839
BullsMedium and Large 2—423162.97/cwt162.00–164.006892
BullsMedium and Large 2—340174.51/cwt174.00–175.005932
BullsMedium and Large 1—514161.21/cwt157.00–166.008294
BullsMedium and Large 2—710118.50/cwt118.50–118.508413
BullsMedium and Large 2—515147.00/cwt147.00–147.007571
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—656130.50/cwt130.50–130.508568
HeifersMedium and Large 1—622135.13/cwt131.00–146.008414
BullsMedium and Large 3—379139.85/cwt130.00–150.005304
BullsMedium and Large 3—322132.35/cwt113.00–143.004263
BullsMedium and Large 3—488120.37/cwt112.00–129.005872
BullsMedium and Large 3—430138.72/cwt134.00–146.005964
HeifersMedium and Large 3—270117.00/cwt117.00–117.003161
HeifersMedium and Large 3—480121.92/cwt114.00–126.005853
BullsMedium and Large 1—473167.51/cwt159.00–176.007926
BullsMedium and Large 2—387162.66/cwt156.00–168.006293
BullsMedium and Large 2—473156.03/cwt154.00–158.007382
HeifersMedium and Large 3—365122.59/cwt116.00–129.004472
HeifersMedium and Large 3—518121.97/cwt119.00–125.006323
HeifersMedium and Large 2—240139.00/cwt139.00–139.003341
HeifersMedium and Large 1—555149.00/cwt146.00–155.008273
HeifersMedium and Large 1—323155.49/cwt155.00–156.005022
HeifersMedium and Large 1—425154.55/cwt148.00–166.006575
HeifersMedium and Large 2—374142.96/cwt140.00–145.005354

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.