Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2022-08-17

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Aug 17
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
254 head
31 vs last sale 285 60 vs year ago 314 · 19.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
8 vs last sale 48 71 vs year ago 111 · 64.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
4 vs last sale 15 15 vs year ago 26 · 57.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold higher mostly 6.00 to 8.00, feeder heifers sold higher mostly 4.00 to 13.00, and feeder bulls sold higher mostly 3.00 to 13.00. Slaughter cows sold higher 4.00 to 5.00 and slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00 to 2.00. Quality was average and demand was very good across all weight ranges.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.92/cwt on 82 head.
Average price
$153.92
82 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$707
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$122
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.65
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1432163.2170557
Medium and Large 2532135.0771920
Medium and Large 3473123.405845thin
One grade step is worth $39.81/cwt here — about $122 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 sale82 hd
153.92
MS average13 barns · 1,502 hd
152.27
+1.65
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
BullsAverage1,47895.351,4094thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10178.2586216
CowsLean 85-90%Low98557.765697thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,320$1,2907
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$1,0701thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$1,0701thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$9701thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$9801thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1645139.00/cwt139.00–139.008972
HeifersMedium and Large 2723114.45/cwt110.00–119.008272
HeifersMedium and Large 1420160.03/cwt152.00–170.0067213
HeifersMedium and Large 2518139.38/cwt138.00–142.007223
HeifersMedium and Large 3485124.00/cwt124.00–124.006011
HeifersMedium and Large 2630112.00/cwt112.00–112.007061
SteersMedium and Large 3470149.26/cwt134.00–158.007024
SteersMedium and Large 3590142.00/cwt142.00–142.008381
HeifersMedium and Large 2758104.98/cwt100.00–110.007962
HeifersMedium and Large 1280185.89/cwt184.00–188.005202
HeifersMedium and Large 1235171.19/cwt162.00–180.004022
HeifersMedium and Large 1473160.25/cwt150.00–172.0075810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2653155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0124
SteersMedium and Large 2465164.71/cwt162.00–166.007663
HeifersMedium and Large 2330162.06/cwt160.00–164.005352
SteersMedium and Large 2265182.00/cwt182.00–182.004821
SteersMedium and Large 3523139.39/cwt130.00–148.007292
SteersMedium and Large 3280170.00/cwt170.00–170.004761
SteersMedium and Large 1435188.00/cwt188.00–188.008181
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,108110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2192
HeifersMedium and Large 1570168.00/cwt168.00–168.009581
SteersMedium and Large 2885120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0621
SteersMedium and Large 2365184.00/cwt184.00–184.006721
SteersMedium and Large 2535165.28/cwt160.00–170.008843
SteersMedium and Large 1235202.00/cwt202.00–202.004751
SteersMedium and Large 1733146.34/cwt143.00–152.001,0733
SteersMedium and Large 2720121.00/cwt121.00–121.008711
SteersMedium and Large 1790147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2837135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1305
SteersMedium and Large 11,068117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,2502
SteersMedium and Large 1613157.51/cwt155.00–160.009662
SteersMedium and Large 2420173.85/cwt168.00–182.007304
SteersMedium and Large 1468189.29/cwt183.00–198.008863
SteersMedium and Large 1583168.47/cwt167.00–170.009822
SteersMedium and Large 1650150.00/cwt150.00–150.009751
BullsMedium and Large 1366194.03/cwt185.00–206.007107
BullsMedium and Large 1680139.00/cwt139.00–139.009451
BullsMedium and Large 1510163.00/cwt163.00–163.008311
BullsMedium and Large 1418182.26/cwt176.00–186.007629
BullsMedium and Large 1459180.57/cwt174.00–190.008298
BullsMedium and Large 1319198.24/cwt190.00–208.006328
CowsLean 85-90%94044.00/cwt44.00–44.004141
CowsLean 85-90%99360.05/cwt55.00–65.005966
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32589.69/cwt87.00–92.001,1882
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06976.62/cwt70.00–84.0081914
Bulls1,19598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,1711
Bulls1,615104.21/cwt101.00–107.001,6832
Bulls1,48575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,1141
BullsMedium and Large 2680118.00/cwt118.00–118.008021
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3201,290.00/head1,290.00–1,290.001,2907
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2251,070.00/head1,070.00–1,070.001,0701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,270970.00/head970.00–970.009701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1051,070.00/head1,070.00–1,070.001,0701
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1800980.00/head980.00–980.009801
BullsMedium and Large 2375178.97/cwt178.00–180.006712
BullsMedium and Large 3615119.00/cwt119.00–119.007321
BullsMedium and Large 3565123.00/cwt123.00–123.006951
BullsMedium and Large 3310136.00/cwt136.00–136.004221
BullsMedium and Large 3420147.20/cwt130.00–164.006182
BullsMedium and Large 1600150.00/cwt147.00–153.009002
BullsMedium and Large 2900106.00/cwt106.00–106.009541
BullsMedium and Large 1210200.00/cwt200.00–200.004201
BullsMedium and Large 3675115.00/cwt115.00–115.007761
BullsMedium and Large 2405170.00/cwt170.00–170.006891
BullsMedium and Large 2535140.00/cwt140.00–140.007491
BullsMedium and Large 2470166.23/cwt158.00–170.007815
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy545190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0361
BullsMedium and Large 2573137.32/cwt133.00–142.007872
BullsMedium and Large 1282205.25/cwt202.00–208.005795
BullsMedium and Large 3485151.00/cwt151.00–151.007321
BullsMedium and Large 2333177.02/cwt174.00–180.005892
HeifersMedium and Large 3335140.00/cwt140.00–140.004691
BullsMedium and Large 1570151.69/cwt147.00–165.008655
HeifersMedium and Large 1323180.91/cwt178.00–188.005848
HeifersMedium and Large 1526150.97/cwt144.00–158.007949
HeifersMedium and Large 1376167.14/cwt160.00–172.006288
HeifersMedium and Large 1685127.00/cwt127.00–127.008701
HeifersMedium and Large 2432145.65/cwt140.00–150.006295
HeifersMedium and Large 2583130.67/cwt128.00–134.007623
HeifersMedium and Large 2465143.96/cwt140.00–148.006692
HeifersMedium and Large 3525105.00/cwt105.00–105.005511
HeifersMedium and Large 3425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005531
HeifersMedium and Large 3595118.00/cwt118.00–118.007021

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.